Church Officers

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

"The session of a particular church consists of the pastor or co-pastors, the associate pastors, and the elders in active service... the session is responsible for the mission and government of the particular church." Book of Order The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Part II

Independent Presbyterian Church

THE SESSION (Elders)

Class of 2011
Murray McConnell Beck
Elizabeth Davidson Compton

Nancy Brooks Cost

James Franklin Dixon III
John Lightner Feagin, Jr.
Joel Ruffner Hillhouse
Donald Gregory "Greg" Jeane
Jesse Whitfield "Whit" King, Jr.
Jeanne Kennedy Porter Monk

Jan Jackson Posey

Henry Barnes Ray, Jr.
Charles Hatcher Simpson
George Malcolm Taylor III
David Jackson Turner, Jr.

Class of 2012

Paul Daryl Brown

Walter David Dickson, Jr.

Brandon Kent Falls

Steven Vance Graham

Elizabeth Terry Hamilton

James Thomas "Jimmy" Holloway

Mary-Wills LeCroy

Richard Hunley Monk, Jr.

Morgan Wells Murphy

Janet Lynne Ort

Paul Winn Simmons

Frederick Bogar Smith

Ellen Gorrie Walker

Valerie Pankey Watson

Class of 2013

Elizabeth Shealy "Beth" Adams
James Houston Cook
John Lee Edwards
Francis Kathryn Fendley "Fran" Fendley
Frances Kay Grisham
Charles Louie "Chip" Grizzle
George Ernest "Bud" Keller III
Frank Quarles Lassiter
Verna Larson Lyons
George W. "Buzzy" Matthews
Kathryn Theresa Miree
Caryl Penney Privett
Michael Clay "Mike" Quillen
John Thomas Hunter Williams

Youth Elder:

(1 yr. term) Joseph Sanborn "Joe" Bean III

2011 Session’s Standing Committees and Chairman

Children's Fresh Air Farm - Steve Graham

Christian Education -

Church Governing Bodies -

Communications - Mike Quillen

Congregational Care - Greg Jeane

Community Ministries - Foster Cook

Coordinating - Rupert Bodden

Finance - David Turner

Fine Arts -

House and Properties - Joel Hillhouse

Music -

New Member Outreach - Terry Hamilton

Personnel - Bill Horton

Stewardship -Jimmy Holloway

Worship - Jan Posey

Clerk of Session: Jeanne Monk (2011)

David Dickson (2012)

Mike Quillen (2013)

Moderator: Conrad Sharps

Independent Presbyterian Church

THE DEACONS
"The office of deacon as set forth in Scripture is one of sympathy, witness, and service after the example of Jesus Christ." Book of Order The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Part II

Class of 2011
Frederick Wendell Allen
Larry E. Butts
Thomas Franklin "Frank" Caley
Laura Carlson

Margaret Love Wine Chesnut

E. Calvin Clark
Taryn Merie Bretz Drennen

Cynthia "Cindy" Kay Trotter Keller

Linda J. Nelson
Frederick Dale Price
Donna Caroline Smith Savage

Jean Elise Warren
Robert Simson "Bob" Watson

Class of 2012

Gloria Cornelius "Glory" Angell

Steven L. Bailey

Susan Elaine Bowman

Richard Alan Deer

David Alan Glass

Carol Lynn Huddle

David Leroy Jones

Douglas Burnett Joyce

David Ray Kinman

Barbara Barton Lanier

William Jacob ( "J") Long IV

Carol Denise Lowry
Melanie Talbot Montgomery

Elizabeth Louise "Beth" Norris

Catharine Robertson "Kate" Waters

Class of 2013

Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Adams, Jr.
James Robert "Jim" Baker
Burch Elizabeth Barger
Robert S. "Bob" Clayton, Jr.
Harriet Kennedy Cochrane
Susan Jane Cooper
Phillip James "Phil" Demyan
Susan Watkins Dulin
Susan Nash Gilpin
Mayree Veona "Sissy" Hembree
Langston Stabler Hereford
Andrew McNeill Lewis
Lawrence Winstead "Larry" Moore
Lynne O'Rorke Simmons
Sumner Timberlake Starling
Robert Ross "Bob" Straka
Jimmy Smith "Jim" Willingham

2011 Deacon’s Standing Committees and Moderators

Moderator: Taryn Drennen

Vice Moderator: David Glass

Ushers: Bob Watson, Captain

Clerk: Linda Nelson

Independent Presbyterian Church

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESBYTERIAN RETIREMENT HOMES

OF BIRMINGHAM, INC.

Kirkwood-by-the-River

Class of 2011
Carol L. Hall
John L. Feagin
Henry B. Ray, Jr.
John D. Higgins III

William W. Horton

Jere White

Independent Presbyterian Church

IPC BOARD OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES

Class of 2011
Edmund Rucker Agee, Jr.
John Hudson Burton, Jr.
Donald Massey James
Dr. Larry Kent Krannich
William Ennis Shanks, Jr.

Class of 2012

Sheri L. Cook

Susan Nabers Haskell

Dr. Elizabeth Ann Bugg (Betsy) Holloway
Michael Edward Fleenor

John Byrd Norris V

Class of 2013

Stanley Allan Cash

L. Foster Cook

Jill Verdeyen Deer

Catherine B. "Cathy" DeLozier

Independent Presbyterian Church

STAIR of Birmingham

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: Susie Abbott
Development Director, Oasis Women’s Counseling Center
Vice President: Penney Hartline,

Community Volunteer, STAIR Volunteer

Secretary:  Jean Shanks,
     Librarian,Literacy Branch of the B’ham Public Library, STAIR Volunteer
Treasurer:   Ann Whorton
     CPA, Arlington Associates, LLC

Melodie Echols
Executive Director, Norwood Resource Center

Laura Clarke
Relationship Manager, BBVA Compass

Charles Grizzle
Attorney, Brasfield & Gorrie, STAIR Volunteer
Gene Lewis
Community Volunteer, Retired from Royal Cup Coffee, STAIR Volunteer

Joan Lightfoot
Retired Health Systems Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, STAIR volunteer

Bette Owen
Community Volunteer, STAIR Volunteer

Caroline Polson
Teacher Phillips Academy, Birmingham Public Academy

Bryson Stephens

General Manager of EBSCO Sign Group

Kennon Walthall
President, PRA Government Services

Randall Woodfin
Prosecutor for the City of Birmingham

2011 President of the Congregation: William Wiley Horton

2011 Vice-President of the Congregation: Lyda White

(President-Elect 2012)

SESSION COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES:

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