MEET OUR Elders

Our Elders are the spiritual guides of our church family.

The congregation chooses elders based on biblical examples that describe the qualities of a faithful spiritual leader. Shepherding is not a job but a spiritual calling and we are proud of those who answered the call.

Daryl Arendale

423-596-9897
daryl.arendale@epbfi.com

Daryl was baptized in 1977 during a Hixson Church of Christ youth ministry trip. He was born and raised at Hixson Church of Christ. He has been a member at Clear Creek since 2011. Daryl became an elder in September of 2017. He married Lina on Sept. 11, 1987. They have two adult children. Carrie is a Speech Pathologist that works with preschool children. Colby is married to Kaitlyn and lives in Columbia, SC. Colby is a staff member for the South Carolina Gamecock Men’s basketball team and Kaitlyn is a school teacher. More importantly, all three are Jesus believers.

Gary Carson

423-298-3334
gecarson41@gmail.com

Gary was baptized in 1954 and has been attending the Clear Creek Church of Christ since moving to Chattanooga in November 2004. He served as an elder for two years at the Laredo Texas Church of Christ and six years at the Rochester Church of Christ in Michigan. Gary also served on the Board of Trustees at Rochester College. He has been married to his wife, Rosemary, for over 50 years and they have two married daughters, Dawn and Holly, a single son Matthew, and four grandchildren. Gary is a retired automobile executive.

Bobby Golden

423-503-8977
goldenbl@juno.com

Bobby was baptized in 1970. He has been a member at the Clear Creek Church of Christ since 1986. He became an elder, the second time, in 1992. He has been married to Carol for over 50 years. They have two children: Glen and Julie. They all live in Chattanooga and attend church at Clear Creek Church of Christ. Glen has three grown children: Abbie Holder, Emily and Gwynneth. Their daughter, Julie, is married to John Ring and they have two daughters; Caroline and Gracie. Bobby is a Pharmacist.

Larry Grant

706-280-4023
larry70@epbfi.com

Larry was baptized in 1952 at the Brainerd Church of Christ. He has been a member at Clear Creek since 2003. His wife of over 50 years is Florrye. They have four children: John, Allyson, Amy and Timothy. John lives in Lebanon, TN, is married to Amy and they have three girls, Rachel, Claire, and Alison. Allyson lives in Birmingham, AL, is married to Spencer Sutton and they have two children: Grant and Mary Ryan. Amy lives in Benton, AR, is married to Joe Lee and has four children: Emily, Marcus, Joshua and Jonathon. Timothy is single and lives in Nashville. Larry is a Dentist.

Roy Ramsey

423-802-9264
wrramsey@comcast.net

Roy was baptized in November 1969. He has been at Clear Creek Church of Christ since 1991. He became an elder in 2017. He and his wife Sharon were married in October of 1965. They have two sons. His oldest son, Brent, is married to Heidi and has six children: Anna, Nina, Ben, Emma, Will and Tad. They live in Chattanooga. His other son, Nathan, lives in California. He is married to Monica and they have a daughter, Tatum and a son Tyson. Roy is a retired Nuclear Operations Specialist at TVA.

Bobby Ray

423-710-5231
bandbray@comcast.net

Bobby has been walking with Christ as His Lord and Savior since childhood. He became an elder in 2019. He and his family have attended Hixson/Clear Creek church since 1998. He has been involved in missions to Haiti since 1991. He has been married to Bonnie, his greatest gift from God, since 1990. By God’s good grace, he has four daughters and other children in his family: Emily Ann (and Nathan Commers), Allie, Sara Grace, Hannah and Luckson Previl (and Erica). He is an anesthesiologist in Chattanooga.