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Image of spotlights courtesy of Suki Lee via Pexels
Image of spotlights courtesy of Suki Lee via Pexels


Brenda Smotherman is the lead of public relations at United Methodist Communications and assists in sharing stories of United Methodists putting faith into action and provides publicity support for matters surrounding The United Methodist Church denomination. She has a combined history of 30+ years of experience in marketing and publicity. Smotherman lives in Tennessee with her husband and two rescue dogs.

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