Tim Tomlinson

Tim Tomlinson placed his faith in Jesus Christ as a boy, and was called into the gospel ministry in his later teen years. He was trained at Crown College and Crown Seminary, and has served the Lord under Dr. Clarence Sexton since 1999. He has been involved in teaching and preaching the Word of God to young people, to university students, to Bible college students, and to lay people through various ministries. He serves as Vice President of Academics at Crown College, and also directs the Knoxville School of the Bible. He and his wife, Angie, were married in 1998 and have three children – Lydia, Lance, and Levi.

Daniel J. Rieg

I was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and lived in that area for over 60 years.  I am the older of two children – my younger sister Marlene still lives in Cincinnati.

As a young child I was raised in the Roman Catholic Church and attended Saint Monica grade school and then Roger Bacon High School. 

I continued my education at Northern Kentucky University and University of Cincinnati, earning degrees in mechanical engineering, law and pharmacy.  I worked as a pharmacist since 1972, mainly for the Kroger Company. 

I have been married to my wonderful wife Linda for over 32 years.  We have 5 children: Karen & Dan live in Cincinnati; Jennifer and Jodi live in Charlotte NC; Julie in Franklin, Tennessee.  They have given us 4 grandchildren and 5 step-grandchildren. 

We moved to the Knoxville area in 2007 and have had a home in Sharps Chapel since 2008.  We were very active in our church in Ohio – and concerned that we would not find a comparable church down here.  Fortunately the first Sunday we found Corryton – and made it our church home.  We love the staff and people at Corryton.

I will share my spiritual journey accepting Christ as my personal savior and then being baptized at Corryton.  I will also discuss my passion for fulfilling the cultural mandate – to be salt and light in our world.  We have been involved with the Family Research Council; first in Ohio with Citizens for Community Values (CCV) and getting started now with the Tennessee branch – Family Action Council of Tennessee (FACT).

Becky Booker

Becky Booker is a member of Corryton Church where she serves as a small group leader for 3^rd grade boys.  She is married to Ronnie, and has 4 children from her previous marriage; 2 step-children, a daughter-in-law, 2 grand-sons, and is expecting her third grandchild.  She is a Physical Therapy Assistant at Amedisys Home Health. 

She was born in a suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma and moved to Tennessee in 1993.  Her journey began when God got her attention at 6 years of age, which is amazing to her as she belonged to a family that was non-Christian, with a heavy presence of alcoholism on both sides. 

She became a Christian at age 8, but because of the lack of Spiritual guidance from her family, she struggled with insecurity issues, and wound up pregnant and married by age 17.

Though her life has been filled with many adversities, disappointments, tragedies, and triumphs, she marvels at the fact that God has always been there to get her through each storm. 

The pivotal moment in her life came when she was 21 years old and her dad came to her door with a sincere apology for having wasted the years that he should have been a more responsible dad.  He also announced that he had given his life to the Lord.  He remains to this day, her greatest Spiritual influence.

She wants to express to others the hope that she has found in Jesus Christ, and how he has always been present in her life, and that his timing is perfect.  She wants to relay the message to others, that everyday is a brand new day to start over, and to do things right when the Lord is in control of our lives.

Emmeline Cottrell has lived in the Knoxville area for the past 21 years with her husband Alan and four children Dorian (21), Joshua (19), Delena (17), and Nathan (15). She currently teaches music at Berean Christian School and has 15 voice and piano students. She is a member of Corryton church where her husband has served as worship pastor for the past 21 years. She and her husband will celebrate their 28th wedding anniversary this June. Emmeline is a graduate of Carson-Newman College where she received her Bachelor of Music degree in Musical Theater with a vocal emphasis.

John Griggs was raised in Huntsville, Texas. He found the Lord through the leadership of godly parents. His dad read the Bible each night to his family of six, and his mom led him to memorize many scripture passages. One night, John was led by his mother to pray and make Jesus the Lord and Savior of his life. God called John to preach during his second year of engineering study at the University of Huntsville, while studying physics. He joined the Baptist Church that night although he had been raised a Methodist.

John graduated from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1953. He then attended Golden Gate Baptist Seminary in Berkley, California and earned a Bachelor of Divinity in 1957. He attended Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky and earned a Master of Theology degree in 1959.

John served as Pastor of Muncy Creek Baptist Church from 1957 – 1958 and Casky Baptist Church in Hopkinsville, Kentucky from 1958 - 1962. He then served as an IMB Missionary to Zimbabwe, Africa as a church planter from 1962 – 1996. During his tenure in Africa, he saw three churches grow to 365 churches and saw 20,000 souls baptized. John was called to FBC Morristown as Pastor of Prayer in 1997.

John states that his purpose in ministry is “To make prayer a reality in everyone’s life.” (1 Thessalonians 5:17 – “Pray Without Ceasing!”) His philosophy of ministry reminds us that when we look to government, we get what government can do; but when we look to prayer, we get what GOD can do. Everything should be covered with prayer. But prayer is not only lifting requests in praise and petition to God, it is also claiming HIS presence against the working of our enemy, Satan. (See Matthew 4:1-11, James 4:7 and Revelation 12:11) Prayer is work; it leads to work; but it is the most effective work, because it brings God’s presence into whatever activity He leads us to do.

Carroll Carmon

Our family story begins on July 17, 1999 when Julie and I were married. Both Julie and I wanted to make our family complete by having children. Julie becoming pregnant was challenging and our first child went to Heaven early, due to a miscarriage. Soon after the miscarriage, Julie became pregnant again and our twin sons Caleb and Christian were born on December 7, 2003. They were born 3 months premature. Complication soon followed their premature birth. Both suffered brain hemorrhages and both now suffer from hydrocephalus. With the hemorrhages and the hydrocephalus came the onset of Cerebral Palsy. The Cerebral Palsy prohibits our boys form enjoying simple pleasures that both Julie and I enjoy. God never promised that we would have healthy children. God never promised that our family would never suffer any hardships. God did, however, promise to walk ahead of us and with us every step of the way. He did promise to be our hope when all seemed hopeless and He did promise to be our help when all seemed helpless. Our children and our family as a whole have experienced many hardships, but the good certainly outweighs the bad. God has truly fulfilled all of His promises to us.

Wheeler John Haynes is 45 years old.

He was born in Corryton, Tennessee.

He married his wife, Veronica, 14 years ago.

His 4 daughters are Chelsea 21, Cheyenne 12, Brisia 6 and Emma 4.

He attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and Chattanooga.

He has worked the last 25 years in the areas of manufacturing and distribution.

He is currently employed as the Facility Operations Manager for General Electric Distribution

He became a Christian in his early 30s, after having grown up in church not really knowing what it meant to be a Christian and to fully surrender his life to Christ.

He is a member of Corryton Church.