Erin was raised in the hills of East Tennessee and the suburbs of Wilmington, Delaware. Throughout her childhood she attended and was nourished on her faith journey at a variety of Presbyterian churches, from the tiny (First Presbyterian in Huntsville, TN), to the midsized (Westminster Presbyterian in Knoxville, TN), to the large (Westminster Presbyterian in… Read More »

You can find Krystle at the United Presbyterian Church office all day on Monday-Wednesdays and in the morning on Fridays. She enjoys interacting with everyone that stops in the office. Krystle’s husband Travis has been a member of this church for most of life and he got her start to attend when they were dating.… Read More »

Erin has been involved with youth as long as she can remember. Her involvement at the UP Church began with attending the “20’s connection” in 2006 (that’s where she met her husband Jake!) and developed into many volunteer roles, including helping with the middle school youth group. She taught middle school math for 11 years… Read More »

Brenda Miles is the Kingdom Kids Preschool Director/Teacher at the United Presbyterian Church. She has a B.A. in Early Childhood Education and is State licensed. She has taught preschool, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten aged children for over 20 years in both public and private settings. Brenda has been with Kingdom Kids since the inception in 2005.… Read More »

Jacob Thorius is a Co-Leader for Inside Out, the high school youth group, and has been volunteering and helping Inside Out since 2008.  He grew up in Indianola, IA and has had an active involvement in youth groups all starting when he was in middle school and high school youth groups at Trinity United Presbyterian… Read More »