Board Of Decons Sessions

In Presbyterian congregations, the Session is the local governing body, or court.  Our Session consists of twenty-four ordained elders, each of whom is elected by the congregation and serves a three-year term.

Class of 2008 Class of 2009 Class of 2010
Mrs. F. Jenkins Bailey
Mrs. Dorsey G. Condon
Mrs. Phyllis O. Dickinson
Dr. Janice D. Key
Dr. Henry F. Martin III
Mr. Leslie G. McCraw
Mr. W. Laird Staley Jr.
Mr. David D. Ward
Mr. Julius J. Anderson Jr.
Mr. Robert M. Baldwin
Mr. Gordon Emerson Bondurant
Mr. John Williams Callahan III
Mr. Harold Franklin Davis III
Mr. Clay Kinard Hughes
Mrs. Gamble Cousar Ouzts
Mrs. Teresa Jenkins Tarrant
Mrs. Nancy G. Harley
Mr. James Rea Harper
Mr. Steven Harth
Mr. Gregory Alan Jones
Mr. Geoffrey Tate Lewis
Mrs. Pamela McMillan McKinney
Mrs. Rebecca Price Patte
Dr. Joseph Durant Thompson Jr.

The work of the church is carried out  through divisions, umbrella units which may oversee several committees.  Division chairs are members of the Session or of the Board of Deacons.  These divisions are as follows:

Christian Education:    Gamble Ouzts, Chair
Congregational Care:    Molly Hughes & Dee LeRoy, Co-Chairs
Evangelism:    Liz Gourdin, Chair
Fellowship:    Teresa Tarrant, Chair
Finance:    Bob Baldwin, Chair
Missions - Local:    Nonie Crosby, Chair
Missions - World:    Jack Callahan, Chair
Parking/Transportation:    Elise Brown, Chair
Personnel:    David Ward, Chair
Property:    Cas Danielowski, Chair
Stewardship:    Trey McCraw, Chair
Worship:    Greg Jones, Chair

The Clerk of Session is responsible for maintaining the minutes and correspondence of the Session.  He or she is a member of the Session and is elected by the Session for a one-year term, which may be renewed.  The present Clerk of Session is Mrs. Nancy G. Harley.