Conference History
Our conference has a rich history of gifted, godly speakers going back to 1945. Following is a list of speakers for each conference by year and by location. The conference was first known as Blue Ridge Bible Conference (1945-1959). Beginning in 1957, Bristol Bible Conference began meeting at Sullins College. By 1960 it was just Bristol Bible Conference which ran through 1976. In 1977 the conference took on the current name of Skyland Bible Conference.
Speakers by Location & Year
Speakers at EMU (Eastern Mennonite University), Harrisonburg, VA (2023 – Present)
| Year | Speaker | Speaker | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nate Bramsen | Steve Price | Bob Upton |
| 2024 | Mike Attwood | Nate Bramsen | Mark Beebe |
| 2023 | Mike Attwood | Steve Price | Nate Bramsen |
Speakers at Bluefield (Bluefield College), Bluefield, VA (2014 – 2022)
| Year | Speaker | Speaker | Speaker | Bible Discussion Moderator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Joe Reese | Steve Price | Nate Bramsen | |
| 2021 | Mike Attwood | Nate Bramsen | * Reese unable to travel from Canada due to COVID | |
| * Conference cancelled due to COVID | ||||
| 2019 | Steve Price | Joe Reese | Nate Bramsen | Phil Guikema |
| 2018 | Steve Price | Randy Amos | Nate Bramsen | Phil Guikema |
| 2017 | Mike Attwood | Joe Reese | Nate Bramsen (w/ Teens) | Phil Guikema |
| 2016 | Mike Attwood | Nate Bramsen | Phil Guikema | |
| 2015 | Randy Amos | Nate Bramsen | Phil Guikema | |
| 2014 | John Gordon | Joe Reese | Phil Guikema |
Speakers at Bryan (Bryan College), Dayton, TN (2009 – 2013)
| Year | Speaker | Speaker | Speaker | Bible Discussion Moderator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Steve Price | Larry Price | Randy Amos | Phil Guikema |
| 2012 | Steve Price | Larry Price | Phil Guikema | |
| 2011 | Joe Reese | Randy Amos | Phil Guikema | |
| 2010 | John Gordon | Larry Price | Phil Guikema, Tom Taylor | |
| 2009 | John Gordon | Steve Price | Phil Guikema, Tom Taylor |
Speakers at Brevard (Brevard College), Brevard, NC (2006 – 2008)
| Year | Speaker | Speaker | Speaker | Bible Discussion Moderator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Roy Hill | Tom Taylor | Phil Guikema | |
| 2007 | Tom Taylor | Malcolm Horlock | Phil Guikema | |
| 2006 | J. Phillip Morgan | Tom Taylor | Joe Reese | Phil Guikema |
Speakers at Covenant (Covenant College), Lookout Mountain, GA aka Chattanooga, TN (1981 – 2005)
| Year | Week | Speaker | Speaker | Bible Discussion Moderator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Mike Attwood | Malcolm Horlock | Phil Guikema | |
| 2004 | Tom Taylor | Mike Attwood | Rex Trogdon | |
| 2003 | Tom Taylor | Joe Reese | Phil Guikema | |
| 2002 | Tom Taylor | Jamie Hull | Phil Guikema | |
| 2001 | Alan Parks | Jamie Hull | Phil Guikema | |
| 2000 | Joe Reese | John Phillips | Rex Trogdon | |
| 1999 | Tom Taylor | Alan Parks | Rex Trogdon | |
| 1998 | Tom Taylor | Alan Parks | Rex Trogdon | |
| 1997 | J. Phillip Morgan | Joe Reese | Rex Trogdon | |
| 1996 | Tom Taylor | James Cochrane | Rex Trogdon | |
| 1995 | John Phillips | J. Phillip Morgan | Larry Batts | |
| 1994 | Dr. Lehman Strauss | Tom Taylor | Larry Batts | |
| 1993 | J. Phillip Morgan | J. B. Nicholson Jr | Larry Batts | |
| 1992 | Dr. Lehman Strauss | Tom Taylor | Larry Batts | |
| 1991 | Dr. Lehman Strauss | Neil Dougal | Larry Batts | |
| 1990 | Tom Taylor | David Glock | Larry Batts | |
| 1989 | J. Phillip Morgan | J. B. Nicholson Jr | Larry Batts | |
| 1988 | Dan Smith | William MacDonald | Larry Batts | |
| 1987 | Week 1 Week 2 | Dr. Will Miller Dr. Will Miller | Dr. Gerald Stover John Bramhall | Larry Batts Larry Batts |
| 1986 | Week 1 Week 2 | Tom Taylor Tom Taylor | J. Phillip Morgan J. Phillip Morgan | Larry Batts Larry Batts |
| 1985 | Week 1 Week 2 | Dan Smith J. B. Nicholson Jr | John Phillips Dr. James Naismith | Larry Batts Larry Batts |
| 1984 | Week 1 Week 2 | Tom Taylor Tom Taylor | Dr. Will Miller Dr. Will Miller | Larry Batts Larry Batts |
| 1983 | Week 1 Week 2 | J. Phillip Morgan J. Phillip Morgan | Dr. Gerald Stover Dr. Will Miller | Larry Batts Larry Batts |
| 1982 | Week 1 Week 2 | Tom Taylor Tom Taylor | J. Phillip Morgan J. Phillip Morgan | Larry Batts Larry Batts |
| 1981 | Week 1 Week 2 | Roy Gustafson Roy Gustafson | J. B. Nicholson Jr J. B. Nicholson Jr | Larry Batts Larry Batts |
Speakers at Ben Lippen (Ben Lippen School), Asheville, NC (1977 – 1980)
| Year | Week | Speaker | Speaker | Bible Discussion Moderator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Week 1 Week 2 | Stan Ford Stan Ford | Tom Taylor Tom Taylor | Larry Batts Larry Batts |
| 1979 | Week 1 Week 2 | Roy Gustafson Robert Ramey | Adley Fam Fanous Robert Constable | Larry Batts Larry Batts |
| 1978 | Week 1 Week 2 | Tom Taylor Tom Taylor | Robert Ramey J. Phillip Morgan | Fred Mackenzie Fred Mackenzie |
| 1977 | Week 1 Week 2 | Stan Ford Stan Ford | J. Phillip Morgan John Phillips | Fred Mackenzie Fred Mackenzie |
Speakers at Bristol (Sullins College), Bristol Bible Conference, Bristol, TN/VA (1957 – 1976)
| Year | Week | Speaker | Speaker | Bible Discussion Moderator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Week 1 Week 2 | Tom Taylor Tom Taylor | David McClurkin Robert Clark | Harold Mackay William Oglesby |
| 1975 | Week 1 Week 2 | Stan Ford Stan Ford | J. Phillip Morgan John Phillips | Fred Mackenzie Harold Mackay |
| 1974 | Week 1 Week 2 | John Phillips Tom Taylor | Dr. Carl Armerding T. Ernest Wilson | Harold Mackay Fred Mackenzie |
| 1973 | Week 1 Week 2 | Stan Ford Tom Taylor | Peter Pell Donald Pelon | Harold Mackay Fred Mackenzie |
| 1972 | Week 1 Week 2 | John Phillips Tom Taylor | Peter Pell Ernest Woodhouse | Harold Mackay Fred Mackenzie |
| 1971 | Week 1 Week 2 | John Phillips Tom Taylor | E. W. Rogers E. W. Rogers | Fred Mackenzie Harold Mackay |
| 1970 | Week 1 Week 2 | John Phillips T. Ernest Wilson | C. Ernest Tatham C. Ernest Tatham | Harold Mackay Fred Mackenzie |
| 1969 | John Phillips | Dr. Carl Armerding | William McNeil | |
| 1968 | John Phillips | Dr. Carl Armerding | William McNeil, Elliott Van Ryn | |
| 1967 | Fredrick Tatford | Dr. Carl Armerding | William McNeil | |
| 1966 | Ernest Woodhouse | S. Lewis Johnson | William McNeil | |
| 1965 | C. Ernest Tatham | S. Lewis Johnson | William McNeil | |
| 1964 | C. Ernest Tatham | William MacDonald | William McNeil | |
| 1963 | Peter Pell | T. Ernest Wilson | William McNeil | |
| 1962 | Peter Pell | William MacDonald | Harold Mackay | |
| 1961 | E. W. Rogers | Dr. Carl Armerding | Harold Mackay | |
| 1960 | Ernest Woodhouse | August Van Ryn | Harold Mackay | |
| 1959 | Ernest Woodhouse | Adam Ferguson | Harold Mackay | |
| 1958 | G. C. D. Howley | Alfred Gibbs | ||
| 1957 | Harold Mackay | Alfred Gibbs |
Speakers at Blue Ridge (YMCA Conference Grounds), Blue Ridge Bible Conference, near Black Mountain, NC (1945 – 1959)
| Year | Speaker | Speaker | Bible Discussion Moderator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Adam Ferguson | T. Ernest Wilson | Cecil Simms |
| 1958 | Stacy Woods | Cecil Simms | |
| 1957 | Stacy Woods | Peter Pell | Geoffrey Bull |
| 1956 | Peter Pell | August Van Ryn | |
| 1955 | E. W. Rogers | Harold Mackay | William A. Deans |
| 1954 | Alfred Gibbs | August Van Ryn | |
| 1953 | Alfred Gibbs | Peter Pell | John McGehee |
| 1952 | Harold Wildish | Ernest Tatham | Henry Peterson |
| 1951 | Fredrick Tatford | John Smart | |
| 1950 | Richard Hill | August Van Ryn | Walter Munro |
| 1949 | Harold Harper | Alfred Gibbs | John Smart, Les Rainey |
| 1948 | William A. Deans | Peter Pell | Harold Mackay, Elliott Van Ryn, Lester Wilson |
| 1947 | Henry Peterson | T. Ernest Wilson | August Van Ryn, Les Rainey |
| 1946 | Richard Hill | Alfred Gibbs | James Spink, August Van Ryn |
| 1945 | Harold Harper | Richard Hill | Ernest Tatham |