Communications of Note...
Friday, May 22nd Update
To the congregation of First Presbyterian Church;
One of the great areas of strength at FPC New Bern is our long history of excellent staff retention. Many factors go into that strength. One factor is we are blessed by a generous and loving congregation, both past and current, who provides the framework and support for the staff to feel fulfilled in their work. Another factor is our good stewardship of God’s resources entrusted to us, which provides good compensation and support for their ministries. The leadership stability is a legacy of FPC, and God’s blessed us with a strong, capable staff.
So, with mixed feelings we want to remind you of an upcoming change in our staff. Our long serving and much-loved staff member, Daewon Goldenbaum-Yang, will leave his position at FPC on Sunday, May 31 to be with his family in Greenville, NC. With the COVID-19 separation and different routines, we didn’t want this even to go by without a mention of how much we value his wisdom, his smile and good humor, his dedication to the children and youth at FPC, and his training and experience as a minister. After eight years of service, his season as the Director of Education and Youth Ministry is now ending. While we will miss him, we are grateful to Almighty God for his many good years of faithful and trustworthy service. We say to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
We hope you join him on Sunday as he leads our Pentecost Worship Service. While we cannot be together in person, please join us in celebrating the gift of Daewon’s ministry with us on March 31. Next week, Daewon will receive gifts from the church, youth, and staff in honor of his long and faithful service. We look forward to hearing where God’s taking him in the future and give thanks to God for his work with us as we say, “God Be with You.” Goodbye, Daewon. We will miss you.
In Christ’s name,
The Staff of First Presbyterian Church, New Bern
One of the great areas of strength at FPC New Bern is our long history of excellent staff retention. Many factors go into that strength. One factor is we are blessed by a generous and loving congregation, both past and current, who provides the framework and support for the staff to feel fulfilled in their work. Another factor is our good stewardship of God’s resources entrusted to us, which provides good compensation and support for their ministries. The leadership stability is a legacy of FPC, and God’s blessed us with a strong, capable staff.
So, with mixed feelings we want to remind you of an upcoming change in our staff. Our long serving and much-loved staff member, Daewon Goldenbaum-Yang, will leave his position at FPC on Sunday, May 31 to be with his family in Greenville, NC. With the COVID-19 separation and different routines, we didn’t want this even to go by without a mention of how much we value his wisdom, his smile and good humor, his dedication to the children and youth at FPC, and his training and experience as a minister. After eight years of service, his season as the Director of Education and Youth Ministry is now ending. While we will miss him, we are grateful to Almighty God for his many good years of faithful and trustworthy service. We say to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
We hope you join him on Sunday as he leads our Pentecost Worship Service. While we cannot be together in person, please join us in celebrating the gift of Daewon’s ministry with us on March 31. Next week, Daewon will receive gifts from the church, youth, and staff in honor of his long and faithful service. We look forward to hearing where God’s taking him in the future and give thanks to God for his work with us as we say, “God Be with You.” Goodbye, Daewon. We will miss you.
In Christ’s name,
The Staff of First Presbyterian Church, New Bern
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