Deacons after being commissioned Fri., June 22. As pictured left to right:

Rev. Kathleen Kilbourne, dir. Center for Deacon Education, Susan Harrison (BGTS '11), Troy Howard (BGTS '10), Dr. Doug Hume, dean of school of religion, Tara Snow (MCE '11, BGTS '10), Steve Keaton (MCE BGTS '07) and Bruce Birch, emeritus dean, Wesley Theological Seminary

Four elders and 4 deacons are ordained to full connection. Pictured from left to right:

Todd McCullough - elder, '05 BA from Pfeiffer, Alexis Coleman - elder,'02 MCE from Pfeiffer MDiv Wesley, Rhonda Hermann - deacon, '09 MCE from Pfeiffer BGTS Center for Deacon Education/Wesley, Melissa Finley Swofford - elder,'74 BA from Pfeiffer, Nancy McDow - deacon, '09 BGTS Center for Deacon Education/Wesley -Johanna Miller- deacon,'07 MCE from Pfeiffer, BGTS Center for Deacon Education/Wesley, Anne Conover - deacon,' 06 MCE from Pfeiffer Katie Roberts - elder, '06 BA from Pfeiffer

Pfeiffer graduates/deacons gather to celebrate with Troy Howard and Tara Snow following their commissioning service at WNC Annual Conference at Lake Junaluska.

Tara Snow, '11 Master of Christian Education graduate, is commissioned as a deacon to provisional membership in the WNC Annual Conference.