Al Barr is the
district superintendent for the the Atlanta, Georgia, district.
This month we begin a new WN feature in which we will introduce the district superintendents to you.
The U.S. field ministry and churches are divided into 20 regions, each supervised by a district superintendent.
District superintendents serve as pastors to the pastors in their region. They attend regular conferences at church headquarters in Pasadena and interface between headquarters and the field churches.
Al Barr is the
district superintendent for the the Atlanta, Georgia, district.
He and his wife, Edna, live in the Atlanta area and have four living children. He has served in the ministry since 1968 and has attended the Worldwide Church of God since 1963. He was baptized by Carn Catherwood in 1964.
The following pastors, wives and congregations are in the Atlanta district.
Anniston, Alabama: Gilbert and Mary Nell Flournoy
Athens, Georgia: Howard and Jacqueline Shadoan
Atlanta, Georgia: Charles and Deborah Young
Birmingham, Alabama: Bob and Ruth Miller
Buford, Georgia: David and Tina Whited and Terry and Susie Cohron
Columbus, Georgia: Stephen and Tracy Glover
Douglasville, Georgia: Donald and Joanna Madlena
Dublin, Georgia: Stanley and Eneida Kilgore
Gadsden, Alabama: Jacky and Jamie Duncan
Geneva, Alabama: Harold and Mary McKissic
Good Hope, Alabama: Bob and Ruth Miller
Gulf Coast, Mississippi: Frederick and Laura Moore
Kennesaw, Georgia: Tom and Betsy Mahan
Macon, Georgia: Willie Jr. and Jacquelyn Taylor
Mobile, Alabama: Frederick and Laura Moore
Monroeville, Alabama: Melvin and Lynda Hall and Mitchell and Barbara Jay
Montgomery, Alabama: Stephen and Tracy Glover
Panama City, Florida: Jack and Mary Ellen Patterson
Pavo, Georgia: Lee and Sue Wilkes
Pensacola, Florida: John and Gwen Young
Stone Mountain, Georgia: Howard and Jacqueline Shadoan
Tallahassee, Florida: Jack and Mary Ellen Patterson
Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Larry and Vicki Pritchett and John and Wink Cooper
Craig
Bacheller serves the Washington, D.C., district with his wife, Mary.
Craig and Mary have six children, ranging in age from 29 to 21, and one grandchild. Two of their children are twins.
Over the past 26 years, Craig has served in three countries on two continents. His assignments include Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Regina and southern Saskatchewan; Brisbane, Australia; Florida; and New York City.
He was appointed district superintendent by Joseph Tkach in January 1995, and he served the churches in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
In 1997 he was transferred to the Washington, D.C., district, which encompasses Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, northern Virginia and Queens, New York. Craig pastors the Queens congregation in New York City.
He has a bachelor's degree from Ambassador University, and a master's degree from St. John's University. Mary is a professor at the College of Staten Island (City University of New York), where she heads the Sign Language Department of the Department of Modern Languages.
Mary is also the founder and executive director of the Seymour Joseph Institute of American Sign Language, an institute that teaches American Sign Language and prepares sign language interpreters for certification in the interpreter training program. All courses are accredited and are accepted at more than 1,500 U.S. colleges and universities. Mary is also a Ph.D. candidate.
The following pastors, wives and congregations are in the Washington, D.C., district.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: Gary and Marcia Demarest
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania: Gary and Marcia Demarest
Altoona, Pennsylvania: Brian and Eileen Crum
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Steve and Sylvia Burns
Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Steve and Sylvia Burns
Burke, Virginia: Gerald and Kathleen Herd
Strasburg, Virginia: Gerald and Kathleen Herd
Cumberland, Maryland: Al Ditmar
Frederick, Maryland: Peter and Charlotte Whitting
Baltimore, Maryland: Peter and Charlotte Whitting
Washington, D.C.: Lloyd and Malinda Garrett
Wilmington, Delaware: Raymond and Cindy Taylor
Seaford, Delaware: Raymond and Cindy Taylor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: David and Hinke Gilbert
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: George and Merry Kackos
Medford, New Jersey: Craig and Mary Bacheller (senior pastor); Mike and Louise Harkins (pastoral candidate); George and Linda Kuo (pastoral candidate)
Queens, New York: Craig and Mary Bacheller (senior pastor); Walter and Kathleen Dolengo (pastoral candidate); Ron and Deborah Swift (pastoral candidate); Jeff and Vicki Kolsch (pastoral candidate).
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