

DEACONS FINISHING THEIR YEAR OF CANDIDACY:

David Howell is a proud graduate of The University of Memphis and has been employed at FedEx over the past 19 years where he currently manages an IT development team supporting the user experience of fedex.com Tracking. He and his wife, Kimberley, have been attending The Orchard Church for 9 years consistently when they found their church home as Sam Shaw agreed to officiate their wedding on April 20, 2018. Since that time they have joined as members, David has been baptized, they have evolved with their community group, and now they continue to watch their two kids, Hudson (6) and Hadley (4), grow up in Kid's Ministry where David and Kim also try to serve as a team at least once a month.

Doug served six years in the United States Navy Submarine Service before spending 32 years in emergency medical response and firefighting. He retired from the Germantown Fire Department in October 2022. Doug was married to his first wife for 28½ years before she passed away in 2018. Together, they had one son, who is now 33. In September 2019, Doug married his wife, Cassie, and gained a daughter, Allison, who is now 27. Doug and Cassie own a business in Germantown, and he enjoys spending time with family, pursuing various hobbies, and coaching young people ages 10–18 in competitive shotgun sports. Doug and Cassie first attended The Orchard during DNOW weekend in February 2023 and have called it their church home ever since. Most importantly, Doug is striving to grow in his knowledge and enjoyment of God. Although he has been a believer throughout his life, he has recently developed a deeper desire to pursue a personal relationship with God and grow in that relationship daily.
ROLLING BACK ONTO THE DEACON BOARD:

David Howell is a proud graduate of The University of Memphis and has been employed at FedEx over the past 19 years where he currently manages an IT development team supporting the user experience of fedex.com Tracking. He and his wife, Kimberley, have been attending The Orchard Church for 9 years consistently when they found their church home as Sam Shaw agreed to officiate their wedding on April 20, 2018. Since that time they have joined as members, David has been baptized, they have evolved with their community group, and now they continue to watch their two kids, Hudson (6) and Hadley (4), grow up in Kid's Ministry where David and Kim also try to serve as a team at least once a month.
ENTERING THEIR YEAR OF CANDIDACY:




