Rev. Brent Harriman - Pastor
Rev. Brent Harriman is a native of Memphis, Tennessee and a graduate of The University of Mississippi (BS in Business Management) and Covenant Theological Seminary (M.Div. in Biblical Studies and Counseling). While in St. Louis, he met his wife Emily, who earned a Masters of Arts in Counseling from Covenant. Upon graduation they moved to Knoxville. Brent served as a Campus Minster with RUF (Reformed University Fellowship) at The University of Tennessee from 2004-2012. He then continued with RUF, on the National Staff, as an Area Coordinator, overseeing and starting new campus works in Tennessee, Kentucky, and throughout the Midwest. In January of 2017, they accepted a call to plant Resurrection in the Bearden area of Knoxville . Brent and Emily have been married since 2002 and have two children, William and Abigail. His interests include the mountains, cycling, quality food & drink, the St. Louis Cardinals, and spending time with his family.
Rev. Lucas Dourado - Associate Pastor
Lucas joined the Resurrection staff in 2022 after serving as RUF campus minister at the University of Connecticut for eleven years. He was born in Brazil, grew up in New Jersey, and has moved around a lot, even spending some time in Knoxville on the RUF staff at UT from 2006-2008. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University and Covenant Theological Seminary. In 2012 he married Maggie, and they have two children, Margot and Asher. Lucas loves sports, music, and binge-worthy TV.
Katie ford - operations coordinator
Katie is a Knoxville native and grew up in the Rocky Hill area. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Ryan, and they have two kids, Ramsey and Preston. She and Ryan both graduated from MTSU where Katie was involved in Young Life for several years. Katie graduated with a degree in Exercise Science, then went on to get her doctorate of Physical Therapy from UT Health Science Center. She practiced physical therapy in Knoxville and in Oak Ridge, until deciding to take a break from it after their second child was born. Katie and Ryan are huge Vol fans, and rarely turn down an opportunity to go to a game. Katie loves gardening, exploring the Knoxville (or really any city’s) food scene, exercising, and being outside. Ultimately, though, she loves being a mom, wife, and friend to others and hopes she is able to share Jesus in these roles, even if in the smallest ways.
Jordan Wright - Worship Director / Community Ministry
Jordan desires for people to fall into a deeper relationship with Christ. Originally from Knoxville, he has also lived in Louisiana and Arkansas. He has served as a worship leader for various denominations including the Church of God (Anderson) as well as the Anglican Church of North America. He is a graduate from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and holds a Master of Arts in Biblical and Theological Studies from Belhaven University. Jordan, his wife Ashley, and their three children Silas, Maeve, and Jude live in North Knoxville. His interests include playing guitar, eating delicious food, and Tennessee football.
Lee Ann webster -
women’s and children’s Ministry director
Lee Ann grew up in Fountain City and attended the The University of Tennessee where she was a member of the Vol dance team and loved her sorority and attending RUF. Years after graduating with a degree in Speech Communication, she joined in working as an intern for RUF until she and her husband Jim were expecting their first child. Lee Ann worked on staff in college ministry with Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church and also worked as the Youth Worker at Sequoyah Hills Church. One of her passions is using cheer, dance and storytelling in sharing the Hope we have in Jesus. She started a cheer camp at CSPC 25 years ago that is continuing to operate every summer. She and her husband Jim helped plant Redeemer Church on campus in Knoxville and are life long Vol fans. They have three children: Abbie Lee, James, and Rosemary. Lee Ann is most happy when drinking a latte and heading to a tennis match while listening to Hamilton, Matchbox Twenty, or Ellie Holcomb.
Tolly Garrison - Assistant Children’s Director
Tolly was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. She is a graduate of Clemson University with an undergraduate degree in Secondary Education and a Master of Arts in Middle Grades Education. While at Clemson, Tolly met her husband Ryan. They were married in 2010 and have three daughters, Eliza, Toccoa, and Charley. The Garrisons have lived in Greenville, SC, New Bern, NC, and moved to Knoxville in 2019 for Ryan’s job. Over the years, Tolly has worked teaching children of all ages, from preschool through high school. She joined the Resurrection staff in 2022, and she loves getting to share the love of Jesus with the smallest member of our church. Tolly loves to read, exercise, travel, and spend time with her family in the mountains and on the water.
Danny harry - Youth director
Danny was raised in Birmingham, Alabama alongside three sisters and his border collie, Ridley. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 2023 with a Bachelors degree in Psychology. Danny grew up in the church, but he came to know and love Jesus much more through the ministry of RUF at Alabama. In his free time, Danny loves to rock climb, read, and eat good food with friends. Danny is very excited to be in Knoxville and spend time with students getting to know them and talk about Jesus and their lives.
JOY HANNA - ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Joy was actively leading worship, recording her original music and touring until she graduated from Liberty University in 2013. After graduating, Joy joined the music staff at her home church in the metro DC area, continued to record her own music and met her husband Andrew. They moved to Houston, TX where they lived for 8 years and had their two boys. Andrew’s job brought them to Knoxville in the summer of 2023 where they were grateful to find community and a place to serve at Resurrection Presbyterian. In addition to raising their boys, Joy writes music for the commercial country market and continues to lead worship.