• Elder in full connection ordained in 1966
  
• Currently serving as Chattanooga District superintendent
  
• Former Maryville District superintendent (1984-88)
  
• Delegate to many General Conferences and Jurisdictional Conferences
  
• Board of Directors Holston Home for Children, Asbury Inc.
  
• Trustee Hiwassee College
  

Contact: E-mail; (423) 629-0333


2. Mary Virginia Taylor

• Elder in full connection ordained in 1976
  
• Currently serving as Cleveland District superintendent
  
• Delegate to six General Conferences and Jurisdictional Conferences
  
• Nominated for Episcopacy by Holston Conference delegation
  
• Former member General Council on Ministries
  
• Trustee Tn. Wesleyan College
  

Contact: E-mail; (423) 476-8221


3. Eddie Fox

• Elder in full connection ordained in 1963
  
• Currently serving as world director of evangelism, World Methodist Council
  
• Former executive of evangelism, United Methodist Church
  
• 1996 Phillip Award, National Assoc. of United Methodist Evangelists
  
• Co-author "The Faith-Sharing New Testament With Psalms"
  

Contact: E-mail; (615) 340-7541


4. Dennie Humphreys

• Elder in full connection ordained in 1977
  
• Currently serving as conference secretary/director clergy services
  
• Former Big Stone Gap District superintendent
  
• First alternate to 2000 General Conference; delegate to 2000 Jurisdictional Conference
  
• Former chair Education Work Area, Board of Ordained Ministry
  

Contact: E-mail; (865) 690-4080


5. Carol Wilson

• Elder in full connection ordained in 1993
  
• Currently serving as senior pastor, Wesley Memorial UMC, Johnson City District
  
• Chair Order of Elders (Board of Ordained Ministry)
  
• Member Episcopacy Committee, District Superintendency Comm.
  
• Former chair Conference Commission on Status & Role of Women
  

Contact: E-mail; (423) 262-0234


6. Jerry Russell

• Elder in full connection ordained in 1974
  
• Currently serving as senior pastor, Fairview UMC, Maryville District
  
• Delegate to two General Conferences, five Jurisdictional Conferences
  
• Nominated for Episcopacy by Holston Conference delegation
  
• Currently serving as conference secretary of missions (10th year)
  
• Former missionary
  

Contact: E-mail; (865) 983-2080


7. Stella Roberts

• Elder in full connection ordained in 1977
  
• Currently serving as Knoxville District superintendent
  
• Former chair Conference Board of Ordained Ministry
  
• Member General Conference on Ministries
  
• Former member Cleveland District Committee on Ministry, Cleveland District Discipleship Team
  

Contact: E-mail; (865) 470-7005


8. Charles Lippse

• Elder in full connection ordained in 1960
  
• Retired in 1997; four years of special appointment after retirement
  
• President Board of The Society for Biblical Studies
  
• Will serve General Conference Committee on Finance & Administration (fiscal and pensions concerns)
  
• Former Chattanooga District superintendent
  

Contact: E-mail; (423) 892-9431


Lay Delegates

1. Jean Henderson

• Wesley Memorial UMC organist
  
• Member Wesley Memorial UMC, Cleveland District
  
• Chair Conference Discipleship Team; former conference lay leader
  
• General Conf. delegate since 1988
  
• Member General Board of Discipleship, SEJ Episcopal Committee
  

Contact: E-mail; (423) 472-6428


2. Bob Lockaby

• Chattanooga attorney
  
• Member Ooltewah UMC, Cleveland District
  
• Currently serving as conference lay leader
  
• Former Cleveland District lay leader
  
• India mission trips, 2002-2004
  

Contact: E-mail; (423) 344-7361


3. Ginny West Case

• Life enrichment coordinator, Asbury Place at Maryville
  
• Member Bearden UMC, Knoxville District
  
• Former manager Cokesbury Bookstore in Knoxville, United Methodist Publishing House in Nashville
  
• Chair Conf. Older Adult Council
  

Contact: E-mail; (865) 363-1709


4. Becky Hall

• Director of ministries, Christ UMC
  
• Member Christ UMC, Chattanooga District
  
• Chair Conference New Church Development Team, Bethlehem Center Program Committee
  
• Mission teams to Liberia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Brazil, Estonia, etc.
  

Contact: E-mail; (423) 892-3360


5. Alan Groseclose

• Pulaski, Va., attorney
  
• Member First Pulaski UMC, Wytheville District
  
• President SEJ Committee on Appeals
  
• Former president Conference Council on Finance & Administration, Conference Trustees
  

Contact: E-mail; (540) 980-4550


6. Joyce Moore

• Retired schoolteacher
  
• Member & lay leader John Wesley UMC, Abingdon District
  
• Member-at-large Conference Board of Laity
  
• Former member District Council on Ministries
  
• Choir, Sunday school teacher
  

Contact: E-mail; (423) 878-4417


7. Howard Hatcher

• Retired, USDA Rural Development
  
• Executive director Sequatchie Co. Dunlap Chamber of Commerce
  
• Member Dunlap UMC, Chattanooga District
  
• Member Chattanooga District Discipleship Team
  
• Former lay leader, finance chair
  

Contact: E-mail; (423) 949-3147


8. Mary Frances Tucker

• Vice president of administration Knoxville interior design firm
  
• Member Fountain City UMC, Knoxville District
  
• Chair Conference Personnel Resources Team
  
• Delegate to three General and Jurisdictional Conferences
  

Contact: E-mail; (865) 539-6242


J U R I S D I C T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E

Clergy Delegates

• Brenda Carroll
  
• Brent Hall
  
• Jack Edwards
  
• Kim Goddard
  
• Mark Flynn
  
• Jonathan Jonas
  
• Daniel Taylor
  
• Lynn Hutton
  

Alternate delegates:

• Randy Frye
  
• Jim Whedbee
  
• J.N.Howard
  
• Paul Marchbanks
  

J U R I S D I C T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E

Lay Delegates

• Angee Woody
  
• Terry Muse
  
• Anne Travis
  
• Darlene Ousley
  
• Shelbi Wilson
  
• Bonnie Howard
  
• Jean Hutcheson
  
• Clarence Shattuck
  

Alternate delegates:

• Steve Hodges
  
• Del Holley
  
• Delores Snell
  
• Ellen Moore
  

Reserve alternate delegates:

• Bill Daugherty
  
• Jay Garrison
  
• Denver King
  

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