{"id":1348,"date":"2021-06-07T22:57:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T03:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/?page_id=1348"},"modified":"2025-09-18T14:22:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:22:35","slug":"meet-our-clergy-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/about\/meet-our-clergy-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Our Clergy &#038; Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1348\" class=\"elementor elementor-1348\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21732b7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21732b7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column 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elementor-element-f088365\" data-id=\"f088365\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478de1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"478de1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Pastor<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7d1eaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7d1eaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rev. Wren Clanton<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12bee3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12bee3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rev Wren is called to intentionally facilitate and encourage authentic connection with the Divine and the community. She grew up in Talladega, AL, home to NASCAR and the Alabama Institutes for the Deaf, Blind, and Multiple Handicapped.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She left home at the age of fifteen to study, explore, and grow. Travels and education led her to various foreign and domestic sites of training. After finishing a Master\u2019s Degree at Yale Divinity School, Rev.Wren\u2019s first appointment as a United Methodist Pastor was back home in Alabama in 2009 where she was ordained an Elder in 2012.\u00a0 She served as an associate pastor at Huntsville First United Methodist and received an appointment to Valley in 2017. \u00a0 Wren is also a certified Feng Shui consultant through the International Feng Shui Guild.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personal interests include photography, Feng Shui, reading, the Enneagram, pilgrimage, labyrinths, travel, Celtic Christianity, interfaith dialogue, and dream analysis, which also serves as jumping-off points for helping guide others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She is a proud mama to Foster and Bouldin. They are happy to call Huntsville, AL home.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to connect?\u00a0 Check out <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/revwren.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RevWren.org<\/span><\/a><\/p><p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:wren.clanton@umcna.org\">wren.clanton@umcna.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c72d0f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2c72d0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa995ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa995ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c11a726\" data-id=\"c11a726\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3967060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3967060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5889-scaled.jpg?fit=1707%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2777\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5889-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5889-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5889-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5889-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5889-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5889-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5889-scaled.jpg?resize=50%2C75&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5889-scaled.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5889-scaled.jpg?resize=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5933c34\" data-id=\"5933c34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4cd2f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4cd2f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pastor of Biblical Storytelling <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4770217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4770217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rev. John Bailey<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9aede5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9aede5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John is one of the most engaging, passionate, and welcoming Biblical preachers and educators you will ever encounter.\u00a0 He developed his deep love for scripture and storytelling at the feet of his mother, a devoted Sunday school teacher at their local church, and his assurance of God\u2019s abiding presence from his father who served as a doctor in Birmingham, AL where he grew up.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He received his bachelor&#8217;s degree from Gordon College in Boston. After a career change, he accepted a call to full-time ministry graduating with a master&#8217;s degree from Asbury Theological Seminary in Lexington, KY, and was ordained a Deacon in the North AL United Methodist Church.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For twelve years John served as a mission mobilizer in two large congregations in North Alabama. In this capacity, John has overseen the distribution of millions of dollars given to missions and has facilitated hundreds of mission trips.\u00a0 John is the author of Journey to a Better Way, a Wesleyan Perspective on Doing Mission Better and Mission Rehab.\u00a0 In addition to writing, he serves as a consultant with congregations in developing missional strategies and he leads seminars on capacity-building mission efforts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He\u2019s married to Laurel and they have two incredible kiddos, Olivia and Graham.\u00a0 John has an abiding love of nature and finds his greatest inspiration and solace in being outdoors.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out John\u2019s reads:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnfobailey.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> https:\/\/www.johnfobailey.o<\/span>rg<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a6c15 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"15a6c15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-802fa6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"802fa6a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6db7721\" data-id=\"6db7721\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b409ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b409ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5818-scaled.jpg?fit=1707%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2778\" alt=\"Rev. Aynslee Moon-Smithee\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5818-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5818-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5818-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5818-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5818-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5818-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5818-scaled.jpg?resize=50%2C75&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5818-scaled.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5818-scaled.jpg?resize=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4302f16\" data-id=\"4302f16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f6683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6f6683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pastor of Liturgical Arts<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7737c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7737c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rev. Aynslee Moon-Smithee<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c336278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c336278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aynslee is an artist, mother, teacher, and licensed local pastor at Valley UMC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For her, creating art is a means of contemplation and an avenue for reaching out and inviting others into an exploration of scripture and the liturgical life of the church. She is inspired by many things: nature, the human form, songs, dreams, stories, and her children, to name a few. No matter the subject, she uses the language of design, focusing on composition, color interaction, mark-making, and the dance of light and shadow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She works in multiple media, including oil paints, charcoal, watercolor, and micron pen. Aynslee has a B.F.A. in painting from the University of Mississippi in Oxford and an M.F.A. in painting from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.\u00a0 She teaches art at Holy Spirit Regional Catholic School along with her ministry at Valley.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She\u2019s married to Jacob Smithee and they have two of the cutest kids you\u2019ll ever meet: Sophie and George.\u00a0 They have two Labradoodles (i.e. giant fur babies), Poppy and Chloe.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interested in experiencing Aynslee\u2019s art? Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aynsleemoonartist.com\">https:\/\/www.aynsleemoonartist.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df170db elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"df170db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae077c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae077c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bfa2f7\" data-id=\"7bfa2f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6966ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6966ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5857-scaled.jpg?fit=1707%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2783\" alt=\"Missions Minister\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5857-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5857-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5857-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5857-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5857-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5857-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5857-scaled.jpg?resize=50%2C75&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5857-scaled.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A5857-scaled.jpg?resize=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-872f02b\" data-id=\"872f02b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91998f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91998f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Missions Minister\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f12683c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f12683c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nathan Barnett<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9006b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9006b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nathan is a gifted and humble leader. Always seeking ways to engage the larger community, he empowers the congregation to serve in meaningful and truly helpful ways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has an\u00a0 A.A.S. in Architectural Design and Drafting from Calhoun Community College and works with a local Architectural firm. His avocation is as a minister at Valley, and he\u2019s a Candidate for Ministry with the North Alabama Conference.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His hobbies and interests include design, exploring others&#8217; religions and cultures, traveling, jazz and punk music, mission work (local and international), woodworking, Liverpool FC, horticulture, church and religious history, filmmaking, and conceptual photography.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nathan is married to Sarah. They have two sons, Silas and Solomon, and a dog named Rocco.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b33a877 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b33a877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87a0164 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87a0164\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5696c6\" data-id=\"a5696c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dbc755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8dbc755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1706\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6756-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1706%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2788\" alt=\"Musical Arts Director\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6756-1-scaled.jpg?w=1706&amp;ssl=1 1706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6756-1-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6756-1-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6756-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6756-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6756-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6756-1-scaled.jpg?resize=50%2C75&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6756-1-scaled.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6756-1-scaled.jpg?resize=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c431ffd\" data-id=\"c431ffd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da8f612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da8f612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Musical Arts Director<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb7e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdb7e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Matthew Gardner<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f80803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f80803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A native of Huntsville, Matthew is a gifted educator and worship leader.\u00a0 He received his Bachelor of Arts in Music, Concentration in Vocal Performance, from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and his Master of Music in Choral Conducting at Louisiana State University in New Orleans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matthew teaches full-time at Austin High School in Decatur, AL.\u00a0 He has a knack for bringing vocal performance to life in truly inspiring and soul-stirring ways. He is a kid at heart and loves engaging ALL ages in choral and musical arts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is married to his beloved Miriam and has a lab that doesn\u2019t know he\u2019s not a human.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:vumcchoir@gmail.com\">vumcchoir@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4188cf0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4188cf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45664b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45664b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae57b2a\" data-id=\"ae57b2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2951d38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2951d38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6741-scaled.jpg?fit=1707%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2793\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6741-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6741-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6741-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6741-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6741-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6741-scaled.jpg?resize=1366%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6741-scaled.jpg?resize=50%2C75&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6741-scaled.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7X6A6741-scaled.jpg?resize=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74cc7fe\" data-id=\"74cc7fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-808ee3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"808ee3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Emeritus Music Director<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c02115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c02115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elizabeth Stephenson<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea3f266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea3f266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charismatic, fun, engaging, and inspiring are just a few of the words that congregants use to describe Elizabeth. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From singing opera at the MET in NYC to leading award-winning shows through decades of work as the Choral Director for Grissom High School at Huntsville City Schools, to serving for nearly three decades as Music Director at Valley, Elizabeth has a plethora of skills and gifts. With her radiant smile and warm welcome, she makes everyone feel as though they have found a home.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elizabeth\u2019s tenure at Valley continues as an honored and active member of the church and the liturgical leadership of Valley.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a99837 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0a99837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b066db2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b066db2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3632f3d\" data-id=\"3632f3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15fd512 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15fd512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"533\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Dan.jpg?fit=533%2C799&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2970\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Dan.jpg?w=533&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Dan.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Dan.jpg?resize=50%2C75&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Dan.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Dan.jpg?resize=133%2C200&amp;ssl=1 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9f811f\" data-id=\"d9f811f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5386c53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5386c53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Volunteer Organist &amp; Certified Spiritual Director <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeb0304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aeb0304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dan Miller<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec3e3e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec3e3e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Hoosier by birth, Dan\u2019s Bachelor of Science degree is in Organ Performance and Choral Music Education from Indiana State University. The oldest of five children (the youngest of whom is a set of deaf twins), he was inspired to earn an M.Ed. in Deaf Education at Western Maryland College. He served in a variety of settings beginning in the classroom with the Alabama School for the Deaf in Talladega, AL. He worked his way into postsecondary Disability Support Services, heading up the first-of-its-kind program in the southeast at Jacksonville State University.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout his career in education, he\u2019s served in an avocational role as Music Director and Organist for a variety of protestant and catholic churches for over six decades. Now in retirement, he shares his gifts and talents with Valley.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spiritual formation work (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e.g<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Walk to Emmaus, The Upper Room Academy for Spiritual Formation, and Spiritual Direction Training) taught Dan to appreciate various worship forms and alternate musical styles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2015, Dan was a pilgrim to the Isle of Iona, Scotland where he was greatly inspired and influenced by the spirit of Iona, known as a \u201cthin\u201d holy place featuring religious Celtic music. Since 2017 he has continued to volunteer in the liturgical arts to help others express thoughts, evoke feelings, and prepare body, mind, and spirit to gain a more harmonious existence with the HOLY.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff7ff97 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ff7ff97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b84f6c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b84f6c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30443cd\" data-id=\"30443cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4686001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4686001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1829\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2691-2-scaled.webp?fit=1829%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3758\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2691-2-scaled.webp?w=1829&amp;ssl=1 1829w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2691-2-scaled.webp?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2691-2-scaled.webp?resize=732%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2691-2-scaled.webp?resize=768%2C1075&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2691-2-scaled.webp?resize=1097%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1097w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2691-2-scaled.webp?resize=1463%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1463w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2691-2-scaled.webp?resize=54%2C75&amp;ssl=1 54w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2691-2-scaled.webp?resize=107%2C150&amp;ssl=1 107w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2691-2-scaled.webp?resize=143%2C200&amp;ssl=1 143w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae990cc\" data-id=\"ae990cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd95c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fd95c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business Manager <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a335d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42a335d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ellen Segrest Fortin<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0043137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0043137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>After moving around the country in support of her military husband, Ellen and her family have returned to their hometown. She has a background in United Methodist theology, as well as administrative and accounting experience.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>She is a lifelong member of Huntsville FUMC. She has an accounting degree from Birmingham-Southern College and has worked for two locally-owned CPA firms, as well as in the Financial Reporting Department at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>In keeping with her phenomenal creative arts gifts, she utilized her decades as a dancer to teach and choreograph for multiple dance companies. She is married to James, an active-duty Officer in the US Coast Guard, and they have two talented children, Abby and Jameson.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Email: <a href=\"mailto:business@valleymethodist.org\">business@valleymethodist.org<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98c6025 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"98c6025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51782eb elementor-section-boxed 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