Let me tell you a little bit about myself! I was born and raised in Thomasville, NC – a nice town of about 14,000 residents. (That was the population when I was growing up. It’s almost twice as big now.) Like a great many people in my hometown, my father worked for Thomasville Furniture Industries for almost 35 years; my mother was a homemaker; and I am the 4th of 5 children – 3 boys and 2 girls. Growing up in Thomasville was a lot like growing up in many small towns. Family, school and church were the centers of activity. I loved church on Sundays; and I loved school, especially English and science classes. I was on the tennis team in high school, but was only moderately skilled. I also played flute in the marching band, and thoroughly enjoyed Friday night football games, even when it was freezing cold! The best place in town to eat was a small place called Tommy’s BBQ. They had very little seating inside; but you could pull up outside in the parking lot, flash your headlights, and a waitress would run out to take your order. They had great pulled-pork BBQ. It was always fun to go with friends and family to Tommy’s. After high school, college at Wake Forest and seminary at Union, I was ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian Church. Over the years I have served many churches of varying sizes, but have always been especially drawn to smaller churches such as the one in which I grew up. I have also lived in larger metropolitan areas and in tiny towns, but again, feel most at home in communities that look much like the place where I was born and raised. During my leisure time, I enjoy working in the yard, cooking, cross-stitching, watching old movies (Casablanca and The Manchurian Candidate are 2 favorites), and walking my dogs (Max – an 11-year-old black Lab mix, and Naomi – a 9-year-old Golden Retriever/Great Pyrenees mix). I look forward to moving to Kingston and getting to know everyone at Bethel in the coming years! Education M. Div., Union Theological Seminary Richmond, Virginia Awarded the E.T. George Award for Excellence in Homiletics, Worship, and Public Speaking. B.A., Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina Majors: Biology & Religion

Judy Yeaworth has served as Bethel's Church Musician since September 1, 2021.

With a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and a Master of Education degree in French, Judy has served as organist and accompanist across Tennessee and in Monte Carlo, Monaco. For twenty eight years, she also taught fifth through twelfth grade choral and vocal music classes, high school music history and music theory at the University School of Nashville.

Susan has lived in Roane County for 25 years. She graduated with a Masters Degree in Speech Pathology from the University of TN. She practiced in pediatrics and retired from the Alcoa School System. Susan has two grown sons and two granddaughters. She enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, raising bees, teaching knitting classes, camping, hiking and participating in the Farmers Market.

Wanda earned a Bachelor of University Studies from Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi. She worked in Human Resources and as Executive Secretary at Square D in Colorado from 1986-1993. After moving back to Mississippi she worked for Bolivar County, Mississippi from 1993-2004 as Secretary to County Administrator before becoming County Purchase Clerk. Wanda retired from Bolivar County, Mississippi. She has two children (a son and a daughter) and four grandchildren (three boys and one girl). Wanda enjoys reading, sewing, crafts, gardening, music, old movies, junking, and spending time with family.

After 21 years of faithful service as Bethel's nursery worker, Linda retired on December 16, 2018 and became Bethel's Nursery Worker Emeritus on January 27, 2019.