Leadership

Elders
Jim Nicks	Jim is a native of Bowling Green, Ky and grew up attending the Lehman Ave. Church of Christ and was baptized there by Joe Morris. His father was an elder there for many years. Jim attended Western Kentucky University and graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy in 1975. He moved to Franklin in 1985 and owned and operated the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy until 2003. After selling the business he is now employed by Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in the outpatient pharmacy. He as been married to the former Betty Billingsley for 31 years and they have 2 daughters. The family includes Sarah Dubois and her husband Daniel and their daughter Madeline who are members of the Pegram Church of Christ, and Rachel Nix and her husband Charlie who are members of the Atlanta Rd Church of Christ in Gainsville, GA. Jim and Betty formally were members of the Fourth Ave Church of Christ where Jim served as deacon for several years.
Dwight Stacey	Dwight Stacey was born in 1945 in Marshall Co. He was baptized at Mooresville Church of Christ at the age of 14 where his dad and grandfather served as elders. He graduated from the UT Medical units in 1969. In 1972, he married Sherry Walls, a Nashville native. They have 2 children, Stan, and Gayle (Mrs. Robert Hicks) and 2 grandchildren, Lily and Houston. Dwight served as a deacon at West End Church of Christ and Harpeth Hills Church of Christ and as an elder at West End in Nashville. He was a pharmacist from 1969- 1985, and he and his wife currently own and operate a B&B in Franklin.
Tom Tryggestad	Tom was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and lived there until graduating from college in 1966. He served 6 years in the U.S. Air Force then worked 31 years for the federal government before retiring in 2004. He was baptized in 1969 at the Alexandria, Virginia Church of Christ. He and Karen have been married for 39 years. They have a son, Erik, and a daughter, Amy. Erik and his wife, Jeanie, and daughter Maggie live in Edmond, Oklahoma and are members of the Memorial Road Church of Christ in Edmond. Amy and her husband, Lamar and son Luke live here in Franklin and are members of the Brentwood Hills Church of Christ.
Minister
Paul Forshey	Paul is the son of a gospel preacher, J. Odes Forshey, who spent 60 years in ministry. Paul began preaching while a Senior in High School. He then graduated from Abilene Christian University in 1958 with a major in Biblical languages, Greek and Hebrew, with a minor in Bible and Speech. He did graduate work at Abilene then taught there for two years before going into full time ministry. For fifteen years he served churches in Texas and Kentucky, then began a concurrent career with Procter and Gamble. In this capacity for twenty years he served small churches in the locations where he had P&G assignments in Tennessee, Ohio, Florida and Georgia. After retirement from P&G in 1992, he served as Assistant to the President of the Christian Home and Bible School in Mount Dora, FL., and began his private consulting firm. In the consulting business until 2004, he focused on Creating High Performance Work Systems, Business Strategies, and Excellence in Leadership, serving multiple corporations. Paul has frequently said, “I have done a variety of enjoyable and productive things in my life. However, the one for which I prepared and which brings the greatest satisfaction is ministry for the Lord.” In September, 2004 he and his wife Reba moved to Franklin, TN., and in June, 2005 began the work at Heritage Church of Christ. Paul and Reba have four children and three grandchildren.
Associate Minister
Tim West	Tim is married to Wendi and they have three children: Cameron, Kayla, and Garrett. Tim attended Freed-Hardeman University and has worked with churches in Tennessee, Georgia and Kentucky as a Pulpit Minister and Youth Minister. He is a Financial Planner with West Financial Group.
Deacons
Shannon Barnhill
Jody Bowman
Jimmy Burchett
Kent Cleaver
Jim Cross
Dave Crouch
Dan Cundiff
John Davis
Jimmy Dyer
Pete Flaugher
Rex Nance
Mike Selfe
Kermit Toungette
Tim West
Chris Woodlee