With great joy and sadness and with the support and encouragement of Pastors want to communicate to you that I have accepted the Senior Pastor role at Livin Cumming, Georgia. Ever since my years pastoring the South Campus, I have wre in my life towards a role like this one and have remained attentive to God’s prom sought the Lord regarding this opportunity, and, through many confirming steps believe this is where God is leading us.
A Letter from Pastor Josh Stringer
We will be forever grateful for our time at College Church. This is the place whe You are our church family away from our natural family. All of our kids have bee our oldest two were baptized here last summer. In August we would have been that time, you have celebrated with us, cried with us, served us, and been gene you, encouraged, exhorted, shepherded, Our Dear College Church Family, have By been theI have body been of Christ to our family. In short, you have and loved us with the sharpened in ways that will bear fruit all the days of my life. With great joy and sadness and with the support and I am humbled to prayed, have had of serving staff here variety of differen As we have wethe seejoy God openingon a door for usintoa walk encouragement of Pastors Moody and Seward, I want to the role has been, my greatest joy has been the people with whom I’ve had the through by faith. We believe there is a communicate to you that I have accepted the senior pastor role say it during every membership class when introducing the staff, elders, and lay at Living Stones Church in Cumming, Georgia. Ever since my opportunity to take skills and thatfriends have been than unique gifted colleagues. These arethe brothers andgifts sisters, of the deepest kin years pastoring the South Campus, I have wrestled with God’s gospel refined at College to serve Jesus’ church in a new role. ministry. By you,Church I have been encouraged, exhorted, shepherded, and sh leading in my life towards a role like this one and have remained bear Living fruit allStones the days of my islife. Church a smaller, Baptist church just north of attentive to God’s prompting. Shana and I have sought the Lord Atlanta. As senior pastor, I will be responsible for shepherding regarding this opportunity, and, through many confirming steps As weGod’s have people prayed,through we see God opening a door for us tovision. walk through by faith. preaching, discipleship, and and wise counsel, we believe this is where God is leading us. unique opportunity to take the skills and gifts that have been refined at College It is say goodbye to all ofis you who have welcomed church in bittersweet a new role.to Living Stones Church a smaller, Baptist church just north We will be forever grateful for our time at College Church. usPastor, into your lives. My last Sunday at College Church will bethrough preac Senior I will be responsible for shepherding God’s people This is the place my family calls home. You are our church April 18. Between now and then, we look forward to connecting vision. family away from our natural family. All of our kids have been with many of you and to help transition my areas of ministry dedicated here, and our oldest two were baptized here last responsibility to others. It is bittersweet to say goodbye to all of you who have welcomed us into your liv summer. In August we would have been here for a decade! Over College Church will be April 18. Between now and then, we look forward to con I would greatly appreciate your prayers for my family and me as that time, you have celebrated with us, cried with us, served us, and to help transition my areas of ministry responsibility to others. we walk this path by faith. We are and been generous towards us. You have been the body of Christ trusting inappreciate God’s goodyour planprayers for ourfor family, and for College to our family. In short, you have loved us with the love of Jesus. I would greatly my family and me as we walk this pa Church. trusting in God’s good plan for our family, and for College Church. I am humbled to have had the joy of serving on staff here in
a variety of different roles. But whatever the role has been, my greatest joy has been the people with whom I’ve had the opportunity to serve. I say it during every membership class when introducing the staff, elders, and lay leaders. These are more than gifted colleagues. These are brothers and sisters, friends of the deepest kind, and partners in gospel ministry.
With deep affection and gratitude to the Lord on your behalf, With deep affection and gratitude to the Lord on your behalf,
Josh,Josh, Shana, Truett, Elliott,Elliott, Annette, Barrett, and Rhett Shana, Truett, Annette, Barrett, and Stringer Rhett Stringer
