10 complete lay speaker training

Ten people completed the advanced lay speaking course April 7 and 8 at Wesley UMC, Corpus Christi. The course was entitled “Lay Speakers Grow Spiritually Through Daily Discipline.”
The course was led by certified lay speakers Stephanie Creech and Ben Hager and the Rev. Rene Devantier from First UMC, Portland.
Attending the course were Robin Barnhill, First UMC, Goliad; Cherie Bushwar, Wesley UMC, Corpus Christi; Evelyn Harle-Charles, Jim Charles, Frances Mayo and Doris McDaniel, First UMC, Rockport; Gayle Keramian, Asbury UMC, Corpus Christi; Joan Morgan, Grace UMC, Corpus Christi; Billy Ray Sayles, St. Paul UMC, Corpus Christi; and Cecil Williams, Bethel UMC, San Antonio.