Dear Cornerstone family,
On the behalf of your commissioners––Ron Moffat, Jim Payne, Tony Giles, and yours truly–– thank you for praying as we served this week at the PCA General Assembly in Memphis, TN. The Lord heard your prayers! The business was conducted decently and in order, the doctrinal commitments of our denomination were upheld, and a warm spirit of collegiality was enjoyed by elders and pastors alike. It was a wonderful week of spiritual encouragement and God- honoring business.
This year was the 50th anniversary of the PCA, our Golden Jubilee year. In the Scripture, the year of Jubilee (Leviticus 25) was a year of recognizing God’s favor and celebrating God’s grace. Appropriately, at this year’s GA we spent time rehearsing our denominational history and giving testimony to God’s faithfulness to the PCA over the last fifty years. My heart is full of thanksgiving for the PCA and its enduring commitment to Scriptures, the Reformed Faith, and the Great Commission.
Now, speaking of the Great Commission, I am delighted this morning to welcome Rev. Andy Young, a Cornerstone supported missionary/church planter, to the Cornerstone pulpit. Andy is ordained with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of England and Wales and is the Pastor of Oxford Evangelical Presbyterian
Church in Oxford, England. Andy has been married to Davina for 20 years and together have four wonderful daughters: Alicia (17), Emelia (15), Beatrice (13), and Arabella (8). By his own admission, Andy loves people, books and all sports. Coffee is addicted to him (not the other way around). And, as a native Welshman, Andy has, sadly, been consistently overlooked by the Welsh Rugby Union for selection to the national team. J
Andy is a gifted preacher, a faithful minister, and a dear friend. Last summer I had the privilege to spend a day with Andy in Oxford and see first-hand the work the Lord is doing through Andy and Oxford Evangelical Presbyterian Church. I am deeply grateful for his willingness to serve God’s Word to us today, and I am thrilled that you have an opportunity to sit under his ministry.
Your servant,
