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Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor 2 Holston Annual Conference Conference Organization 1 Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor 2 Holston Annual Conference WELCOME TO THE 2017 SESSION OF THE HOLSTON ANNUAL CONFERENCE Behold! The doors before us are many. Invitations to new ministry opportunities, challenges to see and love our neighbors more fully, moments of self-assessment as we seek to follow God’s calling into the future—all of these doors stand before us as a conference, as a denomination, as congregations, and as individual followers of Jesus Christ. Into these times of discernment and change come the wonderful promises of scripture: Behold, I stand at the door and knock - Revelation 3:20 Behold, I will do a new thing - Isaiah 43:19 Behold, I make all things new - Revelation 21:5 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go - Genesis 28:15 This year as we gather at Lake Junaluska for Annual Conference, we will consider the doors before us. We will also remember the promises of grace that sustain us. We will hear recommendations for our future and we will build on the faithful steps of the past. We will give thanks for those who have served faithfully and those who have entered God’s eternal presence. We will rejoice in those who are newly responding to God’s call and we will continue to share our time and offerings to love others in Jesus’ name. Behold! God is at work in our world and God is at work in Holston Conference. May God grant us the courage to step through the doors that enable us to be all that God would have us to be and do all that God would have us to do so that the world may behold the presence of God through us. Grace and peace, Dindy Taylor Conference Organization 3 Conference Organization 2017-2018 Appointment Cabinet (Transitioning from 12 to 9 District Superintendents) Back Row: Tom Ballard, Hugh Kilgore, Jason Gattis, Jeffrey Wright, Randy Martin, Kim Goddard Front Row: Carol Wilson, Sandra Johnson, Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor, Bishop Richard Looney, Brenda Carroll, Lauri Jo Cranford 4 Holston Annual Conference 4 HolstonAnnual 2017-2018 Extended Cabinet Back Row: Tom Ballard, Rusty Taylor, Hugh Kilgore, Jason Gattis, Jeffrey Wright, Randy Martin, Del Holley, Daniel H. Taylor, Jr., Rick Cherry Front Row: Carol Wilson, Mike Sluder, Sandra Johnson, Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor, Bishop Richard Looney, Kim Goddard, Brenda Carroll, Lauri Jo Cranford Conference Organization 5 2017 Provisional Elders Back Row: Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor, Bishop Richard Looney, Monty Walton, Ryan Beavers, Sean Hayden, Joshua Swanson, Jason Ratliff, Bishop James Swanson Front Row: Charlotte Williams, W. Ryan Ford, V. Kaye Seay, Rev. Mickey Rainwater (Chair, Board of Ordained), Bishop David Graves 2017 Provisional Deacon Back Row: Bishop Richard Looney, Bishop James Swanson, Bishop David Graves Front Row: Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor, Stephanie Parrott, Mickey Rainwater (Chair, Board of Ordained) 6 Holston Annual Conference 2017 Associate Members Back Row: Bishop Richard Looney, James H. Brooks, Bishop James Swanson, Bishop David Graves Front Row: Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor, Michael Vaughn, Sherri Franklin, Keith Hampson, Mickey Rainwater (Chair, Board of Ordained) Newly Licensed Local Pastors Back Row: Cedric Jackson, Joshua James, Chad Roberts, Samuel Reese, Matthew Hall, J. Logan Jackson Middle Row: Melissa Malcolm, Jennifer Lee Front Row: Al Shaver (Co-Chair, Fellowship of Associate Members and Local Pastors), Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor, Bonnie Seiber Conference Organization 7 Newly Licensed Local Pastors Back Row: Mark Asbury, Jonathan Doran, Timothy Andrus, Kathy Chesney, Ricky Begley Front Row: Al Shaver (Co-Chair, Fellowship of Associate Members and Local Pastors), Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor, Janie Powell 8 Holston Annual Conference CONFERENCE OFFICIALS A. CONFERENCE OFFICERS President ................................................................................... Resident Bishop, Mary Virginia Taylor Office Address: 217 South Rankin Road, Alcoa, TN 37701 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 850, Alcoa, TN 37701-0850 Telephone: (865) 690-4080 ....................... Fax: (865) 690-7112 E-mail: [email protected] Chancellor ............................................................................................................................. John Eldridge Mailing Address: 5402 Mill Ridge Drive, Knoxville, TN 37919-8900 Telephone: (865) 602-2383 E-mail: [email protected] Conference Lay Leader ................................................................................... James D. “Del” Holley, Jr. Mailing Address: 440 Bowers Park Circle, Knoxville, TN 37920-7758 Telephone: (865) 609-9892 ........................ Fax: (865) 215-4253 E-mail: [email protected] Conference Secretary ............................................................................................... Daniel H. Taylor, Jr. Office Address: 217 South Rankin Road, Alcoa, TN 37701 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 850, Alcoa, TN 37701-0850 Telephone: (865) 690-4080 ....................... Fax: (865) 690-3162 E-mail: [email protected] Conference Treasurer and Statistician .......................................................... F. Richard “Rick” Cherry Office Address: 217 South Rankin Road, Alcoa, TN 37701 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 850, Alcoa, TN 37701-0850 Telephone: (865) 690-4080 ........................ Fax: (865) 690-3162 E-mail: [email protected] B. CONFERENCE OFFICIALS Executive Assistant to the Bishop .................................................................................... Carol E Wilson Office Address: 217 South Rankin Road, Alcoa, TN 37701 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 850, Alcoa, TN 37701-0850 Telephone: (865) 690-4080 ....................... Fax: (865) 690-7112 E-mail: [email protected] Conference Director of Connectional Ministries ...................................................... Michael G. Sluder Office Address: 217 South Rankin Road, Alcoa, TN 37701 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 850, Alcoa, TN 37701-0850 Telephone: (865) 690-4080 ........................ Fax: (865) 690-3162 E-Mail: [email protected] President, Conference Council on Youth Ministries ......................................................Jacob Goodman President, United Methodist Men ........................................................................................ Eric Knoefel Mailing Address: 5424 Briercliff Road, Knoxville, TN 37918-3462 Telephone: (865) 687-3321 E-mail: [email protected] President, United Methodist Women .............................................................................. Lynice Broyles Mailing Address: 126 Mesa Drive, Gray, TN 37615-5409 Telephone: (423) 467-3336 E-mail: [email protected] Conference Organization 9 C. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO THE BISHOP Executive Secretary to the Bishop ..................................................................................... Lori L. Sluder Office Address: 217 South Rankin Road, Alcoa, TN 37701 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 850, Alcoa, TN 37701-0850 Telephone: (865) 293-4146 ........................ Fax: (865) 690-7112 E-mail: [email protected] D. APPOINTMENT CABINET TEAM Resident Bishop ....................................................................................................... Mary Virginia Taylor Executive Secretary .............................................................................................. Lori L. Sluder Office Address: 217 South Rankin Road, Alcoa, TN 37701 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 850, Alcoa, TN 37701-0850 Telephone: (865) 690-4080 ........................ Fax: (865) 690-7112 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Executive Assistant to the Bishop ................................................................................... Carol E. Wilson Office Address: 217 South Rankin Road, Alcoa, TN 37701 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 850, Alcoa, TN 37701-0850 Telephone: (865) 690-4080 ....................... Fax: (865) 690-7112 E-mail: [email protected] DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS Abingdon ........................................................................................................................ Sandra J. Johnson Administrative Assistant ........................................................................................ Cindy Fleenor Office Address: 966 West Main Street, Suite E, Abingdon, VA 24210 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 263, Abingdon, VA 24212-0263 Telephone: (276) 628-4421 ........................ Fax: (276) 628-2947 E-mail: [email protected] DS: [email protected] Website: www.abingdondistrictumc.org Big Stone Gap ................................................................................................................ Jeffrey W. Wright Administrative Assistant .................................................................................. Beverley Crabtree Mailing Address: 21 E. 5th Street North, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219 Telephone: (276) 523-3025 ........................ Fax: (276) 523-3513 E-mail: [email protected] DS: [email protected] Website: www.bsgdistrict.org Chattanooga.................................................................................................................... Randall B. Martin Administrative Assistant ....................................................................................... Melissa Spiers Office Address: 4315 Brainerd Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37411 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 80353, Chattanooga, TN 37414-7353 Telephone: (423) 629-0333 ........................ Fax: (423) 622-8360 E-mail: [email protected] DS: [email protected] Cleveland ...................................................................................................Elihugh
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