Church Council 2026
Chair of Church Council: Lee Haynes (2026)
Vice Chair/Chair-elect of Church Council: Susan Brown (2028)
Lay Leader: Kimberly McAlister (2026)
Lay Members of Annual Conference: Charles Joye (2028), Cody Lidge (2028), Debra & Ben Schooler (2026); Lynn Shirley (2028); Carol Fowler, (2026); Marcia Lane (2028); Jay Parmley (2028)
Chair of Trustees: To be elected by Trustees in January 2026
Chair of Finance Committee: Jim Webber (2028)
Financial Secretary: Robbie Douglas (staff)
Co-Chairs of Staff/Pastor Parish Relations: Lee Smith (2026) and Denise Wellman (2028)
Chair of Foundation Trustees: David Anderson (2029)
Recording Secretary: Charlotte Broome (2026)
Membership Secretary: Chip Williams (2026)
Church Historian: Mike Broome
Treasurer: Kelly Epting (2027)
CDC Board Chair: Joe Epting (2028)
Age-Level Coordinator: Swann Adams (2026)
Community Life Coordinator: Mary Lide (2026)
Church & Society Coordinator: Cindy Cox (2026)
Worship Coordinator: Sam Waldrep (2026)
Worship Ministries Assistant Coordinator: Wayne Hall (2028)
United Women in Faith Chairperson: Debra Schooler
Members at Large: Janet Cotter (2026), Jim Apple (2026)
Senior Pastor: Rev. Becky Shirley
Associate Pastor: Rev. Alston Lippert
Minister of Discipleship: Rev. Kathy James
Business Manager: Robbie Douglas
Communications Coordinator: Jacob Valdez
Director of Music Ministries: Dr. Catherine Nance
Ministry and Support Teams — Swann Adams, Coordinator
Age-Level Ministries — (Children’s Ministries, Children’s Church, Youth Ministries, Adult Small Groups, Yo-Pro Ministries)
Child Development Center Board — Joe Epting, Chairperson (2026)
Class of 2026: Alisa Liggett and Jim Laughlin
Class of 2027: Joe Epting and Barrett Case
CDC Director: Alicia Washington
Church Business Administrator: Robbie Douglas
Senior Pastor: Rev. Becky Shirley
Church Staff Liaison: Rev. Kathy James
Church & Society Ministries
Cindy Cox, Coordinator, Leland Spencer, Assistant Coordinator
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 — Lynn Shirley, Chair
Community Life Ministries — Mary Lide, Chairperson
(Funeral Visitation Receptions, Kitchen Hospitality, Day Trippers, Gracious Goodness, Card Ministry, Family Ministry Events)
Finance Committee — Jim Webber, Chairperson
Robbie Douglas (Financial Secretary)
Kelly Epting (Treasurer)
Kimberly McAlister (Lay Leader)
Lee Haynes (Church Council Chair)
Lee Smith (Chair of SPPRC)
David Anderson (Chair of Foundation)
TBN (Trustee Rep)
Jamie Gerald (Chair of Good Samaritan Committee)
Mike Broome (Member at large)
Foundation Trustees — David Anderson, Chairperson
Class of 2026: Lanneau Lide, Robert Peeler, Sr., Melinda Gibson
Class of 2027: Harvey Jessup, Ricky Rowe
Class of 2028: Thorne Barrett
Class of 2029: Barbara Catoe, David Anderson
Trustees Chair: TBN,
Foundation Treasurer: Ed Fisher
Finance Committee Chair: Jim Webber
Nominations and Leadership and Development
Pastor: Rev. Becky Shirley
Lay Leader: Kimberly McAlister
Class of 2026: Ricky Rowe, Susan Luthren, Thom Berry
Class of 2027: Sam Waldrep
Class of 2028: Debra Schooler, Ute Wachsmann-Linnan
Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee — Lee Smith & Denise Wellman, Co-Chairpersons
Class of 2026: Lee Smith
Class of 2027: Elaine Ferarro, Jan Baker
Class of 2028: Denise Wellman, Christine Hait, Cody Lidge
Lay Leader: Kimberly McAlister
Lay Delegate: Carol Fowler
Trustees — TBN, Chairperson
Class of 2026: Sally Mings, Marshall Robinson, Charles Garren
Class of 2027: Mike Conte, Lisa Douglas, Eva Nance
Class of 2028: Mark Catoe, Heidi Conte, Ray Cobb
Ex-officio: Janet Cotter (Christ Chapel Courtyard); Robbie Douglas (Business Administrator); Rev. Becky Shirley (Senior Pastor)
Worship — Sam Waldrep (Coordinator) & Wayne Hall (Assistant Coordinator)
Worship Arts — Sam Waldrep and Wayne Hall
Music Ministries — Dr. Catherine Nance
Altar Guild – Susan Caskey
Usher Captain — Susan Luthren
Baptism Coordinator — Eleanore Langley
Acolyte Coordinator — Susan Brown
A/V Tech — Ryan Wiskes
Communion Stewards — Cathy Hooker, Eleanore Langley
Wedding Coordinator — Shelley Stafford
Security Coordinator – Thom Berry