Jim Catron - Lay Leader

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Jim is our  Lay Leader.  The Lay Leader functions as the primary lay representative of the laity for the church and is a member of the church council, committee on finance, committee on nominations and leadership development, as well as the committee on pastor-parish relations.   

Jim also serves as a member of the Madison County United Methodist Churches Cluster, and is a lay member of the Florida Annual Conference.   In addition, he serves on the North West Florida District Leadership Council of the United Methodist Church.

Jim was born in Panama, US Canal Zone. He and his wife, Sylvia have TWO children. He is retired from North Florida Community College here in Madison, FL.  Prior to that he was  a  Professor of Social Sciences at North Florida Junior College.  

He has degrees from Emory & Henry College (affiliated with the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church) and Appalachian State Teachers College.   Jim regularly teaches Sunday School, has facilitated Disciple Bible Studies, and is a Certified Lay Speaker.

Jim and Sylvia taken in Japan in 2005