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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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