Active Military
in the Diocese of East Tennessee

Parishes in the Diocese of East Tennessee request prayers for these members of the U.S. armed forces and their loved ones.

Churches are listed alphabetically by city, and this list will be updated regularly. Please send corrections and updates to the Web editor.

Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

— Book of Common Prayer

St. Paul - Athens

  • Ben Boardman
  • Rick Brock
  • Joe Dwyer
  • James Ewing
  • Elizabeth Ewing
  • Beatriz Gonzales-Correa
  • Joseph Gryder
  • Fonda Hughes
  • Trever Jones
  • Logan Keith
  • John Muth
  • Jim Quevedo
  • Bob Sayle
  • Sydney Stegall
  • Matt Trotter
  • Pam Williams

Christ - Chattanooga

  • Darrell Boyd Jr.
  • Clinten Jones
  • Philip Black
  • Steve Simmons
  • Joshua Linz
  • David Locklear
  • Tom Lasseter, war correspondent

Grace - Chattanooga

  • Spc4 Kenneth W. Poteet, US Army

St. Martin of Tours - Chattanooga

  • MM1 Mike Clement, USN
  • Joseph Collins, USA
  • Maj. Chris Duke, USMC
  • Maj. Pete Farnum, USMC
  • Cpl. Tim Hendricks, USMC
  • Capt Savas Kyriakidis, USArmy
  • PFC Adam Lee, TNG
  • Sgt. Robin Oyer, TNG
  • Lt. Kerry Duke, USCG

St. Paul - Chattanooga

  • Tom Frazier II
  • Charles Jackson
  • Andy Mellon
  • Timothy Bain Robert
  • Tim Williams

St. Peter - Chattanooga

  • Matt Register
  • Jay Shelton
  • Steve Fisher
  • Al Hasting
  • Mark Helton
  • Ben Wallace
  • John Atkinson
  • Andrew Exum
  • Luke Mills
  • Christ Hartman
  • Kenny Stockton
  • John Renda
  • Phillip Rogers
  • Dan Chandler
  • Kevin Folliett
  • Lacy Croft
  • Robbie Paffe
  • Darryl Fortenberry
  • Andy Beyer
  • Kris Borch
  • James Torgler
  • Josh Bailey
  • Michael Brown
  • Billy Lamar
  • Travis Campbell
  • Alan Donnells
  • Bear Samples
  • Brice Ivings
  • Michael House
  • Justin Wilson
  • Chris Gravely
  • Brian Clay
  • Charles Peek
  • Jody Clark
  • Katie Groff
  • Nick Groff
  • Rich Henning
  • Connie Cheefus
  • Julian Cheefus
  • Michael Perry

St. Thaddaeus - Chattanooga

  • Grant Barker
  • Ken Fraley Jr.
  • Michelle Gray
  • David Kemp
  • Scott Langley
  • Joe Mason
  • Bob Powers
  • Justin Powers
  • Richard Powers
  • Cameron Rice
  • Joshua Sargent
  • Craig Spall
  • Bryan Stewart
  • Travis Weber

Thankful Memorial - Chattanooga

  • Steve Burdick
  • Jason Bowling
  • Jeremy Bowling
  • Donald Blackston
  • Joshua Bean
  • Sam Epperson, Jr.
  • James Dechman
  • Todd Brooks
  • Rob Cairns
  • Steve Hiss

St. Raphael - Crossville

  • Major Peter Michael Dunaway, M.D.
  • David Bustamante
  • MS Theodore P. Komarnitzky, U.S. Navy

St. Thomas - Elizabethton

  • Lt. Nathan Adkins

Nativity - Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.

  • Nathern Davis
  • Russell Davis
  • Megan Goodman
  • Ricky Headrick
  • Althea Hunt
  • Jason McMath
  • Edgar McNulty
  • Chris Melton
  • John Roberson
  • Jerry Schmitt
  • Rob Utlaut

St. James - Greeneville

  • Josh Byerly

St. Andrew - Harriman

  • B.B. Bell III
  • Chuck and Enid Bracket
  • Rocky Burrell
  • Jiff Dill
  • Brett Floro
  • Matthew Fontana
  • James Rich
  • Rick Rodgers
  • Jason Sydoriak

St. Alban - Hixson

  • Rob Paffe, son of Doug and Mary Paffe
  • Philip Stewart, son of Joe and Marti Stewart
  • Paul Miller, son-in-law of Joe and Marti Stewart
  • Xavier Kantor, son of Leah Kantor
  • Mark Helton, son of Mary Helton
  • Chris Hartman, grandson of Mary Helton
  • Brandon Wilson, nephew of Freda McCallie
  • Jake Stull, nephew of Jim and Martha Ann Shearouse
  • Rudy Ortiz, friend of Philip Stewart
  • Johnny Simmons, friend of Grant Walters

St. Barnabas - Jefferson City

  • Adam Weigel

St. John - Johnson City

  • Gary Boyd
  • Jason Copenhaver
  • Douglas Edmisten
  • Jonathan Hendrick
  • Weston Jarrell
  • Tony Mitchell
  • Bobby Pendleton
  • James Smith
  • James West

St. Christopher - Kingsport

  • Grant Anderson
  • Jared Deakins
  • Bryan Demotts
  • Eric Kallio
  • William Savage
  • Eric Strodtman
  • The Rev. Eric Thompson
  • Shawn Witt
  • Jessie Zainey
  • Matthew Phillips
  • Kevin Martindale

St. Timothy - Kingsport

  • Ralph Norris

Ascension - Knoxville

  • Andrew Erickson
  • Robert Hawthorne
  • Tyke Hillmer
  • Terry Johnson
  • Robert Key, Jr.
  • James McGivney
  • Stephen Shirley
  • Bart Slabbekorn

Good Samaritan - Knoxville

  • Jim Kyle
  • Anthony Tucker

Good Shepherd - Knoxville

  • Jonathan King

St. James - Knoxville

  • Bill Adams
  • Jimmy Stewart
  • Ed Traver
  • Barrett Payne
  • Jimmy Lane
  • Paul Browne
  • Dylan Harbin
  • Michael Ayres
  • Paul Wilkerson

St. John Cathedral - Knoxville

  • Shannon Barrs
  • Louis Bergeron
  • Robert Tanner Coleman
  • Chris Dalton
  • Isaac Gunn
  • Erik Hunt
  • Mark Mitchum

St. Luke - Knoxville

  • Kate Berven
  • Matt Berven
  • Paul Browne
  • Justin Chianese
  • Katrina Hall
  • Cedric Roach
  • Andre Wiley
  • Tianta Jones
  • Paul Hogue

St. Thomas - Knoxville

  • James Taylor, Army
  • Sean Pedersen, Navy

Resurrection - Loudon

  • Scott
  • Christopher
  • Roberto
  • Lydia
  • Tony
  • Tyler
  • Rob

St. Andrew - Maryville

  • Mike Keech
  • Brad Laura
  • Wesley Pagles
  • Andrew Van Winkle

All Saints - Morristown

  • Rusty Douthat
  • Derrik Downs
  • Wesley Gerding
  • John Minarik
  • Bill Phipps
  • Michael Sudheimer
  • Steven Sam Yeary
  • Robert Young

Annunciation - Newport

  • Jeremy Floyd, nephew of Melinda Bartlett
  • Leo Gregory, cousin of David Garrett
  • Wes Henley, husband of Christina Wilson-Henley
  • Andy Livingston
  • John Lane, brother of Judy Jones
  • Joshua Lane, nephew of Judy Jones
  • Candido Martinez
  • Jonathan Thompson, son of the Rev. Steve Thompson
  • Carly Watts

St. Francis - Norris

  • Travis Arsenault
  • Mark A. Farrar
  • Victor C. Farrar
  • Colt Jennings
  • Sue Knapik
  • Mitchell Littler
  • Joe Loar
  • John Minarik
  • Sharon Sachs-Aut
  • Michael Shear
  • Anthony Thomas
  • Jordan Thomas
  • David Trent

St. Stephen - Oak Ridge

  • Ira Brown
  • Rick Davis
  • Perry Eubanks
  • Andy Foss
  • Sean Hagstrom
  • Eric Kallio
  • Dan Kelley
  • John Kelley
  • Ross Kiser
  • Seth Knazovich
  • Mark Kuhar
  • Nicholas Neill-Jones
  • Steven Pine
  • Alison Pride
  • Troy Smith
  • Tommy Sandmel
  • Ben Turner
  • Jay Webber, a parishioner doing private security in Afghanistan

St. Joseph the Carpenter - Sevierville

  • Mitch Anderson
  • Tyler Arwood
  • Christopher Carter
  • Jim Chevalier
  • Chris Duff
  • Michael Grubeck
  • Louie Hall
  • Dave Nash
  • Mike Reagan
  • John Trickler
  • Curtis Weisner
  • A.C. Willis

St. Paul - Seymour

  • Michael Barry
  • Jason Barry

St. Timothy - Signal Mountain

  • Scott Buchanan
  • Dan Carroll
  • Chris Choyce
  • Tyler Hamrick
  • Michael Williams

Christ - South Pittsburg

  • Sean Garlock
  • Troy Garlock
  • John Gerlaugh
  • Bobby Kolterman
  • Chris Coats
  • Larry Brown
  • Chip Schane
  • Jason Sutton
  • Patrick Bekurs
  • Travis Steele
  • William Webb
  • Ben Bowersox
  • Joseph Pascal
  • Teena Gravitt

Almighty God, stretch forth your mighty arm to strengthen and protect the armed forces: Grant that, meeting danger with courage and all occasions with discipline and loyalty, they may truly serve the cause of justice and peace; to the honour of your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

— from invitationtoprayer.org

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The Right Reverend Charles G. vonRosenberg, Bishop
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