Knox Presbyterian Church

LOCAL SPORTSCASTER BECOMES ORDAINED PASTOR

Paul R. Seebeck is our Pastor at Knox Presbyterian Church, located at 806 W. Knox, Spokane, WA.

He was ordained on Sunday October 1^st in 2005 by the Presbytery of the Inland Northwest, which is part of the Presbyterian Church USA.

In 2001 after a twenty year career as a Sports broadcaster/journalist, in Boise, Medford, Spokane and Miami, Paul began working on his MA in Pastoral Ministry, and graduated from Gonzaga University in 2004.

Paul is passionate about helping people find Christ and their spiritual calling in their daily lives and at work, which is why he writes for thehighcalling.org, which is a national website dedicated to that purpose.

Paul also is the sideline reporter for the Eastern Washington University football network, and hosts the Eastern Eagle Tailgate show every Saturday which airs an hour before every kickoff on Game Day on 1510 KGA.

Pictured above, Don and Laverne Meekhof

IN DON’S WORDS:
“I am a grateful and excited follower of Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. God has blessed me with a wonderful wife, Laverne, and three outstanding grown children, Christie who is married to Kevin Hand living in West Virginia, John married to Sarah living in Virginia, and Marla married to Luke Hyder who are in seminary in California. We also have 7 grandchildren. I have been in the ministry for nearly 50 years serving four dynamic Presbyterian Churches…the most recent, Spokane First Presbyterian Church for the last 14 years. I am grateful to God, to pastor Paul and to the Session to be asked to be the Parish Associate of Knox Presbyterian Church.”

Jim is a member of the American Guild of Organists; Presbyterian Association of Musicians; and the American Theatre Organ Society. He is a certificated (WA) K-8 School Teacher. An avocational church organist since 1965, Jim has served the congregation of Knox Presbyterian since 1991.

LISTED BELOW ARE A FEW OF JIM’S FAVORITE QUOTES:

Making mental connections is our most crucial learning tool, the essence of human intelligence is to forge links; to go beyond the given; to see pattern, relationships, context. –Marilyn Ferguson

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. –Gandhi

The history of liberty is a history of the limitation of government power, not the increase of it. –Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the U.S., Nobel peace prize winner (1856-1924)

Our Director of Choir Ministry Carol Stuart needs no introduction to our community of faith! She has been a member of KNOX for 22 years, faithfully serving with her musical talent at the piano, co-directing the bell choir and participating with our praise team and choir. When KNOX first began to discuss ways of beginning a search for our new Director of Choir Ministry, Carol volunteered to serve until we determined how we would proceed. As we watched her interact with both choir members and congregation it quickly became apparent that God was leading us to begin our search “in-house.”

Carol is also using her gifts in our community, as Choir Director for “The Joyettes”—a senior citizen’s women’s choir—that performs all over the city at both retirement homes and day care centers for the elderly. This appropriately named “Project Joy” is sponsored by the Spokane Parks and Recreation Department.

Carol has deepening love for choir music. She believes well-written sacred music often articulates deeply held personal feelings that helps give “wings to words.” Carol hopes that our congregation will sense this presence of the Holy Spirit and listen with our hearts, as the choir brings us to a deep place in worship.

David Kuraya was recently added to the Knox staff. He is a freshman at
Whitworth college where he is studying music ministry (Ben Brody) and
theology. He was born and raised in Kahului, Hawaii on the island of
Maui. He hopes to share his love of music and desire to bring glory to
our God through music. He also plans on getting a haircut soon.

*2002-2006 Kahului Union Church Praise Team*—Keyboards, trumpet, vocals

*2004-2006 Kahului Union Church Youth Group*—Worship team/Worship leader

*2002-2006 Kahului Union Church Family Choir Director-* Ages: 3-80, 60
members

Hello everybody. I am Eric Colby, the Junior and Senior High Youth Coordinator at Knox. Hurray! A little about me:

Just recently I graduated from Whitworth College with a degree in Religion and a Certificate for Ministry.
I like to ride my bike places.
My favorite color is green.

It has been a wonderful blessing to be growing in faith with our youth, here in the church and in our neighborhood. At Knox we value relationships very highly – relationships with each other and with God. For this reason among others
I am stoked to be a part of the fellowship of missional believers here in our congregation.