Leadership

We are so excited at Dantzler to welcome our new pastor, Rev. Tanya Murphy and her husband Joseph! They will begin with Dantzler the first Sunday of November and we welcome them with open arms and warm hearts! They are coming to Moss Point from Hope Hull Community Church just South of Montgomery, AL. Tanya and Joseph have been married for 26 years and have two sons, Austin and Cole.
Tanya has a BS degree in Religion in Biblical and Theological Studies from Liberty
University and will complete her Masters Degree in Biblical Study/Pastoral Ministries from Asbury Theological Seminary next Spring. She was a Web Developer for several agencies and businesses before serving as a Children's Ministries Director at River City
Church, then a Family Ministries Coordinator at Saint James Church, and most recently served as the Associate Pastor at Hope Hull Community Church.
From Tanya: I am so grateful and excited for the opportunity to come and serve alongside you as your Senior Minister. As I have prayed through this new chapter, I have been continually reminded that God is faithful to lead us, often in ways we could not have planned for ourselves. I am deeply grateful for His provision and for the way He has brought our lives and ministries together. I truly believe that He has been preparing each of us
for this moment, and I am humbled and honored that He has called us to become part of the Dantzler Memorial family.  I am looking forward to getting to know each of you, hearing your stories, learning the history and heart of this church, and discovering together what God has in store for the days ahead. My prayer is that we will grow together in our love for Christ, deepen our faith, and faithfully join God in the work He is already doing in Moss Point and beyond. I cannot wait to worship with you, serve alongside you, and begin this journey together!

The Murphy Family
Tanya and Joseph Murphy
Austin and Cole

Church Staff
Secretary:  Janet Beatty
Choir Director:  Kathy Smith
Pianist:  Chase Martin
Worship Minister:  Melynda Ross
Housekeeper:  Connie Rabby

Church Council, Finance, Board of Trustees, Missions, Nominating, and Finance are all open to any member for voice without vote.  Staff Parish Relations is closed as personnel matters  are the work of the committee.

Church Council:
Chairperson:  Laurin Avara
Lay Leader:  Melynda Ross
Assistant:  Kristi Canfield
Finance: Krystle Brown
Board of Trustees:  Tommy Dickson
Staff Parish Relations: Kristi Canfield
Committee on Lay Leadership:  Tanya Murphy
Church Council Secretary: Janet Beatty
Methodist Men:  Vacant
Women's Circle: Lisa Robertson
Nominating Committee:  Lisa Burk
Care Committee:  Phyllis Alexander/Cheryl Baxter

Staff Parish Relations Committee:
Kristi Canfield, Chairperson
Lisa Burk
Laurin Avara
Kathy Gunn

Board of Trustees
Tommy Dickson, Chairperson
Julie Bullock (Old Parsonage)
Krystle Brown (Sanctuary)
David Winsett (Grounds)
Wayne Lennep (Fellowship Hall)
Lisa Robertson (New Parsonage)
Skeeter Morgan (Finances)
David Green (Education Building)
Vernon Smith
Rev. Brandon Smith (Ex Officio)

Missions Committee
Rev. Tanya Murphy, Chairperson
Julie Bullock
Janet Beatty
Lisa Burck

Memorial Gifts Committee
Kathy Gunn, Chairperson
Lisa Burck
Rev. Tanya Murphy
Janet Beatty

Nominating Committee
Rev. Tanya Murphy, Chairperson
Skeeter Morgan
Diane Gandy
Lisa Burck

Finance Committee
Krystle Brown, Chairperson
Anne Waller Tax Services, Jennifer Hudson, Treasurer
Rev. Tanya Murphy
Tommy Dickson
David Green
David Winsett
Laurin Avara

Care Committee
Co-Chair:  Phyllis Alexander
                    Cheryl Baxter
Group Leaders:
Group One:  Diane Gandy
                       Ann Lennep
Group Two:   Anita Grafe
                        Connie Rabby