{Ken
Cross}
Pastor
Pastor Ken Cross
is a father of five, and husband of one, for 28 years. Ken
has made some good decisions in his life, one if not the
best was marrying Lynn. Together they have five children;
Katie McKenzie, who is living in Columbia, SC with her
husband Michael, Oliver is a senior at Wingate University,
Margaret is a sophomore at Covenant College, Karen is a
senior in High School, and Rebekah is in the 8th
grade.
He has pastored
and ministered for 30 years in five states and numerous
foreign countries. Sixteen years ago, Ken Cross started
Sandhills Presbyterian Church in Southern Pines, NC and it
grew to an average attendance of 450 before he left in
March of 2008. Before coming to NC, Ken pastored in
Alabama, California, Mississippi and
Georgia.
For many years,
Ken has faithfully been a member and has also been chairman
of the MNA (church planting) committee of this Presbytery.
In those years, he has seen, along with others on the
committee, churches in the various stages of church growth;
from infancy to mission churches, from mission churches to
full-fledged organized and growing bodies of Christ,
healthy and unhealthy churches. He believes that God
greatly uses fledgling churches to bring revival and
salvation to people that might not ever have the chance to
hear the Gospel. Now Central Carolina Presbytery has
called Ken and his family to start another church, this one
from scratch, ADVENT CHURCH.