Church News
Compiled by Bruce Henderson
new callings in the church
After 29 years of teaching and leading
at the Kempton New Church School in
Pennsylvania, Mark Wyncoll is retiring
to become the Annual Giving Director
for the General Church.
Mark has been Vice Principal of the
school for the past 20 years, which is
in the process of adding a high school,
and has taught for all 29 years of his
career there. He earned a Master’s in
Education degree in 1996. In a letter to
the Kempton Society he said:
“Teaching at the Kempton New
Church School has been a wonderful job
for me. I have loved working here with many dedicated teachers, ministers and
volunteers. The students have worked hard and brought me so many delightful
experiences that my memory overflows. Supporters, parents and alumni have
treated this school carefully and respectfully. It has been a joy and delight to
serve in such a place where the Lord’s Word is loved and honored.
“I have long believed there would come a time to transition out of KNCS
to allow fresh perspectives to emerge. After 29 years the time has come to
move on to another career opportunity.”
He noted that accepting the role with the General Church “will allow my
family to keep living in Kempton while I serve our church in a very different
way.”
He said Kempton is working on a plan “that will allow for the school
children to be well served,” and that he would begin his new use once a
replacement has been found.
The Rev. Lawson Smith, Pastor, said in an open letter to the society:
“Mark has given us all amazingly thoughtful, caring service over many
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