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SYNOD REPRESENTED
IN PW GLOBAL EXCHANGE

The Churchwide Global Exchange selected Andrea Jeans as one of thirty women in the Presbyterian Church, USA to participate in the tour to Africa in October 2002. The group traveled to Kenya in East Africa and Ghana in West Africa.

The trip provides an opportunity for American women to visit with African people and experience their lives, worship, culture and ministry needs. The delegation of African women will travel to the United States in 2003 to experience our culture, worship and ministry needs. Both groups will attend the Churchwide Gathering in Louisville, Kentucky and continue ministry dialogue.

Synod Representative Andrea Jeans is a registered nurse and a Minister of Word and Sacrament. She earned her degree in nursing at Howard University. She completed Pastoral Education residency at Methodist Health Care System. Her Master of Divinity was earned at Memphis Theological Seminary, Memphis, Tennessee. She was ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament January, 2002.

She has served at several levels of the church. Most of her life, she has been a member of Parkway Gardens Presbyterian Church. In Presbyterian Women she was Circle Bible Moderator, PW Team Spiritual Advisor, Parish Nurse Assistant and Annual Prayer Retreat leader. On the Presbytery level, she was the Bible study speaker for the PW Bible Conference at Camp Pinecrest. In the Synod, she has served as Bible Study Teacher/Coordinator of the BIBLE BOWL for the African American Youth Caucus.

As synod representative with the Global Exchange, she formed new relationships and learned about their worship, visited homes along with observing schools. Her contributions from personal funds will be remembered by those developing additional schools. Her journey will be shared with Presbyterian Women in the Synod of Living Waters. Upon her return requests were received from several churches.

Although The Reverend Andrea Jeans was selected while living in the Presbytery of Memphis, Sheppards and Lapsley Presbytery is her current residence. After her ordination, she accepted a position as Chaplain at University of Alabama in Birmingham. Her prior experience as a nurse has been valuable in ministering to the spiritual needs of patients.

When she visits your area plan to hear her presentation and see the many pictures.

Elder Mary Watts (center) visited the face painting booth with Nayeli Bolanos (left) and Bacilia Beisswenger (right) during the neighborhood “Picnic in the Park- N-Lot” at Nashville’s Eastminster Presbyterian Church. A hundred and fifty people of all ages showed up on a bright, beautiful Saturday afternoon in October. They enjoyed outdoor games, musical performances in English and Spanish, and a variety of food, including hot dogs, tamales, chili, tacos & apple cider. Eastminster co-sponsored the event in partnership with the Eastminster Hispanic Ministry and Hendersonville Presbyterian Church.

BELLEWOOD NAMES CANTRELL NEW CEO

Mr. Jerry Cantrell is the new Chief Executive Officer of Bellewood Presbyterian Homes for Children. The Board of Directors made their selection based on Mr. Cantrell’s extensive experience of working with families and children in need.

Most recently, Mr. Cantrell served as the Chief Operating Officer for the Most recently, Mr. Cantrell served as the Chief Operating Officer for the Presbyterian Child Welfare Agency in Buckhorn, Kentucky. He began in 1983 and served in that position for 19 years.

Cantrell has served in Presbyterian congregations as a Sunday school teacher, Deacon, Elder and Clerk of Session. He was elected Buckhorn City Commissioner in 1996 serving 3 terms and was a member of the Buckhorn School Site Based Council. He is a graduate of the Leadership Kentucky Class of 2001.
Jerry Cantrell

A native of West Liberty, Kentucky, Cantrell graduated from Morehead State University with a BA in University Studies in 1978. He began his career in services to families and children as a cottage parent at Woodsbend Boys’ Camp in 1971. Cantrell worked as a Child Protective Service Worker with the Department of Social Services in Morehead from 1977-78. He earned his Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Louisville, Kent School of Social Work in 1980. After graduation Cantrell was appointed to serve as Superintendent of Morehead Treatment Center until 1983.

Cantrell is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Certified Social Worker. He is Senior Trainer for the Life Space Crisis Intervention Institute in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Cantrell has been married for 24 years and has two children. His wife Mary is a social worker and certified Montessori teacher. She was instrumental in the start up and development of several Montessori preschools for atrisk children in Eastern Kentucky.

Bellewood Presbyterian Homes for Children began as a orphanage in 1849. Today Bellewood treats abused and atrisk children and their parents. Bellewood has residential facilities in Bowling Green, Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky.