Rev. Tony Elder has been pastor of Wesley Community Fellowship in Conyers, Georgia, USA, since 1985. He was born in Gainesville, Georgia. He graduated from Vennard College in Oskaloosa, Iowa, with a Bachelor of Arts degree and from Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, with a Masters of Divinity degree.

He and his wife, Cheryl, have three children - Melissa, Shannon and Nathan - along with five grandchildren.

In addition to pastoring a local church, Elder writes a weekly column in the Religion Section of the local newspaper, The Rockdale Citizen. He also volunteers as a chaplain at Piedmont Rockdale Hospital.