Church Staff

 Name: Rev. Kevin Conrad

Title: Pastor

Email: kconrad@milanfirst.org

Kevin is a native of Jackson, Tennessee.  He graduated from Northside High School (1980) where he lettered in both football and basketball.  He graduated from Lambuth College in 1984 with a B.A. Degree in English.  While at Lambuth, he was the president of the Campus Congregation Council, served as the editor and business manager for the year book, and received the Audie E. Holt Award for promise in ministry.  He was appointed on his twenty-first birthday as the Associate Pastor of the Humboldt First-Gadsden Extended Ministry.

    While serving as a Student Pastor, Kevin attended Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville.  He received his Master of Divinity Degree in 1988.   Appointments he has served include Follis Chapel-Union in Trenton, Mullins Associate in Memphis, and Adamsville First.   In June 1994, Kevin was appointed to be the founding pastor of Grace United Methodist Church in Jackson.  During his seven year tenure, the church grew to over 450 active men, women and children.  In June 2001, he was appointed as the Senior Pastor of Covington First and went on to serve as the Senior Pastor of Covenant United Methodist in Cordova in 2004.

    From 2007-June 2010, Kevin was appointed by Bishop Dick Wills as the Director of Connectional Ministries and New Church Development for the Memphis Annual Conference, as well as District Superintendent of the Memphis Asbury District.  During this time, he led a major restructuring of the Annual Conference.

    The deepest joy of Kevin’s life is his two children.  Daniel, 21, is a Senior at U.T. Knoxville, where he is a Materials Science and Engineering student majoring in nano technology applications.  Chelsea, 19, is a Sophomore at U.T. Chattanooga, where she is a Graphic Design major.  His newest addition is a beagle Chelsea picked out at the animal shelter named “Bernie.” 

    Kevin’s hobbies include antique refinishing, travel, motorcycle riding, sports, painting and gardening/yard care.  His passions in ministry include missional work and evangelism.  His favorite Bible passages include:  Ephesians 2:8;  John 1:16-18; Galatians 5:6b; Psalm 139:23-24

Name: Craig Ramsey
Title: Minister of Music
E-Mail: craigr01@bellsouth.net

Craig's wife is Marilyn, who he met and married while at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Married 42 years. Together, they have two children--a son Jim who is married to Leigh.Jim and Leigh have 2 boys, Jack (7) and Luke (5). They reside in Denver, CO. Their daughter, Laura, married Andrew Thompson and they live in Nashville.

Name: Jeff Fuller

Jeff is the youth minister here at FUMC. He has the privilege of working with the middle school and high school students. His wife is his best friend and companion... interwoven into every aspect of his life, including vocational ministry. Jeff is blessed to have two children. Jeff and his wife’s lives are focused on bringing them up to have both a passion for God and His people. Jeff is a graduate of Kentucky Christian University 1998 and was ordained that same year at his home church in Ft. Myers. He has 14 years of ministerial service. 

Jeff believes that good leadership starts in the home. A stable marriage and a healthy family are necessary for an effective ministry in the local church (1 Tim 3:5 &12). His family's ambition is to so position themselves that they can be used for His services and Kingdom.

 Jeff’s favorite color is sunshine yellow. Jeff’s favorite verse in the bible is John 3:30. His hobbies are working out, web site design, taking things apart, fishing, friends, amateur radio, computers, tinkering with things, video editing, writing curriculum, and trying to save the world. Jeff aspires to one day be a college professor and publish his work that might be a resource for ministering to the family abroad.

Name: Delores Smith

Delores is married to Tony Smith. They live in Trenton,Tennessee. Delores has 3 adult sons, Chris, Kyle and Hunter. 

Favorite quote/Bible Verse: Micah 6:8 “He has showed you, O man, what is good.  And what does the LORD require of you?  To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” This verse became very personal to me as a leader in the United Methodist Women’s organization.

Hobbies:  I like to decorate for Christmas.  Is that a hobby?I like motorcycling riding. I love to take road trips with my UMW buddies.

Name: Angela Monroe

Title: Receptionist
E-Mail: receptionist@milanfirst.org

Angela Monroe grew up in Milan, TN and graduated from Milan High in 2003. During that time she met her future husband, Joe and became an aunt to nephew Collin and niece Mary, children of her one older brother. 

Angela started her college career at Jackson State Community College, where she went for 2 years to get her basics out of the way.  In August 2005, she began one of the best periods of her life, Judson College, an all women's Baptist college located in Marion, AL. While at Judson, she also became aunt to two more nieces, Anessa and Abby. Not only did she earn a BA in history there, but she created many lifelong memories and friendships.

Not long after finishing Judson in December 2007, she married her high school sweetheart, Joe Monroe on leap year, February 29, 2008 at their church, Chapel Hill Baptist. They honeymooned in Las Vegas and currently live in Milan, TN with their 3 cats, Sassy, Moses, and Scarecrow.  It is Angela's dream to one day have 2 children of her own, and perhaps adopting a little girl from China. She would love to get a Ph.D in Egyptology one day. Right now however, her and her husband's most prominent goal is to be debt free!As she works at the church, she also sells fabulous jewelry accessories to enhance every woman's wardrobe with Lia Sophia!

Favorite quote/verse: "Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God! Give me relief from my distress, be merciful to me and hear my prayer." Psalms 4:1
"Well behaved women rarely make history!"
"If I had to give a definition of Capitalism I would say: The process whereby American girls turn into American women." From Savages by Christopher Hampton
"Behind this mask are ideas, and ideas are bullet-proof." V from V for Vendetta 

Hobbies: Reading, reading, and reading. Favorite books include Jane Eyre, Harry Potter, Twilight Series, Assassin Series by Robin Hobb, Seeker Series By Terry Goodkind, The Lord of the Rings Series, Eragon Series, and anything on Egypt. Angela also like to paint in her spare time. Her specialty is human faces.  She likes spending time with family and friends and enjoys cooking. 

Name: Missy Ross
Title: Coordinator of Christian Learning Center
E-Mail: mrosstj@aol.com

Missy graduated from Jackson State Community College and Union University.

Favorite Verse: "For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and yet loses his own soul?" Matthew 12:26

Hobbies: Missy likes to watch sports, do projects, cook, travel, and spend time with family.