part ii pertaining to ordained and licensed clergy
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PART II PERTAINING TO ORDAINED AND LICENSED CLERGY (Note: A (v) notation following a question in this section signifies that the action or election requires a majority vote of the clergy session of the annual conference. If an action requires more than a simple majority, the notation (v 2/3) or (v 3/4) signifies that a two-thirds or three-fourths majority vote is required. Indicate credential of persons in Part II: FD, FE, PD, PE, and AM when requested.) 17. Are all the clergy members of the conference blameless in their life and official administration (¶¶604.4,
605.7)?
The clergy of the Tennessee Conference all serve by the grace of God. The character and conference relations of all clergy members have been reviewed by Bishop William T. McAlilly, the Cabinet, and the Board of Ordained Ministry. Our clergy are in good standing and their ministries are appreciated. May God forgive us when we sin, strengthen us in our weakness, and perfect us as servants of the gospel.
Rev. Dr. Bryan L. Brooks, Chair Tennessee Annual Conference Board of Ordained Ministry
18. Who constitute:
a) The Administrative Review Committee (¶636)? (v) Clergy: Alternates: Brooks, Dana Kimbrough, Robin Cover, Ann Lee, Stephen Morton, Michele
b) The Conference Relations Committee of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶635.1d)?
Baxter, Libby Potts, LaRhonda Cavin, Sherrie Seyler, Miriam Davis, Earl Touchton, Martha Henry, Jackson
c) The Committee on Investigation (¶2703)
Clergy Members Clergy Alt. Members Lay Members Lay Alt. Members Gildemeister, Tom Shelton, Joe Clark, Connie Brown, George Griggs, Sandra Talley, Cynthia Churchwell, Robert Dean, Sharon Hutchinson, Don Parker, Patrick Plant, Paul Parker, Cherie
19. Who are the certified candidates (¶¶ 310, 313, 314) (NOTE: Everyone who wants to become a n LP, PE, or PD
must first become a certified candidate.) a) Who are currently certified as candidates for ordained or licensed ministry?
Name District Date Certified Alexander, Bill Lee, Jr. Stones River 3/13/2021 Banks, Brady Kyle Harpeth River 3/25/2019 Bastian, Omando Demel Harpeth River 3/18/2021 Bowles, Shelby Lynn Caney Fork River 3/18/2021 Breniser, Kelly Leigh Stones River 3/13/2021 Burnett, Hannah Red River 3/26/2015 Cagle, Sylvia Red River 2013 Culver, Anne Inkster Red River 3/8/2019 Debnam, Tijuan Lemont Red River 4/20/2021 Farris, Jeffrey Michael Caney Fork River 3/18/2021 Fish, Gerren Thomas Cumberland River 5/7/2018 Furtado, Linda Louise Cumberland River 9/25/2014 Gwynn-Dixon, Rebecca Cumberland River 9/21/2017 Hawkins, Anna Keller Cumberland River 11/10/2015 Hinds, Shaun Michael Caney Fork River 3/18/2021 Jennings, Sarah Agalelei Harpeth River 5/28/2020 Jeong, Yoon Joong Harpeth River 4/14/2020 Jessey, Christine Harpeth River 2/18/2018
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Name District Date Certified Koehler, Allison Lynn Cumberland River 3/15/2021 Koehler, Rachel Caroline Cumberland River 9/16/2019 LeFebvre, Steven Bradlee Harpeth River 11/13/2020 Lilley, David Michael Stones River 8/24/2020 Lilley, Meredith Lynn Stones River 5/27/2021 McCain, Sarah Cumberland River 12/16/2020 McHann, Jonathan Hayes Caney Fork River 3/18/2021 Millsap, Sarah Elizabeth Stones River 12/19/2020 Minnis, Kathryn Janel Heierman Cumberland River 2/24/2021 Neese, Kayla Jo Stones River 9/9/2020 Nkonge, Rachel Mwansa Harpeth River 3/19/2021 Parker, William Allen Red River 4/20/2021 Sigmon, Amy Red River 11/1/2016 Taylor, Maggie Cumberland River 2016-2017 Valentine, Patrick Joseph Cumberland River 2/24/2021 Weatherington, Randy W. Harpeth River 3/19/2021 Whitley, Alan Irwin Cumberland River 3/31/2021 Wilson, Dierdre Michelle Red River 3/21/2019
b) Who have had their candidacy for ordained or licensed ministry accepted by a District Committee on
Ordained Ministry in another annual conference? (Include name of accepting conference.) Name Receiving Conference Date Originally
Certified Date Accepted by District in Other Conference
Archer, Caroline Milligan Holston 5/7/2019 4/29/2021 Daniels, Adam Donovan North Georgia 4/9/2019 2/22/2021 Martinez, Janet Roxana Wisconsin 2013 4/21/2021 Woolsey, Patrick James Holston 2003 7/1/2016
c) Who have been discontinued as certified candidates for licensed or ordained ministry?
Name District Date Certified Date Discontinued Chung, Paul Euihyun Harpeth River 4/21/2020 4/15/2021 Hatton, Cassandra Marvine Red River 3/28/2011 4/20/2021 Jackson, Karasheila Rochelle Red River 3/31/2016 4/20/2021 Waggoner, Todd Harpeth River 3/25/2019 4/15/2021
(Note: Once a candidate is appointed as FL or PL, they are no longer listed as a certified candidate (except the first year they are appointed when they would need to be listed in 19 and in 20 or 21). Students appointed as Local Pastors (par.318.3) are the only people who are allowed to be listed as a candidate in one conference while being listed as an LP in a different conference. Par.318.3 stipulates those students appointed as local pastors can serve in either a full or part-time capacity.)
20. Who have completed the studies for the license as a local pastor, are approved, but are not now appointed?
(¶315 —Indicate for each person the year the license was approved.): (3/4v) Name District Year Licensed Approved Fleck, Jessica Cumberland River 2014 Granato, Rose Cumberland River 2016 Merritt, Frances Frierson Cumberland River 2018 Oaks, Debra Jean Cumberland River 2015 Taylor, Rose Marie Harpeth River 2016 Tollett, Luanna Marie Caney Fork River 2013
21. Who are approved and appointed as: (Indicate for each person the first year the license was awarded. Indicate
what progress each has made in the course of study or the name of the seminary in which they are enrolled. Indicate with an asterisk those who have completed the five-year course of study or the M.Div. (¶319.4)? PLEASE NOTE: Persons on this list must receive an episcopal appointment. (3/4 v)
a) Full-time local pastors? (¶318.1) Name First Year License Awarded Years Completed with Course
of Study
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Name First Year License Awarded Years Completed with Course of Study
*Allen, Paul Brian 1988 5 Alexander, Bill Lee, Jr. 2021 0 Borchik, Amanda Kie 2017 3.5 Bouch, Dennis 2012 MDiv, United *Campbell, Lucretia Rhea 2012 MDiv, United *Cantrell, Joshua 2010 MDiv, Asbury Carty, Sarah Stelle 2017 1.5 Catlett, Lory Brooks 2018 Enrolled, Asbury *Coffelt, Danny Joel 2009 5 Cortes-Rivera, Myriam Angeles 2012 1.75 Drake, John Pierce 2017 0 *Estes, Jason Henry 2008 5 *Falls, Ben M. 1978 5 Farris, Jeffrey Michael 2021 0 *Flood, Tommy Oran 2008 5 *Gardner, David Paul 2014 5 Gordon, Murray Paul 2019 0.25 *Guertin, Michael Roland 2009 MDiv, Asbury Guffey, William Paul 2019 0 Hall, Sheryl Lynn 2014 1.25 Harper-Baker, Lisa Elaine 2016 3.25 *Hatcher, Ann Askew 2008 5 Johnson, Bo Vaughn 2011 3.75 Kirby-Stratton, Penny Ann 2011 4.25 Law, Donald D. 2015 3.5 Layne, Joshua A. 2009 3.5 Layne, Robert Brandon 2015 Enrolled, Asbury Lee, Ryne Paul 2014 3 Lilley, David Michael 2020 MDiv, Asbury *Lyle, William “Willie” Beverly Lynn 2008 5 *Mandrell, Jamie Ray 2012 5 *Massey, William Floyd 2006 5 McAbee, Philip David 2018 Enrolled, Asbury *McAnally, Jason Luke 2015 MDiv, Asbury McBryant, Jodi Gail 2016 0.75 McGowan, Cynthia Beth 2018 0.5 Melrose, Clarence James 2018 1.25 Millsap, Sarah Elizabeth 2021 0 Myers, Micah Lane 2015 0 Newberry, Joshua Paul 2010 4 Rush, Adam J. 2017 Enrolled, Asbury Samuel, Mamdouh Ramzy 2015 0.5 Shields, Debra “Shebbie” 2015 2.75 Shock, Charles Addison 2016 MDiv, Vanderbilt Strader, Joshua Allen 2018 0 *VanHooser, Steven Wade 1997 5 Weaver, Jeffrey Carl 2006 2 Wells, Pamela 2014 3.75 *Wesley, Richard Scott 2003 MDiv, Asbury Wheeler, Robert 2017 Enrolled, United *Winton, David Arthur 2011 5 Worsham, Niles David 2004 2.75
b) Part-time local pastors? (¶318.2) (fraction of full-time in one-quarter increments)
Name First Year License Awarded
Fraction of full time to be served
Years Completed with Course of Study
Armistead, Amber Marie 2020 ¼ 0.5
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Name First Year License Awarded
Fraction of full time to be served
Years Completed with Course of Study
Blalock, Charles Christopher 2015 ½ 0.75 Breniser, Kelly Leigh 2021 ½ 0 Brennan, Edward R. 2015 ¼ 4.25 *Brown, Kimi Lucille 2008 ¼ 5 *Butler, Jr., James L. 1999 ½ 5 Byrd, Glenn O. 2017 ¼ 1 Cagle, Sylvia 2012 ½ 1 Coleman, Jr., Lawrence C. 2014 ½ 0.5 *Cook, Sr., Sean Vincente 1993 ½ 5 Coppock, Diane H. 1996 ¼ 5 Davis, Terrance 2013 ¼ 0 Day, Darrell 2013 ¼ MDiv, United Demonbreun, Bradford Dwayne 2016 ¼ 0.25 Dezotell, Douglas Michael 2011 ½ 2 Dietz, John Gordon 2015 ½ 1.25 Diggs, Zenola 2015 ½ 0 *Dixon, Jr., Vernon “Sonnye” H. 2000 ¾ 0 Duvall, R. Scott 2017 ¼ 1.5 *Dyer, Ronnie K. 2002 ¾ 5 Eggleston, Michael Scott 2016 ½ 0.75 Eschenfelder, Benjamen T. 2015 ½ 3.25 *Eubanks, Debra Farrington 1992 ½ 5 Evans,David John 2012 ¼ 0 Flood, M. Linnette 2015 ¾ 2.5 Gray, Cynthia Anne 2019 ½ 0.5 Grayson, Stephen Douglass 2019 ¼ 1 Grooms, Michael Ray 2013 ½ 2.25 Haines, John Louis 2017 ½ 1.25 *Hargrove, Robert L. Sr. 2006 ¼ 5 Harlan, Walter Gerard 2012 ½ 4.25 *Harris, Christopher Paul 2005 ½ 5 *Harris, James Tommy 2000 ½ 5 Harvey, Mary Joe 2018 ¼ 2 Haston, Donald Lee 2019 ¾ 1.25 Hinds, Shaun Michael 2021 ½ 0 Holton, Timothy Lee 2019 ¾ 0 Hopkins, Charles “Chuck” 2016 ½ 1.75 Hopkins, Roy 2004 ½ 1.5 James, Valarie Phillips 2017 ½ 1 *Johnson, Jr., Joel Vernon 2010 ½ 5 Johnson, Joseph Pate 2012 ½ 2 Jones, Chelli Runelle 2019 ½ 3.5 Jowers, Carl R. 2016 ¼ 0.5 *Jowers, Phoebe 2010 ½ MDiv, Memphis Knight, Thressena Rena 2017 ½ 1.75 Kumar, Appadurai Moses Rathan 2018 ¼ 1 *Lighari, Joyce 2014 ½ 5 McClanahan, Matthew Jansen 2020 ½ 0 McHann, Jonathan Hayes 2021 ¾ 0 *McIntyre, Ingrid 2004 ¼ 5 Meaker, Daniel Anthony 2019 ¼ 0.5 Meece, Ann 2015 ½ 0 Miller, Dustin Ephraim 2012 ½ MDiv, Asbury Myers, Jr., Jerry Alfred Bryson 2012 ¼ 0.25 Myers, Lee Don 2016 ¼ 0.5 *Nulty, Joel Hunter 1996 ¼ 5 Overcast, III, James “Jim” H. 2015 ½ 1.25
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Name First Year License Awarded
Fraction of full time to be served
Years Completed with Course of Study
Parnell, Carolyn Jane 2009 ½ 3. 5 Peters, Sheila Renee 2018 ¼ 1.25 Peterson, John “Ross” 2015 ½ 1.25 Phillips, Jeffrey Taylor 2019 ¼ 0.5 Polk, Andrew Ross 2020 ¼ 0 Raulston, Laurie 2016 ½ 4 Reiss, Angela Marie 2020 ½ 0 *Ritchie, Rodney 2015 ¼ 5 *Roark, Jr., William L. 1985 ¼ 5 *Sanders, John Edward 2004 ¼ 5 Sanford, Ryan Douglas 2014 ¼ 3.5 *Saylors, Marvin Wayne 1993 ½ 5 Settle, Denise 2020 ¼ 0.5 Sharp, Lucinda Jan 2019 ¼ 1 Shedd, Berry “Allan” Russell 2013 ¼ 1.75 Shelton, Thomas “Tommy” Ray 2015 ¼ 0.5 *Smith, David D. 2015 ¼ 5 *Smith, James Bradley 2017 ½ MDiv, Vanderbilt *Sorrells, Scotty D. 1998 ½ 5 Spencer, Wanda Lynn 2019 ½ 0 Sullivan, Charlene Head 2019 ¼ 0 Taylor, William Jeremy 2010 ½ 2.5 Usner, Dennis Stephen 2015 ½ 1 Valentine, Patrick Joseph 2021 ¼ 0 Vida, John Thomas 2018 ¼ 1.5 Watson, Clarence Edward 2017 ¼ 1 Waybright, David Michael 2010 ½ 0 Weatherington, Randy 2021 ¼ 0 Weber, Sara Juanita 2019 ¼ 0.75 West, Susan 2013 ¼ 0.5 Wilkerson, Jason W. 2017 ½ 0.25 Wright, Ronald 2007 ½ 1.5 *Young, Jeffery Charles 2003 ½ 5
c) Students from other annual conferences or denominations serving as local pastors and enrolled in a school
of theology listed by the University Senate (¶318.3,4)? Name First Year License Awarded Seminary Home Conference Holt, Clay Douglas 2021 Vanderbilt Divinity School Holston Moreland, Myra 2018 Vanderbilt Divinity School Michigan
d) Students who have been certified as candidates in your annual conference and are serving as local pastors
in another annual conference while enrolled in a school of theology listed by the University Senate (¶318.3) Name Serving Conference Enrolled Seminary Dennis, Aaron J. Memphis Memphis Martin, Bradley Christian North Carolina Duke
e) Persons serving as local pastors while seeking readmission to conference membership (¶¶365.4, 367,
368.3)? (If not in this conference indicate name of conference where serving.) Name Serving Conference COS \ Seminary
22. Who have been discontinued as local pastors (¶320.1)?
Name Date discontinued Bass, Brandon Wayne 3/18/2021 Cowan, Catherine Louise 2/24/2021 Fasig, Jacob Andrew 2/24/2021
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Name Date discontinued Hand, Jon Austin 2/13/2021 Hix, Kenny Bushong 6/30/2021 Krapf, Bruce Robert 3/13/2021 Lee, Melinda 6/30/2021 Long, Colby Burnette 7/16/2020 Newman, James Gray 2/13/2021 Peavyhouse-Fay, Rachel Ann 2/24/2021 Ross, Eric H. 3/24/2021 Sanchez, Estella 4/19/2021 Sanchez, Noel 4/19/2021 Shelton, Kenneth Walter 3/18/2021 Simmons, Kevin 4/19/2021 Tate, Craig 2/19/2021 Williams, Charles A. “Tony” 4/19/2021
23. Who have been reinstated as local pastors (¶320.4) (v)?
Name Years Completed in Course of Study
24. What ordained ministers or provisional members from other Annual Conferences or Methodist denominations
are approved for appointment in the Annual Conference while retaining their conference or denominational membership (¶¶331.8, 346.1)? (List alphabetically; indicate Annual Conference or denomination where membership is held. Indicate credential.)
a) Annual Conferences Name Clergy Status Home Conference Clay, Sandra FE Memphis Conrad, Kevin FE Memphis Douglas, Steven FE Memphis Hamilton, James FE Memphis Harris, Angela FE Memphis Hedglin, Chelsey PE Mississippi Henson, Julie FE Northwest Texas Hicks, Brian Alexander FE Kentucky Hollis, David Brent FE Memphis Hook, Anne Burnette FD Memphis Mayle, Eric FE South Georgia Mullikin, Paul H. FE Memphis Orr, Casey Langley FD Central Texas Ozier-Wallace, Michelle FD North Alabama Rochte, Rebekah C. FE Rio Texas White Edgar L. FE Memphis Zimondi, Annette Grace FE Zimbabwe East
b) Other Methodist Denominations
Name Clergy Status Denomination
25. What clergy in good standing in other Christian denominations have been approved to serve appointments or
ecumenical ministries within the bounds of the Annual Conference while retaining their denominational affiliation (¶¶331.8, 346.2)? (v) (Designate with an asterisk those who have been accorded voting rights within the annual conference. Indicate credential.)
Name Clergy Status Denomination Anderson, Gary OF Southern Baptist Convention Jones, William Alan OF Nondenominational Lewis, James Timothy OF Brethren in Christ Price, Marshall David OF Southern Baptist Convention Ruttlen, Michael Dion OF Missionary Baptist Church
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26. Who are affiliate members: (List alphabetically; indicate annual conference or denomination where membership
is held.) a) With vote (¶586.4b [v])?
Name Member Conference/Denomination
First Year of Affiliation
b) Without vote (¶¶334.5, 344.4)? (v 2/3)
Name Member Conference/Denomination
First Year of Affiliation
Dunlap-Berg, Larry Northern Illinois 1988 Hall, Jr., William P. Virginia 1991 Reece, Wayne West Michigan 2011 Vance, Richard A. Peninsula-Delaware 2019
NOTE: If your conference has admitted or ordained persons as a courtesy to another conference, list these persons in Question 40 only. If persons have been admitted or ordained by another annual conference as a courtesy to your conference, list these persons in Questions 27-39, whichever are appropriate, giving the date and name of the accommodating conference. 27. Who are elected as associate members? ¶322 (3/4v) (List alphabetically-see note preceding Question 27):
Name Dunavant, Timothy Harris Stanfield, Sean Christopher
28. Who are elected as provisional members and what seminary are they attending, if in school? (under ¶¶322.4,
324, 325) a) Provisional Deacons under the provisions of ¶¶ 324.4a, c or ¶324.5(3/4v)
Name Seminary
b) Provisional Elders under the provisions of ¶¶ 324.4a, b or ¶324.6 (3/4v)); ¶ 322.4 (v 3/4)
Name Seminary Lea, Luke Benjamin Panhalkar, Sharlet Ujwalkumar Terry, Donald Johnson Williams, Samuel Connor
29. Who are continued as provisional members, in what year were they admitted to provisional membership, and
what seminary are they attending, if in school (¶326, ¶ 327 v)? a) In preparation for ordination as a deacon or elder? (¶326)
Name Clergy Status Date and Seminary Alexander, Corrie PE 2019 Caldwell, Keith Earl PE 2019 Cress, Keri Helen PD 2019 Dillard, Tory Shane PE 2020 Ezell, Elizabeth Earline Tait PE 2009 Fuller, Celia Ann PD 2017 Fisher, Zachary Stephen PE 2018 Hamilton, Kelli Nichole PE 2018 Hanes, Jedediah Wilson PD 2019 Martinez-DelCid, Eliud PE 2019 Marshall-Kimball, Scott Walter PE 2020 McLeod, Diantha Smith PE 2019 Moffatt, Zachery Christopher PE 2019 Ordung, Samuel Aubrey PE 2019 Partee, Nathaniel Dejarnet PE 2020 Penner, Christine Nitcholas PE 2020
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Name Clergy Status Date and Seminary Peterson, Jason Tyler PD 2019 Platts, Margaret Houck PE 2017 Poland Nyembo, Nicole Lynn PD 2020 Robertson, Tamika Danyelle PE 2019 Thomas-Parker, Velma PD 2019 Van Atta-Casebier, Kelley Christian PD 2019 Ward, Margaret Ann PD 2020 Williams, Elizabeth Ann PE 2020 Williams, Sheila Renee PE 2018 Wood, Jacob William PE 2019 Yoder, Russell PE 2019
b) Provisional deacons who became provisional elders? (v)
Name Original Year of Membership
c) Provisional elders who became provisional deacons? (v)(Indicate year)
Name Original Year of Membership
d) Provisional members who transferred from other conferences or denominations? (¶347.1) (v)
Name Clergy Status Original Year of Membership
Previous Conference or Denomination
30. What ordained clergy, coming from other Christian denominations, have had their orders recognized (¶347.6):
(v) A person’s orders may be recognized when they are transferring their membership into your annual conference from another Christian denomination. A person who is listed in Q.30 must also be listed in either Q. 31 a or b, depending on the transfer status.
Name Clergy Status Previous Denomination
31. What ordained clergy have been received from other Christian denominations (¶347.3): (List alphabetically—
see note preceding Question 27): a) As provisional members (¶347.3c)? (v)
Name Clergy Status Date Received Former Denomination
b) As local pastors (¶347.3)? (v)
Name Clergy Status Date Received Former Denomination
32. Who are elected as members in full connection? (List alphabetically-see note preceding Question 27. Anyone
appearing on this question must also be listed somewhere in questions 33-34 or 36, unless the clergy’s orders from another denomination were recognized on question 30 in a previous year.) (v 3/4):
a) Deacons Name Girten, Regina Gail
b) Elders
Name Durham, Krislyn Page
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Name Gonzalez, Stacy Davidheiser Mayberry Wright, Darren Randall van Eys, Peter Dane
33. Who are ordained as deacons and what seminary awarded their degree? Or, if their master’s degree is not from
a seminary, at what seminary did they complete the basic graduate theological studies?: (List alphabetically-see note preceding Question 27)
a) After provisional membership (¶330)? (v 3/4) Name Seminary Girten, Regina Gail Memphis Theological Seminary
b) Transfer from elder?(¶309) (v 3/4)
Name Seminary
34. Who are ordained as elders and what seminary awarded their degree? a) After provisional membership? (¶335) (v 3/4)
Name Seminary Durham, Krislyn Page Asbury Theological Seminary Gonzalez, Stacy Davidheiser Vanderbilt Divinity School Mayberry-Wright, Darren Randall Vanderbilt Divinity School van Eys, Peter Dane Vanderbilt Divinity School
b) Transfer from deacon? (¶309) (v 3/4)
Name Seminary Carey, William Ray III Asbury Theological Seminary
35. What provisional members, previously discontinued, are readmitted (¶364)? (v)
Name Clergy Status Year Previously Discontinued
36. Who are readmitted (¶¶365-367 [v], ¶368 [v 2/3]):
Name Clergy Status Previous Status
37. Who are returned to the effective relationship after voluntary retirement (¶357.7): (v)
Name Clergy Status Year Retired
38. Who have been received by transfer from other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church (¶¶347.1,
416.5, 635.2n)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential. See note preceding Question 27.): (v) Name Clergy Status Previous Conference Date of Transfer Boutell, Stephen Briggs FE Kentucky 7/1/2021 Harwell-Dye, Stacey Irene FD South Georgia 8/1/2020 Weaver, John L. FE Alabama-West Florida 7/1/2020
39. Who are transferred in from other Methodist denominations (¶347.2)? (List alphabetically. Indicate credential.)
Name Clergy Status Previous Methodist Denomination
Date of Transfer
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40. Who have been ordained as a courtesy to other conferences, after election by the other conference? (See note preceding Question 27. Such courtesy elections or ordinations do not require transfer of conference membership.)
a) Deacons? Name Member Conference
b) Elders?
Name Member Conference
41. Who have been transferred out to other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church (¶416.5)? (List
alphabetically. Indicate credential. See note preceding Question 27.) Name Clergy Status New Conference Date of Transfer
42. Who are discontinued as provisional members (¶327)? (v). a) By expiration of eight-year time limit (¶ 327)
Name Clergy Status
b) By voluntary discontinuance (¶ 327.6) (v)
Name Clergy Status
c) By involuntary discontinuance (¶ 327.6) (v)
Name Clergy Status
d) By reaching Mandatory Retirement Age (¶ 327.7)
Name Clergy Status
43. Who are on location? a) Who has been granted honorable location (¶358.1)? (1) This year? (v)
Name Clergy Status Charge Conference Membership
Date Effective
(2) Previously?
Name Year Originally Granted
Charge Conference Membership
Year of Most Recent Report
Davis, Jr., Gerry Wayne 2012 Pulaski First 2021 Ferguson, Peter Fredric 2011 Epworth 2020 Miller-Herron, Nancy Carol 2003 West End 2021
b) Who on honorable location are appointed ad interim as local pastors? (¶358.2) (Indicate date and
appointment.) Name Appointment Year Originally Granted
Location
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Name Appointment Year Originally Granted Location
c) Who has been placed on administrative location (¶359)? (1) This year? (v)
Name Date Effective Charge Conference Membership
(2) Ad Interim Administrative Location (v)
Name Date Effective Charge Conference Membership
(3) Previously?
Name Year Originally Placed Charge Conference Membership
Year of Most Recent Report
44. Who have been granted the status of honorable location–retired (¶358.3): a) This year? (v)
Name Clergy Status Year Honorable Location Originally Granted
Charge Conference Membership
b) Previously?
Name Clergy Status Year Honorable Location Originally Granted
Charge Conference Membership
Benedict, Andrew FE 1999 Brentwood Tieman, Glen A. FE 2006 Dutilh
45. Who have had their status as honorably located and their orders terminated (¶358.2)? (v)
Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status Adams, Noreen Ilena 11/23/2020 FE Eversole, Findley T. 7/1/2021 FE James, Jr., Edward Clark 7/1/2021 FE McKerley, Brian Joseph 7/1/2021 FE
46. Who have had their conference membership terminated? a) By withdrawal to unite with another denomination (¶360.1, .4)? (v)
Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status
b) By withdrawal from the ordained ministerial office (¶360.2, .4)? (v)
Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status
c) By withdrawal under complaints or charges (¶¶360.3, .4; 2719.2)?
Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status
d) By termination of orders under recommendation of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶¶ 358.2, 359.3 )? (v)
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Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status
e) By trial (¶2713)?
Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status
47. Who have been suspended under the provisions of ¶362.1d, ¶2704.2c or ¶2711.3? (Give effective dates.
Indicate credential.) Name Date Effective Clergy Status
48. Deceased (List alphabetically) a) What associate members have died during the year? Active:
Name Date of Birth Date of Death
Retired: Name Date of Birth Date of Death Cowan, James Duane 6/5/1937 8/11/2020 Kelley, Louis Wayne 2/9/1940 4/5/2021
b) What provisional members have died during the year? (Indicate credential.) Active:
Name Date of Birth Date of Death
Retired: Name Date of Birth Date of Death
c) What elders have died during the year? Active:
Name Date of Birth Date of Death
Retired: Name Date of Birth Date of Death Britt, Edward J. 12/21/1950 12/1/2020 Fielder, Dorothy Pack 4/22/1942 3/23/2021 Gober, William Eugene 1/20/1930 3/28/2021 Hilton, Jerry Martin 9/4/1933 7/25/2020 Jones, Shirley Majors 4/23/1947 10/19/2020 McGee, Elijah Earl 12/25/1948 8/24/2020
d) What deacons have died during the year?
Active: Name Date of Birth Date of Death
Retired: Name Date of Birth Date of Death
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e) What local pastors have died during the year? Active:
Name Date of Birth Date of Death
Retired:
Name Date of Birth Date of Death Greer, John Elroy 10/4/1943 7/1/2020 O’Rear, William Douglas 5/13/1943 7/30/2020
49. What provisional or ordained members (elders and deacons) have received appointments in other Annual
Conferences of The United Methodist Church while retaining their membership in this Annual Conference (¶¶331.8, 346.1)?
Name Clergy Status
Conference Where Appointed
Appointment
Dillard, Tory Shane PE Memphis Adamsville UMC Haynes, Christopher FE Memphis Lexington First Hoffman, Judith K. FE Memphis St. John’s Kelley, Matthew L. FE Kentucky Louie Connect Parrish, Mary Noble FD Alabama-West Florida Dothan First UMC Purdue, John Clellan FE Memphis Calvert City UMC Proctor, Regina B. FE Indiana St. Luke’s UMC Ross, Vance P. FE North Georgia Central Charge Sauer, David AM Memphis Post Oak & Liberty Templeton, Mark Wallace FE Memphis Bolivar-Whiteville Van Atta-Casebier, Kelley Christian PD Baltimore/Washington Foundry UMC Williams, Samuel Connor PE Memphis Lone Oak UMC
50. Who are the provisional, ordained members or associate members on leave of absence and for what number of
years consecutively has each held this relation (¶353)? (Indicate credential. Record Charge Conference where membership is held.)
a) Voluntary? (1) Personal, 5 years or less (¶353.2a 3) (v)
Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference Baird-Chrisohon, Nicholas Jay FE 7/1/2021 Liberty Fox, Kathy A. FE 7/1/2017 Fellowship Reeves Grammer, Emily FE 7/1/2019 East End Wood, Jacob PE 7/1/2020 McEwen
(2) Personal, more than 5 years (¶353.2a 3) (v 2/3)
Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference
(3) Family, 5 years or less (¶353.2b 3) (v)
Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference Dunn, Stephanie Baxter FD June 1, 2021 Calvary Gossett, Allison Marie FE July 1, 2021 Brentwood Williams, Sheila Renee PE 7/1/2021 Mt. Pisgah
(4) Family, more than 5 years (¶353.2b 3) (v 2/3)
Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference
(5) Transitional (¶353.2c)
Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference
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Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference
b) Involuntary? (1) Involuntary Leave (¶ 354)? (v 2/3)
Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference
(2) Ad Interim Involuntary Leave (JCD 1355) (v)
Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference
51. Who are granted sabbatical leave (¶351)? (v)
Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference
52. Who have been granted medical leave due to medical or disabling conditions (¶356)? (v)
Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference Ezell, Elizabeth Erline Tait PE 8/10/2015 Cornerstone McCormick, Stanley Luther FL 11/1/2009 Madison Street Morris, Donald W. FE 7/1/2016 Shiloh Turke, George S FL 7/1/2018 Zion Hill
53. What members in full connection have been retired (¶357): (List alphabetically. If retiring in the interim
between conference sessions (¶357.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement.) (Under ¶357.1, no vote required; under ¶357.2, v; under ¶357.3, v 2/3) Deacons
a) This year? Name Date Effective Armistead, M. Kathryn 4/1/2021 Hays, Rita B. 9/1/2020 Hesson, David (Bucky) 7/1/2021
b) Previously?
Name Date Effective Adams, Elizabeth Wilhite 8/5/04 Baxter, Elizabeth T. 7/1/2020 Clevenger, Jacqueline Lolita 7/1/07 Ford, Arthur Milton 1/1/04 Gaither, Donna Daley 7/1/12 Garcia-Jimenez, Joaquin 12/31/09 Garcia, Barbara Phillips 7/1/07 Hall, Connie 7/1/18 Hay, Susan Hayslip 5/3/11 Hill, Ted W. 10/1/18 Johnson, Sue Hall 7/1/12 Maul, Kathy K. 7/1/2020 McDonough, Carol 7/1/19 Moore, Gary L. 7/1/15 Nelson, Lucinda A. 5/1/15 Padgett, Susan Sowell 9/1/13 Peeler, Rebecca A. 7/1/18 Reece, Jo Bentley 9/20/08 Smith, Debra D. 7/1/19 Strickland, James Edward 7/1/05 Wood, Cheryl Raley 7/1/2020
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Name Date Effective Zoller, Nancy Carol Colprit 7/1/09
Elders
c) This year? Name Date Effective Brown-Felder, Gwenn 4/1/2021 Cunningham Hubert 7/1/2021 Davis, Isaac 3/1/2021 Forrester, J. Mark 7/1/2021 Kessen, Virginia Ann 7/1/2021 Norfleet, Douglas N. 7/1/2021 Norton, James C. 7/1/2021 Trimmer, Edward 9/1/2020
d) Previously?
Name Date Effective Adams, David Carroll 7/1/16 Adams, Jr. Woodward A. 6/30/00 Alexander, Walter W. 7/1/19 Archer, Jay 7/1/19 Archibald, Chestina Reikya Mitchell 7/1/08 Ashley, Mark Files 1/1/07 Bailey, Jr., Donald Edward 7/1/12 Baker, S. Thomas 7/1/10 Barrineau, Karen P. 7/1/15 Bass, Jr., James D. 6/1/01 Beaty, James R. 7/1/15 Becher, Charles A. 7/1/01 Bell, Jon William 7/1/11 Binford, Thomas W III. 7/1/2020 Blackburn, C. Edward 6/1/93 Blair, Frank Eddie 7/1/00 Blum, Diane Luton 10/1/15 Booker, Jr., Warren Gamaliel 10/8/08 Braden, Suzanne Glover 7/1/06 Bradley, David Ira 7/1/03 Brown, Ronald C. 7/1/16 Brown, Rosemary 7/1/05 Brunson, Thad Nolen 7/1/12 Burchfield, Willie 7/1/19 Burke, Sr., Larry J. 7/1/07 Butler, David Wendell 7/1/96 Campbell, William 11/2/13 Carden, Leland Thornburg 7/1/08 Carrigan, Mark 7/1/18 Carty, Terry 6/30/15 Case, Robert Hilton 7/1/05 Casey, John Wayne 7/1/10 Church, Debra L. 4/1/15 Clardy, Jr., James Claborn 7/1/06 Coleman, Robert B. 7/1/17 Collett, Jr., John H. 12/31/16 Collier, Karen Young 7/1/10 Collier, Thad N. 7/1/19 Compton, David Orville 7/1/99 Cover, Ann 7/1/2020 Coy, Edward 7/1/19 Culbertson, LeNoir 7/1/18
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Name Date Effective Daniels, John R. 7/1/16 Davis, Brent 7/1/18 Davis, David Randall 7/1/92 Davis, Winfield Scott 7/1/98 DeWitt, Diana 1/1/17 Dobbins, William Curtis 7/1/11 Dobson, Neil Regen 7/1/01 Dowdy, Paul Thomas 6/30/99 Edmondson, Kenneth Ray 7/1/2020 Edwards, Kenneth M. 7/1/17 Elliott, Joe William 7/1/03 Foster, Jeffrey Russell 7/1/06 Franklin, Shirley Renee 7/1/17 Frazer, Denman E. 7/1/16 Fryer, Samuel Delwyn 7/1/90 Gaines, Erwin Lee 7/1/99 Ganues, Randall Cagle 7/1/07 Gardner, James Wilson 6/30/12 Gardner, Paul 7/1/18 Gardner, Susan Marie 1/1/13 Gilbert, John P. 6/30/06 Gildemeister, Thomas R. 5/1/19 Gillespie, Kenneth 8/29/03 Glass, William Neal 7/1/13 Gray, Kay Chandler 7/1/11 Gray, Susan 7/1/17 Halliburton, John A. 7/1/16 Halliburton, Thomas E. 9/1/15 Hambrick, Charles H. 7/1/95 Harlow, Janet Denise 6/16/09 Harris, Bernie Melville 7/1/09 Harrub, Calvin Nelson 7/1/03 Harvey, C. Kaye 7/1/15 Hawkins, Pamela C. 7/1/16 Hembree, John Wesley 7/1/07 Hembree, Jr., Fred B. 7/1/16 Hennessy, Francis De III 8/1/2020 Hewgley, J. Hap 7/1/17 Hill, A. Lynn 7/1/18 Hinkle, Lynn Strother 7/1/10 Hinton, Richard V. 12/31/17 Hogg, Sr., Robert L. 11/1/14 Hoppus, Jay L. 7/1/02 Horne, Phillip H. 7/1/95 Hughes, James H. 7/1/2020 Jackson, Alex 7/1/19 Johnson, Charles Vance 7/1/10 Johnson, Linda Joyce 7/1/12 Johnson, Louis A. 7/1/92 Jones, Adrian Wilson 7/1/00 Jones, John Michael 7/1/14 Jordan, Benjamin Thomas 7/1/09 Joseph, Sushil 12/18/00 Kannon, Jr., James Covey 7/1/01 Kayler, James Edwin 7/1/08 Kimbrough, Nelia 7/1/16 Kimbrough, Robert Calvin 7/1/16 Knight, Jr., Henry Floyd 7/1/11
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Name Date Effective Layne, Larry Clark 7/1/06 Leimenstoll, Cathie Ann 7/1/11 Lewis, Robert Holloway 7/1/02 Lewis, Bettye P. 2/1/16 Lindsay, Russell E. 7/1/96 Little, Jr., Robert Terry 1/1/04 Long, Roland E. 7/1/19 Lovell, William Eugene 7/1/01 Lowery, Ronald D. 9/1/15 Mabry, Loyd 7/1/19 Martin, Harold 7/1/12 Matthews, Graham Park 7/1/17 Mayo, Jerry Hilton 7/1/05 Mayo, Jonathan Maxwell 7/1/18 McBay, Emerson Esco 7/1/01 McClellan, Joseph Edward 7/1/10 McGranahan, Larry Max 7/1/09 McIntyre, David E. 7/1/07 Meaker, Dennis J. 7/1/17 Meggs, Wendell 7/1/86 Miller, Sr., James David 7/1/98 Miller, William J. 7/1/01 Moore, Hugh Edwin 1/1/02 Morgan, Helen T. 7/1/14 Morgan, Richard 9/30/17 Mulroy, William A. 7/1/16 Murray, Kennard 7/1/19 Newell, Ray R. 7/1/13 Niles, Robert A. 7/1/19 Noffsinger, Gerald 7/1/00 Nolen, Robert Guinn 7/1/77 O’Bannon, Michael D. 7/1/17 Panter, Billy Ray 7/1/94 Parker, Cherie 7/1/19 Parkison, Lee Moyne 7/1/00 Patterson, Ronald Paul 7/1/09 Patton, Robert Malcolm 7/1/03 Pepper, Arthur Barton 7/1/97 Poole, Charles Harold 7/1/92 Potts, R. Michael 10/1/17 Pugh, Raymond Edward 7/1/99 Pulley, William Ronald 7/1/91 Pusateri, Richard Anthony 3/1/17 Rainey, David Emory 7/1/12 Rayford, Shirley A. 7/1/16 Ripski, J. Michael 7/1/15 Robinson, James M. 7/1/17 Ross, D. Phillip 7/1/15 Sadler, Robert 7/1/04 Schlesinger, Arden Brian 7/1/03 Sensing, Donald M. 7/1/2020 Sewell, James Harold 7/1/98 Seyler, Miriam E 7/1/19 Shaffer, P.J. 7/1/17 Shawhan, Sandra Parrish 7/1/12 Shelton, Sr., Joe K. 7/1/06 Shriver, Richard Vernon 7/1/03 Sills, Jack P. 7/1/16
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Name Date Effective Slentz, Paul 3/1/2020 Smith, Patricia L. 7/1/15 Smith, Robert Frank 7/1/98 Smith, Thomas Hiram 7/1/03 Sojourner, Jacqueline Anne 8/1/10 Speich, Garry Duane 7/1/07 Spencer, David N. 7/1/15 Stewart, James Charles 7/1/03 Strange, J. Mack 7/1/19 Sullins, Harvey Lee 7/1/07 Taylor, William Garie 7/1/01 Templeton, William Edward 7/1/06 Thackston, Carleton 7/1/09 Thielen, Charles Martin 1/1/19 Tramel, James Paul 7/1/10 Troutt, Lytle Carter 7/1/94 Underwood, Joel Clayton 6/1/01 Unruh, Von W. 7/1/18 van Eys, Peter 7/1/2020 Vann, E. Thomas 1/1/99 Vaughan, John W. 8/1/2020 Waldrop, J. Michael 7/1/14 Walkup, Vincent 7/1/13 Watson, David Lowes 7/1/05 Watson, Gayle Turner 7/1/05 Weber, Norman Frank 7/1/00 Wedgewood, Gary 6/1/19 Weller, III, William Allen 7/1/13 Wells, Will 7/1/2020 Wheeler, Jackie Wayne 7/1/05 White, Vernon T. 7/1/97 Williams, John Paul 7/1/05 Wolf, Janet L. 7/1/18 Womack, Stephen Edward 7/1/02 Wright, Cliff 7/1/19 Wright, Hugh Elliott 7/1/02 Wright, Phillip B. 7/1/16
54. What associate members have been retired (¶357): (List alphabetically. If retiring in the interim between
conference sessions (¶357.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement.) (Under ¶357.1, no vote required; under ¶357.2, v; under ¶357.3, v 2/3)
a) This year? Name Date Effective Lee, Ricky 7/1/2021 Murphy, John M. 7/1/2021
b) Previously?
Name Date Effective Allegood, Billy 7/1/98 Allen, Frank 7/1/03 Anderson John W. 7/1/00 Baker, Vincent 7/1/03 Beal, William H. 7/1/2020 Bennett, T.J. 7/1/97 Bowles, Kathryn J. 7/1/19 Clark, James Ronald 1/1/13 Davis, Jr., Earl E. 7/1/16 Ervin, Joseph Kenneth 7/1/11
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Name Date Effective Fields, James H. 1/1/18 Gobble, Bobby 7/1/96 Gran, Bradford A. 7/1/10 Haynes, Howard 7/1/99 Johnson, Dickie Wayland 7/1/08 Pennington, Jr., John Ashby 7/1/08 Rascoe, Thomas C. 7/1/10 Scruggs, Roland 7/1/04 Smotherman, Eddie C. 7/1/19 Tidrow, Linda 3/1/06 Walters, William Bruce 7/1/03 Williams, James Lee 1/1/08
55. What provisional members have been previously retired (¶358, 2008 Book of Discipline)?
Name Date Effective Long, Elizabeth Barstow 2004
56. Who have been recognized as retired local pastors (¶320.5): a) This year?
Name Date Effective Brown, Thomas (Tony) A. 7/1/2021 Cotterman, Jeffery “Jeff” C. 7/1/2021 Harvey, Sally Sue 7/1/2021 Keller, Jack A., Jr. 7/1/2021 Reagan, Christopher Kelly 11/30/2020 Scruggs, James 7/1/2021 Yeargins, Virginia 7/1/2021
b) Previously?
Name Date Effective Brown, Samuel Ernest 7/1/17 Adair, George M. 7/1/13 Ashby, Thaddeus Clay 7/1/13 Augustine, Patricia “Peg” L 7/1/15 Barger, William Thomas 7/1/02 Batson, Winton Durrett 7/2/15 Bingnear, Ronald Corbet 7/1/14 Bryant, James Howard 7/1/11 Carney, John Vernon 7/1/13 Cartwright, Clarence 7/1/15 Chandler, Thomas Earl 7/1/18 Clayton, Kenneth Lester 7/1/12 Clayton, Perry Talmadge 6/9/99 Copeland, George William 7/1/2020 Cowan, Billy Brad 7/1/12 Dailey, Hobart Isaac 1/1/90 Day, Phillip Stephen 6/30/05 Decker, David L. 7/1/15 Dodson, Robert Ervin 7/1/10 DuToit, Pieter A. 7/1/16 Edmondson, Beulah Mae 7/1/15 Fletcher, Larry Cook 7/1/15 Gaines, Phyllis Kathleen 7/1/16 Gillstrap, Michael H. 7/1/10 Green, Douglas Eugene 6/1/12 Gruber, James W. 7/1/14 Gupton, Paul R. 7/1/95
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Name Date Effective Hagan, Francis “Frank” J. 7/1/11 Hale, Martha Kemmer 7/1/16 Hardy, Jr., Arthur Allen 7/1/09 Hartman, Ray 7/1/14 Herring, Joel Thomas 7/1/18 Higginbotham, Donna J. 7/1/16 Hilton, Robert A. 6/30/14 Hitz, John R. 7/1/13 Howard, Sr., Michael Aaron 7/1/12 Hubbard, Carl F. 7/1/06 Hubbard, Joan D. 7/1/15 Hynson, Laurie Mussman 7/1/19 Ives, John Clark 7/1/11 James, Robert Demelrice 7/1/2020 Jernigan, Jr., Robert “Bob” Leon 7/1/15 Jones, Ronald 7/1/15 Jones, William Clayton 7/3/09 Jordan, Robert 7/1/18 Lamb, Thomas William 6/30/06 Lampley, Ernest Hilton 7/1/05 Looper, Att James 7/1/04 Lunsford, David H. 7/1/18 Lyon, Allen R. 7/1/10 Madron, Thomas William 7/1/08 Martin, Bobby Charles II 7/1/2020 Martin, Jacqueline 7/1/19 Martin, Renee Spellings 7/1/2020 Martin, Royce 7/1/12 Mason, Joseph G. 7/12/01 McDonald, Ray Bonner 6/30/14 McMurry, Jackie Anne 6/30/12 Modlin, Carole 7/1/09 Moss, Jr., William Henry 6/30/15 Nobling, Carolyn B. 7/1/15 Parker, Murry E. 7/1/07 Paschall, Jimmie Lawrence 7/1/2020 Pedigo, Larry 7/1/18 Poellnitz, Wesley 7/1/07 Rash, David 7/1/14 Reed, George Edward 7/1/12 Rogers, Jimmy Dee 7/1/06 Royston, Jr., Lawrence E. 7/1/13 Scott, Gloria 7/1/18 Shoup, Jay 7/1/04 Simmons, Wayne Gerald 7/1/01 Smith, Dewey 7/1/18 Sorrells, James Holman 7/1/19 Stephenson, William Randy 7/1/2020 Stricklin, Ted Allen 7/1/16 Sweet, Daniel E. 7/1/19 Tague, Vance 7/1/13 Taylor, Gerald Lee 7/1/14 Thompson, Linda L. 7/1/15 Tollett, Phillip Duran 7/1/2020 Townsend, James Kenneth 7/1/2020 Towry, Chester Arthur 7/1/06 Tucker, Jesse Bratton 5/31/08 Tucker, Norma Fay Underhill 7/1/01
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Name Date Effective Tuttle, Robert M. 7/1/07 Walker, R. Frank 7/1/13 Watkins, Anthony Ray 7/1/2020 Yeargins, Virginia 7/1/2020
57. What is the number of clergy members of the Annual Conference: a) By appointment category and conference relationship? (NOTES:
(1) Where applicable, the question numbers on this report form corresponding to each category have been placed in parenthesis following the category title. Where these question numbers appear, the number reported in that category should agree with the number of names listed in the corresponding questions.
(2) For the three categories of Appointments to Extension Ministries, report as follows: ¶344.1a, c): the number of clergy members appointed within United Methodist connectional
structures, including district superintendents, or to an ecumenical agency. ¶344.1b): the number of clergy members appointed to extension ministries, under endorsement by
the Division of Chaplains and Related Ministries of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.
¶344.1d): the number of clergy members appointed to other valid ministries, confirmed by a two-thirds vote of the Annual Conference.
Note: Report those in extension ministry in one category only. See the Discipline paragraphs indicated for more detailed description of these appointment categories.) Note: Those approved to serve as a local pastor, but not currently under appointment, are not counted as
clergy members of the conference.
Categories
Deacons in Full Connection
Elders in Full Connection
Provisional Deacons
Provisional Elders
Associate Members & Affiliate Members With Vote
Full–time Local Pastors
Part–time Local Pastors
Pastors and deacons whose primary appointment is to a Local Church (¶¶331.1c, 339) (74)
Deacons (in full connection and provisional) serving Beyond the Local Church (¶331.1a, b) (77a,b)
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1a, c) (76a)
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1b) (76b)
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1d) (76c)
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
Appointments to Attend School (¶331.3) (79)
xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx
Appointed to Other Annual Conferences (49)
xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx
On Leave of Absence (50a1, a2) xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx
On Family Leave (50a3, a4)
xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx
On Sabbatical Leave (51)
xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx
On Medical Leave (52)
On Transitional Leave (50a5) xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx
Retired (53, 54, 55)
xxxxx xxxxx
xxxxx xxxxx
Total Number, Clergy Members
Grand Total, All Conference Clergy Members
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b) By gender and racial/ethnic identification? (NOTE: See the instruction for item 57 for guidelines to assist in the racial/ethnic identification count.)
Clergy Demographics
Categories
Deacons in Full
Connection Elders in Full Connection
Provisional Deacons
Provisional Elders
Associate Members &
Affiliate Members with Vote
Full–time Local Pastors
Part–time Local Pastors
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Asian Black Hispanic Native American
Pacific Islander
White Multi-Racial Grand Total, All Conference Clergy Members*
PART III CERTIFICATION IN SPECIALIZED MINISTRY Note: Indicate credential of persons in Part III: FD, FE, PD, PE, AM, FL, PL, and LM. 58. Who are the candidates in process for certification in specialized ministry?
Name Clergy/Lay Status Specialized Ministry
59. Who is certified in specialized ministry? (List the areas of specialized ministry.
Name Clergy/Lay Status Specialized Ministry Carty, Terry B. RE Youth Ministry Tyree, Debra R. FD Music Ministry
60. Who are transferred in as a certified person in specialized ministry?
Name Clergy/Lay Status Specialized Ministry Sending Conference
61. Who are transferred out as a certified person in specialized ministry?
Name Clergy/Lay Status Specialized Ministry Receiving Conference
62. Who have been removed as a certified person in specialized ministry?
Name Clergy/Lay Status Specialized Ministry
PART IV CERTIFIED LAY MINISTRY (¶(¶ 268, and 666.10 The Book of Discipline) 63. Who are certified as lay ministers (¶ 268, and 666.10)? (List alphabetically, by district)
Name District
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Name District Caldwell, Wallace Dale Caney Fork River (2021) Hill, David Caney Fork River (2021) Keele, Christopher Caney Fork River (2021) Neal, Holly Caney Fork River (2021) Boone, Melvin Cumberland River (2021) Overton, Carol Cumberland River (2020) Wallace, Jamie Shelby Cumberland River (2020) Holland, Dianne D Harpeth River (2020) Dycus, Beverly Red River (2020) Hatcher, Linda Red River (2021) Heilman, Nita Red River (2020) Meriwether, Betty Ann Red River (2021) Wheeler, Bill Red River (2020) Brown, Matthew Stones River (2021) Butler, Monica Smith Stones River (2021) Crabtree, Larry Stones River (2021) Crabtree, Rosemary Stones River (2021) Ford, Angela Stones River (2020) Patient, Ruthan Stones River (2021) Reynolds, Carol Stones River (2021)
PART V DIACONAL MINISTERS (Paragraph numbers in questions 64-71 refer to The 1992 Book of Discipline) 64. Who are transferred in as diaconal ministers (¶312)?
Name Previous Annual Conference Date
65. Who are transferred out as diaconal ministers (¶312)?
Name Previous Annual Conference Date
66. Who have had their conference relationship as diaconal ministers terminated by Annual Conference action
(¶313.3)? (Under ¶313.3a, no vote; under ¶313.3b, v 2/3) Name Date Effective
67. What diaconal ministers have died during the year? a) Effective:
Name Date of Birth Date of Death
b) Retired: Name Date of Birth Date of Death Gray, William E., Jr. 10/11/1936 5/12/2021
68. What diaconal ministers have been granted leaves of absence under ¶313.1a, c, d) (disability, study/sabbatical,
or personal leave): (v) Name Type of Leave Date Originally Granted
69. What diaconal ministers have been granted an extended leave (¶313.1e):
Name Date Originally Granted
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Name Date Originally Granted
70. Who have returned to active status from extended leave (¶313.1e)? (v)?
Name Date Originally Granted
71. Who have taken the retired relationship to the Annual Conference as diaconal ministers (¶313.2): (Under
¶313.2b, v 2/3) a) This year?
Name Date Effective
b) Previously?
Name Date Effective
PART VI APPOINTMENTS AND CONCLUDING BUSINESS 72. Who are approved for less than full-time service? a) What associate members and elders (full and provisional) are approved for appointment to less than full-
time service, what is the total number of years for which such approval has been granted to each, and for what fraction of full-time of service (in one-quarter, one-half, or three-quarter increments) is approval granted (¶¶338.2, 342.2, 1506)? (v 2/3, after 8 years v 3/4): Name Appointment Fraction of Full-Time Service Christopher, Steven J. Scottsboro ¼ Kelley, Matthew L. Family Scholar House ¾ Kimbrough, Robin H. Lloyd Elam Center-Meharry Medical College ¼ Spieth, Susan I. Arlington ½ Williams, Elizabeth Ann Clark ½
b) What deacons in full connection and provisional deacons are approved for appointment to less than full-
time service (¶331.7)? Name Appointment Fraction of Full-Time Service Dugan, Gracie Nicole Belle Meade ¾ King, Marie Banks Chapel/St. John’s Chapel ½ McWhirt-Toler, Sarah Elizabeth Connell Memorial UMC ½
73. Who have been appointed as interim pastors under the provisions of ¶338.3 since the last session of the annual
conference, and for what period of time? Name Appointment Start Date End Date
74. What elders, deacons (full connection and provisional), associate members, local and supply pastors are
appointed to ministry to the local church and where are they appointed for the ensuing year? (Attach a list.) 75. What changes have been made in appointments since the last annual conference session? (Attach list. Include
and identify Appointments Beyond the Local Church (Deacons) and Appointments to Extension Ministries (Elders). Give effective dates of all changes.)
76. What elders (full connection and provisional), associate members, and local pastors are appointed to extension
ministries for the ensuing year? (Attach a list) a) Within the connectional structures of United Methodism (¶344.1a, c)?
Name Clergy Status
Date Effective
Extension Ministry Assignment Charge Conference
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Name Clergy Status
Date Effective
Extension Ministry Assignment Charge Conference
Aleridge, Scott D. FE 7/1/2017 Cumberland River District Superintendent
Hendersonville First
Austin, Thad Stephen FE 7/1/2019 Duke Divinity School Murfreesboro First Black, Allen R. FE 7/1/2017 Harpeth River District
Superintendent Columbia First
Britt, Melinda Young FE 3/1/2017 CCOCM Columbia Charlton, Matthew W. FE 9/14/2020 Garrett Seminary Glendale Freudenthal, Patricia D FE 7/1/2019 Red River District Superintendent Madison Street Hunter, Larry W. FE 7/1/2018 Stones River District
Superintendent Columbia First
Jamieson, Philip FE 7/1/2013 United Methodist Foundation for the Memphis & Tennessee Annual Conferences
Brentwood
Kim, Hong Duk FE 7/1/1992 General Board of Global Ministries Glendale Lewis, Tamara FE 6/10/2014 Perkins School of Theology Patterson Memorial McDonald, William P FE 7/1/1997 Tennessee Wesleyan College West End Mitchell, Whitney FE 7/1/2019 Stones River District Strategist Tullahoma First Morton, Michele FE 7/1/2009 TSU Wesley Foundation Seay-Hubbard Owens, Deborah S. FE 10/15/2018 Director, Nashville Area Office of
Leadership Formation & Development
Wesley Chapel
Parker, Nancy Hawthorne
FE 7/1/2016 Vanderbilt Wesley Foundation West End
Parramore, Donna Ann FE 7/1/2017 Caney Fork River District Superintendent
Cookeville
Shock, Charles Addison FL 7/1/2014 Wesley Foundation, Tennessee Tech
Cookeville First
Stevenson, Judy FE 9/1/2018 Harpeth River District Leadership Strategist
Brentwood/Trinity
Thornton, Marilyn FE 7/1/2004/ 8/1/2010
Fisk Wesley Foundation
Dixon Memorial
Trimmer, Angelia FE 7/1/2019 FreshSTART Recovery Church Fresh Start Weaver, John FE 7/1/2016 MTSU Wesley Foundation Fellowship
b) To ministries endorsed by the Board of Higher Education and Ministry (344.1b)?
Name Clergy Status
Date Effective Extension Ministry Assignment Charge Conference
Blackwell, Steve FE 12/4/2007 US Army Chaplain Borchik, Amanda FL 7/1/2017 Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital Home Church Dunbar, Robert FE 7/12013 US Air Force Kedron
c) To other valid ministries under the provisions of ¶344.1d? (v 2/3)
Name Clergy Status
Date Effective
Extension Ministry Assignment Charge Conference
Brock, Jason T. FE 7/1/2019 ACD Guatemala Franklin First Cothran, Sherry FE 7/1/2021 Beloved Women St. John’s Fisher, Amy FE 6/19/2001 University of Suffolk Calvary Frohock, Kyle FE 7/1/2017 Barefoot Republic Camp and Retreat
Center Brentwood
Kimbrough, Robin H FE 6/6/2019 Lloyd Elam Center Clark Memorial
Laney, Tom FE 4/1/2009 Turner Center West End Miller, Dustin PL 7/1/2012 Brentwood Police Department Chaplain College
Grove Mitchell, Whitney Stone
FE 7/1/2019 Turner Center for Church Leadership Tullahoma First
Stringer, Trudy Hawkins
FE 7/24/2000 Vanderbilt Divinity School Euclid, Oak Park, IL
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77. Who are appointed as deacons (full connection and provisional) for the ensuing year? (Attach a list.) a) Through non-United Methodist agencies and settings beyond the local church (¶331.1a)?
Name Clergy Status Date Effective Extension Ministry Assignment
Charge Conference
Bridges, Jessica Paige
FD 7/1/2019 L’Arche Portland Edgehill
Fuller, Celia Ann PD 9/2/2020 Oak Hill School Calvary Gwock, Lisa FD 2/1/2019 Women in Transition West End Hanes, Jedediah Wilson
PD 8/1/2020 Matthew 25 Belle Meade
Hicks, Neeley FD 8/1/2020 Harper Hill Global Glencliff Holliman, Lori FD 7/1/2019 Wilson County Schools Gladeville Kirk, Stephen Dietrich Kirk
FD 1/1/2021 Center for Youth Ministry Training
Brentwood
McMasters, Laura K.
FD 7/1/2005 University of Tennessee Southern
Saint Andrew Memorial
Poland Nyembo, Nicole Lynn
PD 7/1/2020 Avalon Hospice Forest Hills
Potts, Holley FD 7/1/2021 Dow Smith Contracting Company
Cornerstone
Speas-Hill, Nancy FD 8/7/2019 Barefoot in Church Bellevue Thomas-Parker, Velma
PD 7/1/2019 Riverbend Maximum Security Prison
Christ
Ward, Margaret Ann
PD 7/1/2020 YWCA of Nashville & Middle Tennessee
Calvary
Wineinger, Merrilee
FD 7/1/2017 Faith that Heals Edgehill
Woodard, Katie Subblefield
FD 10/26/2020 Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee
Hilldale
b) Through United Methodist Church-related agencies or schools within the connectional structures of The
United Methodist Church (¶331.1b)? Name Clergy Status Date Effective Extension Ministry Assignment Charge
Conference Crawford, Kevin FD 7/1/2015 Emory University Cannon Fasig, Allison FD 11/2/2018 Project Transformation The Village Martin, Lisa Travis
FD 7/1/2018 District Leadership Strategist Madison Street
Peterson, Jason Tyler
PD 7/1/2019 Community Care Fellowship Calvary
78. Who are appointed to attend school (¶416.6)? (List alphabetically all those whose prime appointment is to
attend school.) Name Clergy Status School Davis, Lane FE Southern Methodist University Talley, Cynthia A. FE Asbury
79. Where are the diaconal ministers appointed for the ensuing year (¶310) [1992 Discipline]? (Attach list) 80. What other personal notations should be made? (Include such matters as changes in pension credit (¶1506.5),
corrections or additions to matters reported in the "Business of the Annual Conference" form in previous years, and legal name changes of clergy members and diaconal ministers.)
81. Where and when shall the next Conference Session be held (¶603.2, 3)?