VALDOSTA, Ga.  — A South Georgia church will host a concert this weekend with Meg Bishop.

Bishop, formerly of Moultrie, will be in concert 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, at the fellowship hall of Park Avenue United Methodist Church, 200 E. Park Ave., according to a press release. The public is invited.

A love offering will be taken with proceeds going to missions, according to organizers.

Bishop grew up in Albany, where she graduated from Albany High School. She and her husband, Hale, married in September 1986. They have two daughters, Taylor and Abi, and a son-in-law, Brian Deal, who is stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Meg Bishop is a ninth-grade teacher at Valdosta High School, according to the press release. She has been teaching 11 years. She received her bachelor’s degree in special education from Armstrong Atlantic State University.  She said she felt this was the path for her to help others and take an active role in making a difference in the lives of young people, according to the press release. 

“I love helping students overcome difficulties in learning as well as struggles they may face in life,” Bishop said. “It is amazingly rewarding to build relationships with them and track their academic progress as they work towards reaching their personal goals. It is also a wonderful blessing to be able to have a chance to speak love, victory and life into hearts of young people who may not always see the positive. Many simply need an adult to care for them and challenge them.”

She recently completed her master’s of education in curriculum and instruction from Valdosta State University. She is now dual-certified in general curriculum and English and has obtained her reading endorsement.

Bishop said she grew up singing in the church and was fortunate as a teenager to be trained as a soprano. After the birth of her daughters, she said she realized the Lord decided she should be an alto, and she has found that role more fun. 

She has performed at many venues, special occasions, family reunions and portrayed Patsy Cline in a production of “Always, Patsy Cline.” She said she finds Cline’s strength, confidence, perseverance and stamina a true inspiration. 

Bishop said she considers her life extremely fortunate and her joy of music has landed in her top five blessings.