Senior Minister
Rev. Patt Hardaway

E-mail:
patt@colliervillechristian.org

Rev. Patt Hardaway

Patt began her ministry here at  CCC, Sept, 30, 2007. She was born and raised a Disciples of Christ. Patt was minister of Small Group ministry for years and considers herself a relational minister. Patt has a shepherd’s heart and loves connecting people with God, and Gods people.

  She has seen the difference a strong community life makes in her own life as well as others. She believes disciples are best made and cared for by being in a Small Group. She strives to help bring a deeper sense of community within the church, but also believes in the churches heart for outreach and mission.

   Patt brings with her years of experience at both contemporary worship as well as traditional worship. Patt believes it is not the style worship that is important but that all worship points to Christ.

Patt recently served as an Associate Minister at Lindenwood Christian Church in Memphis, where she was ordained to ministry. Before joining the

Assistant Minister of Family Life

Matthew Smith began his ministry at Collierville Christian on Easter Sunday 2008. The focus of his ministry is Family Life. He has been called to help the families of the church develop deep healthy relationships with each other and God. Matthew will be working to continue the excellent Youth and Children Ministries that Collierville Christian is known for. He has a deep love for worship, teaching, and leading spiritual growth.

Matthew was born and raised in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He has been serving in ministry for over 10 years. Before coming to CCC, Matthew led the Youth Ministries at First Christian in Knoxville, TN, at First Christian in Tyler, TX, and at Lindenwood Christian in Memphis. He is a graduate of Christian Brothers University with a degree in Religion and Philosophy. He is currently seeking his Masters of Divinity degree at Memphis Theological Seminary. He and his wife Mylinda live in Olive Branch, MS with their three dogs and one cat. In his spare time, Matthew loves to play golf.

Director of Music
Dr. Sheryl Lane

E-mail:
sheryl@colliervillechristian.org

Director of Music

Dr. Sheryl Lane has been serving as the organist and director of the music program at Collierville Christian Church since the fall of 2000. Before coming to Collierville, Sheryl served as organist and children’s choir coordinator at Parkview Baptist Church in Monroe, LA, organist and church secretary at Arlington Heights Baptist Church in Ft. Worth, TX, pianist and summer missionary assistant at the Buckner Baptist Children’s Home in Dallas, and as a summer missionary in Malawi, Africa. She received her Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Baylor University, her Master's of Music from The University of Louisiana, and her Doctorate of Musical Arts from The University of Memphis.

In addition to her duties here at Collierville Christian, Sheryl teaches orchestra and class piano at Kingsbury Middle High School and she has a private music studio in her home. Her husband, Ben, is Education Manager at Shelby Systems, a church computer software company based in Memphis. Ben and Sheryl have two sons; Chris is a student at Baylor University, and Mark is a student at Germantown High School.

Conductor
Marler Stone

E-mail:
marler@colliervillechristian.org

Conductor

Marler Stone was born in Jackson , Mississippi and graduated from Millsaps College in Jackson and from the University of Mississippi Law School.  Since coming to Memphis after graduating from law school, he has held several positions with area nonprofits including Executive Director of the Memphis Arts Council, Director of Development at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center , Executive Director of THE MED Foundation and currently is Director of Community Relations at Youth Villages. He has been employed there for nine years.  

 Marler is a past president of the Association of Fundraising Executives, Memphis Chapter (AFP) and was named Outstanding Fund Raising Executive by in AFP Memphis in 1994. 

He is also an actor in area theatres having taken such roles as Willy Loman in . “Death of a Salesman” at Playhouse on the Square and C.S. Lewis in “Shadowlands” at Circuit Playhouse;   He has won four theatre acting awards over the years presented annually by the Memphis Arts Council and Memphis Magazine.  In August of 2004, he received the Eugart Yerian Award for lifetime service to Memphis Theatre.    

 Marler has two children, Jennifer, who is veterinarian in Urbana , Illinois and Matthew, who is also employed by Youth Villages as Assistant Director of Community-Based Programs