Centre First United Methodist Church
Centre, Alabama
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Staff Parish Relations Committee

The SPRC serves several important functions in the church.  Chief among these is a supervisory and evaluative body that relates to the staff including the pastor.

SPRC Members:

Suzanne Bishop - Chairperson
​Mary Leigh Hill

Leslie Cox
Sid Garrett
Gwen Giles
Sandra Parker
​Sinda Snead
​Lay Leader - Freda Dye
​Lay Member Annual Conference -
Glendacile Lyons


Missions Team

Lynn Brewer
Pat Cooke
Chelsea Clements
Candice Crabtree
Kacy Lemons
Dewandee Neyman

Trustees Committee


The Trustees are tasked with maintaining and repairing church owned property and buildings.  They also set policies for building use by groups within and outside the church. 

Trustees Members

B. T. Law - Chairperson 
Susan Rochester
Bobby Russell
Bill Cox
Ed Allen
Jimmy Cooper
Kelly Turner
Jimmy Gossett

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee serves to manage all financial decisions made by the church, including setting the church budget, accounting for giving, and managing expenditures.

Finance Members:
Dean Buttram - Chairperson
Wallace Lyons - Treasurer
Mary Leigh Hill
David James
Glendacile Lyons

Emily Gossett
Ed Allen
Karen Slupe
Scott Rogers
Sid Garrett
​Brian Perry

Church Council

The Church Council (all of us members of the church) serves as the largest voting body in the church.  Representatives from various teams as well as lay representatives work together to make major decisions for the church's future.

David James serves as the chair of the Church Council.

​Annual Conference Delegate

Every year in June, representatives of each United Methodist Church in Alabama gather for Annual Conference. This meeting of clergy and lay delegates accomplishes much of the denominational work we must get done for the year.

Glendacile Lyons is our Lay Delegate to Annual Conference.

Chris Cone  is our Clergy Delegate to Annual Conference.

Lay Leadership Committee

Lay Leadership exists to identify, call, and equip lay persons within the church to serve in leadership positions. This committee meets annually to nominate and elect leadership within the church.


Gary Davis
Dewandee Neyman
Ginger Cobia
Larry Sanford
Jana Chestnut
Barbara Russell
Physical Address:
341 West Main Street
Centre, Alabama 35960
Church Office/Mailing Address:
106 Tol Street South
​P. O. Box 296
Centre, Alabama 35960
Phone:
(256) 927-3452

Fax:
​(256) 927-8807


Website
www.centrefumc.com

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