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Church Council

Chairperson  •  Tim Griffy
Vice Chair  •  to be added in 2019
Recording Secretary  •  Lisa Grinsfelder
Lay Leader  •  Gary & Glenda Hanks
Faith Formation  •  Roger Fortney
Welcoming Ministries  •  Scott Furr
Music Ministry  •  Katie Barron
Children’s Ministry  •  Jaime Lyons
Outreach  •  Clay Yearsley
Church & Society  •  Daniel Hoag
Caring Ministry  •  Harriet Garnett
Modern Worship  •  Bart Patton
Men of Faith  •  Doug Jackson, Gary Newsom
United Methodist Women  •  Marsha Mayo, Pam Shamblin
Youth (Adult)  •  Scott Livingston
Youth  •  Darci Williams
Young Adults, Group Life  •  Carrie Lammers
Senior Adults  •  Don & Valerie Tarrant
Leadership Development  •  David Montgomery
Strategic Vision Committee  •  Cathy Murphree
Family Life  •  Rob Summerfelt
Zimbabwe Ministry  •  Levine Muchochoma
Board of Trustees  •  Michelle Jackson
Staff Parish Relations Committee  •  Carolyn Bukhair
Finance  •  Erin Marshall

Trustees

2019  •  Matt Walker, Michelle Jackson (Chair)
2020  •  Jenny Cox, Kirk Dreyer, Vaughn DuBose
2021  •  Jonesy McConnell, Elizabeth Young, Vicki Tesmer, Bob Silber

Staff Parish Relations Committee

2019  •  Sandy Brehm, Kathryn Alexander, Jim Hancock
2020  •  Carolyn Bukhair (chair), Dawn Kahle, Steven Hills
2021  •  Steve Tesmer, James Lee, Cathy Chen

Committee on Nominations

2019  •  Jim Caulk, Pam Hunt, Patti Otte
2020  •  Bruce Batman, Scott Smith, June Delleney
2021  •  Laura Lawrence, Wendy Martin, Rick Shamblin
Senior Pastor (Chair)
Ex-Officio Members  •  Exec. Director, Director of Leadership Development, Lay Leader(s), Leadership First Steering Team Member

Finance Committee

2019  •  Price Newton, Erin Marshall (Chair), Rob Lawrence
2020  •  Mike Henderson, Amy Jernigan, Grant Morris
2021  •  Jean Von Hoffman, Jean Wharton, Paul Haydel

Weekday Kids at First Board

2019  •  Debbie Hummel
2020  •  Melanie Jackson, Cori Pratt, Jordan Livingstone (chair)
2021  •  Greg Lyons, Linda Bass

Strategic Vision Committee

2019  •  Sarah Jackson, JD Lee, Erica Yeager
2020  •  Stan Via, Chris Livingston, Pam Hackett, Russ McFadden, Cathy Murphree, Steve Young, Paula Harrison, Tim Griffy, Mick Massey (chair)
2021  •  Chris Adrian, Rebekah Gilbert, Kim Caston

Endowment Fund Committee

2020  •  Keith Hall (chair), Jason Lemons, Richard Ramey, Paula Harrison, Bill Phillips
2021  •  Robert Grinsfelder, Melinda Lawrence, Kathy Dryer

Local Church Lay Members of Annual Conference 

Tim Griffy (Council Chair), Gary or Glenda Hanks (Lay Leader), Prosper Jechete (Zimbabwe), JB Bryant, Shandon Klein, Jay Hatch, Patty Caulk, Charles Peavy, Doug Jackson, Harriet Garnett

District Lay Members of Annual Conference 

Alys Richards, Janeva Longacre, Cheryl Bishop