Pastor Bill
My favorite way to begin a new relationship is over a meal or a cup of coffee. Turn on JavaScript! me so we can find a time and setting to do that. Or even to just talk for a moment on the phone.
Until then, here is some basic biographical information to give you a sense of who I am and where I have been.
Family
I've been married for 34 years to Mary Lynn. She has been a reading teacher in private practice (www.discoveryreading.com) for 15 years. We have 3 grown children:
- Nicole - Faculty, Cal State Long Beach
- Rachel - Special Ed teacher in Bellevue, WA
- William - Software Development in Reston, Va
Ministry Service
I was ordained in 1980 in the Presbyterian Church, US, and transferred to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in 1986. I have preached renewal events with Presbyterian Renewal Ministries, Intl. in the US and Canada, been a teacher with Walk Thru The Bible ministries, and taught as adjunct faculty at Montreat College. Over the course of my ministry, I have served these local churches:
- Ministries Pastor - Grace Community Church - Fletcher, NC
- Pastor - Grace! EPC - Asheville NC
- Pastor - Mt. Pleasant Community Church - Mt. Pleasant, MI
- Pastor - First Presbyterian Church - Houma, LA
- Assoc Pastor - Covington Presbyterian Church - Covington, LA
Education
- Davidson College - 1977 - BA - Sociology
- Fuller Theological Seminary - 1980 - M.Div
- Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary - 1995 - D.Min
Books Authored
- Andrew Murray - Bethany Fellowship Publishers - Kindle Verson - Nook Version
- John Calvin - Bethany Fellowship Publishers- Kindle Verson - Nook Version