Ministry
From the Herald Mail on Sunday, July 20, 2008
Robert McIntyre has been called to serve as pastor of
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church at 216 N. Cleveland Ave in
Hagerstown.
McIntyre, originally from Luke, Md., began serving at
Christ Lutheran on June 1. He and his wife, Becky, will be relocating to
the Hagerstown area in the near future. A 2008 graduate of Lutheran
Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pa., McIntyre graduated with a master of
divinity degree with a concentration in town and country church ministry.
He graduated from Bowie State University with a bachelor of science degree,
majoring in business technologies. Prior to this, he earned an associate
degree from Allegany Community College in Cumberland, Md.
McIntyre is a member of Mount Calvary Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Westernport, Md., where he served as deacon and council
president. He has been a member of the Bishops Lay Readers program and
part of the West Virginia Western Maryland Synod of the ELCA for 15 years.
In this capacity, he served various congregations, presiding over worship
services, and bringing God's message.
McIntyre was ordained at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in
Cumberland on June 14 by Bishop Gerald Knoche of the Delaware-Maryland
Synod of the ELCA. He was installed as pastor at Christ Evangelical
Lutheran Church a day later by Pastor Quentin Fleming, dean of the Washington
County Conference of Lutheran Churches, ELCA.
Prior to attending seminary, McIntyre worked for 30 years
for the Westvaco Paper Co. in Luke. He is a life member of the Luke
Volunteer Fire Company, a life member of the Tri-Towns Ambulance and Rescue
Service, and hold membership in the Potomac Fire Co. of Westernport, Maryland,
and the Cresaptown Volunteer Fire Department, Cresaptown, Maryland. He is
also a veteran of the Vietnam era, having served seven years in the U.S. Army
Reserves.
"I look forward to serving the resident of Hagerstown
in many ways," McIntyre said.
Our Vacation Bible School ran from July 28 through August 1 and our theme
was Lifeway's "Outrigger Island". The children, most
of them from the surrounding neighborhood, had a wonderful time learning
about Jesus through crafts, and Bible stories. The children also took
part in theme related snacks and games each night. Our final night,
the parents were invited and we presented a slide show of everything their
children had been up to during the week. A pizza meal was shared by
all and then the kids had a water playtime with slip and slides, water
balloons, bubbles and other beach related activities.
- To worship the Lord Jesus Christ
- Teach His ways and
- Share His love with all people
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