Meet the team.
If you spend any time around White Stone Church, you will quickly realize one thing about our leadership - we are many strands working together.
There is no one person show around here.
We believe we are better together, better in community: many hands and many feet working together.
Claudia Brewton
Family Pastor
Claudia grew up in Knoxville and attended Carson-Newman. She worked as a public school teacher for 9 years before joining our staff in 2007. She and her husband, Donnie, have two daughters: Audrey and Erynn.
Christy Cummings
Assimilation Coordinator
Christy grew up in Knoxville and attended UT where she met her husband, Rob. They have three daughters: Savanna, Emma, and Bel. She worked for local B+G Clubs for 18 years before joining our staff in 2015.
Lauren Desrosiers
Children's Ministry Director
Lauren grew up in Knoxville and attended TN Tech. After college, she spent three years in Haiti where she met her husband, Blenson. She teaches fourth grade at BMES and joined our staff in 2021.
Stacy Lewis
Office Administrator
Stacy grew up in Knoxville and attend UT - although she never went to a football game until she met her husband, Brian. She joined our staff in 2012 and is the heartbeat of our office. She keeps everything going.
Kensey Zimmerman
Operations
Kensey grew up in Knoxville and attended UT. She worked for several years with Project Grad and joined our staff in 2022. She is also part of our worship team leadership with her husband, Cody. They have one son, Cole.
Ed Blumberg
Media
Ed grew up in New Jersey and has worked in some form of television, production, IT, and multimedia since the 1980s. He and his wife, Lisa, have two daughters: Betsy and Jenna. They have been at WS since 2019.
Colby Dorcely
Associate Pastor
Colby grew up in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti and moved to Knoxville in 2012 to attend UT where he majored in supply chain management. He and his wife, Shaina, have one son, Bryce.
Brock Tharpe
Pastor
Brock grew up outside of Knoxville. He and his wife, Bethany, moved to NC while attending UNCW + Campbell Divinity, and served a church there for 8 years before joining our staff in 2011. They have five children: Sophie, Ella, Deacon, Langston, and Riggs.
Cody Zimmerman
Worship Leader
Cody grew up at White Stone, and got involved with our media + worship team in 2010. He attended UT and also works in graphic design. He and his wife Kensey, who is also a part of our worship team, have one son, Cole.