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leadership and staff

Leading St. Mark's life and ministry is a shared responsibility of members, clergy and staff.   The Staff includes professional worship leaders and administrators. Many other members are involved leading ministry teams and groups.  You will find more information about those areas under MINISTRY. 

Staff

Music director- Beth Nichols

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Beth Nichols joined the St. Mark’s community as organist and director of music in April of 2016. Previously, she served 10 years as organist/choirmaster for Church of the Nativity in Fort Oglethorpe, GA. In addition, she has served since 2003 as organist and pianist for Mizpah, a Reformed Jewish congregation in Chattanooga, TN. She is an active member of the Chattanooga chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO), having served as both Sub-Dean and Membership/Hospitality chairperson.A lifelong choral enthusiast and singer, Beth received a B.S. Sacred Music degree from Tennessee Temple University in 1993, presenting recitals in voice and piano. Several years later, after having discovered the Episcopal church and the beauty of liturgical worship, she became drawn to the pipe organ; it took only a couple of lessons to know she had found her niche. She took several years of organ study, and her teachers include Dr. Walker Breland (Univ. of TN-Chattanooga), and long-time Episcopal church organists Mary Ellen Meloan and Dr. Keith Reas (Chattanooga). In 2015 she completed a week-long master class workshop with noted American organist Dr. Wilma Jensen. Beth continues to sing whenever possible, and has been a member of the soprano section for many choirs, including the Lexington Singers (KY), Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Chorus, Chattanooga Bach Choir, Choral Arts of Chattanooga, and the Voice of Reason Women’s Ensemble. 
Beth can be reached via e-mail at beth.nichols@stmarksdalton.org



Preschool Director- Laura Bock

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Laura Bock became the Director of St. Mark’s Preschool in August 2017. She has taught at the preschool for more than  twenty years, teaching both the three and four year old classes. Laura received a BS and MS degree in Early Childhood Education from Tennessee Technological University.
In her spare time, Laura volunteers with the Anna Shaw Institute, coaches a Special Olympics Masters Bowling team, and also enjoys gardening and reading.
Laura can be reached through email at
laura.bock@stmarksdalton.org 

Parish administrator- curry mcclurken

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Curry McClurken became the Parish Administrator in December 2018.  She has worked in many areas over her 25 year career span.  This includes accounting, customer service, assistant teaching, a lot of administration work and human resources.  Her most recent work was volunteering at her home church which turned in to a temporary job that helped her have a base understanding of working in a church office.  
Curry can be reached through email at curry.mcclurken@stmarksdalton.org 

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Lay leadership

VESTRY
The Vestry is an elected governing board whose members have designated responsibilities and serve for three year terms. The Senior Warden is appointed by the Rector for a one year term, and the Junior Warden is elected each year by the Vestry.
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Rick Powell
Sr. Warden
​Stewardship
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Jan Littell
Jr. Warden
​Adult Formation

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Adam Davenport
​Children and Youth Formation, Outreach

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Bob Caperton
​Welcoming

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Deb Hull
Parish Life

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Rick Jackson
Property and Grounds

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Sally Little
​Pastoral Care


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Marilyn Lance 
Worship



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Jim Halverson
​Finance

st. Mark's vergers

One of the relatively new jobs in the worship area at St. Mark’s is that of verger.  The office of verger goes back as far as the 12th century in the Church of England. If you see coronations or royal weddings from England, the procession is led by a verger. Originally the verger’s job was to lead the procession and clear the animals and riffraff from the aisles so the bishop could make his way.  It is traditional for the verger to go first in the procession, but at St. Mark’s and several other churches in our diocese, the cross goes first, followed by the verger.  At St. Mark’s, the verger organizes the acolytes and checks to be sure Eucharistic Ministers and lectors are all present.  The verger may also act as crucifer, gospeler , Eucharistic Minister or lector.  In a nutshell, the verger takes care of the details so that the service flows smoothly.  The verger carries a ceremonial rod called a virge.  The typical robe of a verger is a black open front gown worn over a black cassock.  We have 2 verger gowns, one trimmed in black velvet and one trimmed in red velvet.  Some of the vergers in our diocese have gray robes.  Twenty years ago vergers were found only at the cathedral or in larger churches.  Today there are over 275 vergers in the Diocese of Atlanta. ​
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Marilyn Lance
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Blake Bennett
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Rick Powell

901 W Emery St
Dalton, GA 30720
706-278-8857

Sunday Services
Under the direction of the Bishop of the Diocese of Atlanta, Sunday services have been suspended until further notice.
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  • About
    • History
    • Leadership and Staff
    • Beliefs
    • Parish Directory
  • Ministry
    • Worship
    • Outreach
    • Welcoming
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    • Pastoral Care
    • Parish Life
    • Children & Youth
  • News
    • Sunday Service Videos
    • Bulletin Board
    • Calendar
    • Events & Special Services
  • Preschool
  • Support
    • Online Giving
    • Recovery
    • Prayer Requests