Together We Thrive May. 14, 2026.

The Keynote Speaker for 2026 is:

The Rev. Dr. Meredith Loftis has served as the Associate Pastor at First Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, since 2015. She received her Master of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary and her Doctor of Ministry from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Meredith is passionate about justice ministry work and empowering people to find tangible ways to live out their faith in the world. She is mom to Grayson, her six-year-old son, and two dogs, Gracie and Maizie. When she’s not at church, she and Grayson are exploring all the playgrounds around Knoxville.

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