Appointive Cabinet
Each year, Bishop David Graves appoints pastors to local churches in consultation with the Assistant to the Bishop, Rev. Dr.Vona Wilson, and the District Superintendents and Cohort District Superintendents who serve on the Appointive Cabinet.
Additional Cabinet Members include Mr. Mark Hagewood, Director of Administrative Services, Rev. Melinda Young Britt, Connectional Ministry Officer, and Rev. Jefferson Furtado, Cohort District Superintendent-Board of Ordained Ministry.
District Coverage Areas
Caney Fork River | Stones River
Rev. Rickey Wade
District Superintendent
Cookeville, TN | Murfreesboro, TN
Metro
Rev. Dr. Deborah Smith
District Superintendent
Cordova, TN
Red River
Rev. Pat Freudenthal
District Superintendent
Clarksville, TN
Cumberland River
Rev. Jerry Wallace
District Superintendent
Lebanon, TN
Mississippi River | Purchase
Rev. Nancy Johnston Varden
District Superintendent
Alamo, TN | Kirksey, KY
Tennessee River
Rev. Adam Kelchner
Cohort District Superintendent
McKenzie, TN
Cumberland River
Rev. Ryan Bennett
Cohort District Superintendent
Lebanon, TN
Mississippi River
Rev. Sharon Lewis-Karamoko
Cohort District Superintendent
Alamo, TN
Urban Cohort
Rev. Dr. Stephen Handy
Associate District Superintendent
Nashville, TN
Harpeth River
Rev. B.J. Brack
District Superintendent
Pulaski, TN
Extended Cabinet Member
Mark Hagewood
Director of Administrative Services
Rev. Melinda Young Britt
Connectional Ministries Officer
Rev. Jefferson Furtado
Cohort District Superintendent-Board of Ordained Ministry
Cabinet Contact
Please email members of the TWKUMC Appointive Cabinet utilizing this form. Just select the person's name you wish to contact and write your message. Thank you!
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