FPN of Tennessee – State Committee
On the web: http://familypolicy.net/tn/
Telephone: (615) 866-5242 – Nashville, TN
Family Policy Network (FPN) is a grassroots organization that works with pro-family citizens to promote and defend traditional values. In Tennessee, FPN’s actions are primarily geared toward cultural battles, which ordinarily involve bringing public awareness to anti-family positions taken by corporate and/or government decision-makers. Some examples of FPN’s activities in Tennessee include:
– Informing Christians throughout the Volunteer state on a number of cultural and public policy issues via the web and by Email.
– Educating citizens and lawmakers about the problems inherent in ONLY defining marriage through the proposed Tennessee Marriage Amendment.
– Criticizing Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) for reversing his previous stance against embryonic stem-cell research.
– Providing timely updates on national public policy issues by broadcasting updates from FPN’s national office to FPN of Tennessee members through Email.
Director:
Ron Shank worked as an radio broadcaster and production talent in Mississippi and Arkansas. Shortly after becoming a Christian, Shank began working for American Family Radio and the American Family Association (AFA). While there, his computer expertise and knowledge of the Internet led to his transition to webmaster for AFA and the eventual move to American Family Online and AFA Filter. In 2001, Shank started his own Internet services and consulting company, which now boasts clients in all 50 states and internationally from Hawaii to Ireland.
Shank served in the United States Air Force. He is currently an active Rotarian, as well as a certified lay speaker in the Tennessee Conference of United Methodist Church. He lives in Tennessee with his wife and three children. [To email Ron, click here.]
Advisors:
– Rev. Artie Rivers, Pastor
Mount Hermon Baptist
Savannah, TN
– Rev. Scott Smith, President
SNS Ministries
Knoxville, TN
– Mr. Jacob Stock, Director
Castle Ministries
Strawberry Plains, TN
– Rev. Willie Lunsford, Pastor
Caldwell Springs Baptist Church
Johnson City, Tennessee