2026 Congregation Council Members

  • Chuck Tarver
  • Clay Whitmire
  • Amy Luff
  • Mat Root
  • David Rhodes
  • Barbara Norris
  • Jean Root
  • James Mayo
  • Susan Freling

About the council

Celebration Lutheran operates as a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) as well as a Tennessee Corporation. We are guided by a constitution and bylaws. Based on that, each year at our annual meeting, the congregation elects 3 council members to fill 3-year terms. In the event of a council vacancy during the year, the council can appoint a member to fill the vacant spot until the next annual meeting at which time the congregation will elect members to fill the remaining term. The terms run on a calendar year basis (Jan-Dec).

The council meets monthly to discuss the business items that are brought up. The main areas are assigned to council members as liaisons / representative of these committees:

Committees:

  • Finance (Mat Root)
  • Property (Chuck Tarver)
  • Worship (Amy Luff)
  • Outreach (Barbara Norris)
  • Youth Ministries (Yvonne Gwinn)
  • Parish Education (Barbara Norris)
  • Social Concerns (James Mayo)
  • Stewardship (Jean Root)