Welcome Richie Kyburz — Our New Senior Pastor
Dear Family,
After almost a year of seeking, asking and knocking, the door to calling a new minister has opened to Kirkwood Road Christian Church. Last Sunday, November 3rd, the people who make up our congregation affirmed Richie Kyburz as our new Lead Pastor. We’d been praying that the Lord would raise up a man who loved Him, His Word and His people to serve as our preaching minister as I shift gears to retirement. After serving as the Senior Minister of KRCC since 1993, the time has come for me to step aside from my weekly preaching, teaching and shepherding duties to hand off these areas of ministry to the man God has raised up, Richie Kyburz.
So, I wanted to give you a heads-up as to how this transition will look over the next several weeks. I will be preaching on Sunday morning for the next two weeks with my final sermon as Senior Minister on November 17th. Richie will then begin preaching regularly on November 24th. I will still be involved in some capacity in teaching on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights. But Richie will be our preacher and Lead Pastor. Richie’s official start date is November 11th.
I know that Richie is going to do a great job sharing the word of God and following the Lord’s leading in other areas of ministry with KRCC. He most definitely loves the Lord, loves His Word, loves His people and loves to preach. This is exactly what we prayed for!
Our part in this transitional time is first of all to recognize God’s hand in orchestrating all of this for His glory. We can be so thankful to the Lord for answering our prayers! Secondly, we must also recognize that the Lord is entrusting to our care Richie, his wife Jensen and their little boy of eight months, Keita. We have a huge privilege and responsibility to love and support our new minister and his family. Knowing our congregation the way that I do, I am very confident that the people of KRCC will do just that and more!
As I close, I want to say that it has been such an honor to serve the Lord with all of you for the last thirty-one years. I cannot begin to put into words what you all mean to me and my family. But I can say that I am eternally thankful to the Lord for all of you and for the years He has given me to serve with you here at KRCC. My ministry will change now but it will never end while I’m on this earth. To God be the glory for the things He has done!
In His Strength,
Glenn