Brandon was born in Goldsboro, NC but spent many years in the Boone/Banner Elk area for his undergraduate degree in Religious Studies from Appalachian State University. After completing his undergraduate degree, Brandon served as the Director of Youth Ministries for 6 years. Brandon graduated from Columbia Theological Seminary in 2022 with an M.Div. In his free time, Brandon enjoys reading, disc golf, and board games.

Terry was born in Johnson City and has lived in the area most of her life. She graduated from Hyles-Anderson Christian College in Crown Point, Indiana. Terry has been Financial Secretary for WAPC since 2005.

Terry and her husband Dave have been married since 1982 and live in Kingsport. The Beckman’s have two children and six grandchildren. Terry is an active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church where she shares her deep faith by teaching the Adult Ladies Sunday School Class.

Stephen was born in Memphis, TN but has lived here since 1982. A retired librarian (MSLS, UT 1976) he worked in a variety of high school, college, public, academic and special libraries from 1968 until his retirement in 2008. His undergraduate degree was in Art from Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College). His interests include art, music, singing, history, reading and travel.

Stephen was bitten by the genealogical bug during college and has now spent over 50 years research his various ancestral family lines with currently over 92,000 names in his family tree and still growing.

Stephen has been an active member of WAPC for over 40 years and has served in the church office since 2012 and loving every minute.

Stephen Shanks was born and raised in Johnson City. He graduated from ETSU with a degree in Music Education. Stephen taught music in the public schools for many years, including as band and choir director. In addition to directing the WAPC Chancel Choir, Stephen enjoys singing in various venues in the Tri-Cities area.

Stephen and his wife Sue are the former owners-managers of Anna Marie’s Florist shop in Johnson City, having retired earlier this year. They have two wonderful daughters. The Shanks live in a beautiful country setting where Stephen enjoys gardening, working with tools and appreciating the Tennessee countryside. They have two dogs and four cats who help run the farm.

Craig Campbell is a native of Johnson City, the son of the late Sid and Barbara Campbell and grandson of Cordia Booth, longtime proprietor of “The Curiosity Shop” at 906 North Roan Street. His sister Beth resides in Knoxville with her husband Bill Cole.

He holds degrees in organ performance from The Juilliard School and The Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University. In 2005 he began studies with Daniel Roth at Saint Sulpice in Paris. His career in The Episcopal Church spanned from assistant organist at Grace Church in New York to Organist/ Choirmaster at Saint John’s Cathedral in Los Angeles.

He is on the faculty of Northeast State Community College, where he has taught Introduction to Music and Individual Instruction in organ and piano since 2016.

Alynda Worrell-Welch moved to Jonhson City in 2019. In 2021, she earned her bachelor’s in psychology and visual arts from Milligan University. She recently graduated with her Master’s of Science in Counseling, also from Milligan, with a concentration in clinical mental health. She now works as a therapist in a private practice. She has attended Watauga Avenue Presbyterian Church for two years and has been the part-time custodian for most of that time. In her free time, she enjoys making art, reading, and roller skating.