Gene Arrowood has served as an elder at Central Church of Christ since August 1970. Prior to that he served as a Deacon. He was married to Lorene Hines for 54 years until she passed away in March 2016. He has two daughters, Margaret and Carol, both of Nashville. Gene completed a course in Transportation Law and…

Dan Bowman was baptized into Christ on September 26, 1993 at the C Street Church of Christ in Elizabethton. Dan, and his wife Lisa, were baptized at the same time and have been married since 1985. Dan and Lisa joined the work at Central in March 2012. Dan has served Central as a deacon and…

Leland A. Hamilton was born in Chattanooga, TN in April 1936.  He moved to Kingsport with his family in 1952, and was baptized at the Watauga Avenue Church of Christ in Kingsport in 1954 by Bernard Mason. In 1958 he was married to Betty Broskey in Memphis, TN.  From their marriage have come 4 children…

John McKinnis has served as an elder at Central since 2000, having previously served here as a deacon.  He grew up in Union City in West Tennessee, received an undergraduate degree (MTSU) and then a law degree (Vanderbilt) in Middle Tennessee, and then moved to East Tennessee where he met his wife-to-be, Brenda (who grew…

Dennis Russell was born and grew up in Pulaski, Tennessee where he met his wife Linda. They were married in 1971. They have one daughter, Mary McCormick, who with her husband Andrew and sons, Graham and Colin, are also members of Central. He has a bachelor’s degree in Bible from Lipscomb University and a master’s…

Danny Kellum has been an elder since August, 2018. He was a deacon for several years before being appointed an elder. He received a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Freed-Hardeman College in 1985 and has done graduate work in music following. He received his masters degree in Counseling from Harding University Graduate School of Religion…