Lay Leadership

Buncombe Street is blessed by hundreds of committed Christians who guide and sustain the various ministries of the church through their service on the committees listed below.

2022 Lay Leadership

Leadership

Committee Members

  • Lindsey Boore
  • Paul Carr
  • Sandy MacMillan
  • Lee Maxwell
  • Dottie Pittman
  • Katy Rebernak
  • Luke Varn
  • David Virtue
  • Sandra Welch

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The Archives & Church History Committee at Buncombe Street serves as the local church historian as described in ¶247.5a of the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church. This committee has the following responsibilities:
  • Organize and maintain the church archives
  • Encourage church officers to keep accurate church records
  • Provide for the preservation of all records and historical materials no longer in current use
  • Promote interest in the history and heritage of The United Methodist Church and of your own congregation
  • Assist the pastor and others in the annual observance of Heritage Sunday and in the celebration of significant anniversaries
  • The chair of the Archives Committee serves on the church council and/or other committees to which the local church historian is assigned
  • Help those who wish to do research in your church‘s records

Leadership

  • Bill Adkins - Chair

Committee Members

  • Sammy Cely
  • AV Huff
  • Miles Loretta
  • Haley Nations
  • Hugh Pennell
  • Dottie Pittman
  • Jim Redmond
  • Sue Waddell
  • Sue Wilson

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Leadership

  • Mary Catherine Davis - Co-Chair
  • Kimberly Few - Co-Chair
  • Brandee Sponseller - Secretary
  • Cathy Musselwhite - Staff

Committee Members

  • Glen Calder
  • Leigh Heidtman
  • Sarah Kennedy
  • Faye Shaughnessy
  • April Stambaugh
  • John Tomlinson
  • Allison Warren

Leadership

Committee Members

  • Amy Adams
  • Sally Adkins
  • Reid Colvin - Church Treasurer
  • Ben Davis
  • Marilyn Gower
  • Janet Lewis - Attorney
  • Katie Robirds
  • Steven Rogers - CDC Treasurer
  • Brian Sharp
  • Tommy Sinclair - SPRC Representative

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Leadership

  • Sara Cornish - Chair
  • Allison Foy - Vice Chair
  • Jana Clack - Staff
  • Lindsey Wolfe - Staff

Committee Members

  • Lindsey Boore
  • Kristen Foy
  • Anna Green
  • Katie Kizer
  • May Reid
  • Macie Runge
  • Shannon Smith
  • Nancy Tucker
  • Mel Williams

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Leadership

  • Krista Bannister - Chair
  • Hunter Reid - Vice Chair
  • Reid Colvin - Treasurer
  • Katie Kiser - Secretary

Church Council Members

  • Bill Adkins - Chair of Archives, Rep to Annual Conference
  • Trevor Allen - CDC Board Chair
  • Chris Ashley - Director of Membership & Engagement
  • Rebekah Bannister - Youth Representative
  • Stacy Brandon - At Large, 2024
  • Jana Clack - Director of Children's Ministry
  • John DeWorken - At Large, 2022
  • Patrick Duncan - Trustees Chair
  • Mignon Fowler - Director of Missions & Outreach
  • Andy Fox - Director of Youth Ministry
  • Chris Foy - SPRC Chair
  • Rob Foy - Finance Committee Chair
  • Karen Gambrell - Director of Operations
  • Brian Gilmer - Senior Pastor
  • Justin Gilreath - Associate Pastor
  • Brendan Gower - Nominations Co-Convener
  • AV Huff - Conference Member/Retired Elder
  • Brad Ikenberry - Property Committee Chair
  • Kristy Ikenberry - Nominations Co-Convener
  • Hayley Jarrio - At Large, 2023
  • Vance Jenkins - Director of Music
  • Karen Jones - Associate Pastor of Christian Education
  • Paul Landers - At Large, 2022
  • AnnaBritton Madden - Communications Coordinator
  • Erin Mercer - Ministries Leadership Team Chair
  • Bill Mulligan - Lay Leader
  • Cathy Musselwhite - Adult Ministry Coordinator
  • Brian Peck - Director of Audio-Visual Ministry
  • Stacy Phillips - Membership Secretary
  • Cody Puck - Associate Youth Director
  • Grover Putnam - Parish Minister
  • Alexander Ratliff - At Large, 2024
  • Melissa Solesbee - At Large, 2023
  • April Stambaugh - Women's Ministry Representative
  • David Stubbs - Director of Sports, Recreation & Leisure
  • Fred Suggs, At Large, 2024
  • Josh Tew - Long-Range Planning Committee Chair
  • Tom Wallace - At Large, 2023
  • Lindsey Wolfe - Staff Liaison

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The Church & Society Committee helps our congregation respond to social issues through education, making connection, and advocating for and responding to the needs of people around us and in the rest of God’s world.

Committee Leaders

  • Wahid Dennis - Co-Chair
  • Amanda Long - Co-Chair

Committee Members

  • Judy Brown
  • Pete Cleveland
  • Sarah Cleveland
  • Wallace Fridy
  • Ernest Jefferson
  • Lynne Shackelford
  • Bill Shell

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Communications Team Leadership

Team Members

  • Krista Bannister
  • Sunnie DeWorken
  • Oby Lyles
  • Trent Ninestein
  • Stacy Phillips
  • John Polo
  • Carol Wilson

Congregational Care Committee Leadership

  • Ann Bratton - Co-Chair
  • Renee Middleton - Co-Chair
  • Betsy McCart - Vice Chair
  • Grover Putnam - Parish Minister

Committee Members

  • Sue Butner
  • Rosie Crane
  • Carolyn Davis
  • Pam DeGarmo
  • Debbie Fogleman
  • Cher Hoskins
  • Jane Johnson
  • Betsy McCart
  • Suzanne Pyle

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Endowment Board Leadership

Board Members

  • Jim Barnes
  • Margaret Clayton
  • Scott Davis
  • Brian Gilmer
  • David Hudson
  • Julie Mullikin
  • Faye Shaughnessy
  • Fred Suggs

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Evangelism, Membership & Engagement Leadership

  • Gary Daniels - Chair
  • Chris Ashley - Director of Congregational Engagement

Team Members

  • Reed Cole
  • Dorene Fridy
  • Amanda Long
  • Nancy Meyers
  • John Winn
  • Tommy Young

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Finance Committee Leadership

Finance Committee Members

  • Trevor Allen - CDC Board Chair
  • Krista Bannister - Church Council Chair
  • Jim Barnes
  • Shannon Bull
  • Sue Butner
  • Reid Colvin - Church Treasurer
  • Rob Davis
  • Ginny Doolittle
  • Wes Few
  • Chris Foy - SPRC Chair
  • Brian Gilmer - Senior Pastor
  • Justin Gilreath - Associate Pastor
  • Brad Ikenberry - Property Committee Chair
  • Bates Kennedy
  • Erin Mercer - Ministries Leadership Team Chair
  • Judy Mulkey - Stewardship Committee Co-Chair
  • Steve Mulkey - Stewardship Committee Co-Chair
  • Bill Mulligan - Lay Leader
  • Steven Rogers
  • Caroline Van Hook

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  • Bill Mulligan - Lay Leader
  • Sally Adkins
  • Bill Adkins
  • Judy Brown
  • Ashley Cheney
  • Bob Hurt
  • Jean Hurt
  • Bill Shell
  • Julia Turlington
  • Tobin Turner
  • Janet Williams
  • Roy Williams

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Leadership

Committee Members

  • Gary Caldwell
  • Matt Cupelli
  • Allison Foy
  • Bill Mulligan
  • Scott Powell
  • Julia Turlington

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Leadership

  • Erin Mercer - Chair

Committee Members

  • Chris Ashley - Director of Congregational Engagement
  • Krista Bannister - Prayer Ministry Team Co-chair
  • Eliza Bostian - Communications Team Chair
  • Jeff Busby - Adult Ministry Co-Chair
  • Jenn Byford - Youth Ministry Chair
  • Jana Clack - Director of Children's Ministry
  • Theresa Clarke - Traditional Worship Committee Chair
  • Sara Cornish - Children's Ministry Chair
  • Emily Cupelli - Contemporary Worship Leader
  • Gary Daniels - Evangelism Committee Chair
  • Mary Catherine Davis - Bridge Ministry Co-Chair
  • Wahid Dennis - Church & Society Co-Chair
  • Renee Dunlap - Contemporary Worship Committee Co-Chair
  • Kimberly Few - Bridge Ministry Co-Chair
  • Mignon Fowler - Director of Missions & Outreach
  • Andy Fox - Director of Youth Ministry
  • Chris Foy - Staff-Parish Relations Committee Chair
  • Rob Foy - Finance Committee Chair
  • Karen Gambrell - Director of Operations
  • Brian Gilmer - Senior Pastor
  • Fred Gilmer - Sports, Recreation & Leisure Ministry Chair
  • Justin Gilreath - Associate Pastor
  • Brendan Gower - Nominations & Leadership Development Co-Convener
  • Martha Harper - Trinity Campus Representative
  • Dixon Harrill - Stewardship Committee Chair
  • Kellie Herlong - Contemporary Worship Committee Co-Chair
  • Kristy Ikenberry - Nominations & Leadership Development Co-Convener
  • Vance Jenkins - Director of Music
  • Karen Jones - Associate Minister of Christian Education
  • Amanda Long - Church & Society Co-Chair
  • AnnaBritton Madden - Communications Coordinator
  • Renee Middleton - Congregational Care Committee Co-Chair
  • Bill Mulligan - Lay Leader
  • Cathy Musselwhite - Adult Ministry Coordinator
  • Stacy Phillips - Membership & Ministry Administrator
  • Tim Poole - Troop 9
  • Cody Puck - Associate Youth Director
  • Grover Putnam - Parish Minister
  • Jesse Rinzel - Missions and Outreach Committee Chair
  • April Stambaugh - Women's Ministry Representative
  • David Stubbs - Director of Sports, Recreation & Leisure
  • Josh Tew - Long-Range Planning Committee Chair
  • Lindsey Wolfe - Associate Director of Children's Ministry

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Committee Leadership

  • Jesse Rinzel - Chair
  • Mignon Fowler - Director of Missions & Outreach

Committee Members

  • Judy Brown
  • Catriona Carlisle
  • Beverly Clapp
  • Elaine Hitch
  • Emily Kodat
  • Carson Love
  • Ashley Newton
  • Jessie Ninestein
  • Sparky Parks
  • Katie Phipps
  • Tim Poole
  • Ginger Pope
  • Stephen Shaughnessy

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Committee Leadership

  • Brian Gilmer - Chair
  • Brendan Gower - C0-Convener
  • Kristy Ikenberry - Co-Convener

Committee Members

  • Patrick Jopling
  • Bill Mulligan
  • Stacy Phillips - Staff
  • Bobbie Pritchard
  • Kim Redmond
  • Jenna Robinson
  • Stephen Stambaugh
  • David Stubbs

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Committee Leadership

  • Jim Bannister - Chair
  • Krista Bannister - Chair
  • Justin Gilreath - Associate Pastor

Committee Members

  • Amy Grover
  • Janice Holliday
  • Bobbie Pritchard
  • Les Pritchard
  • Brenda Young
  • Tommy Young
The Property Committee is responsible for overseeing the maintenance of the church buildings and grounds. The chair of the Property Committee serves as an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees. The Property Committee has a Furnishing Subcommittee. As needed, this subcommittee assists with choosing interior furnishings and designs.

Committee Leadership

Committee Members

  • Brad Aiken
  • Steven Barber
  • Sammy Cely
  • Eleanor Colvin
  • Joan Gaulden - Furnishing
  • Todd Harris
  • Gary Hester - Furnishing
  • Keith Rourk
  • Susan Tate - Furnishing
  • John Tomlinson
  • Robbie Walter

Committee Leadership

Committee Members

  • Blair Bailey
  • Scottie Lu Brandt
  • John Dyer
  • Marshall Gaddy
  • Carrie Gordon
  • Helen Meyer
  • Patti Seigler
  • Anna Thompson
  • Julie West
  • Janet Williams
  • Kathy Wilson

Committee Leadership

  • Fred Gilmer - Chair
  • David Stubbs - Director of Sports, Recreation & Leisure

Committee Membership

  • Becky Breckenridge
  • Tom Buchanan
  • Megan Hoffman
  • John Neil
  • Brittany Padgett
  • Tim Poole
  • Chris Price
  • Nena Stone
  • Nelson Valdes

General Duties of the Staff-Parish Relations Committee

The general duties of the SPRC outlined in The Book of Discipline include: Communication
  • Confer and counsel with pastor & staff, advising them of ministry needs and concerns.
  • Continually interpret to the congregation the nature and function of ministry. Educate congregation on the gifts, roles and priorities of the pastor & staff.
  • Counsel pastor & staff on relationships with congregation, priorities, skills, goals
  • Interpret to congregation: open itineracy, preparation for ordained ministry, Ministerial Education Fund
Personnel Issues
  • Develop and recommend to Council staff positions and job descriptions for staff other than pastor.
  • Recommend to Council personnel policies and monitor compliance. Personnel policies are critically important, and should be reviewed annually by the SPRC.
  • Consult: pulpit supply, compensation, vacation, insurance, pension, housing -- making recommendations to Council.
  • Enlist, interview, review, recommend: Candidates for Ministry and missionary service.
  • Consult with the pastor & staff on continuing education, renewal
  • To encourage, monitor pastor and staff in health and wholeness.
Evaluation
  •  Conduct annual evaluations for pastor & staff to encourage effective ministry.
  •  Don’t withhold feedback all year, and then “dump” it all in the annual evaluation. Give regular, accurate feedback that is honest and helpful, to enhance ministry.
Appointment Issues
  • Confer with pastor & cooperate with pastor, DS, and bishop in securing clergy leadership when it becomes evident that the best interests of the church and pastor will be served by a change.
  • Such conferring and cooperating with DS and bishop are advisory only.

Committee Leadership

  • Chris Foy - Chair

Committee Membership

  • Pete Byford
  • Brian Gilmer - Senior Pastor
  • Bridget Gossett
  • Mendi Knisley
  • Bill Mulligan - Lay Leader
  • Scott Schwasnick
  • Laura Sharp
  • Bill Shaughnessy
  • Bill Shell
  • Gordon Sherard
  • Tommy Sinclair
  • Bridget Walter

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Committee Leadership

  • Dixon Harrill - Chair

Committee Members

Executive Team

  • Theresa Clarke - Implementation Chair
  • Brian Gilmer - Senior Pastor
  • Falls Harris - Strategic Vision Chair
  • Bill Hines
  • Vance Jenkins - Director of Music
  • Linda Sarratt

Strategic Vision Team

  • Falls Harris - Chair
  • Jim Doolittle
  • Jean Earle
  • Penny Gall
  • Larry Hill
  • Jean Hurt
  • Ken Smith
  • Mary Smith
  • Shirley Truluck

Implementation Team

  • Theresa Clarke - Chair
  • Sally Adkins - Paraments
  • Anita Burton - Special Events
  • Jennie Caldwell - Pew Care
  • Carolyn Davis - Funerals
  • Vicki Horomanski - Acolytes
  • Jane Johnson - Trinity Campus
  • Miles Loretta - 11:00 AM Ushers
  • Jessie Ninestein - 8:45 AM Offering Stewards
  • Stacy Phillips - Staff
  • Liz Philpot - 8:45 AM Communion Servers; Brass Polishing
  • Irveta Shouse - 11:00 AM Offering Stewards
  • Lu Smith - Baptism Coordinator
  • Ken Troutman - 8:45 AM Ushers
  • Roy Williams - Communion Preparation

Leadership

Team Members

  • Lindsey Boore
  • Gary Daniels
  • Justin Gilreath - Associate Pastor
  • Martha Harper
  • Janice Holliday
  • Karen Jones
  • Mendi Knisley
  • Grover Putnam
  • John Redmond
  • Josh Tew
  • Carol Wilson

Trustees Leadership

  • Patrick Duncan - Chair
  • Vicki Horomanski - Secretary
  • Rick Wylie - Vice Chair
  • Karen Gambrell - Director of Operations; Rep to CDC Board
  • Brian Gilmer - Senior Pastor

Trustees

  • Jennifer Coyle
  • Scott Davis - Representative to Endowment Board
  • Mike Holcombe - Director of Facilities & Maintenance
  • Brad Ikenberry - Ex-officio, Property Chair
  • Todd Roper
  • Laura Teer
  • Jim Warren
  • Julie West

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B-Street Women Leadership

Committee Members

  • Tracee Clem
  • Renee Dunlap
  • Lauren Greer
  • Martha Harper
  • Kellie Herlong
  • Leslie Latimer
  • Debbie Roper
  • Macie Runge
  • April Stambaugh
  • Popie Whitted

Youth Ministry Board Leadership

  • Jenn Byford - Chair
  • Scott Williams - Vice Chair
  • Chris Youngblood - Secretary
  • Andy Fox - Director of Youth Ministry
  • Karen Jones - Associate Pastor of Christian Education

Youth Ministry Board

  • Stephanie Burnett
  • Catriona Carlisle
  • Jay Davis
  • Rebecca Harrison
  • Michelle Holmes
  • Stacey Kitchens
  • Cody Puck - Staff
  • Kaci Roper
  • Sean Turner
  • Julie Wallace

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