News of the Presbytery
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On August 14th, 2010, Rev. Anne Marshall was installed at Fairlawn Church in Columbus.
Anne grew up in Circleville, Ohio. She attended Ohio State University for undergraduate where she studied English and minored in Spanish.
After college she moved to Richmond, Virginia to attend seminary at Union Presbyterian Seminary. In seminary she earned both Master of
Divinity and Master of Art in Christian Education degrees.
Anne is just completing a two year residency program at Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis. In addition to regular preaching and
pastoral care duties, Anne has spent much time in the areas of mission and Christian nurture. During her time at Second Presbyterian, she
has overseen numerous projects of the Deacons, provided leadership for the hunger ministry team, led two mission trips to Mexico, organized
opportunities for ecumenical community service projects, and translated for Spanish speakers who have come to the church for assistance.
In the area of Christian nurture, Anne has organized and led workshops on the sacraments, taught Bible studies to people of various ages,
written curriculum for current and future use, evaluated curriculum for the Sunday school program and helped plan a congregation-wide retreat.
Anne's husband, Gray, is also a PC(USA) pastor. Gray serves as a designated pastor at Hope United Presbyterian Church in Plainfield.
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Community Table at Dale Presbyterian Church celebrated its one year anniversary February 5, 2010. Beginning with a $1,000 faith offering from Dale Presbyterian Church, Dale, IN, a ministry was born which offers a free meal to anyone who comes through the door every Thursday evening. Over 75 volunteers from all over Spencer County, IN, representing every church and civic organization, have fed 50-60 people a night since the ministry began.
Personal and corporate donations keep the Community Table bountiful. A grant from Owensboro Medical Center bought two new stoves, two large freezers and a refrigerator for Dale Presbyterian Church and Community Table. Memorial gifts bought round tables to replace the old rectangular ones. A recent grant from the Spencer County Community Foundation will buy new chairs.
Community Table has partnered with Bread for Life and other organizations to not only feed people on Thursday evenings but to send food home with every child who comes to the meal. When the organizing visionaries realized children on the lunch program at school were going hungry over the weekend, Community Table saw another opportunity to serve. A program called Let's Eat was the dream of a volunteer youth and now sends non-perishable food for the weekend home with 20-25 children every week.
Elder Tom Thake of Dale Presbyterian Church has been the coordinator of Community Table. Because of his tenacity and lively, generous spirit, three other churches in the tri-county community have started feeding programs in the past year---Huntingburg Christian Church, Tell City United Church of Christ and St. Vincent DePaul in Jasper, IN.
What's next for Dale Presbyterian Church? They will be partnering with Spencer County Churches on a project called Feed My Starving Children. Their goal is to raise $22,000 to package over 110,000 meals to be distributed in over 70 third world countries around the world.
The Spencer County Churches are also continuing to help feed the people of Niger who have faced terrible drought and locust infestation. The church has partnered with Santa Claus UMC and St. Peter/Trinity UCC to build three wells in Niger On June 25th, Dale Presbyterian will be praying in Indiana as the pastor of St. Peter/Trinity UCC, Rev. Dr. Chip Jahn, dedicates the wells and blesses the land in Niger.
Dale Presbyterian Church's pastor, Rev. Dr. Martha FrizLanger is so grateful to serve with such dedicated people. Though some would call the church small with its 62 members, she calls them faithful, mighty servants of Christ.
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First Presbyterian Church of Columbus, Indiana is initiating a special
approach as Colin Andrews becomes Director of Music. First Presbyterian is expanding its music
program to include a role as a teaching church, where promising organ students will have a chance
to gain valuable experience as they complete their education. Professor Andrews will be sharing
the position, over the years ahead, with Student Assistants, the first of whom is Catherine
Elliott. The congregation is pleased to encourage this partnership which will enrich the
congregation’s worship life, will encourage students of Church music, and will enhance the life
of the larger Church.
Colin Andrews, who is an award-winning performer, an educator, and a church
musician will begin his position as the Director of Music and Organist during the Easter Season
of 2010. Colin was born in Bristol, England and studied at London’s Royal Academy of Music under
Professors Douglas Hawkridge and Margaret MacDonald, in Geneva, Switzerland under Professor
Lionel Rogg, and under private tutelage in Britain with Dame Gillian Weir. He has received many
awards including prizes at the 1980 and 1982 Dublin International Organ Competitions in Ireland.
In 1993, The Royal Academy of Music, London, bestowed an Associateship upon him in recognition of
his distinguished performing career. He has performed at leading halls and cathedrals throughout
the U.S, Europe and Asia. He is an outstanding teacher, serving as Adjunct Professor of Organ at
Indiana University. Colin is married to Janette Fishell and lives in Bloomington.
Sharing duties with Colin will be Catherine Elliott, the congregation’s new
Music Assistant and Children’s Choir Director. A native of Macon, Georgia, Catherine is pursuing
a bachelor’s degree in organ performance at Indiana University, and was handpicked by Colin for
this role. Catherine served as the Organist/Choirmaster at Trinity Episcopal Church in
Chocowinity, North Carolina, and is presently in the same role at St Thomas Episcopal Church in
Franklin, Indiana. Catherine has impressed us in the short time we’ve known her with her warm
personality and excellent musical skills. She is a skilled vocalist and will sing in the choir
many Sundays. Perhaps the best thing about her is her enthusiasm for working with youth and her
desire to keep learning.
Tammy Pace
Administrative Assistant
First Presbyterian Church
(812) 372-3783
(812) 372-9533 Fax
E-mail: tammyp@fpccolumbus.org
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If your church has come up with an idea that works
well for your congregation and you'd like to share it on the
"Resources for Congregations" web page, please email it to
itsupport@povpc.org.
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Greetings,
The Office of Financial Aid wish to share this
information with you:
Grants awarded by the Office of Financial Aid for
Studies will help small church pastors attend training events that
will enable them to serve the church community. Pastors may also
apply for funds to assist with the Doctor of Ministry degree. These
funds are available for the first three years of study.
For more details about the program criteria visit the
website
or contact Laura Bryan lbryan@ctr.pcusa.org
telephone number: (888) 728-7228 ext. 5776
The Small Church and Community Ministry Office is
offering grants up to $2,500 to support presbytery-wide or regional
networking and leadership training opportunities for leaders of
smaller membership, urban and/or rural churches. Presbytery support
is strongly encouraged. For more information, please contact Phil Tom at
ptom@ctr.pcusa.org or Eva Slayton
at eslayton@ctr.pcusa.org
in the Small Church and Community Ministry Office.
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