CAC Pastors - Page 3The CAC is pleased to announce the following persons ordained or received as pastors/ministers by our Communion: We have been hearing from people from all over the country and overseas who are interested in our growing fellowship. The CAC has truly become an international communion! Note: This list is in no particular order.
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Tom LandgrafTom and his wife, Gail, reside in Birmingham, Alabama. As a deacon in the Charismatic Episcopal Church, Tom has taught many Bible studies, preached many sermons, served on the rector's council, served as the Director of Christian Education and has been involved with pastorial ministries. The CAC is very happy to have Tom and Gail as part of the CAC family. In Tom's own words: "I see myself, as a priest, organizing a new fellowship that embraces a liturgical form of worship but enjoys freedom from the bondage of an elevated hierarchy that rules from a distance. My heart is heavy for the many people I know, who are searching for an alternative to the Episcopal Church, which has lost its way. I believe my ministerial calling will provide a safe place where they will find peace and enjoy Christian fellowship again."
Crystal Marker Crystal lives in Garrett, PA; Krystal has experience in song and praise ministry. A link to her biography is below.
Donald Smith Donald lives in Weedville, PA; he was a lay speaker in the United Methodist Church and feels called to preach the gospel and serve the unfortunate. Donald was ordained by Bishop Thomas Cole of the CAC (picture of ordination below).
Steven Cooper Steven lives in Bristol, TN; he has been ordained a minister in the CAC. Steven has held positions as choir director, worship leader, lay speaker, Sunday school teacher, worship team participant and orchestra director in various churches. He currently hosts a bible study group and feels a strong calling to teach the Word of God.
C. Louis Bergstrom
Louis came to us as a minister already ordained; we have recognized and accepted his previous ministerial orders. Louis is the head and founder of a homelss outreach ministry in Modesto, California, called Avdei L'vi (Servants of L'vi), established in 2003. They feed some 300 homeless at 9:30 A.M. and 11:30 A.M on Saturday, and they minister to the forgotten in our society. **Update June 2009: "The ministry for Avdei L'vi has expanded and our outreach to the street homeless and less fortunate is going well." The CAC and Avdei L'vi are entering into a joint relationship whereby the CAC recognizes and accepts Avdei L'vi as a member ministry and established fellowship with full CAC rights and privileges. Mailing address:
Mark Stone Mark lives in Staffordshire, England; his call to ministry has been a lifelong one. Mark has a gift for web design and has been involved in web-based ministry. Mark has an interest in Celtic Christianity and has been giving instruction and information about this. He is interested in broadcasting and has plans in this area, also. *A special note: Mark is the person who has provided the CAC with hosting for the new CAC message board. He has worked very hard on getting the new forum set up, voluntarily devoting many hours and great effort to this project. He has done a tremendous job! He has blessed the CAC with this gift of his, coming to the rescue when our previous forum was hacked and made unretrievable.
Stephanie (Shade) Schwartz
Shade lives in Columbus, Ohio, and was ordained by Bishop Chuck Moreland. Shade feels a special calling to minister to the people of her home country, the USA -- to talk plainly to people and to answer honestly their questions. She also feels called to grow a "church family" in the Mennonite sense. In her words, "At the present time, I'm nurturing wherever possible…with the teen whose mother kicked him out…he lives here now…with the teen whose father died last year and he feels he can't talk to his mother, but he needs someone because he's grieving…with the man who says "I can't ask a pastor this, cause I'd feel stupid, but I knew you'd have an answer"…with the woman who says "I can't talk to my pastor about this because I'd be too ashamed, but I'd like to talk to you."…with the man who says "I hate churches and I hate pastors, but I have questions about God, can you help me?" That is my present ministry…I'm the 'unpastor' and I like it that way." We welcome Shade as a pastor in the CAC.
Woo Kil Jin (Brother Samuel)Samuel Jin lives in Palisades Park, New Jersey. Brother Samuel's ministry is focused on youth and young adults. He feels a great burden for the younger generations of Korean-American immigrants and is committed to ministering to them, providing for them a resting place. Samuel thus has a strong interest in church planting; he desires to start churhces in which the Gospel is not only preached but practiced, in sharing and good deeds. Samuel also has a heart for other countries such as China; he hopes to expand his ministry there. ***Update: Samuel has founded a new church called Good Faith Community Church; it's members are about 20 at this time! Samuel and his wife, who is Chinese-Korean and a practicing doctor in Chinese Medicine, are working together to help the poor and needy in their community, ministering in mercy and medical treatment for those who cannot afford a doctor. We welcome Brother Samuel Jin as a CAC minister, and we joyfully receive Samuel and his family into the larger CAC family!
Abraham Koech We are delighted to receive Abraham Koech as a pastor-priest in the CAC! In Abraham's words: "I am a Kenyan citizen ministering at Kapsabet, Kenya. I am the lecturer and deputy principal of AIC KAPSABET BIBLE COLLEGE [KBC] here at Kapsabet, Kenya. I am married to Leah and we are blessed with two children, Isaac [5 years old] and Faith [5 months old]. I gave my life to Christ on 17th August 1990 and after God's call I took a Theology course at Scott Theological College as from April 1995 to March 1999. I graduated with a Bachelor of Theology Degree [Bth]. I served as a pastor with the Africa Inland Church and in 2001 September I became a teacher here at KBC. We are an Evangelical college; the college was started by Africa Inland Mission [AIM] missionaries in 1954. We have an alumni of over 1200 and most of them are pastors in AIC churches and other evangelical denominations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and Sudan. We thank God for this. At the moment we have 92 students on campus taking a 4-year diploma course in Bible and pastoral studies."
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