Clergy

Bishop von Rosenberg


The Rt. Rev'd Charles G. von Rosenberg

Bishop of East Tennessee

  Bishop's Office: (865) 966-2110

 

Fr. Howard Hess, Rector

frhoward@knoxvilleascension.org

 

Fr. Robert P. Travis, Priest

frrob@knoxvilleascension.org

 

Fr. Brett Backus, Associate Priest

brett@knoxvilleascension.org

 

The Rev. Mary Lee Bergeron, Priest Associate

marylee@knoxvilleascension.org

 

Amy Morehous, Deacon

amorehous@gmail.com

 

Church Staff

George Boling , Sexton

 

Jeff Conley, Night Sexton

Bettie Corey, Registrar/Publications Editor

bettie@knoxvilleascension.org

James Garvey, Director of Music Ministries jgarvey@knoxvilleascension.org
Charis Hoskins, Financial Assistant/Coordinator of Office Services charis@knoxvilleascension.org
Sabra Martin, Program Secretary sabra@knoxvilleascension.org
Byron Proaps, Facilities Plant Manager byron@knoxvilleascension.org
Jacqueline Soltys, Director of Christian Education jacqueline@knoxvilleascension.org
Bob Wadley, Parish Administrator

Cathy Wadley, Assistant to the Rector & Director of the Newcomer Ministries

cathy@knoxvilleascension.org 
Lynn Wise, Nursery Director lynn@knoxvilleascension.org

 

Jim Wright, Director of Hunger Ministries jimwright@knoxvilleascension.org

If you have questions, need assistance, or would like to be involved in any ministry,

please feel free to contact a staff person or please call the Parish Office, 865.588.0589.

 

2010

Church Vestry

Senior Warden

Julie Hembree
jshembree@bellsouth.net
Junior Warden
Bert Ackermann
backermann@spinlabine.com






Paul Banick - Youth

Lida Barrett - Worship

David Baumgardner - Great Commission

Leo Beale - Great Commission

Louise Conrad - Children/Youth Formation

Ben Davidson - Pastoral Care

Claire Eldridge - Stewardship

 

 

Ann O'Connor - Outreach

John Pannell - Finance

Scott Poland - Great Commission

Culver Schmid - Inreach

Vaiden Taylor - Inreach

Rick Turner - Building & Grounds

Larry Jones, Clerk

Mike Terry-Cochran, Treasurer

 

 

THE VESTRY is composed of fifteen (15) members elected by the congregation at the annual parish meeting in November.

Candidates for the vestry are nominated by the congregation with the nominee's permission.

Five (5) members are elected each year to serve for a three-year term.

The vestry is responsible for the temporal needs of the parish and exists to represent the parish in supporting and advising the rector and staff.

The vestry meets monthly. Meetings are open to all members of the parish (Vestry does not meet in July).

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