DIOCESAN STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION
Bishop Charles vonRosenberg
cgvonr@etdiocese.net; (865)966-2110 www.etdiocese.net/pages/bishop.htm
Contact for:
- Pastoral care of clergy and families
- Faith crises
- Consecration of a church, blessing of altar, chalice, paten, church bells
- Services of confirmation and reception
- Celebrations of new ministry
- Lay ministry and social outreach opportunities
Tami Dyke
Bishop's executive secretary
tdyke@etdiocese.net; (865)966-2110
Contact for:
- An appointment with the bishop
- The bishop's visitation schedule
- The diocesan prayer calendar
- Clergy days
- Diocesan convention
- Godly Judgments
- Licensing Lay Eucharistic Ministers and Lay Eucharistic Visitors
- Any other diocesan questions
Beth Anderson
Chapter & Verse Bookshop manager
bookshop@etdiocese.net; toll-free (866)281-4599 or (865)966-2912
www.chapterandversebooks.com
Contact for:
- Hours of operation
- Stock and special orders
- Volunteer opportunities
- Gift suggestions and assistance
Mary Berl
Diocesan administrator
mberl@etdiocese.net; (865)966-2110
Contact for:
- Opportunity Fund grant application
- Resource to parish treasurers
- Parish voluntary commitments
- Setting clergy compensation
- Diocesan budget
- Long-term disability and worker compensation for church workers
- Parish property and liability insurance
The Rev. Chris Chase
Canon for higher education and chaplain, Tyson House, UT-Knoxville
cgchase@etdiocese.net; (865)637-2031
www.tysonhouse.org
Contact for:
- Campus ministry opportunities
Alice Clayton
Canon to the Ordinary and diocesan deployment officer
aclayton@etdiocese.net; (865)966-2110
Contact for:
- Clergy search process
- Updating clergy resumes and CDO profiles
- Diocesan constitution and canons
- ECUSA and General Convention
Rosemary Davenport
Staff executive assistant and insurance administrator
rdavenport@etdiocese.net; (865)966-2110
Contact for:
- Group medical, dental, life and supplemental Medicare insurance for clergy and lay church workers
- Grace Point reservations
- Diocesan convention registration or packets
Rick Govan
Lay ministry development director
rgovan@etdiocese.net; (423)698-1222
Contact for:
- Licensed ministries
- Presentation on shared ministry concepts
- To register for lay ministry conference, set for March 27 at Grace Point
Alex Haralson
Youth coordinator
aharalson@etdiocese.net; (865)384-2094
www.etdiocese.net/youth/
Contact for:
- Information about diocesan, provincial, national youth events
- To register for youth events
- Youth Action Council
- Resources for parish youth ministry
- Diocesan youth Web pages
Lynn Lazlo
Staff administrative assistant and receptionist
llazlo@etdiocese.net; (865)966-2110
Contact for:
- Change in subscription to East Tennessee Episcopalian
- Change in diocesan directory, Web clergy and parish listings, Legacy Society database
- To register for some diocesan events
- To obtain diocesan event publicity
The Rev. A.D. "Bo" Lewis
Vicar, Grace Point Camp and Retreat Center
camp@etdiocese.net; (865)567-1159
www.etdiocese.net/gracepoint/
Contact for:
- Grace Point facilities
- To donate funds or furnishings to Grace Point
- Directions to visit Grace Point
Sharon Rasmussen
Communication director
editor@etdiocese.net; (865)966-2110
www.etdiocese.net
Contact for:
- East Tennessee Episcopalian editorial policy and deadlines to submit material
- To publish coverage of parish events
- Opportunities to write for the East Tennessee Episcopalian
- Diocesan Web site
- To set up a parish Web site on the diocesan server
Barbara Reed
"Protecting God's Children" administrator
btrjjrhome@worldnet.att.net; (865)482-4205
Contact for:
- Sexual-abuse prevention training
- Resources on sexual-abuse issues
SOCIAL MINISTRY CONTACTS
- AIDS Ministry
Elizabeth Johnson
(865)425-9965
- Appalachian Ministry Resource Team
Marita Pratt
billmaritap@aol.com; (423)562-2914
- Christian Formation
- The Rev. Kathryn Mathewson, Adult Formation
kmsttims@chatt.net; (423)886-2281
- Kathleen Crevasse, Godly Play information
cacrevasse@aol.com; (423)821-8045
- Pam Park, Adults & Children's Formation
pkpark@aol.com; (423)886-4054
- Ann Backus, Children's Formation
mombackus1@aol.com; (865)693-3463
- The Rev. Claire Keene, Adults & Youth Formation
assistant@ststephensor.com; (865)483-8497
- Criminal Justice Ministry
Jim Muir
(865)947-6188
- Disaster Relief
The Rev. Al Minor
aminor@worldnet.att.net ; (865)670-1199
- Ecumenical Officers
- William Farnham
(865)882-8135
- The Rev. Al Minor
aminor@worldnet.att.net; (865)670-1199
- Jubilee Ministries: A Call to Justice
- The Rev. Paige Buchholz
paigebuchholz@yahoo.com; (865)675-0450
- The Rev. Pat Cahill
patedcahill@aol.com; (423)821-3131
- Diocesan Jubilee Officer
The Rev. Wade Frye
jfrye3@att.net; (865)983-3512
- Refugee Resettlement
The Rev. Larry Beach
lbeach@ix.netcom.com; (865)539-4456
- Victims' Rights
- The Rev. Barbara Anne Harper
bharper123@aol.com; (865)986-1976
- Barbara Reed
btrjjrhome@worldnet.att.net; (865)482-4205
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