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Supply Clergy in the Diocese of East Tennessee

The list below is arranged by city.
Show list arranged by last name.

For Parishes East/Northeast of Knoxville

The Rev. Art Mack
Phone: 828.697.7604
mackar4264@yahoo.com
City: Hendersonville, NC
Willing to drive 2 hours (most parishes east of Knoxville)

Bristol

The Rev. Tom Day
Phone: 713.819.8335
drtomday@gmail.com
City: Bristol
Willing to travel up to 75 miles

Chatsworth, GA

The Rev. John “Rocki” Proffitt
frocki@aol.com
City: Chatsworth, GA
Willing to travel 50 miles

Chattanooga

The Rev. John Bonner
Phone: 252.495.5174
rectorjht@gmail.com
City: Chattanooga
Willing to travel 50 miles

The Rev. Susan Butler
Phone: (973) 452-5666
susanjbutler@att.net
City: Chattanooga
Willing to travel 45 minutes.

The Rev. Patricia Cahill
Phone: 423.331.1139
City: Chattanooga

The Rev. Dr. Valerie Carnes
Phone: 423.877.1478
vcarnes@ascension.org
City: Chattanooga
Willing to travel 50-60 miles if needed; must have notice 5 days in advance

The Rev. Buckley Robbins
Phone: 423.877.6112
City: Chattanooga

The Rev. R. Harrison West
Phone: (203) 738-8421
rharrisonw215@gmail.com
City: Chattanooga
Willing to travel 70 miles or 1 hour

Cleveland

The Rev. Wallace Reynolds
drwalreyn@hotmail.com
863-398-5996
City: Cleveland (will travel up to 50 miles)

Crossville

The Rev. Ron Griffin
Marshillrwg@gmail.com
Phone: 720.891.9990
City: Crossville

The Rev. Canon Michael Spear-Jones
Phone: 757.449.5686
mspear.jones@gmail.com
City: Crossville
Willing to travel 2 hours

The Rev. Johnnette Shane
Phone: 510.684.4043
jshane922@yahoo.com
City: Crossville

Dandridge

The Rev. Louis “Smokey” Oats
Phone: 704.737.6495
City: Dandridge

Greeneville

The Rev. Carolyn Isley
Phone: 423.639.9289
City: Greeneville

Kingston/Harriman

The Rev. Peggy Hunt
Phone: 865.696.6284
City: Kingston/Harriman
Available 2nd and 5th Sundays each month

Knoxville

The Rev. Donna Brown
Phone: 865.466.2536
dospadres@aol.com
City: Knoxville
Willing to travel 60 miles

The Rev. Ken Brown
Phone: 865.466.1518
dospadres@aol.com
City: Knoxville
Willing to travel 60 miles

The Rev. Gayle Hansen Browne
Phone: 740.463.1487
ghbrowne50@gmail.com
City: Knoxville
Willing to travel 1 hour; not available on 3rd Sundays

The Rev. Mary Davis
Phone: 908.418.7699
davisteam@comcast.net
City: Knoxville
Willing to travel 30 miles

The Rev. Joe Parrish – unavailable until 2024
Phone: 908.352.2220
joeparrish@compuserve.com
City: Knoxville
Willing to travel 10 miles for 1 service, 20 for 2

The Rev. Kay Reynolds
Phone: 865.688.2835
City: Knoxville

The Rev. Bo Townsend
Phone: 512.419.8090
botownsend56@gmail.com
City: Knoxville
Willing to travel 25 miles

The Rev. Carol Westpfahl – Available 2nd and 5th Sundays
Phone: 865.223.4507
cew4@uw.edu
City: Knoxville

Morristown

The Rev. Scherry Fouke
revsvf@gmail.com
Phone: 423.581.5369
City: Morristown (maximum travel 75 miles)

Newport

The Rev. David Garrett
Phone: 423-623-9317
City: Newport

Oak Ridge

The Rev. Craig Kallio
Phone: 865.482.3758
cmkallio2@gmail.com
City: Oak Ridge (maximum travel up to 50 miles away)

Pleasant Hill

The Rev. Marshall Scott
Phone 816.896.9717
chaplainmarshall@icloud.com
City: Pleasant Hill
Willing to travel 90 minutes; lives in Central Time (please consider when communicating)

Sewanee

The Rev. Giulianna Gray
Phone: 931.636.3658
giuliannagray@gmail.com
City: Sewanee

The Rev. Scott Lee
860-906-8585
revsclee@aol.com
City: Sewanee
Willing to travel 90 miles.

The Rev. Leigh Preston
Phone: 423.903.843
leighpreston@gmail.com
City: Sewanee

The Rev. Perry Scruggs
Phone: 423.658.5587
City: Sewanee

The Rev. Molly McGee Short
Cell: 251.272.0702
mollymcgeeshort@gmail.com
City: Sewanee
Willing to travel 50 minutes; limited availability during school year (summers preferred)

Seymour

The Rev. Rafael Ortiz
Phone 901.371.7349
fatherortiz222@charter.net
City: Seymour

Signal Mountain

The Rev. Peter Kanyi
Phone: 423.305.0007 (h); 423.903.6707 (c)
City: Signal Mountain

Trenton, GA

The Rev. Roy Pollina
Phone: 706.500.1089
royg@comcast.net
City: Trenton, GA

The Bishop and Council recommends these compensation rates for supply clergy effective January 1, 2024. Congregations are strongly encouraged to use this scale:

  • One weekday or Sunday evening service with no preaching: $100
  • One Sunday morning service (any combination of presiding or preaching): $150
  • Two Sunday services with sermon: $200
  • Three Sunday services with sermon: $250
  • Additional work (adult forums, visitations, etc.): $30/hour

Compensation is to include mileage at 67 cents per mile and where necessary, reimbursement for meals and lodging at cost.

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