Comprised of a group of pastors and laity from across the conference, the Invitation Team, Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett and Craig Robertson (Spiritual Leadership, Inc.) met for two days, May 23-24, to dream about the future of Holston and how we can move forward in our mission together. Take a look at the video above, where co-chairs Becky Hall (Conference Lay Leader) and Rev. Kim Goddard (2022-23 Dean of the Cabinet) share more about the purpose and vision of this team.

Stay tuned: more information will be coming soon.

Invitation Team Members:

• Ray Amos, Jr - Pastor, Addilynn Memorial & South Bristol
• Lauri Jo Cranford - Superintendent, Three Rivers District
• Kim Goddard - Superintendent, New River District
• Timothy Hale - Pastor, Floyd UMC
• Becky Hall - Conference Lay Leader
• Angela Hardy Cross - Superintendent, Mt. View District
• Del Holley - Laity, Colonial Heights - Knoxville
• Jonathan Jonas - Pastor, 1st Maryville
• Tim Jones - Director of Communications
• Micah Nicolaus - Pastor, Broad Street & Pleasant Grove Cleveland
• Mickey Rainwater - Pastor, Fairview UMC Maryville
• Craig Robertson - Spiritual Leadership, Inc. (SLI)
• Brad Scott - Pastor, First UMC Sweetwater
• Scott Spence - Pastor, Reynolds Memorial
• Sarah Varnell - Pastor, Trinity UMC Greeneville
• Debra Wallace-Padgett - Resident Bishop