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Tennessee Annual Conference Committees - 2017 PUBLIC WORSHIP Bishop Jeffrey N. Leath, Presiding Elders Troy Merritt, Jr., Sidney F. Bryant, and Daryl B. Ingram, the Reverend Dr. Ralph Johnson MEMORIAL The Reverends Anthony Lyle, Sr., Vivian Canty, Deshnell Cobbin, Ashley Cox, Sharon Ogilvie, Raymond Corbin, Frankie Witt, Sr., and Rita Story, Sisters Esther Gardner, Cynthia Herron, Cleo Martin, and Linda Bell, Brothers Jeff Cathey, James Floyd, and Luther Jones MEDIA/PUBLIC RELATIONS The Reverends Dr. Ralph Johnson, Benessa Perkins Sweat, Harold Love, Jr., Trent Ogilvie, and Andre Washington, Sisters Capri Griffey-Elliott, Donna Holt Pollard, Fanny Wells, Tammy Robinson, Margaret Jarrett, and Laurie Runnells, Brother Will Marsh MISSIONS, CIRCUITS AND STATIONS The Reverends LaVan Strickland, Fred Beasley, Donald Williams, Linda Brown-Saffore, James Scruggs, Anthony Thomas, Barry Cox, Omar'an Lee, Wanda Payne, Albert Strawther, Rita Story, and James Bolen, Sisters Inez Beasley, Josephine Jackson, Carolyn Snorton, Frankye Ward, and Kris Pearson, Brothers William Posey, Phil Sanders, and Joel Wicks CLASSIFICATION OF PASTORS AND CHARGES The Reverends Anica Howard, Nathan Frey, Linda Hopkins, Jeffery Norfleet, Sr., and Sharon Ogilvie, Sisters Stephanie Baxter, Effie Haynes, Beverly McCadden, Gracie Moreland, Marie Butler, Sherry Washington and Tennille Chatman, Brothers William Posey and Keith Pitts BUDGET The Reverends W. Antoni Sinkfield, Everett Hobson, Chris Grizzard, Frederick Jenkins, Dr. Ralph Johnson, Jimmie Plummer, Donna Lorhorn, and Marlon Crawford, Sisters Tracey Bradford, Candy Morris, Cindy Schrag, and Dr. Gloria Reese, Brothers James Floyd, and Phillip Hightower PRESIDING ELDERS’ SUPPORT The Reverends Walter Reid, Jr., Reginald Brock, Alexander Gatson, Dennis Lawson, I, W. Antoni Sinkfield, Babydoll Kennedy, and Randall Webster, Sisters Donna Holt-Pollard, Sister Melissa Eldridge, and Linda Faye Bentley, Brother Reginald Sadler SOCIAL ACTION The Reverends Harold Love, Jr., Linda Brown-Saffore, Omar'an Lee, and Trent Ogilvie, Sisters Stephanie Baxter, Carol Greenlee, Shirley Timberlake, Faye Perkins, and Dr. Gloria Reese, Brothers James King, Keith Pitts, William Fuqua, and James Caruthers COMMITTEE ON STEWARDSHIP AND TITHING The Reverends Anthony Thomas, Vivian Canty, Frederick Jenkins, and Anthony Lyle, Sr., Sisters Beverly McCadden, Carol Greenlee, JoAnn Millon, Margaret Jarrett, Linda Bailey, Linda Faye Bentley, Geraldine Keesee, Wanda Morris, Allie DaShields, and Bonita Stewart RESOLUTIONS The Reverends Paulette Woodard, Ashley Cox, Sherri Cowley Scott, Frankie Witt, Sr., Cedric Bailey, Sonja DeLoatch, and Talvin Barner, Sisters Carolyn Snorton, and Darlene Page, Brother James Taylor
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STATE OF THE CHURCH The Reverends Babydoll Kennedy, Barry Cox, Dr. Kenneth Hill, Chris Grizzard, Garrett Copeland, Kenneth Odom, Deshnell Cobbin, Joe Southall, Audrey Rhodes, Shirley Wylie, Josephine Jackson, and Michelle Gordon STATE OF THE COUNTRY The Reverends Randall Webster, Fred Beasley, Victor Goodman, Veronica Dailey, Albert Strawther, Linda Brown-Saffore, Dr. James McKissack, LaVan Strickland, and Verissa Williams, Sisters Esther Gardner, Marie Butler, Darlene Page, and Linda Owens
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Tennessee Annual Conference Officers 2016-2017
CDMC Sister Tiffany Liggon Brown
Christian Education
Rev. Linda Brown-Saffore
Evangelism Rev. Garrett Copeland
Health & Wellness
Dr. Connie Graves
Lay Brother Darwin Eldridge
MCAM Brother Samuel Robinson
MSWAWO Sister Wilma Miller
RAYAC Brother Bishaune Battle
Social Action Rev. Harold M. Love, Jr.
Sons of Allen Rev. Jeffery Norfleet, Sr.
WIM Rev. Sherri Cowley Scott
WMS Sister Gladys Brock
YPD Director Sister Marita Shelton
YPD President Brother Darren Cummings
Treasurer Rev. Victor Goodman
Secretary Rev. Dennis Lawson
Engrossing Secretary
Statistician Rev. Lisa Hammonds
District Trustee Sister Faye Walker
Rev. Walter Reid
Legislative Task Force
Rev. Omar’an Lee
Rev. Dr. James McKissack
Brother Walter Searcy
Brother Ron Mitchell
To Be Elected
Believe, Inc. Brother Joe Turner, Vice Chair
Sister Ramona Young
Dr. Vera Chatman
Rev. Alexander Gatson
Ministerial Efficiency Committee
Rev. Dr. Ralph Johnson
Rev. Lisa Hammonds
Rev. Dennis Lawson I
Rev. W. Antoni Sinkfield
To Be Appointed
Judicial Committee
Rev. Sidney Bryant (Chair)
Rev. Linda Brown Saffore
Rev. Walter W. Reid, Jr.
Rev. Reginald Brock
Rev. W. Antoni Sinkfield
Rev. Wanda Payne
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Triers of Appeals To be elected
District Budget Rev. Sidney Bryant
Rev. Troy Merritt
Sister Barbara James
Sister Barbara Ivery
Finance Committee
To be elected
Conference Trustees
Rev. Sidney Bryant (Vice Chair)
Rev. James Bolen
Rev. Reginald Brock
Rev. Alexander Gatson
Rev. Victor Goodman
Rev. Lisa Hammonds
Rev. Harold Love, Jr.
Rev. Troy Merritt, Jr
Rev. Trent Ogilvie
Rev. Jimmy Plummer
Rev. Walter W. Reid, Jr.
Rev. W. Antoni Sinkfield
Rev. Anthony Thomas
Sister Linda Bell
Brother James Darden
Brother Willie Nelson
Sister Cheryl Fletcher
Brother James Darden
Brother Darwin Eldridge
Brother Ron Mitchell
Sister Gladys Brock
Sister Faye Walker
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Board of Examiners
Rev. Lisa Hammonds (Chair)
Rev. W. Antoni Sinkfield (Dean)
Committee on Instruction
Rev. W. Antoni Sinkfield (Chair)
Rev. Randall Webster (Admissions)
Rev. Anica Howard (1st Year)
Rev. Walter W. Reid, Jr. (2nd Yr)
Rev. James McKissack (3rd Yr)
Rev. Dr. Kenneth Hill (4th Yr)
Rev. Benessa Perkins Sweat
Rev. Sonja Brown DeLoatch
Rev. Fred Jenkins
Rev. Dennis Lawson, I
Rev. Marlon Crawford
Rev. Trent Ogilvie
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MEC
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MEC
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