Standing Committee
The Standing Committee serves as a council of advice to the bishop. It has six members, three clergy and three lay. Each term is three years, and members can be re-elected for one successive term. One clergy and one lay member rotate off each year.
To contact the Standing Committee, please use our contact form and select Jon Humber and your message will be routed to the appropriate person. Please note that we are doing this in an effort to combat phishing and whaling emails.
Current members of the Standing Committee are:
Terms expiring February 2027
The Rev. Ken Saunders, DMin
Rector, St. James, Greeneville
President of the Standing Committee
Abby Haase
Holy Cross, Hixson
Terms expiring February 2028
The Rev. RJ Powell
Priest-in-Charge, St. Andrew’s, Maryville
Daniel Ellis
Church of the Ascension, Knoxville
Terms expiring February 2029
The Rev. Kelly Coffelt
St. Peter’s, Chattanooga
Christina Sjoberg
St. Paul’s, Athens