Jessica Anderson
Director of Operations
Jessica Anderson is the Director of Operations at Restoration Southside. She does a little bit of everything related to Sunday morning operations, and her favorite part of the job is supporting the rest of the staff. She grew up in Saint Louis, Missouri and now lives in Saint Elmo with her husband, Alex and their three energetic boys. When she's not working, you can find her playing with her kids, exercising or organizing things.
Favorite Restaurant: Alleia
Dabney brock
Nursery Coordinator
Dabney Brock is the Nursery Coordinator at Restoration Southside. She has an elementary education background and has a passion for serving and teaching young children. Dabney grew up in Nashville, met her best friend and husband at college, and they have now planted roots in Chattanooga with their three children. In her free time, Dabney enjoys running, being outside, and spending time with her family.
Favorite Restaurant: Riverstreet Deli
Kyle Delk
Digital Media Coordinator
Kyle is married to Jessica and together they have two girls. Kyle has been a Chattanooga transplant since 2014 and started running the media team in 2020. He loves serving and sharing stories through video. When not working on all things Restoration (website, social media, livestream) he runs a video production company. Kyle and Jess have found a home in Red Bank and love to open it up to others.
Favorite Restaurant: Monday’s it is River Street Deli (Stromboli) and every other day is Alleia
Schuyler Franks
Director of Children’s Ministry
Originally from Fort Myers, FL, Schuyler has an Elementary Education degree. She has a background working with children of various learning and developmental abilities and loves finding creative, fun, and developmentally appropriate ways to lead Children’s Ministry! Outside of teaching, Schuyler enjoys reading (and re-reading her favorite books), going to group exercise classes at the Downtown YMCA, and spending time with her family. She is married to Joseph Franks and they have a sweet boy named Joe.
Favorite Restaurant: Stir
JOEY FRYAR
Co-Director of Youth Ministry
Joey Fryar serves as the Co-Director of Student Ministries. He has called Chattanooga home his whole life, and currently resides in Red Bank with his wife Marisa. He has a degree in STEM Education: Mathematics from UTC, which is a fancy way of saying he has a mathematics degree and a 6-12th grade teaching certification. His favorite things to do are support any sports team for the University of Tennessee, play golf, go to the movies, and spend time with his family and friends.
Favorite restaurant: Tremont Tavern.
MARK GREGORY
Pastor of Formation
Mark is the Pastor of Formation at Restoration Southside, where he focuses on the spiritual formation of our community, and oversees our Next Generation ministry. He grew up in Chattanooga and loves running and biking on the surrounding trails. Mark and his wife Holley have two children, Jude and Evie.
Favorite restaurant: Oddstory
BRENT HARDING
Director of Facilities
Brent is the Facility Manager at Restoration Southside where he takes care of all things building related. If you don’t see Brent around on Sunday’s, you can find him in the back of Main Street Meats working on the fresh steak cuts or biking on a trail around town. He’s been a Chattanoogan for 10 years.
Favorite Restaurant: Main Street Meats
Ben hooper
Director of Missional Living
Ben is the Director of Missional Living at Restoration Southside where he cultivates a missional ethos in our community and leads the men's ministry. Ben is a native Nashvillean and is married the best thing from Florida, Anne Charlotte, who works in the business sector. They love to spend their time exploring the city with Teddie, Fox, Mary Robin, and wiley hound dog, June.
Favorite Restaurant: Clyde's
MARNEY JOHNSTON
Director of Community
Marney Johnston is the Director of Community, which means she is happy to be a resource for care and connection within the church. Originally from Alabama, Chattanooga has been home for different seasons and is glad to call it home again. Don't hesitate to contact Marney if you'd like to know more about Restoration Southside, how to be involved or get plugged in!
Favorite restaurant: She doesn't believe in favorites. Everyone has something to give.
Lily Sparks
Co-Director of Youth Ministry
As the Co-Director of Youth Ministries, Lily Sparks serves the middle and high school students of Restoration. A Chattanooga native and Covenant grad (with a degree in sociology and a concentration in social work), Lily loves hanging out with her two younger brothers, listening to music, reading, and spending time with friends. Lily's also a morning person and is passionate in her opinion that we should remain in daylight savings time!
Favorite Restaurant: Wooden City
STEVE PERKINS
Pastor of Shepherding
Steve is the Pastor of Shepherding with a focus on caring for and assisting the elders and pastors our church. He grew up in the Southwest. He was married for 46 years, now a widower. He has 3 grown children, 4 grandchildren! Steve loves reading, study, teaching, outdoors activities like hiking and biking.
Favorite Restaurant: Hana
VK Copeland
Hospitality and Event Coordinator
Virginia Kay (VK) Copeland is the part-time Events Coordinator for Stratton Hall / The Peyton. She’s married to her husband Morgan. When not at Restoration, she works at Clutch Recruitment, a healthcare recruitment company. Along with hiking and trying out new restaurants, VK enjoys swimming in watering holes or curling up with a good book. She also volunteers with Restoration's partner, Choices. VK is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, and cheers for the Panthers, Hurricanes, and Charlotte’s Independence teams
Favorite Restaurant: State of Confusion or Taqueria Jalisco
Clay Terrell
AV Coordinator
Clay is originally from Greenville, SC but has called Chattanooga home since early 2018. Clay is the AV Coordinator at RSC and is also a full-time freelance photographer and videographer. Clay is married to his beautiful wife, Cat, and they have 2 sons, Ward and Stetson, and daughter Louise. Some of his favorite things are Liverpool F.C., film photography, woodworking, and playing with his boys.
Favorite Restaurant: Il Primo
sammie waller
Director of Worship
Sammie is the Director of Worship where she oversees the creation, leadership, and administration of music and arts ministries for Restoration. Sammie fell in love with singing as a child and has been singing ever since. Her favorite subject to rant about is how singing is for people of all types and ages (not just “good singers”). In her free time she enjoys making music with her husband Chase, working in her garden, and secretly reading Young Adult Fiction.
Favorite Restaurant: Miss G's Tortas Y Tamales
May yates
Pastoral Assistant
May Yates serves as Restoration’s Pastoral Assistant to Ben Hooper and Mark Gregory. When she’s not organizing calendars and color-coding email files, she’s enjoying Chattanooga’s outdoor scene with her family. May and her husband, Adam, are kept on their toes by their sweet daughter, Kinley, and their Basenji-mixed-with-something, Kuma. May was born in the Sunshine State, grew up in the Peach State, and now loves calling The Volunteer State home, but she still cheers for the Georgia Bulldogs!
Favorite Restaurant: May’s answer to this regularly changes, but currently it’s India Mahal or Pizzeria Cortile