Twenty-One people were either confirmed, received or reaffirmed at Christ Church during Bishop Benhase’s visit on January 10th. There was a full house to greet them into the church as overflow parking spilled into Father Dave’s backyard and ushers were forced to bring in chairs to the annex to seat them all.
Of the Twenty, Eighteen were from Christ Church and two traveled over from St. Andrews in Douglas. The list of person’s is given below. Please note the following definitions:
- CONFIRMATION refers to a baptized person who is making a mature public committment to Christ.
- RECEPTION is for those already baptized and who have made a mature public commitment to Christ by confirmation in another communion.
- REAFFIRMATION is for previously confirmed members who wish to reaffirm their faith.
| Name | Type | City | Prev Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deirick Bradley | Confirmed | Valdosta | Baptist |
| Leigh Bradley | Confirmed | Valdosta | Episcopal |
| Krystle Black | Confirmed | Valdosta | Baptist |
| Jennifer Fowler | Confirmed | Valdosta | Episcopal |
| Jake Daughtry | Confirmed | Valdosta | Episcopal |
| Caroline Prine | Confirmed | Valdosta | Episcopal |
| Brooklyn Prine | Confirmed | Valdosta | Episcopal |
| John David Greneker | Confirmed | Valdosta | Episcopal |
| Grace Tanner | Confirmed | Hahira | Episcopal |
| Jim Chamberlin | Confirmed | Valdosta | Episcopal |
| Joe Ferrell Almond | Confirmed | Valdosta | Episcopal |
| Madison Jackson | Confirmed | Valdosta | Episcopal |
| Jeff Worn | Reception | Valdosta | Catholic |
| Cassie Worn | Reception | Valdosta | Catholic |
| Margaret Alexander | Reception | Valdosta | Episcopal |
| Elizabeth Martyn* | Reception | Douglas | unknown |
| Stephan Gray* | Reception | Douglas | unknown |
| Peggy Mellors | Reaffirmation | Valdosta | Catholic |
| Paul Johnson | Reaffirmation | Valdosta | Episcopal |
| Emily Johnson | Reaffirmation | Valdosta | Episcopal |
| Kate Hansen | Reaffirmation | Valdosta | Episcopal |
*Members of St Andrew’s Douglas
Bishop speaks to the confirmation class before rehearsal on Sunday morning.