Chuck grew up in the small west Tennessee town of Friendship, where he knew and was known by everyone within a radius of five miles. He became a Christian at the age of nine years old. His parents were Christians and his father served as an elder at the Friendship Church of Christ.

He graduated from the University of Tennessee Junior College which is now known as the University of Tennessee at Martin with an Associates Degree in Medical Science (Pre-Med). He spent the next 22 years as a Naval Pilot, serving 2 years in Vietnam as a combat reconnaissance pilot. While in the Navy, he earned a BA degree in Political Science and International Relations at Naval Bestgraduate School, Monterey, California, and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Rollins College.

While in the Navy, he had many opportunities to serve God at state-side and foreign locations in Italy, Africa and Thailand . He has baptized converts in places like bathtubs and the Indian Ocean off the coast of Vietnam . He had frequent visits to Thailand and worked with missionaries there for two years while station on the Island of Guam and in Vietnam.

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Jerry Frederick Dickinson was born in 1940 in Sumiton , Alabama to James and Beatrice Dickinson. While he and his parents lived in several locations, most of his growing up years were spent in the Birmingham area. He graduated from Auburn University in 1963 with a degree in Accounting.

Jerry met Joyce Finnell while his parents were living in East Tennessee . They were married in 1963 and have three children. In addition to Stephen, Jill, and Erik, they have seven grandchildren. Family has always been an important part of his life.

After living in Auburn and Atlanta , the family moved to Birmingham in 1966 where Jerry was employed by Alabama Power Company for over 23 years. He has worked as an International Representative for the RWDSU Labor Union since 1990. He was transferred to Florida in 2000.

Since being baptized at 16, Jerry has served in many capacities in several congregations. He worked as a deacon in two different congregations in the Birmingham area for many years. He became an Elder at Concord Street in January 2004 and works hard in visiting, counseling and church administration.

Anthony J. "Tony" Washington grew up in Charleston, South Carolina and is the oldest of eight children. He became a Christian at the age of 18. He was baptized on August 02, 1969 and attended the Union Heights Church of Christ.

After spending his youth in Charleston, Tony graduated from Chicora High School and enlisted in the United States Navy on January 13, 1970. Tony spent over 20 years in the Navy and achieved the rank of Chief Petty Officer. While in the Navy, he earned a BA degree in Business Administration at Columbia College in Columbia Missouri. Tony was on the commissioning crews of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, CVN-69 and Naval Hospital Orlando.

After retiring from the Navy in 1990, Tony went to work for the State of Florida at the Orange County Health Department. He is currently employed by the Lake County, Florida Health Department where he serves as a Health Educator Consultant.

He met Debra J. Cuningham while serving the Navy in San Diego, California. They have been married for over 36 years. They have three sons, Anthony II, McKethan, and Brandon and four grandchildren. Family and friends are very important to Tony and he is actively involved in the lives of his children, grandchildren and siblings.

The Navy afforded Tony the opportunity to serve God and worship and serve with many Christians, from Hawaii to North Carolina. Tony was stationed in Orlando, Florida from October 1979 through December 1982 and worshiped with the Concord Street Church of Christ. During that time he served as a Bible school teacher, quadrant leader, a deacon and in many other capacities. He returned to Orlando in 1985 and picked up where he left off. He became an Elder in April 2008.

Ulysses (UL) Campbell is a native Floridian residing in Orlando most of his life. He attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida with a major in mathematics education.  He met his wife Rhonda while attending FSU.

UL, as he is known, worked in the hospitality/food service industry for over 22 years, with the majority of his career in that industry, as an associte of the Ruby Tuesday Restaurants. Designated as a corporate trainer, he often traveled to different locations to train restaurant/kitchen staff to assure the uniform quality of the foods served to Ruby Tuesday diners. For the past 7 years he has been employed by Orange County I operations as a firefighter.

UL and Rhonda have one daughter, three sons and three grandchildren.

Ulysses began his service as a Shepherd in April, 2008.