Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church

This Sunday, February 18, we celebrate our new “Rutherford Larger Parish” at Brittain Presbyterian Church. Our parish includes Rutherfordton Presbyterian, Union Mills, and Brittain Presbyterian Churches. Come and join us as we begin a new chapter in our life together in Christ.

A Bible Study for women entitled, “Knowing God’s Word,” is currently meeting on Thursdays at 6:30 pm in the Garden Room. The study runs through February 22.

Confirmation classes begin on February 25 at 4:00 pm for anyone grade 6 and older who would like to join the church.

Rutherford Larger Parish Celebration

Sunday, February 18 at 6pm

Brittain Presbyterian Church

Lenten Bible Study

Our Lenten study will begin on Monday, March 5 @ 6pm

and repeat on Tuesday, March 6 @ 9:15 AM.

   Donald G. Scofield, Jr. was born on February 29, 1960 in Paterson, New Jersey to Donald and Gwendolyn Scofield. The oldest of four children, he grew up in rural Sussex County, New Jersey. Don graduated from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1982 with a BA degree. After graduation, he worked at the Geddy Foundry for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and then as a resident counselor for the Methodist Children's Home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
   In September of 1984, Don entered Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. He married the former Donna Hope Pierce of Dublin, Virginia in December of that same year. After internship at Old First Church in Newark, NJ and First Baptist Church in Somerville, NJ, Don graduated from Princeton in 1987 with a Master of Divinity degree. He was ordained to the ministry in June of 1987 and served as the Assistant Pastor of First Baptist Church in Somerville, NJ until November of 1987.
   From November 1987 until November 1995, the Scofields converted a 200 acre farm in Westfield, North Carolina into a non-denominational Christian Camp and retreat Center. At the same time Don did his graduate work in counseling and worked as a counselor and instructor in psychology at Surry Community College.
   Don served as Pastor of Flat Rock Presbyterian Church in Mount Airy, North Carolina from 1993 to February 1996. From February of 1996 to December 2000, he served as pastor of Petersburg Presbyterian Church in Petersburg, West Virginia. As a member of Shenandoah Presbytery, he was a member of the Committee for Education and Congregational Nurture, the committee for Camp Paddy Run and the Church Redevelopment Strategy Task Force. Don also worked extensively with the development of a Lutheran-Presbyterian Mission Community in the Potomac Highlands region of West Virginia. In Grant County, WV, Don served as the President of the Grant County Ministerial Association and was one of the founding board members of the local Habitat for Humanity affiliate.

Don completed his Doctor of Ministry degree from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago in 2003. The focus of his studies was parish revitalization.
Currently in his 7^th year as pastor of the Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church, Don serves as Chairman of the Committee on Ministry for the Presbytery of Western NC, Chairman of the Professional Consultation Committee for the Clinical Pastoral Education Program at Rutherford Hospital, Volunteer Chaplain at the hospital, and Vice-President of Equip, Inc., a missionary training center in Marion, NC.

Don and his wife, Donna, have three daughters, Hope, Jessie, Kate, and twin sons, William and Zachary. The family shares their home with a dog, 2 cats, a mouse, and enjoys reading, music and sports.