Church Council 2025

Chair of Church Council: Lee Haynes (2025)
Lay Leader: Kimberly McAlister (2025)
Lay Members of Annual Conference: Debra & Ben Schooler (2026), Carol Fowler (2026), Lynn Shirley (2028), Marcia Lane (2028), Cody Lidge (2028), Charles Joye (2028), Licia and Grant Jackson (alternates – 2025)
Chair of Trustees: TBN
Chair of Finance Committee:  Lynn Shirley (2027)
Financial Secretary: Robbie Douglas (staff)
Chair of Staff/Pastor Parish Relations: Lee Smith (2026)
Chair of Foundation Trustees: Scott Middleton (2027)
Recording Secretary: Charlotte Broome (2026)
Membership Secretary: Chip Williams (2026)
Church Historian: Mike Broome
Treasurer:  Kelly Epting (2027)
Chair of Communications Team: TBN
CDC Board Chair: Erin Oehler (2026)
Age-Level Coordinator: Swann Adams (2026)
Community Life Coordinator: Mary Lide (2025)
Church & Society Coordinator: Cindy Cox (2025)
Worship Coordinator: Sam Waldrep (2025)
United Women in Faith Chairperson: Debra Schooler (2026)
Members at Large: Janet Cotter (2026), Jim Apple (2026)

Senior Pastor: Becky Shirley
Associate Minister:
Alston Lippert
Director of Family Ministries: Rev. Kathy James
Director of Music Ministries: Dr. Catherine Nance

Ministry and Support Teams – Swann Adams, Coodinator
Age-Level Ministries — (Children’s Ministries, Youth Ministries, Adult Small Groups, and Sunday School Classes)                                                 

Child Development Center Board — Erin Oehler, Chairperson (2026)
Class of 2026: Erin Oehler, Jim Laughlin
Class of 2027: Alisa Liggett, Barrett Case 
Representatives from Trustees and Finance Committees: TBN
CDC Director: Felicia Yockel
Church Business Administrator: Robbie Douglas
Senior Pastor: Rev. Becky Shirley
Church Staff Liaison: Rev. Kathy James

Church & Society Ministries
Cindy Cox, Coordinator (2025)
Active Faith Team — Deborah Rowe, Chairperson
Missions & Advocacy Team — Andrea McAtee, Chairperson
Social Justice Team — Nancy Whittle and Jim Lane, Co-Chairpersons
Soup Cellar Ministry Team — Robbie Douglas, Chairperson
Welcome Table Team — Lee Haynes, Chairperson

Community Life Ministries Mary Lide, Coordinator
(Funeral Visitation Receptions, Kitchen Hospitality, Day Trippers, Gracious Goodness, Card Ministry, Family Ministry Events)

Finance Committee — Lynn Shirley, Chairperson (2025)
Robbie Douglas (Financial Secretary)
Kelly Epting (Treasurer)
Kimberly McAlister (Lay Leader)
Lee Haynes (Church Council Chair)
Lee Smith (Chair of SPPRC)
Scott Middleton (Chair of Foundation)
TBN (Trustee Rep)
Jamie Gerald (Chair of Good Samaritan Committee)
Mike Broome (Member at large)

Foundation Trustees — Scott Middleton, Chairperson (2027)
Class of 2025: Lanneau Lide, Robert Peeler, Sr., Melanie Gibson
Class of 2026: Harvey Jessup, Ricky Rowe
Class of 2027: Scott Middleton, Thorne Barrett
Trustees Chair: TBN,
Foundation Treasurer: Ed Fisher
Finance Committee Chair: Lynn Shirley

Nominations and Leadership and Development
Pastor: Becky Shirley
Lay Leader: Kimberly McAlister
Class of 2025: Ricky Rowe, Lynn Shirley
Class of 2026: Beth Robinson, Susan Luthren, Thom Berry                                           Class of 2027: Sam Waldrep

Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee — Lee Smith, Chairperson (2026)
Class of 2025: Ann Jessup, Hal Hanlin, David Anderson                                             Class of 2026: Lee Smith
Lay Leader: Kimberly McAlister
Lay Delegate: Carol Fowler

Trustees — TBN Chairperson
Class of 2025: Mike Conte, Marshall Robinson, Janet Cotter
Class of 2026: Charles Garren, Sally Mings, Susan Brown
Class of 2027: Ray Cobb, Lisa Douglas, Eva Nance

Worship — Sam Waldrep, Chairperson (2025)
Worship Arts — Sam Waldrep, Chairperson
Music Ministries — Dr. Catherine Nance
Altar Guild – Susan Caskey
Usher Captain — Susan Luthren
Baptism Coordinator – Eleanore Langley
Acolyte Coordinator — Susan Brown
A/V Tech — Lynn Shirley
Communion Stewards — Cathy Hooker, Eleanore Langley
Wedding Coordinator — Shelley Stafford                                                            Security Coordinator – Thom Berry

Records and History – Mike Broome, Chairperson
Christine Hait    Rozanna Pfeiffer   Ed McClain   Shelley Stafford

Communications & Technology – TBN

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