Dear Cornerstone Family,
We have the privilege to welcome Dr. Irwyn Ince to the Cornerstone pulpit today. Dr. Ince is a Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church in America and is currently serving as the denomination’s Coordinator of Mission to North America.
Dr. Ince was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. He is married to Kim, and together they are the proud parents of four wonderful children and two beautiful granddaughters. Following his graduation from City College of NY in Harlem with a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, he began his professional career as a systems engineer and project engineering manager in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan area.
In 2016, he received the Doctor of Ministry degree from Covenant Theological Seminary. His dissertation was on Identity Formation in Diverse Churches. He firmly believes that the ministry of reconciliation demonstrated in the local church by the gathering of people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities is the natural outworking of a rich covenantal theological commitment.
Dr. Ince sensed a call to ministry and earned his Masters degree from Reformed Theological Seminary in Washington, DC on a part-time basis while continuing his engineering career. Following his graduation in 2006 Dr. Ince helped plant City of Hope Presbyterian Church in Columbia, MD.
In 2018, the 46th PCA General Assembly unanimously elected Dr. Ince to serve as moderator—the first African American elected to the position.
Dr. Ince is the author of Hope Ain’t a Hustle: Persevering by Faith in a Wearying World published in February 2024 and The Beautiful Community: Unity, Diversity, and the Church at Its Best published in 2020.
In addition to his passion for his family and for ministry, Dr. Ince enjoys coffee and kettlebells. Connect with Irwyn at irwynince.com, on Twitter (@Irwyn), or on Instagram (@pastorirwyn).
In addition to preaching today’s service, Dr. Ince will join me for a Q&A session during the Sunday School hour. During that time, we will have the privilege to get to know Dr. Ince personally while addressing a number of cultural and kingdom matters—most noteworthy, the work of Mission to North America. Please join us!
Your servant,
