1990s Lorna Clark ’91 retired from active church service and is operating a small home-based cruise agency . . . Jean Rodenbough ’93 (DMin) started a two-year term as president of the North Carolina Council of Churches. She is retired and doing workshops for the Presbyterian Counseling Center in Greensboro and supplying pulpits occasionally. She has published four books . . . Ben William Wilson ’93 retired as member-at-large, Easley, SC . . . Keith Freeman ’95 graduated from Appalachian State University in July with a M.A. in marriage and family therapy. He is a family therapist in private practice in the Boone, NC, area . . . Brenda Halbrooks ’95 (DMin) is senior pastor of Three Chopt church, Richmond, VA . . . Aimee Wallis Buchanan ’96 is director of Creative Crossroads in Asheville, NC. Her major programs are Asheville Youth Mission and Girls I.D . . . Todd Green ’98, a visiting professor of religion at Luther College in Decorah, IA, presented a paper at Baylor University’s Third Annual Symposium on Faith and Culture. His article titled “Retelling Modern European Religious History: Postwar Immigration and the Alternative Narrative of Presence” is being published this fall by the Journal of Religion in Europe . . . Greg ’99 and Shannon ’99 Kershner are moving to Black Mountain, NC, where Shannon will serve as pastor of Black Mountain church. Greg is a certified financial planner . . . Seung Tae Lee ’99 (DMin) was elected moderator of the National Council of the Korean Presbyterian Church (USA). He has served 18 years as senior pastor to Korean First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, NC . . . Dianna Wright ’99 (DMin) is the African American Ministry Advocate in Salem Presbytery. 2000s Amy Erickson ’00 graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary with her PhD in biblical studies. She is assistant professor of Hebrew Bible at Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO . . . Jim Simpson ’00 (DMin) is pastor at Oakland Avenue church, Rock Hill, SC . . . Rachel Anderson ’01 was commissioned as a missionary and will serve as the U.S. coordinator of the Pueblos Hermanos border ministry in Tijuana, Mexico . . . Jane Fahey ’01 is pastor of Druid Hills church, Atlanta . . . Timothy Reynolds ’01 is associate pastor of Church of the Palms, Sarasota, FL . . . . Mark ’01 and Ashley ’01 Wright were commissioned as missionaries and will serve in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. They will be accompanied by their three sons: Ethan, Eliott, and Gabriel . . . Blair Beaver ’02 is pastor of White Oak church in Ruby, SC . . . David Dault ’02 teaches religious studies at Christian Brothers University in Memphis . . . MaryAnn McKibben Dana ’03 is pastor of Idylwood church, Falls Church, VA . . . David Knauert ’03 and his wife, Leigh, were commissioned as missionaries and will serve in São Paulo, Brazil, where David will teach biblical studies at the Universidade Metodista de São Paulo. They will be joined by their four children: Peter, Harrison, Lily, and David . . . Kari McFarland ’03 and husband Nick Brownlee announce the birth of their first child, Molly Minhee McFarland Brownlee, on August 11 . . . Phil Hagen ’04 is pastor at Unity church, Woodleaf, NC . . . Tim Bostick ’05 is serving as organizing pastor for a new church development in Montgomery, TX . . . Patrick Marshall ’05 and his wife, Jen, are rejoicing in the adoption of a baby boy, Brandon Hye-seong Marshall, from South Korea . . . Lanny Peters ’05 (DMin) celebrated 20 years as pastor of Oakhurst Baptist Church in Decatur, GA . . . David Miller ’06 (DMin) joined the faculty of
Associate Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, IN, as associate professor of missional leadership development . . . Caleb Clarke ’07 was ordained and is serving as director of church growth at First church, Atlanta . . . Bill Davis ’07 is associate program director at the Calvin Center, Hampton, GA . . . Leigh Jones ’07, her husband, Chris, and their daughter, Amelia, welcomed Benjamin Thomas Jones, born July 10, 2009 . . . Davis Bailey ’08 is associate pastor for youth and young adults at Evergreen church, Memphis, TN. . . John Martin ’08 is pastor at Deer Creek church, Cumming, GA . . . Julie Bailey ’09 is associate pastor for Christian education at Evergreen church, Memphis, TN . . . Michael Bodger ’09 is associate pastor at First church, Deland, FL . . . Wesley Bolden ’09 is pastor of East Point Christian Church, Atlanta, GA . . . Adam Copeland ’09 is stated supply for First church, Hallock, MN. He was ordained in Tallahassee, FL, September 6 . . . Brian Coulter ’09 is associate pastor of Trinity church, Fairhope, AL . . . Mary Cox ’09 is pastor in a new church development in Mesquite, NV . . . Jillian Embrey ’09 is chaplain at Hospice of the Bluegrass in Lexington, KY . . . Katelyn Gordon ’09 is doing Clinical Pastoral Education at Metro State Prison in Atlanta . . . Maggie Leonard ’09 is doing Clinical Pastoral Education at Egleston Children’s Hospital in Atlanta . . . Drew Marshall ’09 is pastor at Murray Hill church, Jacksonville, FL . . . Emily Martin ’09 was ordained September 13 at Evergreen church in Dothan, AL, and is associate pastor at Brown Memorial church in Baltimore, MD . . . Maryalice Moses ’09 is project coordinator for the Sisters Helping Sisters Project, a project of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter. She is also working as a research and development manager with Global Strategies for Good, an international consulting firm that focuses on global strategies for resources, development, and fund raising . . . Marissa Myers ’09 is director of children and youth ministries at First church, Palo Alto, CA . . . Richard Proctor ’09 is doing Clinical Pastoral Education at Northside Hospital in Atlanta . . . Shon Peppers ’09 is associate pastor of family ministries at First church, Gainesville, GA . . . Kathy Wolf Reed ’09 is doing Clinical Pastoral Education at St. Thomas Hospital System in Nashville, TN . . . Jane Rose ’09 is minister for congregational care at Peace church in Winterville, NC . . . Kevin Weber ’09 is teaching at Luella High School in McDonough, GA . . . Jim ’09 and Nancy Yao ’09 are co-pastors at Hector and Lodi churches in Hector and Lodi, NY.
In Memoriam H . K eit h H il l ’ 5 0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 3, 2009 Wi l l ia m R . Thu r m a n ’ 5 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 23, 2009 J . Ma rvi n Tayl o r ’ 5 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 5, 2009 A . Le o n Sm it h ’ 6 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 21, 2009 H a r ris o n H . Mo r g a n ’ 6 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . April 1, 2009 J a n e G u th rie Rho d e s ’ 7 4. . . . . . . . . . . . .July 25, 2009 Ma r c She r ro d ’ 8 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 8, 2009 Ro g e r S. Wat ki n s ’ 8 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 2, 1009
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