Our Elders
John Dean
John Dean is a lifelong resident of Hamblen and Jefferson counties. He is a graduate of Morristown High School, Tennesse Tech University and Lincoln Memorial University. John has spent his career in education, working with various school systems. He currently works on a part-time basis with Sevier County Schools. John and his wife Brenda have one grown daughter.
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Jim Dempster
Jim Dempster is originally from Knoxville but moved with his wife Cherie to Morristown in 1980 and was baptized later in that year. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and currently works for CFGroup, a furniture manufacturer, in Newport. Jim and his wife Cherie have two children and one granddaughter. In addition to serving as elder, Jim helps translate our services into Spanish for those needing such assistance.
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David Willbanks
David Willbanks was raised in Chattanooga and is a graduate of David Lipscomb College and University of Tennessee Medical Units. He has worked as a pediatrician with Hamblen Pediatric Associates in Morristown for forty years, now on a part-time basis. Prior to coming to Morristown, David and his wife Kathryn spent two years in Cameroon on a medical mission. He continues to go on medical mission trips every June with Latin American Missions. David and Kathryn have four children, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Our Minister
Originally from West Virginia, Blaine Kelly has served as minister at Morristown since 2010. He previously served as campus minister in West Virginia and as youth minister in Kentucky. Blaine is a 2003 graduate of Marshall University and 2005 graduate of what is now Southeast Institute of Biblical Studies in Knoxville. He and his wife Caroline are the blessed parents of two girls and a boy.
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Our Deacons
Jerry Barrett Larry Capshaw Josh Frey Rich Hawkins Wayne Lilly Jeff Maxwell Jim Ross Tim Thompson Jeff Whitaker |