Meet the Staff
Our pastoral and administrative staff are here to serve you and create an environment of excellence in ministry. They're called to help equip us to become the church God created us to be. They work hard and want to help you grow in Christ! Please don't hesitate to let us know if there's anything we can do to help. And even though it looks like it... Nancy, Laura, and Sandy didn't intentionally coordinate their outfits for picture day!
Scott Wakefield
Senior Minister
Scott's role as Minister at First Christian Church began at the end of January 2008. He was previously Associate Minister here at First Christian Church from March of 2003 until then. He has been in ministry for 10 years and has served churches in Ohio and Illinois. He and his wife Dagny (pron. DAHG-knee) met at Wheaton College, have been married 10 years and have two super-cute kids: a 6-year-old daughter named Sophia and a 3-year-old named Alden. Dagny is the Pediatric Social Worker at Johnson City Medical Center.
Scott is a lover of reading who also enjoys singing, playing the guitar and piano, and a good cup of coffee! He plays soccer, basketball, loves (and hates) golf, and, if he's not at the church office, can probably be found at a local coffee shop. Make sure you check out his blog "Scott's Thoughts". Scott studied theology at Wheaton College and received his graduate training at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Emmanuel School of Religion.
Tommy Staggs
Minister of Youth & Family Life
Tommy and his wife Leslie joined us in February 2008, from South Carolina, where Tommy served at Sonrise Christian Church for 5 years in the areas of Youth and Worship. They are Milligan College graduates who love the Lord and love working with children and students. We're really excited about what God is going to do through Tommy's ministry here in Greeneville!
Tommy's hobbies include losing to Scott, our Senior Minister, in basketball and ping pong. But he makes up for that by thoroughly destroying Scott on the golf course.
Shelley Smith
Nursery/Toddler Coordinator
Shelley and her husband Jason, and two adorable children, Coleton and Kinsley, have been attending First Christian since late 2006. She directs all of our volunteers and develops the curricular focus for our nursery and toddler programming. There's also the occasional diaper duty or toy cleaning that needs done, too! Shelley does a great job of creating a warm and safe environment where parents and their children will feel welcome.
Nancy Carter
Housekeeper
Nancy is the veteran on staff. She's been taking great care of our facilities for the past 21 years! She is married to Randy, who is a self-employed farmer and jack of all trades. They are active in the Union Free Will Baptist Church. She devotes her motherly nurture to her dog, Ginger, once featured on TV by channel 11 (WJHL) weatherman Mark Reynolds! Nancy can be cruising the strip all over the Tri-State region on weekend evenings as she is a bonafied "car show queen." She also enjoys antiquing, has the low down on all the good auctions, and also enjoys gardening. Nancy and Randy have a zoo's worth of cattle, horses, and mules, and used to have goats, beagles, and coondogs. She is a North Greene High School alum.
Laura Hinkle
Church Secretary
Laura has been keeping us in administrative order since spring of 1999. She is the proud mother of Catera, who is 11 years old, and Derek, who is 17. Laura's husband, Shaun, is on the Sales Management Team at Bachman-Bernard Cheverolet here in Greeneville. They are active at Towering Oaks Baptist Church. Laura enjoys gardening, shopping, boating, and chauferring her kids. The Hinkles have a menagerie of animals and pets: dog, guinea pig, fish, cattle, a cat (known to leave dead mice on their doorstep), and they used to have goats, horses, and a rabbit! Sheesh! She attended Chuckey-Doak High School, Tusculum College and East Tennessee State University.
Sandy Laws
Financial Secretary
Sandy has been minding our financial Ps and Qs for the last 12 years. She does a great job of helping keep us above reproach. Sandy also is working on her degree at East Tennessee State University. Sandy is married to Johnny and their daughter Amy graduated from East Tennessee State University and is pursuing a Masters in French... in France! They are active in the Tusculum Baptist Church.