The Rev. Jim Singleton is Guest Preacher at Montreat Conference Center

The Rev. Jim Singleton, guest preacher this Sunday at Montreat Conference Center, was born in Oklahoma into the home of a Presbyterian pastor, where he was instilled with a deep love of Jesus Christ. Active in the life of the church ever since, he is now the Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Colorado Springs, CO.

Rev. Singleton's calling to ministry emerged in high school, intensified during his undergraduate years at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, and became clear while he was employed as a social worker for the state of Tennessee. His seminary training began at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, and concluded in 1983 at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia.

In 1983, First Presbyterian Church, San Antonio, TX, called Rev. Singleton as an associate pastor for evangelism and young adults. An emerging love of and curiosity about the field of evangelism eventually took him to Boston University in 1988. Called to churches in Spokane, WA, in 1991, and in Austin, TX, in 1999, Rev. Singleton accepted the call to First Presbyterian Church, Colorado Springs, in 2005.

A frequent visitor to Montreat Conference Center, Rev. Singleton spoke most recently at the 2008 Church Unbound conference. “I met the Lord at Montreat, and I met my wife at Montreat – both at youth conferences,” Singleton reflected. “It is a very important place in my spiritual formation.” His sermon, “Lessons on Getting Lost (and Found)” will come from selected verses in Luke 15 and Genesis 3:1-9.

This Sunday’s worship is part of the on-going Sunday Summer Worship Series at Montreat Conference Center, a national conference center serving the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and visited annually by over 35,000 people for rest, renewal, and inspiration. Worship begins at 11:00 AM in Anderson Auditorium, with child care available for children six months through completed kindergarten at the Updike Child Care Center on Texas Road. Following worship, a lunch buffet will be served at the Galax Dining Room in Assembly Inn, 12:00 Noon to 1:30 PM.