Caledonia native and Liberty resident Christopher W. Hollis was called to serve as president of the Denham Springs, Louisiana, Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Hollis will lead the grouping of ten congregations in Liberty and McComb as well as Livingston, Tangipahoa, and East Baton Rouge (LA) parishes that counts more than 3,600 LDS (Mormon) members within its boundaries. The LDS Church has an internationally recognized lay ministry whose members receive no financial compensation for their service. Most take presidencies serve eight to ten years while retaining their professional employments.
Hollis and his wife Jocelyn are the parents of five children, and he is a commercial banker with Trustmark National Bank in McComb. He holds undergraduate degrees from Mississippi State University and the University of Southern Mississippi. Hollis is also a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Hollis had been serving as Bishop of the Liberty Ward (congregation) for the past five years, but was released from those responsibilities when he accepted the stake president assignment.
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