Clergy & Staff
The Venerable Mimsy Jones
High School: St. Catherine’s School in Richmond, Virginia
College: Hollins in Roanoke, Virginia
Managed two different Memphis bookstores then co-owned
The Book Shelf in Poplar Plaza. 1977-1987
Author of two books: Tales of a River Town, a child’s history of Memphis and The Christmas Invitation set in 1870’s Contributing writer for Memphis Magazine
Active community volunteer in Memphis, culminating in serving as president of the Junior League of Memphis
Coordinator of Outreach ministries at Calvary Church
Ordained to the Diaconate in 1994
Served on the Calvary staff for ten years
Served as Deacon at Church of the Holy Communion for one year
Served St. Thomas, Somerville and St. James, Bolivar
Began teaching weekly Bible Study in 2000
Founder of St. Clare Retreats, a diocesan ministry of monthly
silent retreats for women in 2001
Served as Secretary of the Diocese of West Tennessee 1998-2012
Served on the diocesan Commission on Ministry for two terms
Appointed First Archdeacon of the Diocese of West Tennessee by Bishop Johnson in 2011
Serves at Immanuel Church, LaGrange
The Reverend Dr. Randy McCloy
Born in Memphis, Tennessee
High school: Columbia Military Academy
College: Yale University, Rhodes College
Post-graduate: University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Received M.S in Medicine and Physiology 1966
U.S. Army 1967-1969, one year in Vietnam
Private practice, Gastroenterology, Memphis
Member, Church of Holy Communion over 30 years, Senior Warden in 2006
January 2007 began discernment process toward Diaconate Diocese of West Tennessee
Graduated Memphis Theological Seminary, May 2010, summa cum laude
Ordained as Deacon November 2009
Served as Deacon, St. Andrew’s Church, Collierville for one year
Deacon at Church of Holy Communion
Serves at Immanuel Church, LaGrange
Dr. Nick Edwards, Worship Leader and Eucharistic Minister
Margaret Alexander, Worship Leader and Eucharistic Minister
J. Bayard Snowden, III, Worship Leader
Libby Trumble, Director of Music
Our Mission Council
Margaret Atkinson, Senior Warden
Dr. Nick Edwards, Junior Warden
Jane Harris, Mark Harris, Ann Rhodes, Steve Smith, Gerald Wade, Pamela Wade, Jock Weaver, and Margaret Weaver