Alumni/ae

1960s

Richard Carter ’63 has retired as pastor of Grace church, Crystal City, MO. . . . . Bob Moss ’67 was honorably retired as of June 1, 2007.  He and his wife, Mary, will continue to live in Rock Hill, SC. . . . . Hunter Coleman ’68 retired from First church, Highlands, NC, August 5, 2007. . . . . Alan Elmore ’69 retired as General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Charlotte in 2001. Since then, he has served as interim pastor at North Anderson Community church and First church, Anderson, SC, and is now at Fort Hill church, Clemson, SC.

1970s

James McNaull ’72 is interim pastor of First church, Fort Lauderdale, FL. . . . . Fahed Abu-Akel ’74 led two mission groups visiting the Land and the Christians Community. The first group, from First church, Douglasville, GA, visited Israel and Palestine.  The second group, from North Avenue church, Atlanta, visited Israel, Palestine and Egypt. . . . . Bill Carr ’74 serves the Gainesville-Hall County, GA, community as a therapist with the Community Service Center and as chaplain for the Gainesville Fire Department. . . . . Anna Case-Winters ’78 spoke this summer at Eastern Nazarene College’s first Open Theology and Science Seminar. The seminar brings together the best open theologians to converse with prominent scientists, building a new field in the science and religion discussion to explore the issues of cosmology, biology, and human sciences as they relate to open theology. She is a professor of theology at McCormick Theological Seminary.

1980s

Bob Murphy ’81 has a new call as pastor at Southminster church, Missouri City, TX. . . . . Dan Sansbury ’81 is 2007 moderator for East Tennessee Presbytery. He has been pastor of Rivermont church in Chattanooga since 1991. . . . . Robert Gamble ’82 lives and works in Odessa, Ukraine. He is director of the non-profit organization This Child Here (www.thischildhere.org). The program helps the thousands of street children in that country. He reports that so far he has been detained by the police, robbed, had two exhibitions of his photography, and been interviewed four times by Ukrainian television. Recently, he introduced the important seminary course Frisbee golf to children who live at the center where he works. . . . . Laurie Murphy ’82 has been called to be pastor at Spring Branch church, Houston, TX. . . . . Tino Skordallos (ThM ’82) was elected by the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese as Chief Secretary of the Synod. . . . . Ralph Milligan (DMin ’86) retired as executive director of Presbyterian Samaritan Counseling Center in Charlotte and has just spent six months as interim pastor of Hurunui Presbyterian Parishes on the South Island of New Zealand. . . . . Bob Reno ’87 is pastor of First church, El Paso, TX. . . . . Lynn Williamson (DMin ’88) serves as pastor of Shepherd of the Hills church in Casper, WY.

1990s

James Dant (DMin ’91) has a new book, The Truth Is Sensational Enough: Meditations for the Church Year, published by Mercer University Press.  Added to prominent holy days are sermons and thoughts for Saint Valentine’s Day, All Saints Day, national holidays, and even Stewardship Sunday. . . . . Mike Fitze ’91 (DMin ’95) left Providence church in Greenville, SC, where he had served as organizing pastor for 10 years, to accept a call from Charleston/Atlantic Presbytery as organizing pastor of the East Cooper New Church Development. On Pentecost Sunday, May 27, Palmetto Presbyterian in Mt. Pleasant held its first service for a standing-room-only crowd of 400-plus at Laing Middle School.  The new church will be built on 14 acres in Carolina Park, a new development in upper Mt. Pleasant. . . . . Joseph Muchemi ’91 received his D.Min. degree May 19, 2007, from San Francisco Theological Seminary . . . . Polly Deppen ’92 has accepted a call as associate pastor at Christ church, Ormond Beach, FL . . . . . Sam McGregor ’92 reports that his wife, Kathryn, has become associate presbyter for education and resourcing in Providence Presbytery. . . . . Denise Hall (DMin ’93) is pastor of Orange church, Orange, VA. . . . . Richard Hawks (DMin ’93) has retired from Eastminster church, Knoxville, TN. . . . . David Bradley ’95 is a pastoral counselor in Asheville, NC.  He and his family have moved to Montreat, NC. . . . . Peg Brinck ’95 received board certification as a chaplain last April in San Francisco. There were only three new candidates present from Tennessee and all three were from Peg’s presbytery of East Tennessee. She is serving as chaplain and director of pastoral services at Wood (Presbyterian) Village, Sweetwater, TN. . . . . Carol Seaman ’95 is interim pastor of the Community church, Smoke Rise, NJ. . . . . Louly Hay ’96 recently attended her 50th reunion at Hollins University in Roanoke, VA. She is parish associate at First church, Covington, GA. . . . . Sam Henderson (DMin ’96) is pastor of First church, Marietta, GA. . . . . Insook Lee ’96 is associate professor of pastoral care and counseling at Hood Theological Seminary,  Salisbury, NC. . . . . Libby Rollins ’97 has a new call as associate pastor at First church, Huntsville, AL. . . . Jill Middlemas ’97, has joined the faculty of University of Aarhus in Denmark. She has a Ph.D. in Old Testament from Oxford University. . . . . Becca Young ’97 has been appointed by the PCUSA as a mission worker to Indonesia. She will teach systematic theology at Jakarta Theological Seminary. Most recently she has been a liaison for tsunami recovery on the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance staff. . . . . Todd Green ’98 received his Ph.D. in the history of Christianity at Vanderbilt University on August 10.  He will serve as an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt Divinity School for the spring semester of 2008. . . . . Bill Garrison ’99 moved from Hendersonville, NC, to Philadelphia, PA, to attend optometry school. After serving a small church in North Carolina he became interested in the medical field and was involved with mission work and a group of orphan boys from Liberia. . . . . Joe Hinds ’99 and Kazy Blocher Hinds ’00 have accepted calls in the Syracuse, NY, area.  Kazy has accepted a call as associate pastor of First church, Liverpool, NY, and Joe is in a yoked call as pastor of Westminster and Elmwood churches in Syracuse. . . .Melanie Mitchell ’99 serves in Madrid, Spain, at the Iglesia de Cristo for immigrants. . . . . Wendy Neff ’99 serves Highland church in Maryville, TN.

2000s

Kathleen Crighton ’00 has a new call as designated pastor of the Metairie Ridge church,  Metairie, LA, in suburban New Orleans. She was installed June 10 by the Presbytery of South Louisiana. Kathy is also serving as a director of the Board of Pensions, class of 2008. Kitty Clark Manson ’00 took part in the service. . . . . Wain Wesberry ’00 formerly associate pastor at Fourth church,  Greenville, SC, has been called as pastor at First church, Clinton, SC. . . . . Shelaine Bird ’03 and Kyle Segars ’99 have accepted calls as co-pastors of Saint Andrews church in Beulah, MI. They and their two-year-old daughter, Sedona Grace, left Arizona this summer where they’ve been serving as co-pastors of First church, Florence, AZ. . . . . Rebecca Close LeMon ’03 graduated from Emory Law School with a J.D. degree May 14, 2007, and her husband, Joel, received a Ph.D. in Old Testament Studies from Emory the same day. Rebecca began law practice in September with Alston & Bird in Atlanta. . . . . Lloyd Looney (DMin ’03) has passed exams for licensing as a marriage and family therapist in Georgia, and has been approved as a nationally certified counselor. . . . . Nancy Oehler ’03 was married to Larry Love on August 18 in Crawfordsville, IA. . . . . James Wells ’03 is solo pastor of First church, Jacksonville, AL. . . . . John Frye (DMin ’04) has been called as pastor at First church, Gastonia, NC. . . . . Elizabeth Parker ’04 has moved to Austin, TX, and will be seeking a call in that area. She will be married in early October to Derek Pang. . . . . Tina Sweet ’04 enjoyed a two-week study tour in Israel this spring, visiting Nazareth, Galilee and Jerusalem. . . . . Jaina Anderson ’05 remains at First church, Athens, AL, where she is now associate pastor. Her son, Colter, is playing football for last year’s 5A state champions, the Athens Golden Eagles. . . . . Jessica Derise-Mendez ’05 has a new position as chaplain at John Knox Village/St. Joseph’s Baptist Healthcare, Tampa, FL, and is director of church relations for Habitat for Humanity/East Polk County, Winter Haven. . . . . Susan Thomas ’04 (ThM ’07) has been named national coordinator of CLOUT (Christian Lesbians OuT) and provided leadership for the national gathering held in Atlanta in July; she has also preached for Henry Memorial church, Dublin, GA; Greenville, GA, church; Norris Lake church, Snellville, GA; Presbyterian Village, Austell, GA; and Kirkwood church, Kennesaw, GA. . . . . Sue Riggle ’05 has been called as pastor of First church, Jonesboro, GA. . . . . Paul Shupe (DMin ’05) is pastor at Lake Edge United Church of Christ, Madison, WI. . . . . Martha Thorson (DMin ’05) is part-time pastor at the Winchester United Methodist Church,  Winchester, CA. . . . . Christine Vogel (DMin ’05) has been named McCormick Theological Seminary’s dean of students and vice president for student affairs. She had been serving on the faculty there as the Jean and Frank Mohr Professor of Ministry. . . . . Ed Wegele ’05 is pastor at First church, Seminole, TX. . . . . Brandon Brewer ’06 has accepted a position as director of youth programs at Woods Memorial church, Severna Park, MD. . . . . Jihyun Oh ’06 has accepted a call as associate pastor for contemporary worship and children and family ministry at First church, Arlington Heights, IL. . . . . Kaye Florence ’06 was examined by Holston Presbytery on June 2 and ordained at Jonesborough church on June 17. She will be a hospice chaplain with Caris Healthcare of Tennessee. Mindy Serafin ’06 participated as a corresponding member of the Ordination Commission. . . . . Leslie Bethel-Roper ’06 has a new call as associate pastor of First church, Batesville, AR. She was ordained July 16 in Fort Smith, AR, at her home church . . . . . Meg Flannagan ’06, Jerry Long ’06, Leslie Bethel-Roper ’06, and John Richardson ’06, members of the Company of New Pastors, caught up with each other at Montreat’s Worship and Music week. Meg, Jerry, and Leslie (see above) are serving congregations. John is vice president for development at Montreat Conference Center.