Murfreesboro District Directory

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Murfreesboro District Office
316 West Lytle St.
Suite 105
Murfreesboro, TN 37130

Phone: 615-893-5886
Toll Free: 1-800-281-0572
Fax: 615-893-7030


Cathie Leimenstoll
District Superintendent

Libby Carey
District Secretary
Heidi Geib



Jim Austin District Lay Leader
Jack Allison District Associate Lay Leader
Helen Noffsinger Director of Lay Speaking Ministries
Tom Wright Director of Lay Speaker Training


District Appointments 2007-2008


Church Pastor
Alto UMC James C. Stewart
Lay Leader: Dean Long
Asbury UMC Allen B. Joslyn
Lay Leader: Roy Allison
Bell Buckle UMC Elizabeth (Beth) Ezell
Lay Leader: Jimmy Simmons
Bell Springs UMC Louis Johnson
Lay Leader: Madge Brake
Bethel UMC (Rutherford Co.) Robert Niles
Lay Leader: Audene Phillips
Bethel UMC (Franklin Co.) J. Kenneth Ervin
Lay Leader: Terry Majors
Blackman UMC Bryan Brooks
Minister of Music: Lucinda Nelson
Lay Leader: Mitchell Mote
Blankenship UMC Dewey L. Smith
Lay Leader: Bill Lamb
Blanton's UMC Sally Harvey
Lay Leader: Barry Shelton
Brandon's Chapel UMC Frank Morgan
Lay Leader: Charles Fagg
Cainsville UMC James G. Newman
Lay Leader: Kim Earp
Cannon UMC John Thomas Rousseau
Lay Leader: Howard Pinkston
Cedar Grove UMC (Bedford Co.) Noreen Adams
Lay Leader: Phillip Perryman
Cedar Grove UMC (Rutherford Co.) Frank Blair
Lay Leader: William Ivie
Coalmont UMC Clayton Jones
Lay Leader: Paul Meeks
Concord UMC David Martin
Lay Leader: Jack Pinkston
Cornerstone UMC Debra Church
Lay Leader: Scott Spradley
Cowan UMC Ken Ervin
Lay Leader:
Decherd UMC Mosae Han
Lay Leader: Beverly Brazelton
Dunaway's Chapel UMC John Eades
Lay Leader: Tommy Pearcy
Eagleville UMC David Martin
Lay Leader: Edward Lee Manier
Elders Chapel UMC James Butler
Lay Leader: John Howse
Emery UMC Thaddeus Ashby
Lay Leader: Gaytrice Rucker
Estill Springs UMC Joe Rutherford
Lay Leader: Dave Eldridge
Farris Chapel UMC (Rutherford Co.) Robert M. Tuttle
Lay Leader: Fred Snell
Farris Chapel UMC (Franklin Co.) Philip Falk
Lay Leader: Mary Faris
Fellowship UMC Don Morris
Asso ciate: Albert Willis
Lay Leader: Rick Parsons
Flat Creek UMC James Sorrells
Lay Leader: Michael Simons
Forrest Mill UMC Robert Case
Lay Leader: Chris Layne
Fountain Grove UMC Eugene Green
Lay Leader: Danny Freeman
Fredonia UMC J. Mitchell Sawyer
Lay Leader: Charles Davis
Friendship UMC Roy Hopkins
Lay Leader: Harlan Sanders
Gilley Hill UMC Janet Harlow
Lay Leader: Carl Sissom
Goosepond UMC Cliff Seyler
Lay Leader: Anna Arnold
Grace UMC Clayton Jones
Lay Leader:
Harris Chapel UMC Jack Gilbert
Lay Leader: Frank Nichols
Haynes Chapel UMC Frank Blair
Lay Leader: Steve Hall
Hickory Hill UMC Gary Smith
Lay Leader: Ronald Adcock
Hillsboro UMC Robert J. Jared
Lay Leader: Deanna Lawson
Hobbs Hill UMC Clayton Jones
Lay Leader: Ralph Sanders
Huntland UMC Rickey Wade
Lay Leader:
Ivy Bluff UMC Danny Freeman
Lay Leader: David Parker
Kedron UMC Katherine Paisley
Lay Leader: Larry Fraley
Kelley's Chapel UMC John Eades
Lay Leader: Lee Plummer
Key Memorial UMC Graham Matthews Jr.
Lay Leader: Al Greene
Lascassas UMC Jim Newman
Lay Leader:
Lavergne First UMC Buddy Royston
Lay Leader: Steve Oliver
Lillard's Chapel UMC Ron Allen
Lay Leader: Danny Howse
Lock's Memorial UMC Katherine Paisley
Lay Leader: Terry Tucker
Lynchburg First UMC William Mulroy
Lay Leader: Floyd Frederick
Manchester First UMC Jay Archer
Minister of Music & Education: Dana Brooks
Lay Leader: Vicky Logan
Marble Hill UMC Roy Hopkins
Lay Leader: Joe Millsaps
Morton Memorial UMC Charles Kinder
Lay Leader: Michael Pugh
Mt. Carmel UMC Eugene Green
Lay Leader: John Myers
Mt. Lebanon UMC John Thomas Rousseau
Lay Leader: Elbert Cook
Mt. Olivet UMC Jim Gonyea
Lay Leader: Jason Arnold
Mt. Zion UMC Cindy Day
Lay Leader: Rodney Wright
Murfreesboro First UMC Michael O'Bannon
Associate:Tommy Perkins
Associate: Carlos Uroza
Lay Leader: Alice Hamilton
Normandy UMC De Hennessy
Lay Leader: Ricky Prince
Old Lebanon UMC Robert M. Tuttle
Lay Leader: Terry Barrett
Palmer UMC John C. Kennedy
Lay Leader: Steve Privett
Pelham UMC Miriam Seyler
Lay Leader: Chris Benton
Pleasant Grove UMC (Moore Co.) Matt Trussell
Lay Leader: Brad Winkleman
Pleasant Grove UMC (Bedford Co.) James Sorrels
Lay Leader: Alvis Turrentine
Pleasant Hill UMC Frank Morgan
Lay Leader: David Camp
Providence UMC James C. Stewart
Lay Leader: William Henley
Ransom UMC Mark Hall
Lay Leader: Ronnie Helton
Ray's Chapel UMC Beth Gaines
Lay Leader: Ira Leverette
Rowesville UMC De Hennessy
Lay Leader: Ben Jones
Salem UMC Robert M. Tuttle
Lay Leader: Jane McAuley
Scott's Chapel UMC Robin Kimbrough
Lay Leader: Mary Harvey
Shelbyville First UMC Lloyd Doyle
Lay Leader: Ed Leichner
Shiloh UMC David Rash
Lay Leader: Ed Perryman
Singleton UMC Christopher Harris
Lay Leader: Paul Cathey
Smith's Chapel UMC Christopher Harris
Lay Leader: Larry Moorehead
Smyrna First UMC John Michael Jones
Lay Leader: Dow Smith
St. John UMC Robert James
Lay Leader: Kathleen Richardson
St. Marks UMC Fred Hembree
Associate: Jim Clardy
Minister of Education: Martha Touchton
Minister of Students: Brett Hillesheim
Lay Leader: Clint Hall
St. Paul UMC (Rover) Scotty Sorrells
Lay Leader: Steve Carlton
St. Paul UMC (Manchester) Jim Bittner
Lay Leader: Catherine Henry
Stephen's Chapel UMC Frank Horton
Lay Leader: Edmonia Murray
Stones River UMC Eugene Collier
Lay Leader: Evelyn Wade
Summitville UMC John L. Weaver
Lay Leader: Bill Sipe
Tracy City UMC Ken Moulter
Lay Leader: Bill Nunley
Trinity UMC Eddie Smotherman
Director of Music:
Lay Leader: Dave Kiddoo
Tullahoma First UMC James Beaty
Associate: Lea Thornton
Lay Leaders: Bob and Diane Barksdale
Turkey Creek UMC James Fields
Lay Leader: Mike Walker
Unionville UMC Mike Hannah
Lay Leader: Jack Douglas
Valley Home UMC Cliff Seyler
Lay Leader: Troy Smith
Walnut Grove UMC Rickey Wade
Lay Leader: J. T. Limbaugh
Wartrace UMC Heidi Bender
Lay Leader: Hal Skelton
Wesley Chapel UMC Allen B. Joslyn
Lay Leader: James Cunningham
Wesley Heights UMC Allen B. Joslyn
Lay Leader: Mike Harvey
West End UMC Al Geeting
Lay Leader: Shirley Ledbetter
Whiteside UMC Beth Gaines
Lay Leader: Marie Cartwright
Winchester First UMC Randall Brown
Minister of Music & Education: Nan Zoller
Lay Leader: Jeff Stewart
Lay Leader: Kathy Prince
Woodbury UMC Perry Whitaker
Lay Leader: Earl Dawson
Zion Hill UMC Raymond Cockerham
Lay Leader: Billy Moon


Clergy in Extension Ministries

Appointment Position Appointee
Wesley Foundation, MTSU William S. Campbell
GBOD-UMPH Publication Editor C/S Judith Newman-St.John
United Methodist Men David Adams


Retired Pastors

Mark Ashley Vernon Bryan Jack Carney Harold Coke Charles Collins Hobert Daily
Thomas DeRamus Joe W. Elliott Lewis England Arthur Ford Randall C. Ganues Guy Glendenning
Doyne Graham Howard Haynes Phillip Horne William Hicks-Caskey Sue Hicks-Caskey George Jones
James Kendrick Jerry Mayo Gladys McGee Wendell Meggs Norman Pennington John Sessoms
Stephen Smith J.D. Spencer Gerald Noffsinger Billy Ray Panter Bill Starnes L.C. Troutt
Byron Waites Gayle Watson


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