Rev. Dr. Ed Glaize joins Boone UMC from the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church with 32 years of service in that region. With experience leading both small and large churches, Ed most recently served as the District Superintendent of the Dothan District. As a recipient of the Annual Conference Harry Denman Award for evangelism, Ed’s passion in ministry is for helping lead congregations to make disciples of Jesus Christ. After receiving an undergraduate degree from Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Ala., he received a master’s degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., and a doctorate degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga. Ed also has served as a Public Affairs Officer in the United States Air Force.He is married to Alecia who is an ordained deacon in the United Methodist Church. They have a daughter Anna Grace, who recently graduated from Yale Divinity School and a son Curtis who went to be with the Lord three years ago at the age of 24. Ed and his family love to be in the outdoors and look forward to exploring the trails and waterways in the High Country, as well as living and serving in the beautiful community of Boone, North Carolina.