Welcome to our Church

It's a pleasure to welcome you to the Buford Presbyterian Church website. Whether member, friend, or visitor - we hope that this site reflects the friendly and open nature of our congregation. If you are searching for a church home, we'd like you to know that there's a special place here just for you.   Our Church is...


Worship

A Place for Worship. The primary reason we meet together is to focus our attention on God, giving Him our worship and receiving His blessing and inspiration. Each of these occasions is a special time of spiritual refreshment.

 Learning

A Place for Learning. To us, studying the Bible is vital because it not only instructs us intellectually, but also guides us spiritually. We believe it and accept it as God's Word to us, a Book that is alive and relevant to life today. Learning its truths is a thrilling adventure.
Enrichment

A Place for Enrichment. For every person at every age level we offer a wealth of opportunities - special programs and ministries for children, youth, and adults which fill the church calendar. You can be sure that in this kaleidoscope of activities there's more than one place where you can be personally enriched.

 Friendship

A Place for Friendship. Nothing quite compares to the joy of Christian friendship. That's why we make it a priority to build lasting bonds between the members of our church family - bonds of concern and genuine commitment to one another.

Service

A Place for Service. Just as Jesus Christ came "not to be ministered unto, but to minister..." we accept our responsibility to reach out in service to others. This applies both within the church family and outside our fellowship.

 Best of all, this circle of care is ever-widening. We'd love it to include you too.

Inspiration for the Week

           

Inspiration for November 17-24
This coming Sunday we will conclude our focus on Philippians with a sermon entitled "Sounding a Note of Joy."  Too often in our lives, and especially during this time of economic hardship, we focus on the negative: berating ourselves and those close to us, condemning societal institutions, and pointing to all the faults in the nation and the church.  And yet, joy rings throughout the New Testament.  Come join us for worship.
 
Grace and Peace to you,
Rix Threadgill
 


Quote of the Week:
Paul does not deny that the worst things will happen finally to all of us, as indeed he must have had a strong suspicion they were soon to happen to him.  He does not try to minimize them.  He does not try to explain them away as God's will or God's judgment or God's methods of testing our spiritual fiber.  He simply tells the Philippians that in spite of them -- even in the thick of them-they are to keep in constant touch with the One who unimaginably transcends the worst things as he also unimaginable transcends the best.              
- Frederick Buechner
 

Prayer of the Week:
O Lord, you are at hand to supply our needs, to give us that peace which knows no understanding, guarding our hearts and minds.  Let us so follow your way that wherever we go and whatever we do, our hearts and lives will reflect our rejoicing in you. 
Amen.

 



From the minister's desk...


I can’t believe I have already been here at BPC for a month. I am still learning day by day, but the more I see, the more impressed I am with the church.

 

First of all, you have shown how gracious you are in the way you honored John and Peggy in celebrating their retirement. Some churches tolerate their ministers. Others torment their preachers. Still others rein them in like a mule. But you have loved your pastor, and the way you have cared is evident in the send off you gave him. I’m learning that this church knows grace.

 

All of you have been most welcoming to me and Penny as well. You have been teaching me the way the church works. You patiently keep reminding me of your names. You have offered encouragement. And you have kept coming, and I haven’t even seen anyone fall asleep during my sermons, yet. Penny and I are excited to be here. In case you don’t know, Penny is a minister also, and is very limited in the times she can be here on Sundays. So, you may rarely get to see her, but she also is very appreciative of the way you have embraced us. (In addition, you will rarely see my “boys,” Nicholas and Philip, who are young men now and in college at Chapel Hill and Alabama.)

 

Having known John for years, I always thought his church was a tiny little church in Buford. But this has been a wonderful surprise to find what an active, healthy and growing church BPC is. The worship attendance is higher than any church I know. The choirs and Sunday school for all ages are strong. The leadership is dedicated and active. And the young families with children and youth are bursting throughout the church. This was evident at the Fall Festival which was a huge success with kids buzzing around in costumes while the middle and high schoolers led the activities. I did not know we had so many young families. By the way, thanks to all who made the day so much fun. You all make this a wonderful place.

 

It has been a month, and I still have a lot to learn. Hopefully, I have a lot to give as well. This church is a gem, and God has blessed me by leading me to you. So, together I look forward to serving with you as your interim pastor. I expect I will be here for a couple of years or so; long enough we will get to know each other well. I will do all I can to continue the tradition of strong leadership John has given you, and I implore you to notice what a gift of a church you are and recommit yourselves to the work that God has before us. Please show this commitment by bringing your pledge cards to worship on November 16th.

 

God has great plans ahead for BPC. Thank you for inviting me to be a part of your community as your pastor. A song from the musical Annie keeps rolling through my mind, “I think I’m gonna like it here!”

 

In Christ,

Richard

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