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Sermons Preached
at
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Beckley, West Virginia
by
Rev. John C. McKinnon
Senior Pastor
Rev. Janice M. Tiedeck
Associate Pastor
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Sunday Sermon Radio Broadcast: WJLS 99.5 - 7:00 PM
About Rev. McKinnon . . .
On Sunday, September 4, 2011, the Rev. John McKinnon began serving as Senior
Pastor at Beckley Presbyterian Church.
He and his family are from New Bern, NC, where John served as Associate Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church for five years following his graduation from
Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, VA. While in New Bern, John's work focused on the areas of Education,
Mission & Outreach, and Fellowship.
When in seminary John served as the Youth Director at Tuckahoe Presbyterian Church.
Prior to seminary he was the Director of Camp Albemarle, a Presbyterian camp
and retreat center on Bogue Sound near Morehead City, NC. While serving as camp director he met the love of his life, Darci.
Darci was living in Cincinnati and serving as the Executive Director of Wildwood Camp and Conference Center for the Presbytery of Cincinnati when she met John at a Presbyterian camp director's conference. One year later they returned as husband
and wife. They both share a love for music, theatre, and all things outdoors. These loves they also share with
their daughter Aidan.
Aiden is 9-years old an will be entering the 4th grade in the fall of 2011. This
summer she made her stage debut in New Bern playing Baby June in the Rivertown Players
production of Gypsy. Some of Aiden's favorite things include singing, dancing, and swimming.
About
Rev. Tiedeck . . .
Janice was born in 1980 in Hornell,
NY, was baptized at First Presbyterian Church in Canisteo,
NY, lived with her mom in Schenectady
where she became part of the Union Presbyterian Church, and was active in the youth program and other church activities while
growing up. In high school she served as a Youth Advisory Delegate to the Synod
of Northeast and to General Assembly.
Janice
attended Eastern University
near Philadelphia, PA where she earned a BA degree in Political
Science with minors in American History and Christian Leadership. During her
time there she became a Student Chaplain, started an off-campus worship service, and became involved in Student Government,
both as a class senator and a student body vice president.
She entered Palmer Seminary in the
fall of 2002 and did her 2 years of Field Education at Wallingford Presbyterian Church (WPC), where
she assisted in worship, taught the Adult Bible Class, and worked with the youth. It
was at WPC where she met and married her husband, Jay. After graduation she did
a year of clinical pastoral education at Christiana
Hospital in Delaware
and Thomas Jefferson
Hospital in Philadelphia,
PA. Janice came to Beckley Presbyterian Church in the spring
of 2007 as their new Associate Pastor.
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