As pastor of Burgaw Presbyterian Church I want to welcome you and tell you a little bit about our ministry. We are a community of faith committed to God’s Word as it is found in the scriptures of the Old and New Testament and committed to the service of Jesus Christ in the greater community around us. God’s Word is the source and guide of our life together. We worship and pray, study and learn, share fellowship and serve others with the gifts God has given us. At heart, Burgaw Presbyterian Church is people, ordinary people who come from every walk of life and join together to nurture and deepen their spiritual lives through Christian community.
We live in faith by:
Knowing Jesus- coming into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ
Showing Jesus- inviting others into a personal relationship with Christ
Growing in Jesus- nurturing our relationship and the relationships of others with the living Christ
Going for Jesus- developing missions and ministries to serve others in Jesus’ name
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To know the Lord Jesus Christ and to make Him known to others through loving care in worship, fellowship, stewardship, ministry and service.
Our lay leadership consists of nine elders, called the session. Normally elders serve three year terms and may be elected for a maximum of six consecutive years. Each elder is part of a committee composed of lay members and elders that make recommendations to the session for action and attention. Items for the attention of the Session should be addressed to the Clerk of Session, care of the church.
Pastor........................................................Raymond W. Mendenhall
Church Secretary......................................Louema Richardson
Director, Childcare Center......................Cammy Bloodworth
Custodian..................................................Robert Lassiter
The Church is located across from the Pender County Court House Square, on the South East corner.
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In June of 1879, Burgaw Presbyterian Church began to meet in the Academy Building in Burgaw with thirteen members. In 1880, a Sabbath school was started serving 20 children from the church and community.
Worship, spiritual growth and mission has been a part of the church's ministry from the beginning. Foreign missions in particular was an early interest and still is today.
Among the many notable ministers of the church is one P. L. Clark who served the church for 31 years from 1913-1949. The Reverend Mr. Clark had a great influence not only on the church but on the surrounding community. He conducted many services and established several churches and chapels in the county during his ministry.
Worship, Nurture, Outreach to the community and Mission are still focal points of the church's ministry today. We enter the 21st century seeking to fulfill our purpose statement.
Our church is a member congregation in the Presbyterian Church U.S.A.
Our synod is Synod of the Mid-Atlantic (www.synatlantic.org). The synod is a large geographic area that contains 14 presbyteries.
Our presbytery is the Presbytery of Coastal Carolina (www.presbycc.org). The Presbytery of Coastal Carolina includes the counties of Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Hoke, Jones, Lee, Moore, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland and portions of Lenoir, Wayne and Craven counties. It has approximately 190 member churches. These churches, working together through the presbytery, run two camp and conference centers in addition to sharing in many other mission endeavors.
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Burgaw Presbyterian Church ~
PO Box 565 ~ 200 East Fremont St.
Burgaw, NC 28425 ~ 910-259-2189
Child Care Center ~ 910-259-8203
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