FAITH PROMISE - Key Persons


Andy Broyles

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team

Barrett Deubert

Job Titles:
  • Elder

Becca Stone

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team

Butch Hofferbert

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team

Carl Hesselbach

Job Titles:
  • Elder

Chuck Carringer

Job Titles:
  • Elder

Clay Linkous

Job Titles:
  • Elder

Daniel Newton

Job Titles:
  • Elder

Dr. Chris Stephens

Job Titles:
  • Elder

Dr. Josh Whitehead

Job Titles:
  • Elder

Keith Gray

Job Titles:
  • Elder

Kevin Sellars

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team

Kirby Sexton

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team

Laurie Piepho

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team

Mark Winterton


Pam Rhea

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team

Pastor Chris

Pastor Chris holds a Doctor of Ministry degree in Evangelistic Church Growth. Under his leadership, Faith Promise has grown to more than 8,000 in attendance with eleven locations across East Tennessee, an international campus in Costa Rica, and a global Online Campus. Chris and his wife Michele have three children and six grandchildren. They reside in beautiful Knoxville, TN.

Robert Bruce

Job Titles:
  • Elder

Roger Efferson

Job Titles:
  • Elder

Ron Murff

Job Titles:
  • Elder

Ron Noe

Job Titles:
  • Elder

Zac Stephens

Job Titles:
  • Elder
  • Senior Pastor
Pastor Zac is the Senior Pastor at Faith Promise. Zac has previously served the church leading students and campuses - always seeing dynamic growth and staff development in each role. In the most recent season, Pastor Zac has led Faith Promise in re-imagining its vision and values and has been instrumental in creating a culture within the church to clearly define how to execute those values in everyday life. He desires to see every person at Faith Promise discover their purpose and win their world.