Called to St. Paul’s
Paula and I are humbled and thankful for God’s lovingkindness, mercy and provision for the opportunity to accept the call to pastor at St. Paul’s in Meadville, PA. Last Sunday, the congregation graciously voted in favor of extending to me the call to be their next pastor. Our plan is to begin the Lord’s work there by September 9th. St. Paul’s Church is a conservative, reformed congregation and as I said in a previous post, we were very impressed with their warmth and felt the presence of Christ in our meeting with them. We now look forward to sharing our lives with them in worship, ministry and fellowship as we serve the King of kings together.
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Over the next three months, our task will be to find a place to call home and we are hoping to rent a two or three bedroom house close to the church. I have already thought much about the development of a ministry vision for the church and city. Meadville has great potential to be impacted for the kingdom of God and I look forward to being integrated into the community and fellowshipping with other ministers in the area. |
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- David and Paula McAfee on Rainbow Trail
Our Story…
David has served in many areas which include serving as an officer in the USMC, law enforcement, information technology, sales and more importantly ministry. He has been a Minister of Single Adults, Minister of Education and Senior Pastor in Lubbock, TX and recently Tucumari, NM. David received a Bachelor of Arts in Law Enforcement Administration, a Master of Arts in Political Science, and has one semester left to complete a Master of Divinity degree. Paula was formerly an executive secretary with Occidental Petroleum, Oklahoma University College of Continuing Education, and Texas Tech University Law School.
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Quote of the Week
“A true knowledge of the covenants is indispensable to a correct presentation of the gospel, for he who is ignorant of the fundamental difference which obtains between the covenant of works and the covenant of grace is utterly incompetent for evangelism. But by whom among us are the different covenants clearly understood? Refer unto them to the average preacher, and you at once perceive you are speaking to him in an unknown tongue. Few today discern what the covenants are in themselves, their relations to each other, and their consequent bearings upon the design of God in the Redeemer. Since the covenants pertain unto the very “rudiments of the doctrine of Christ,” ignorance of them must cause obscurity to rest upon the whole gospel system.” A.W. Pink, The Divine Covenants
I am so glad that they are a conservative church! I looked at the UCC website and I was a bit concerned with their beliefs.
Yes, I’m aware of the position of the UCC on the Open and Affirming Statement. I didn’t want to make this statement public on my blog, but St. Paul’s will be leaving the UCC. When I first applied for the position I was told they would be looking to do that after they called a new pastor.
Very pleased that you have accepted the call as the new Pastor of St. Paul’s UCC Church in Meadville,Pa. Look forward to your arrival in Meadville. I/we are available to assist you as you make the transition. God has blessed our church by bringing you and your wife to our community and congregation..
Thanks Jim. We are so thrilled at the ministry opportunity ahead of us, the people we will get to make a part of our lives and share in theirs, and our new city. I’ll have to start brushing up on my new sports teams as well.