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Pastor retires Hiring new Planning head

Continued from page 1 his training program, Finck was a youth Continued from page 1 rience in revitalization to assist Turner in
The church offers Bible study groups pastor in Texas.to children including the the team. We have one who will retire, the huge amount of work that will need
catering to teens, adults, women, and now-famous singer Lyle Lovett. He said but another who will not retire because to be done to get the department up and
men. “I appreciate the level of intensity he still sees Lovett when he performs in he wants to stay on to be part of the new running.
and interest in the Bible and the way they the Virginia area. project.” Focus groups with planning staff,
study the Word,” Finck shared. Grace “All the churches were such a According to a press release June department heads, and developers have
Lutheran offers at least five musical blessing to me,” Finck remembered. 20, the County began its national search been held to get a feeling for what is
groups, and Finck beams as he talks about “They have been so caring, accepting, for a new planning director May 1, fol- expected from a newly hired planning
the evolution of these programs. “I love the and welcoming.” Grace Lutheran Church lowing the announcement that Turner, director: what should his or her qualities
adult joyful noise,” he said. including the is driven by community service as is all had been named as the county’s director be; experience; does he come from a
adult choir Grace Notes, the Festival hand of the Chester area. This is something of community enhancement to focus on large or small community; the level of
bell choir, hand chimes, contemporary that Finck itakes pride in that, and he the care and maintenance of the county’s his education.
praise band Grace on Fire, and a hand bell beams when he talks about it. “Around older communities. Citizens will get the opportunity
hymn choir.” here, it’s a given that the members will In July of 2015 Carl Schlaudt be- to provide input about the knowledge,
skills, and abilities they believe the
Bob Dunn and other members say that support CCHASM and CARATAS and came the key point of contact and co-
the Fincks have been great for the church. food drives and any community service ordinator for the County’s revitalization county’s new director of planning should
possess.
efforts, effectively consolidating revital-
“We have sadness here at Grace Lutheran project,” he said. He is proud that it will ization efforts countywide. He facilitated The session will be held July 5 at 5:30
Church, but we’ve been so blessed to have be no problem for the members to step up the county’s Sustain Our Communities p.m. in the Chesterfield County Public
Rich here the last 16 years,” Dunn said. to community service and they will be no committee. Schlaudt will use his expe- Meeting Room, 10001 Iron Bridge Road.
Finck will say that during his time, need for cajoling or asking. “People just
the church added a few things. “We help in this area,” he said. Year Population
have added a huge deck on the back, He and his wife will stay in the area 1970 76,290 Change 1994 231,700 4,800 2.1%
Increase
and I am so proud of the memorial because it’s home to them now. They like 1971 79,400 3,110 4.1% 1995 237,500 5,800 2.5%
garden,” he said. The memorial being near Richmond for convenience, 1972 84,200 4,800 6.0% 1996 242,700 5,200 2.2%
9.6%
92,300 8,100
1997
2.2%
248,000 5,300
1973
garden is a one-of-kind masterpiece but far enough into the suburbs to enjoy 1974 101,150 8,850 9.6% 1998 251,800 3,800 1.5%
where members can be honored and the community of Chester. 1975 108,000 6,850 6.8% 1999 254,200 2,400 1.0%
remembered with ashes and memorial Finck and his wife plan to visit 1976 113,850 5,850 5.4% 2000 258,500 4,300 1.7%
bricks. their four children more – as they live 1977 118,800 4,950 4.3% 2001 264,000 5,500 2.1%
2002
2.7%
1978
4.8%
271,000 7,000
124,500 5,700
When asked about regrets, Finck everywhere from Florida to Pennsylvania 1979 132,150 7,650 6.1% 2003 277,000 6,000 2.2%
said, “Sometimes in my career, I put – and they plan to travel as well. When 1980 138,800 6,650 5.0% 2004 284,000 7,000 2.5%
church above family.” The demands on a asked if they will be found on the 1981 141,500 2,700 1.9% 2005 291,000 7,000 2.5%
pastor are great, and he believes he should pews of Grace Lutheran Church, Finck 1982 143,100 1,600 1.1% 2006 299,000 8,000 2.7%
2.3%
2007
6.1%
151,900 8,800
306,000 7,000
1983
have been more in tune with his wife and said they want to visit other Lutheran 1984 157,900 6,000 3.9% 2008 311,000 5,000 1.6%
four children over the years. “The hardest churches, and he will work part-time at 1985 166,400 8,500 5.4% 2009 314,000 3,000 1.0%
job is a pastor’s spouse.” Bonnie, a former another church for about six months or 1986 173,700 7,300 4.4% 2010 316,236 2,236 0.7%
teacher, aided in many of the efforts with a year. He’s also in a senior golf league, 1987 181,500 7,800 4.5% 2011 318,000 1,764 0.6%
1988
189,500 8,000
2012
319,000 1,000
4.4%
0.3%
children over the years. and without responsibility he can relax 1989 199,100 9,600 5.1% 2013 323,000 4,000 1.3%
Finck and his wife were at the and perfect his game. 1990 208,100 9,000 4.5% 2014 328,000 5,000 1.5%
Lutheran churches in King George and But the answer is, of course, he’ll 1991 215,000 6,900 3.3% 2015 332,006 4,000 1.2%
Callao, Va. for about 25 years. During be in the pews sometimes. He said, “I 1992 221,600 6,600 3.1% 2016 337,000 4,994 1.5%
0.9%
226,900 5,300
340,000 3,000
2017
2.4%
1993
remember to thank God all the time that
I got called here to Grace Lutheran.”
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