MEET OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Lead Pastor:
Derek McCosh & Christy McCosh

Pastor Derek has served in ministry in several churches in Tennessee and North Carolina and has an AAS in Electronics Engineering Technology, a BA in Ministry from Clear Creek Baptist Bible College, an MDiv with languages from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a PhD in Leadership from Tennessee Temple University. He and his family returned home to Sweetwater in the spring of 2013 with God's clear call to start The Fellowship Church. His wife Christy is a part of the praise team and actively serves in several other roles within The Fellowship. They've been married for more than 30 years and have 5 children, Ivy, Sophie, Levi, Koby, and Josiah, and one grandson, River!
Pastor_Derek@asweetfellowship.com
Pastor_Derek@asweetfellowship.com
Associate Pastor of Worship & Ministry:
Jeremy Malone & Stephanie Malone .

Jeremy and Stephanie Malone served for two years as missionaries to Hungry Horse, Montana at Canyon Baptist Church. They returned home to East Tennessee in the summer of 2013 to help launch The Fellowship Church. They have one son, Connor.
Pastor_Jeremy@asweetfellowship.com

Youth Ministry Directors/Media Ministry Director:
JJ & Maranda Hughes
JJ & Maranda have been a part of The Fellowship Church from its beginning and have served in various roles. They serve as our Youth Ministry Leaders and JJ also works as our Media Director, and Maranda volunteers in our children's ministry. They have 3 children, Zayvien, Madelyn, and Jonathan.

Children's Ministry Directors: Austin & Britney Beddingfield
Austin and Britney are brand new to The Fellowship Church and have just started serving as children's ministry leaders in January 2023. Looking forward to seeing God work through them in our Fellowship. They have 3 children, Lexi, Alex, and Sadie.
Austin and Britney are brand new to The Fellowship Church and have just started serving as children's ministry leaders in January 2023. Looking forward to seeing God work through them in our Fellowship. They have 3 children, Lexi, Alex, and Sadie.