(*Please stand, asyou are able)

Dr. Elizabeth Kiss is the8th President of AgnesScott College. A 1983graduate of DavidsonCollege, Dr. Kiss receiveda B.Phil. and D.Phil. inphilosophy from OxfordUniversity in England. ARhodes Scholar, she hasheld fellowships at theHarvard Program inEthics and theProfessions, the NationalHumanities Center, andMelbourne University’sCentre on AppliedPhilosophy and PublicEthics. Dr. Kissspecializes in moral andpolitical philosophy andhas published on moraljudgment and education,human rights, ethnicconflict and nationalism,feminist debates aboutrights and justice, andjustice in the aftermathof human rightsviolations.

Processional Hymn: Godof the MarchingCenturies was written forthe Centennial ofDecatur PresbyterianChurch in 1925. Wordswere written by Dr. D. P.McGeachy, Pastor of theChurch, and a Trustee ofAgnes Scott College. Themusic was written byC. W. Dieckmann,F.A.G.O., a member ofthe Church and Head ofthe Music Department atthe College. The tune“Gaines” was in honor ofDr. F. H. Gaines, formerpastor of DPC and thefirst President of AgnesScott College.

DECATURPRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHPresbyterian Church (USA)

Every child of God ~ belonging, engaging, being transformed

September 28, 2014 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 10:30 a.m.

Celebrating Our Past, Present, & Future Relationship with Agnes Scott College

GATHERING AROUND THE WORD

WORDS OF WELCOME Rev. Dr. Todd SpeedPastor: The LORD be with you.People: And also with you.

GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT Dr. Elizabeth Kiss

*CALL TO WORSHIP (from Psalm 84) Martha Vorder Bruegge, Class of 2017Leader: How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts!People: My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the LORD;

my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.Leader: Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she

may lay her young, at your altars, O LORD of hosts.People: Happy are those who live in your house, ever singing your praise.Leader: For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a

doorkeeper in the house of my God than live in the tents of wickedness.People: O LORD of hosts, happy is everyone who trusts in you.

*PROCESSIONAL HYMN GainesGod of the Marching Centuries

1. God of the marching centuries, Lord of the passing years,Leading a people’s victories, sharing a people’s tears,Seal us as now we worship Thee, here on this moment’s height;Star of the way our parents found, be still our guiding Light.

2. Thou art the strength of all the past; teach us to mark it well;Ours is the happy lot of those who in Thy shadow dwell.Teach us to comprehend with saints, how Thou dost lead Thine own,Till, thro’ the gates of golden grace, we meet before Thy throne.

3. Thankfully now we courage take, humbly we pledge our all,If we may service find with Thee, if we may hear Thy call;Here where we see Thy people’s need, here where they must not die,There we shall find Thy fellowship and will not pass Thee by.

4. God of the marching centuries, Lord of the passing years,Leading a people’s victories, sharing a people’s tears,Seal us as now we worship Thee, here on this moment’s height;Star of the way our parents found, be still our guiding Light.

*PRAYER OF ADORATION AND PRAISE Martha Vorder Bruegge

CALL TO CONFESSION Jane Snyder, Class of 2016

Children’s Chapel:Children in Pre-Kthrough 2nd grade leavethe sanctuary after theChildren’s Moment forChildren’s Chapel in theScott Chapel. This 20-30minute worship time isstructured much like thesanctuary worship. Children sing, hear aBible story, and take upthe offering. They arelearning the Apostle’sCreed and are beginningto take turns leading thecall to worship.

Hymn, God of Our Life:This text was created forthe celebration of thefiftieth anniversary ofthe ShadysidePresbyterian Church,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, andwritten by its pastor,Hugh Thomson Kerr, in1916. He wrote thesewords specifically forthis tune, Sandon,which was originallycomposed for JohnHenry Newman’s text,“Lead, Kindly Light”.

Anthem: Zoltán Kodály(b.1882) was aHungarian composer,ethnomusicologist andphilosopher. He is bestknown as the creator ofthe Kodály Method, aprogram of musiceducation. MountainNights is a musicalreflection based uponsung neutral vowels,evoking a sense ofreverence, meditation,and prayer.

The Rev. KateColussy-Estes joined theAgnes Scott communityin August 2006 as theJulia Thompson SmithChaplain. Kate came toAgnes Scott from ElonUniversity in NorthCarolina, where sheserved for four years asassistant chaplain. Priorto Elon, she served atSchreiner University fortwo years. She receivedher undergraduatedegree from EckerdCollege and holds aMaster of Divinity fromLouisville PresbyterianTheological Seminary inKentucky.

PRAYER OF CONFESSION Jane SnyderGracious God, our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to

undo. Forgive what our lips tremble to name, what our hearts can no longer bear,and what has become for us a consuming fire of judgment...(Silence is kept for personal prayers of confession.)Set us free from a past that we cannot change; open to us a future in which we

can be changed; and grant us grace to grow more and more in your likenessand image; through Jesus Christ, the light of the world. Amen.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON Jane Snyder

*GLORIA PATRI 579 Henry W. GreatorexGlory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.

As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be:World without end. Amen, Amen.

*THE PASSING OF THE PEACE Jane SnyderThe peace of Christ be with you. And also with you.

(Please turn to your neighbor and pass the peace of Christ.)

*HYMN 275 SandonGod of Our Life

(The children are invited forward during the last stanza. Following the Children’s Moment,children 4-years-old through 2nd grade may go to Children’s Chapel, or return to sit with their

parents. 1st and 2nd graders will participate in a Worship Readiness class and may be picked up inthe Session Room following the worship service. Following the service, 4- and 5-year olds will be

awaiting their parents in the Bradley Building.)

PROCLAIMING THE WORD

CHILDREN’S MOMENT Anna OwensLeader: We now go our separate ways.Adults: May God be with you there.Children: May God be with you here.

ANTHEM: Mountain Nights Zoltán KodályASC Collegiate Chorale

Elise Eskew Sparks, director

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Lucy Strong

NEW TESTAMENT READINGS Philippians 1:3-6 and 2 Peter 1:3-8(pew Bible, pages 196 and 236, NT)

Leader: The Word of the Lord.People: Thanks be to God.

Belonging to God and OthersSERMON Lucia Sizemore (past)

Kaitlin Harlow, Class of 2016 (present)Rev. Kate Colussy-Estes (future)

RESPONDING TO THE WORD

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (The Apostles’ Creed) Rev. Allysen SchaafI believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus

Christ his only Son, our LORD; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of theVirgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; hedescended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into

Comprised of 30members, the ASCCollegiate Chorale givesseveral concerts eachsemester. In recentyears, these includejoint concerts with theGeorgia Tech Men'sGlee Club. Membershipis open to all studentsby audition.

Offertory Anthem: FelixMendelssohn was bornin Hamburg, Germanyin 1809. He was widelyknown as a composer,organist, pianist andconductor. Born into aprominent Jewishfamily, he was laterbaptized as a ReformedChristian, whilemaintaining his Jewishheritage. Laudate Pueriis from Mendelssohn’sThree Motets, op. 39.

Closing hymn: Theeffectiveness of thisbelieved paraphrase ofPsalm 23 owes much tothe flowing shape-notemelody that serves as a“living stream”, carryingthe text, which in turnhas been given aremarkable clarity andlightness through thepoet’s masterful use ofsingle-syllable words.

heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence heshall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holycatholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrectionof the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP Rev. Schaaf(Please sign and pass the Ritual of Friendship Register at this time

so that we might know your concerns and keep you informedabout the life and ministry of this community of faith.)

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE and THE LORD’S PRAYER Dr. Perzavia PraylowOur Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy

will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; andforgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, butdeliver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS Rev. Schaaf ANTHEM: Laudate Pueri Felix Mendelssohn

ASC Collegiate ChoraleElise Eskew Sparks, director

Laudate pueri Dominum, laudate nomen Domini, sit nomen Domini benedictum ex hoc nunc etusque in saecula.

Praise the LORD, O you servants. Praise the name of the LORD. Blessed be the name of theLORD from this time forth and for evermore.

[Psalm 113:1-2]

*DOXOLOGY Old Hundredth, L.M.Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise God, all creatures here below;Praise God above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION AND THANKSGIVING

FOLLOWING THE WORD INTO THE WORLD

*CLOSING HYMN 172 ResignationMy Shepherd Will Supply My Need

*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION Rev. Colussy-Estes

*ORGAN VOLUNTARY: Organ Sonata I: Final Felix Mendelssohn

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Sanctuary Flowers

The flowers in the sanctuary today are given to the glory of God,

in recognition of the 125-year relationship between Agnes Scott College and Decatur Presbyterian Church,

in gratitude for the vision of

Dr. Gaines and Colonel Scott

to educate women,

and in memory of

Betty Pope Scott Noble

whose devotion to the College and to the Church inspired this worship service

by

J. Phillips Noble, Betty Scott Noble, and Phil Noble, Jr.

Usher CaptainStephen Leonard

GreetersMike & Anne Leaf

AcolytesEarl HarrisJ.D. Harris

CruciferChet Allen

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Parents of Pre-K or Kindergarten age: Please sign your children in for Extended Care with the volunteersseated in the front row prior to the worship service. Today’s Extended Care volunteers are:

2s & 3s: Nicole and Brad Alexander4s & Ks: Nancy and Judd Wesley

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As faithful stewards of God’s good creation,please recycle your bulletins and unused inserts; receptacles are available at each exit.

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In this hour, we turn our full attention to the worship of God.In order to participate fully, please, no food or drink in the sanctuary,

and remember to silence & store your cell phones & electronics before the start of the service. Thank you!

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Theme for Program Year 2014-2015

The theme for 2014-2015is "Seeking the Source" and we are examining together thedeepest questions of faith and life. We are using ShirleyGuthrie's Christian Doctrine as a guide for our study. Copiesare available in the church office for $22.

Short Term Sunday School Classeson “Seeking the Source”

Classes held in the Keith Parlor, 9:15 a.m.October 5— How Does God Find Us? The Doctrine of

Special Revelation (Guthrie, Chapter 4)Led by Dr. George Stroup

October 12— Who Is God? Doctrine of the Trinity(Guthrie, Chapter 5), led by Todd Speed

October 26— What Is God Like? Doctrine of theAttributes of God (Guthrie, Chapter 6)

Church-Wide Retreat ResourceWorship+2 Opportunity (learning & growing in faith)

Dr. Todd Speed will lead sessions on Rev. Dr. Joan Gray’sbook Sailboat Church at the church-wide retreat at theCalvin Center in October. Copies of Joan’s book areavailable in the church office for $13.50.From amazon.com:

Is your church a rowboat church or a sailboat church? Rowboat churches depend largely on human effort. When church budgets and membership numbersstagnate, rowboat churches frantically row harderagainst a current, often frustrated and disappointed attheir efforts. Sailboat churches, on the other hand, takeup the oars, hoist sails, and rely on the Holy Spirit to guidethem.Arguing that churches should be "sailboats," Joan S. Grayencourages readers to shift concern from the many daily,practical concerns of their local church to fresh ideas thatcan be found using the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Thebook includes forty days of sailingprayers, quotes from Scripture, briefreflection questions, and an extensivebibliography that is arranged bytheme. Perfect for groups to readtogether, this book will help leaders re-frame their church's mission andpractice with the Holy Spirit as theirguide.

Info on Adult Sunday School Classes:Worship+2 Opportunity (learning & growing in faith)

We want to include your info! Send it to dhowell@dpchurch.org

Bible and Arts (McGeachy 201)9/28: DPC’s College Ministry led by Anna Owens10/5: Joining the “Seeking the Source” class in theParlor

Cornerstone (McGeachy 109)9/28: Grace & the Doctrine of Atonement led by DaveWilliams10/5 & 10/12: Coffee & Conversation

Crusaders (McGeachy 212)October will be led by Rev. Vernon Gramling

Families in Faith (Bradley 201)Grace Based Parenting DVD series

Fellowship (McGeachy 309)Pursuing God’s Love – Stories from the Book of GenesisDVD Series led by the DeLisles

Friendship (McGeachy 202)9/28 Knowing God led by Dr. Cheryl Sullivan10/5: Why Presbyterians Do Things the Way We Doled by Rev. Dr. Joan Gray

Newton-Morris (McGeachy 205):9/28: Justification & Sanctification led by Rev. VernonGramling

New Sunday Schedule!

9:15 am to 10:10 am Sunday School10:15 am Fellowship in Terrace

Garden10:30 a.m. Worship

Interested in Joining DPC?If you are interested in becoming a member of this churchcommunity, or would like more information, please contactBrandon Pelissero, chair of the Evangelism Council at404-229-2406 or bpelissero3@gmail.com

Serve on Supervised Ministry TeamWorship+2 Opportunity (giving time & serving others)

We are recruiting members for Supervised Ministry Teamsfor Perzavia Praylow and Anna Owens. All interested inserving–or if you would like more information– are invitedto attend the Orientation Meeting on Sunday, October 5,11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Lunch is provided. Please em,ailDenise Howell at dhowell@dpchurch.org if you areinterested.

Need to Promote a DPC Event?Do you have information you’d like to see in the bulletinannouncements, DecPress, the Wednesday night slide show,on our Facebook page? Send the information topromote@dpchurch.org and it will get to all who need it tohelp people know about your event. One email does it!

DPC Youth GroupToday, 9/28: Youth Group, 6-8pm

Middle School Youth- sign up to help plan & lead worship onMiddle School Youth Sunday (October 12). Email Allysen:aschaaf@dpchurch.org

Church-wide Retreat: October 18-19 @ Calvin Center (Allchildren, youth and parents are invited. Youth may attendeven if their parents cannot.)

Wednesday ProgramOctober 1 Youth Bible Study in M306

Worship Bags for ChildrenAs one of their service projects for this summer, theelementary Sunday School class put together worship bagsfor children to use in worship. The bags include coloringpages, word searches, and pen and paper activities that helpchildren engage in the worship service. They also have pipecleaners, a puzzle, and information about children'sactivities. Church can be fun AND meaningful for ourchildren!

Sign Up to Be a Greeter!Worship+2 Opportunity (giving time & serving others)

Want to serve your church in an easy, funway? Sign up to be a greeter and welcomefolks to the church before Sunday morningworship! Look for the sign up sheet on thewhite board next to the big bulletin boardwhere the Congregational Concerns areposted–in the hallway just outside the doorsat the front of the sanctuary. Questions?Call Jane Thrash at 404-633-9654.

Sunday Bulletins Available on WebsiteWould you like to know what text will be covered in thesermon on Sunday? What hymns will be sung? Wonder ifyou have forgotten it’s your turn to usher, greet, or lead apart of the service? The upcoming bulletin will now beavailable on the DPC website (www.dpchurch.org), postedon Fridays.

SAM Trip to the CycloramaJoin the DPC’s SAM (Senior Adult Ministry) group onTuesday, October 21 for a trip to the Cyclorama. We willleave the DPC parking lot around 9:30 am and enjoy aguided tour of the Cyclorama. We’ll leave the Cycloramaabout 11:30 and head to lunch at Mary Mac’s, returning tothe church before 2pm. Cost is $9 ($8 for over 65), plus thecost of your lunch. Money is payable the day of trip.

Sign me/us up!Name:

Phone/Email:

“Seeking the Source”Theme for 2014-2015

Submit Your ‘Questions of Faith’The theme for our 2014-2015 program year is Seeking theSource and we are using Shirley Guthrie’s Christian Doctrineas our guide. What questions of faith or life would you liketo hear covered in a sermon? (Examples: Why do weworship? How do we interpret the Bible? Why do bad thingshappen to good people? What do Presbyterians believeabout predestination? Why don’t people get better when wepray?) You may or may not include your name–as you wish.

My question(s):

Threshold Volunteers NeededWorship+2 Opportunity (giving time & serving others)

Donna Stroup, our Threshold Ministry Coordinator, isseeking volunteers to serve in the Threshold Ministry onMonday and Thursday mornings. Are you looking for a wayto actively integrate your personal life with your faith as achild of God? Consider joining the Threshold team! You donot need any prior knowledge or skills–we will train you. We have needs beyond Monday and Thursday mornings, ifthose times are not convenient. Contact Donna Stroup withany questions or to volunteer.

Open Dates In Flower CalendarWe have several open dates on the church Flower Calendar.If you are interested in providing floral arrangements forworship, please contact Ronnie Roe or Denise Howell.

Available Dates:October 5 and December 14

From Your Endowment Committee

Please include a gift for our church in your will.

Prayer Vigil for West AfricaThe First Baptist Church of Decatur is holding a Prayer Vigilon Sunday, September 28, at 6:00 pm on the steps of FBCDecatur for the people of West Africa who are sufferingfrom the ebola epidemic. Come and learn how you cansupport the ongoing efforts to alleviate the suffering of somany.

Interested in Theater?Whether your interest is in acting, helpingbackstage, sewing costumes, or something else,come be a part of this year's Christmas play!

This year we're doing "It Came Upona Midnight Unclear" by Mike Florence! The date

is Wednesday, December10.

A confused and frustrated parishioner is sent back in time toease his anxieties over the incongruities of the manger scene.The warning: "Don't interfere - justobserve". Well! What happens next isNOT HISTORY!

If you'd like to be involved in any way,please contact play director, TeddWeitzman: tjweitzman@gmail.comASAP!

Work Has Begun on Organ Project!

Phase 2 of our Organ Tonal Expansion Project is underway (Phase 1 was the installation of the new organ console in2011). This past week, we have installed the steel beamswhich will carry the weight of the two new wind chestsbeing added in the corners and along the side walls of thechancel. This phase of the project will include the removalof several ranks of pipes from both the Great and Pedaldivisions from within the Organ Chamber, and theirreinstallation, along with four new ranks (rows) of pipes, onthe new wind chests along the east and west side walls ofthe chancel. This phase is due to be completed byThanksgiving. Phase 3 will include the addition of 30 ranksof pipes inside the Organ Chamber, and will begin latespring, 2015.

PRAISE THE LORD WITH THE SOUND OF THE ORGAN!

Phase 1 was funded by the last CapitalCampaign. Phases 2 & 3 are funded byspecial gifts and an Endowment Grant.

Church-Wide Retreat, October 18-19

Have you signed up forthe Church-Wide Retreat?

Don’t miss out on the fun Saturday &Sunday, October 18 & 19, at the CalvinCenter! Brochures are available aroundthe church–sign up today!

Wednesday Night Supper & ProgramsWorship+2 Opportunity (learning & growing in faith)

Wednesday Night Supper Menu for October 1:Adult Menu:

Caesar Salad, Lemon Caper Chicken, Orzo with Fresh Spinach& Red Peppers, Green Beans, Garlic Bread Sticks, Dessert

Children’s Menu:Meatballs in Brown Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans,Dessert

Program & Small Groups for October 1:Christian Marriage led by Dr. George Stroup

Crusaders Classroom (M212)

Widowers Recovery Group led by Rev. Hugh BurnsHistorical Room (M201)

Youth Bible StudyMiddle School Youth Room (M306)

Wednesday Night ScheduleChildren’s Choirs:

4:45–5:10 pm Crickets (Pre-K & Ks)5:15–5:45 pm Carol (1st & 2nd Grade)5:50–6:35 pm Chapel (3rd—5th Grade)

Childcare Schedule:4:45–7:30 pm Begins on playground

Dinner: (Slack Fellowship Hall)5:15–6:15 pm (by ZestAtlanta)

Adults–$7Children–$4Youth–$4 (New price of $5 begins October 1)Family Max–$22NEW! Please get a ticket to go through the line!

Youth Schedule:4:00–5:45 pm Sycamore House open5:45 pm Dinner in Slack Fellowship Hall6:30–7:15 pm Bible Study in McGeachy 306

Adult Program(s):6:30–7:15 pm Various Locations

UKirk Agnes Scott/Decatur Gatherings (McGeachy 109)6:30—8:30 pm “Supper & Discussion” led by Lucy Strong

Handbell Choir Rehearsal6:30—7:20 pm Sanctuary Balcony

Adult Chancel Choir Rehearsal:7:30–9:00 pm 1st floor McGeachy/Scott Chapel

Upcoming Wednesday Night Programsand Small Groups

Oct 8 Children of the Ukraine led by Rev. RobertGamblePracticing Fasting led by Jill Joyner Bush

Oct 15 Christian Marriage, led by Dr. Kim LongOct 22 Christian Marriage, led by Rev. Dr. Todd Speed

Practicing Sabbath led by Dave WilliamsOct 29 Trunk or Treat!

Habitat for Humanity BuildWorship+2 Opportunity (giving time & serving others)

DPC to Sponsor Habitat for Humanity BuildBeginning on October 18

Atlanta Habitat for Humanity partners with working families,sponsors and communities to build affordable, green, qualityhomes and to provide support services that promotesuccessful home purchase and ownership. Through housesponsorship, individual donations, and volunteer time, theybuild quality and affordable houses. These homes are soldto homebuyer families through no-interest loans. Homebuyers complete 250 hours of "sweat equity" inaddition to paying for their homes, working side-by-sidewith sponsors and volunteers to help build their own andother Atlanta Habitat homes.

Decatur Presbyterian again will partner with Christ the KingCatholic Church to sponsor a home this fall. Theconstruction will begin on October 18 and continue for sixconsecutive Saturdays. Our church will need 20 – 25volunteers each weekend and provide breakfast and lunchevery other Saturday for the work crew. Schedule ofactivities planned for each workday will be published infuture DecPress publications. Please consider helping withthis worthwhile cause.

If you are interested in helping with this build, pleasecontact Jim Keith at (770) 339-8425, send an email to Jim atjimkeith@bellsouth.net, or complete the form below anddrop it in the offering plate.

Build Location: 507 McClelland Avenue, East Point, GA 30344

Homebuyer: Ms. Ebony MartinFamily Members: One son age 6

Family Profile: Ms. Martin is a teacher for ClaytonCounty Public Schools. She attended Clark AtlantaUniversity, and also received a Masters in SpecialEducation from University of West Georgia. Her son’sfavorite subject last year was Mandarin Chinese, and healso loves T-ball (but is eager to get rid of the “T” andplay with the older boys). Ms. Martin has lived in hermother’s Habitat house and, as a result, she appreciatesthe value of the Habitat program and the value of homeownership. She is very excited to be building her ownhome in East Point.

I want to help with the Habitat for Humanity build!

Name:

Phone:

Email:

Welcome Lucy Strong & UKirkLucy Strong, is currently serving as thePresbyterian Campus Minister for UKirkAgnes Scott and the Greater Decatur Area. Originally from Memphis, TN, Lucy attendedPresbyterian College in Clinton, SC,graduating with a Bachelor of Arts. Aftercollege, she stayed in the Clinton area,working as a Family Teacher at Thornwell

Home and School for Children. Lucy returned to to her almamater to serve in the Office of Religious Life as the Directorof Campus Ministry and Service. Lucy is a recent graduate ofColumbia Theological Seminary, where she received herMaster of Divinity degree. An avid sports fan with a strongallegiance to the St. Louis Cardinals, Lucy is particularlyhappy when the Cardinals are playing baseball in October. She also enjoys reading and cooking, and dabbles in theworld of knitting.

In this new position as Presbyterian Campus Minister, Lucy isdrawing on her experience at Presbyterian College to createnew and lasting relationships with the women of AgnesScott as well as other college students in the area. Inconversations over shared meals and discussions heldaround the table, this group of men and women are seekingto live into the call of Micah to do justice and love kindness. UKirk meets every Wednesday evening from 6:30 to 8:30pmat DPC for supper and discussion.

Welcome Keith PhillipsWe welcome Keith Phillips as our YouthMinistry Assistant. Keith is entering hissecond year at Columbia TheologicalSeminary, where he is pursuing twodegrees: a Master of Divinity and aMaster of Arts in Practical Theology withan emphasis in Christian Education. A31-year-old native of Newport News,Virginia, Keith heard God's call toministry while working with the youthgroup at Bayside Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach,Virginia, where he served as a youth advisor for three yearsand interim co-director for six months. His favoritememories of working with the BPC youth include missiontrips to Washington, D.C., Kentucky, Philadelphia, and NewYork.

Prior to entering seminary, Keith worked for seven years asthe Director of Communications for the Norfolk Admirals, aprofessional ice hockey team. He graduated in 2005 fromOld Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, with a Bachelorof Science in Communication. Keith's hobbies includesinging, playing ping pong and Frisbee, watching sports anddoing anything with his nine-month-old niece. While hisfavorite teams are the Washington Capitals (NHL), BaltimoreOrioles (MLB) and Washington Redskins (NFL), Keith is alsoopen to learning to love Atlanta-area teams.

Dr. Perzavia Praylow, Ministry InternWe are delighted to welcomePerzavia Praylow to DPC as an internfor this program year. Born andraised in Jersey City, New Jersey, Dr.Perzavia T. Praylow is currently anassistant professor of AmericanHistory at Georgia RegentsUniversity, where she teachescourses in African American and

American history. Residing in Augusta, GA, Dr. Praylowpreviously served as an associate minister at The Church ofThe Living God in Champaign, IL.

Most recently, Dr. Praylow served for one year as anassociate minister at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Augusta,GA, and she is currently a member of New Faith PC inGreenwood, SC, and is pursuing a call to ordained ministrywithin the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. Dr. Praylow currentlydivides her time between collegiate teaching and research inAugusta, GA, ministry work in Greenwood, SC & Augusta, GAand theological studies at Columbia Theological Seminary inDecatur, GA, where she is pursuing MDIV studies in divinityand practical theology with a focus on the history and praxisof ministry in congregations and Christian leadership,completing requirements towards the completion of dualdegrees -- Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in PracticalTheology.

Also as a practical theologian, Dr. Praylow is working onpublishing articles, book and book chapters from hercollaborative research with clergy throughout the nation onthe history of the Black Church and African Americanpastoral and transformative Christian leadership in andthrough the Black Church during the post-Civil Rights era. Related to this research area, as a historian and practicaltheologian, Dr. Praylow endeavors to use historical researchto help clergy understand their historic institutional missionand identities as a way of informing the praxis of changewithin the ministry functions of the 21st Century Church.

Anna Owens, Ministry InternWe are delighted to welcome backAnna Owens, our Supervised MinistryIntern focusing on Campus Ministry. Anna has begun her second year atColumbia Theological Seminary. Sheserved for a year as a Young AdultVolunteer in Dublin, Ireland, prior tostarting at CTS. She is a graduate ofConverse College in Spartanburg, SC, and her homecongregation is First Presbyterian Church of Sumter, SC.

Anna will continue the specialized supervised ministry shebegan at DPC over the summer, along with a focus onministry with college-age young adults.

DPC/ASC ConnectionsAlumnae:

Jan Fleischman Bedol, alumna ‘78, daughter of alumnaRebecca Fleischman

Mardia Hopper Brown, alumna ‘43, mother of alumna &former ASC President Mary Brown Bullock ‘66

Ann Cowley Churchman, alumna ‘73, daughter of alumnaRuby Lehmann Cowley ‘49

Dona Drake Cucich, alumna ‘72

Suzanne MacGregor Dowd, alumna ‘57

Anne Hagerty Estes, alumna ‘47

Rebecca Fleischman, alumna ‘48; former faculty/staff

Betheda Fries Gramling, alumna ‘71

Frances Summerville Guess, alumna ‘53

Allison Hopkins, newest member of Chancel Choir, firstyear student at ASC

Barbara Smith Hull, alumna ‘47

Daryle McEachern Maroney, alumna ‘64

Donna Stillman McDaniel, alumna ‘89

Adele Dieckmann McKee, alumna ‘48

Anne Terrell McKinley, alumna ‘47

Douglas Miller, graduate alumnus

Leslie Miller, alumna ‘83

Connie Morris, alumna ‘99

Betty Scott Noble, alumna ‘71, daughter of alumna BettyPope Scott Noble ‘44, descendent of Agnes Irvine Scott

Kay Wright Philips, alumna ‘43

Hayden Sanford Sams, alumna ‘39

Sarah Short, alumna ‘01

Lucia Howard Sizemore, alumna ‘65; former staff;daughter of alumna Nelle Howard ‘34

Kathy Smith, alumna ‘71

Cheryl Granade Sullivan, alumna ‘70

Meg Cousar Tooke, alumna ‘53

M. Virginia Tuggle, alumna ‘44

Elizabeth Webb, alumna ‘86

Mickey Scott Willoch, alumna ‘55, daughter of an alumnaand descendent of Agnes Irvine Scott

Other:Clark Candler, former Trustee and descendent of AgnesIrvine Scott, son of alumna BJ Candler ‘49

Marylin Darling, former faculty and board member

Chris DePree, ASC Physics/Astronomy Professor

Walt Drake, ASC Trustee

Rachel Reiff Ellis, Post-Baccalaureate program, formerstaff

Doug Fantz, ASC Associate Professor of Chemistry

Mike Florence, Former Member of the Blackfriars

Julia Knowlton, ASC Professor of French

Elizabeth Orth, former staff

David Weitnauer, ASC Trustee

David M. Wilkinson, son of alumna Anne Scott Wilkinson‘43, descendent of Agnes Irvine Scott

The Westminster FellowshipAlthough Decatur Presbyterian Church has ministered to theAgnes Scott students since the college was founded, theWestminster Fellowship program of the denominationprovided a more focused ministry to college studentsbeginning in the 1940's. During the late 1940's and early50's many young Presbyterians attended Bible studies, youthconventions and service projects to enhance theirrelationships with God, the church and their peers all overthe world.

A major gathering of 1800 Presbyterian young people(including 40 from foreign countries and mission stations)took place in the summer of 1950. Representatives from 45states gathered at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, toattend the second Westminster Fellowship NationalAssembly. During the assembly youth discussed anddebated the pressing issues of their day - the Korean Warhad just begun, there was a call for a non-segregated Churchand society , and they wrestled with the issue of academicfreedom in public schools.

In the Southeast colleges and universities embraceddenominational chaplains on their campuses. PresbyterianStudent center buildings staffed with chaplains becamegathering places for students beyond the classrooms,libraries and fraternity or sorority houses. At DecaturPresbyterian the Westminster Fellowship program of the1950's is remembered as drawing from Agnes Scott Collegeand Columbia Theological Seminary primarily, but includingstudents from Emory and Georgia Tech as well.

During the 1960's DPC had a school bus driven by volunteerseach Sunday morning to pick up Georgia Tech and AgnesScott students and bring them to Sunday School andmorning worship. The bus repeated that trip for the Sundayevening Fellowship Dinner and program, the eveningworship service and open houses in the Church Parlor ormembers' homes afterwards. On Sunday afternoons the busalso was used to transport WF volunteers to the SavannahStreet Mission in a slum near the old Fulton Bag and CottonMill ( known as "Cabbagetown" and now greatlyre-gentrified). There they held a Sunday School programfollowed by songs and games with the children. These werelife-changing experiences for the students who sawfirst-hand the effects of poverty on the children, and beganto see in real life terms the trap that is created for themwhen education is limited and doors to better jobs andhousing cannot be opened without it. As is so often the case,WF students learned much more than they taught fromthese experiences.

The Westminster Fellowship program continued at DecaturPresbyterian into the 1980's, although programs andprojects changed with student interests over the years. Throughout the years church members served as adultadvisers for the group, provided meals and hospitality forthe college students, and provided a place of sanctuary forstudents to nurture their faith and friendships and prepareto be Christ's servants throughout the world.

DPC & Agnes Scott College:A Shared History

In 1888, Decatur Presbyterian Church called 36 year old Dr.Frank H. Gaines from Virginia to become its Pastor. At thattime Decatur had a population of approximately 1,250. TheDecatur Presbyterian Church had 235 members. Thedifficulties brought on the area by war and reconstructionhad a profound effect on education in Decatur. There weretwo schools in Decatur and neither of them were strong orfinancially secure.

Dr. Gaines had a strong Session at the Decatur PresbyterianChurch. Among its members was Colonel GeorgeWashington Scott. Col. Scott had been born in Pennsylvania,had moved South as a young man for health reasons, hadprospered as a businessman in Florida and in Savannahbefore moving to Decatur.

Dr. Gaines was convinced of the importance of Christianeducation for women. He began discussing with his Churchleaders the possibility of establishing such a school. In Julyof 1889 meetings were held, and the Decatur PresbyterianChurch Session resolved to establish a school for women. Their stated rationale was “…to educate a man mightproduce a good citizen, but to educate a woman mightresult in training a whole family.” An ambitious plan to startthe school in September, two months later, was adopted, 39potential pupils were signed up, and it was decided to callthe school the Decatur Female Seminary.

A principal from Virginia was hired at an annual salary of$600.00 per year. The school opened on September 24,1889, in a big two-story house near the present Agnes Scottcampus with a total of 63 students of grammar school age -including six boys.

Initial funding for the school was $5,350.00, underwritten by36 individuals, one of whom was Col. George WashingtonScott, who contributed $2,000.00.

A year later, Colonel Scott told Dr. Gaines that the Lord hadgreatly prospered him in his business, and he didn’t want itto harden his heart. He decided to give $40,000.00 toprovide a home for this new school. This gift wasannounced in large front-page headlines in the Atlantanewspapers. Legal steps were taken to change the namefrom Decatur Female Seminary to Agnes Scott Institute inhonor of George Washington Scott’s beloved mother.

The second session of the school started in September,1890, with enrollment of 138. Twenty-two of those enrolledwere boarding students. Over the next 14 years, as theschool grew, Colonel Scott personally bore the financialburden and covered operating deficits for the College; hisgifts exceeded $175,000.00 over those years.

In 1892, two thirds of the 220 ASC students were worshipingregularly at Decatur Presbyterian Church, whichnecessitated the building of a new and larger sanctuary. Historical records show that the growing congregation went

into significant debt to build the new sanctuary, partly dueto their commitment to the Agnes Scott community.

In 1896, Dr. Gaines, at the request of the Agnes Scott Boardof Trustees, resigned as Pastor of Decatur PresbyterianChurch to become the first President of Agnes ScottInstitute. He continued to serve as its President until hisdeath in 1923 at age 71. Colonel Scott died in 1903. Threeyears later in 1906, the school gained accreditation, the firstschool in Georgia to do so, and was chartered as Agnes ScottCollege.

Presidents of Agnes Scott College after Dr. Gaines wereJames Ross McCain from 1923 to 1951; Wallace Alston from1951 to 1973; Marvin Perry from 1973 to 1982; RuthSchmidt, who was the first female President, from 1982 to1994; Sally Mahoney, interim President from 1994-1995;and Mary Brown Bullock, who was the first alumnaPresident, from 1995 to 2006. Elizabeth Kiss is the 8thPresident in Agnes Scott’s 125-year history. She is agraduate of Davidson College, and the first Rhodes Scholarto hold that office. Incidentally, Agnes Scott produced thefirst Rhodes Scholar from a Georgia college many years ago.

Throughout the years Decatur Presbyterian Church andAgnes Scott College have remained intertwined. Agnes Scottstudents, faculty, administration and Presidents haveworshiped here, and this has been their Church. Many ofour Church members have served as Trustees of Agnes ScottCollege over the years.

Our Church’s Centennial Hymn, “God of the MarchingCenturies,” was originally written and composed for thecentennial of the Decatur Presbyterian Church in 1925. Thewords were written by Dr. D. P. McGeachy, Sr., our Pastorfrom 1918 to 1942, and a Trustee of Agnes Scott from 1920-1951. The music was composed by Professor C. W.Dieckmann, a member of the music faculty at Agnes Scottfrom 1905-1950. The tune was named “Gaines” for the firstPresident of Agnes Scott and the minister who came toDecatur Presbyterian Church in 1888. Our Centennial Hymnis also Agnes Scott College’s official hymn; it is sung there onall high academic occasions such as Founders Day andBaccalaureate.

More information on the history of the college can be foundathttp://www.agnesscott.edu/about/traditions/heritagecenter.aspx.

You can also access the books on Agnes Irvine Scott andGeorge Washington Scott athttp://archive.org/details/storyofagnesirvi00bettand http://archive.org/details/storyofgeorgewas00bett.

These books are also available in the church library.

THIS WEEK AT DPCSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

Agnes Scott College Sunday!9:15 a.m. Sunday School for all ages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . various

Middle School “Digging Deep and Donuts”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M306High School Youth “Waffles and Wonderings”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sycamore House

9:15 a.m. Discover DPC Class (3/4): Panel Discussion, DPC at Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Chapel9:15 a.m. Breakfast for Agnes Scott College Collegiate Singers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Parlor10:10 a.m. Weekly Session Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S20910:15 a.m. Fellowship with Coffee and Pastries provided by ASC Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garden Terrace10:15 a.m. Worship: Rev. Kate Colussy-Estes, Agnes Scott College Chaplain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sanctuary11:30 a.m. Westminister Fellowship Reunion Luncheon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack Fellowship Hall11:30 a.m. Youth Ministry Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B201 (Philips Conference Room)11:30 a.m. Door Ministry Task Force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M205 (Newton Morris Classroom)1:00 p.m. Norvisi Friendship Presb. Fellowship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Chapel1:00-3:00 p.m. Officer Training for New Elders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M205 (Newton-Morris Classroom)4:00 p.m. Norvisi-Friendship Congregational Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M212 (Crusader Classroom)5:30 p.m. Covenant Singers Rehearsal (youth 6th-12th grades). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M1046:00 p.m. “Faith in Real Life” led by Vernon Gramling and Rebekah Abel Lamar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Parlor6:00-8:00 p.m. Youth Dinner and Program.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack Fellowship Hall, Sycamore House

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 297:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M2099-11:45 a.m. Threshold Ministry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M205

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

10:00 a.m. Mom’s Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M3061:30 p.m. Staff Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M202 (Stained Glass Room)5:00 p.m. Churchwide Retreat Planning Team.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M201 (History Room)6:30 p.m. Stewardship Council.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B201 (Philips Conference Room)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14:00 p.m. SAM Coordinating Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Parlor4:00 - 5:45 p.m. Sycamore House Open to Youth4:45 p.m. Cricket Choir (4 year olds, kindergarten).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M1115:00 p.m. Carol Choir (grades 1-2).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M1115:15 p.m. Dinner Line Opens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fellowship Hall6:00 p.m. Chapel Choir (grades 3-5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M1116:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Program: “Christian Marriage: Theological

Considerations” led by Dr. George Stroup.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M212 (Crusaders Classroom)6:30 p.m. Youth Bible Study (6th- 12th graders). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M3066:30 p.m. UKIRK Supper and Discussion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M103 and M1096:30 p.m. Widowers Recovery Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M201 (History Room)6:30 p.m. Handbells Rehearsal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sanctuary7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Chapel

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29-11:45 a.m. Threshold Ministry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M2059:15 a.m. DPCC Chapel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Chapel10:00 a.m. Caregivers Support Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M201 (History Room)7:00 p.m. Bible Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gutzkes'8:00 p.m. AAs (open meeting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M212

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 32:00 p.m. Author’s Tea, The Global Village Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Parlor, Scott Chapel

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 No events

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 59:15 a.m. Sunday School for all ages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . various

Middle School “Digging Deep and Donuts”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M306High School Youth “Waffles and Wonderings”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sycamore House

9:15 a.m. Discover DPC Class (4/4): Future of DPC – Q&A with Leadership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Chapel10:10 a.m. Weekly Session Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S20910:15 a.m. Fellowship with Coffee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garden Terrace10:15 a.m. Worship: Dr. Todd Speed; World Communion Sunday.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sanctuary11:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School Teacher Training and Lunch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M202 (Stained Glass Room)11:30 a.m. Supervised Ministry Team Training and Lunch.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Parlor1:00 p.m. Norvisi Friendship Presb. Fellowship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Chapel5:30 p.m. Covenant Singers Rehearsal (youth 6th-12th grades). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M1046:00 p.m. “Faith in Real Life” led by Vernon Gramling and Rebekah Abel Lamar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Parlor6:00-8:00 p.m. Youth Dinner and Program.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack Fellowship Hall, Sycamore House

Give Online!

Welcome to Our VisitorsWe hope you have already been made to feel at home among us, and we want to assure you that if you are looking for a churchhome, we would be delighted if you gave us your prayerful consideration. We have ministries by which you can be nurtured andsupported in your Christian faith and through which you can serve others and glorify God. We would like to speak with you abouthow this congregation might serve you and how you might serve with us. If you have questions you would like to ask today, lookfor those wearing “Ask Me” buttons in the Narthex.

The MinistersThe ministers of the Decatur Presbyterian Church are the members. Those who are baptized in Christ are the servant people of God. Our ministers participate in worship regularly, give faithfully of their time, talent and energy, contribute gratefully from theirblessings, and pray fervently for one another and the mission to which God calls, leads, and empowers us. Welcome to this ministrywith us.

An Invitation to MembershipAnyone who believes in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and desires to follow Him is invited to become a part of the Body of Christ,which is the Church. Persons wishing to unite with this congregation may do so by: 1) profession of faith and baptism; 2)profession of faith alone when baptism took place as an infant; 3) transfer of letter from another church; 4) reaffirmation of faithwhen a letter from another church isn’t possible and one has been baptized, 5) affiliate membership when you are an active memberof another church and temporarily in this community. You are invited to write your request on the Ritual of Friendship Registeror speak with one of the ministers or those wearing “Ask Me” buttons in the Narthex.

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Our Mission StatementThe Mission of the Decatur Presbyterian Church community

is to share Jesus Christ’s love for the world.Approved by Session 8/26/14

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DPC’s Bicentennial Goal

Every child of God – belonging, engaging, being transformed

The Church StaffRev. Dr. J. Todd Speed, Senior Pastor

Rev. Allysen Schaaf, Associate Pastor for Youth & Their FamiliesRev. Dr. Joan Gray, Interim Associate Pastor

Matthew McMahan, Minister of Music (Choirmaster and Organist)Lori McMahan, Director of Children’s Music Ministry

Ellen McClure, Director, Decatur Presb. Children’s CommunityRebekah Abel Lamar, Director of Christian Education

Amy Chastain, Children’s Ministry CoordinatorHolly Broom, Childcare Director

Kathy Morse, Church AdministratorDenise Howell, Program & Ministerial Secretary

Ann Beesley, Financial AdministratorDana Young, Social Media/Website Supervisor

Donna Stroup, Coordinator of Threshold MinistryKeith Phillips, Youth Ministry Assistant

Sylvester Poole, CustodianKevin Hernandez, Contract Custodian

Pastor EmeritusRev. Dr. Jasper N. Keith, Jr.

Ministry InternsAnna Owens, Supervised Ministry Intern, Campus Ministry Focus

Dr. Perzavia Praylow, Supervised Ministry Intern, Missional Church Focus

Affiliated StaffLucy Strong, UKirk Campus Minister to Agnes Scott College and Decatur

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