Buford Presbyterian
Church Warmly Welcomes
to our new Pastor:
Rev. Dr. Corey Ingold
We are
pleased and excited to welcome Rev. Corey Ingold as our new permanent
Pastor (Head of Staff) on August 8, 2010.
He comes to us after serving at Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church in
Lynchburg, VA where he has been Pastor (Head of Staff) for eight years.
Prior to that, he also served as Solo Pastor of Rocky River Pres.
Church in Concord, NC and Associate Pastor of Steele Creek Pres. Church
in Charlotte, NC.
In addition to serving his church, he has served the community
as a
member of the Board of Trustees for Interfaith Outreach, a local
ministry dealing with community needs, and for Westminster-Canterbury,
a 500-bed senior care facility in Lynchburg.
He received his bachelor’s degree from St. Andrews
Presbyterian College, Laurinburg NC, and a Master of Divinity from
Columbia Theological Seminary here in Atlanta, and Doctor of Ministry
from Union-PSCE in Richmond, VA.
One of the common themes that comes up when we speak about our
church is the sense that we are a family. The Ingold’s will be a
wonderful addition to our community of faith and we welcome them to our
family in Buford!
We will officially welcome Corey, Nancy, Anna and Blair
Ingold, on
August 8th, with an informal reception following the 11:00 worship
service. During Sunday school that morning (10:00 AM), we will formally
introduce them and let Corey tell you more about himself. This will be
his first Sunday with us, and he will preach that morning at both
services. We will also welcome them with an old Southern housewarming
custom of a "pounding," i.e. bringing the family "a pound of this and a
pound of that" to stock their kitchen and house. We are asking families
with the last names "A-N" to bring some staple food items and families
with the last names "O-Z" to bring other household products (paper
towels, garbage bags, cleaning supplies, etc.) on Sunday, August 8th.
This will show them how grateful we are that they will be a part of our
Buford Presbyterian Church family.
Ecclesiastes (and not Pete Seeger and The Byrds) says: “For
everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under
heaven.” (3:1)
August is always a time of transition. For parents and
children, it is
the time to move from those lazy days of summer, from days spent at the
pool, with friends, on vacation, at camp, or a variety of other
activities to getting ready and then beginning the school year. It is
moving from sleeping in and lounging around to waking up early and
doing homework. For those at work, summertime is sometimes quiet and
slow because many people are gone on vacation or business becomes
sluggish and then begins to pick up once again.
August is also a time of transition for the church. The choir
is back
into the swing of things after a few weeks of deserved rest (with a
special thanks to all of our soloists). Plans for fall Sunday school
are already under way, and we begin preparing many of the
congregational fellowship events for the year. We will have our annual
Church Picnic at Bogan Park. Elder training begins and our new class of
elders will be ordained/installed on Sunday, August 29th. Many of our
other programs that ended in May will resume. What a great time in the
life of the church.
The biggest transition will be the coming of Corey Ingold to
be our new
pastor. Corey brings a wealth of energy, excitement, knowledge, and
passion to our church family. He is enthused about this wonderful
congregation and the ministry we will do together. Nancy, Anna, and
Blair are also excited about this church and this area and cannot wait
to meet and get to know all of you.
We will formally welcome
them on August 8th, and I ask you to do
several things:
Please keep them in your
prayers during this transition. And continue
to pray for this church.
Continually remind them of
who you are! We are a family of over five
hundred, and they may not always remember your name.
Come to the luncheon on
August 8th and bring goods for the “pounding.”
(see article above)
I am ecstatic about this
time in the life of our church. We have such a
great church family, and I feel so blessed to be a part of it. I hope
you enjoy the rest of your summer!
See you here at church!
RIX