The Concord Herald Volume 10 Issue 3 April, 2017
Concord United Methodist Church
70 Concord Church Rd., Roxboro, N C 27574
336.599.6262
www.concordumcroxboro.com Rev. Karl Neuschaefer, Senior Minister
Curtis Hammock, Children and Youth Pastor
Mrs. Rena Morton, Music Director
Our Mission
To worship, witness, follow, and serve
Jesus Christ as Lord.
Our Vision
Christ in us; God’s glory manifested!
April
Ushers: Jeanie Neuschaefer
Zeke Smith
Pam Smith
Chris Nowell
Greeters: Jeanie Neuschaefer & Jan Holtsclaw Acolyte: Sam Barker
May Ushers: Paula Royster
Carroll Royster
Sidney Thompson
Tim or Paula Chandler
Greeters: Carroll & Paula Royster
Acolyte: Jadyn & Hollyn Chandler
The Pastor’s Corner
Easter is upon us and we have
been faithfully marching through the
40 days of Lent preparing ourselves for
this holy celebration. While Christmas
is a time of coming, Easter marks the beginning for us as
Christians. Jesus gave us a new covenant, a new holy meal
to celebrate the story and a promise that He would never
leave us and would be with us until the end of the age. He
encouraged the believers of the new Way to remain
strong. His promise of an advocate, comforter and teacher
has come to pass as we have received the Holy Spirit and
the Church, formed at Pentecost, which continues to
thrive. As Jesus told Peter, “and not even the gates of hell
shall prevail against Her.” (Matthew 16:18) Where there
is a sincere love of God and an obedience to His will, we
see great flourishing of the Church. Where we see the
Church living by the Word of God, there is growth
because we are drawn to the truth; a truth that cannot be
found in the world or culture. Where the Church has
remained faithful, there have been challenges, but this is
not unexpected. Jesus declared, “Blessed are those who
are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult
you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against
you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is
your reward in heaven, for in the same way they
persecuted the prophets who were before you.” (Matthew
5:10-12) But, those who remain true to the Word and
remain connected to the true Vine “will bear much fruit.”
(John 5:5) The Apostle’s Creed upholds the story today,
just as it did for the early Church. God the Father created
and sent His Son who offers us redemption (forgiveness of
sin) through His blood. The Church and the Communion
of Saints bear witness. The resurrection demonstrates the
power to conquer sin and death and assures us of eternal
life (life everlasting). May we repeat the Creed daily, and
all the more as the day of Christ’s return approaches. May
the Church be the Church; chosen and set apart, to be the
living breathing Body of Christ to the world! Amen,
Amen, and Amen!
See you in worship!
Karl
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Birthdays
April 1 – Anne Grabbs
5 – Kelly Duncan
6 – David Bell
6 – Ronald Whitt
7 – Andelyn Briggs
7 – Della Raines
7 – Lindsey Nowell
7 – Leigh Ann Wrenn
8 – Brody Rolison
9 – Diane Wade
10 – Thomas Carver
15 – Lisa Elliott
15 – Don Legun
17 – Jennifer Currier
17 – Donald Teague
18 – Carrie Howard
18 – Andrea Sherow
19 – Sandy Hatch
20 – Dick Hatch
21 – Donald Wilson
22 - Marv Morris
25 – Richard Kinn
25 – Kyle Pool
25 – Janie Wagstaff
25 – Kay Wagstaff
26 – Tim Chandler
26 – Peyton Crews
26 – Hugh Whitt
28 – Laurie Rose
28 – Alexandria Winstead
29 – Hayden Howard
29 – Barbara Lawson
May
3 – Ernie Carver
3 – Glen Cruise
4 – Cynthia Daniel
4 – Lana Haney
6 – Susan Gardner
6 – Blane Henderson
8 – Ally Barker
8 – Dori Hammock
8 – Darrell Poole
8 – Margaret Poole
8 – Tim Sergeant
9 – Darren Anderson
11 – Robert Currier
12 – Jan Parker
13 – Dale Duncan
13 – Nancy Mangum
15 – Dan Lawrence
15 – Pam Whitt
16 – Tommy Wagstaff
16 – Shannon Zippay
17 – Hayden Barker
17 – Dana Hamlett
18 – Torie Barker
21 – Jan Holtsclaw
23 – William Leonard
23 – Pam Smith
23 – Melba Thompson
25 – Brooke Nowell
27 – Robert Howard
27 – Jeanie Neuschaefer
29 – Ally Poole
30 – Faye Howard
31 – Marj Hetzel
31 – Chelsea Morris
April Calendar 2 – Stephen Ministry sponsored End of Life
Seminar. (Youth luncheon fundraiser)
4 – PUMP Meeting at Mt. Zion UMC
9 – Palm Sunday
13 – Special Maundy Thursday Service at 7pm
14 – Good Friday Service at Lea’s Chapel at 7pm
(Sponsored by PUMP)
14 – Tenebrae Service at Duke Chapel at 7:30pm
(Confirmands to attend)
16 – Easter Sunday (Services at 7am, 9am & 11am)
16 – Sunrise Service at 7am with Lamberth Memorial
Baptist Church (Breakfast to follow)
17 – Stephen Ministry Continuing Ed. And
Supervision meeting at 7pm
21 – Joy Club Fellowship with lunch 11am – 1 pm
24 – United Methodist Women’s meeting (light meal)
6:30pm
24 – Concord Church Council meeting at 7pm
26 – Concord serves lunch at the Christian Help
Center
Worship on Sunday’s at 8:30 am and 11:00 am
Children’s choir practice each Sunday at 9:30am
Yahweh Yoga each Monday and Thursday at 9:30am
Tuesday at 7:00pm and Wednesday at 4:30pm
Emmaus Reunion Group meeting each Wed. at 6pm
Choir practice each Wednesday at 7pm
Youth Fellowship each Sun. evening from 5-6:30pm
Annual Yard Sale;
May 20th Concord’s annual yard sale is
scheduled for Saturday, May
20th. Save your items for the sale. If you have
no space to store items, especially large items,
pick up can be arranged. Call Bob Zippay at
336-234-8315. All donations are appreciated.
Proceeds benefit community projects.
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Mark your calendars for
Vacation Bible School!!
July 21 and 22 We are holding a week-end VBS
for all children ages 3-Youth.
There will be indoor and outdoor
classes, and activities. We will begin with a family
night on Friday, July 21st from 6-8 p.m. There
will be registration, hot dogs, ice cream, and water
fun!! VBS will be Saturday, July 22nd, 9 a.m. –
3 p.m. Lunch will be served. We will need all
hands on deck for this day of learning and fun. To
volunteer please see Dori Hammock or Renee
Barker. Children will sing at both services
on Sunday, July 23rd.
TRIP TO THE
HOLY LAND: The
trip to the Holy Land
is actually going to
happen! We have a
large number of
individuals who are
interested in going
and we are finalizing the customized itinerary. We are
working with an organization called Education
Opportunities out of Florida and they will be giving us
brochures for the trip, then those who are committed
will begin going online to register. This information
will be communicated as soon as registration is open.
Again, the cost for an 11 day trip would be
approximately $2,800 per person. This is all inclusive
trip, with the exception of getting to our point of
departure, which would most likely be New York. The
date we have selected has a special offer of buy one,
get one free for domestic flights. The 11 day trip will
begin on January 15, 2018 and there is still time to
consider this life-transforming
pilgrimage to the land where Jesus
walked. Those that traveled in 2015
will be glad to share their experience
and let you know how moving the trip
was for them. If you are interested or
want more information, contact pastor
Karl at 336-470-1690.
Anniversaries
April
6 – Cameron & Jackie Murray
11 – Cecil & Renee Barker
13 – Robbie & Susie Britt
26 – Rodney & Melanie Crumpton
30 – Darrell & Amy Poole
May
3 – Roland & Linda Heinrichs
12 – Tim & Paula Chandler
17 – Neal & Jewell Hamlett
20 – Bruce & Patricia Wrenn
23 – Randall & Melba Thompson
23 – David & Joy Whitt
25 – Michael & Nancy Mandl
26 – Glen & Diane Brent
29 – Kermit & Karen Mathis
30 – Richard & Laura Dickerson
Flowers For the Altar April
2 – Darrell & Amy Poole
9 – Jim & Susan Rhodes
(Palms)
16 – Thomas & Elizabeth
Carver (Easter Lilies)
23 – Sandy Treacy
30 – John & Janie
Wagstaff
May 7 – Lyman & Carolyn Johnson
14 – Brad & Barbara Ferguson, Mac Wagstaff
21 – Kevin & Loraine Pool
28 – Ronald & Bess Whitt
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Our Known Immediate Prayer Concerns
Ethel Aiken
Judy Baker and daughters
Charlene and Donica
Cindy Blanks
Sandy Boone and her son Griffin
Brenda Callahan
Donnie Carver
Bo Carver
Ernie Carver
Sarah Clinard
Colt Cowell
The family of Danny Crumpton
Joe Daniel
Joni Dawson’s parents
Lisa Elliott
Roger and Susan Gardner
Christopher Gattis
The family of Frances Gentry
Sally Glei
Brian Hager
Keith Hall
Sandy and Dick Hatch
Jan Holtsclaw
Faye Howard
Debbie Kelly
Jerry Lawson
Don Legun
Linda Masten
Carol Painter
Elizabeth Pierson
Cotton Powell
Pam Smith’s mother, Lillian
Hilda Stegall
June Taylor
Angela Thompson & her mother
Linda Tingen
Beth Toney
Sandy Treacy
Jennifer Villeda
Chad Wagstaff
Jennie Wagstaff
Evelyn Mangum White
Donald and Becky Wilson
Kay Winstead and her grandson James
Mary Winstead
Prayers for those serving in Our Military Troie Barker, Zachary Bell, Daylon Brann, Donovan Heist,
Michelle Kirby, Marv Morris, Erik Peterson, Jason Sabat,
Eddie Schemper, Donald C. Teague, and Kyle Patrick Treacy. NOTE: The globed candle to the left of the chancel area in the sanctuary is lit in honor of all those who serve; police, firefighters, and
our military, a tradition which began on 9/11/01. We also proudly recognize those in active service who are affiliated with Concord UMC.
May we continue to uphold them with our prayers and our love.
In case you miss church and would like to hear Pastor Karl’s sermon, our website now has a link you may use.
Please log on to www.concordumcroxboro.com and check out all the wonderful, powerful information concerning
Concord Church. Thanks to Keith Hall and Ken Walker for managing this site. You can even view the newsletter
from previous months.
Please contact [email protected] to contribute to the newsletter or to be added to the
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Exciting Things Happening with
United Methodist Women By: Karen Mathis
March was a very
busy month for
UMW. We
completed 54
“Salvation Teddy
Bears” for CrossWave to take on their
mission to Peru, helped prepare, dip,
package and distribute over 700 quarts of
stew, and had a wonderful presentation on
Carol Lamar’s mission trips to Haiti for our
March 13th meeting.
Carol’s power point presentation not only
showed us the poverty but also the resilience
of the people of Haiti where 78% live on
only $2.00 per day. The team has gone to
rebuild, teach, and take supplies of toothbrushes, hair bows, underwear (small items easy to pack) and
Bibles. One example of their inventiveness was men using tire inner tubes as “boots”
to work in pouring concrete as they rebuild their church. There was no available
water nearby so each person carried 5-gallon buckets of water up a hill to mix the
concrete. Carol also brought a large collection of crafts made by the villagers to sell.
The monies are all returned to them as a source of income. The wall hanging of the
“Tree of Life” (pictured
right) is one example
made by the crafters
there, pounded out of
steel drums. Matthew
25:40 “the King will
reply, ‘Truly I tell you,
whatever you did for
one of the least of these brothers and sisters
of mine, you did for me’”. We will be
evaluating how we can help support the
people of Haiti in the future.
Our next monthly meeting will be very special. Sarah Vaughan (sister-in-law to Sonja) will be our guest
speaker on the “Power of Prayer”. You will not want to miss her powerful testimony. Mark your calendars
for Monday April 24th 6:30 p.m. with a light meal at church. THIS IS A CHANGE IN DATE!!!!
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Joy Club Celebrates St.
Patrick’s Day By: Joni Dawson
Friday, March 17th brought an amazing array of every shade of
green imaginable as J.O.Y. (just older youth) fellowship
celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. Everyone pulled out whatever green they could find to celebrate the occasion,
but, Elizabeth hands down took the prize for the most Irish outfit decked from head to foot with her Irish
kilt and all the accessories that help declare her Irish heritage. A devotion was shared about the origin of
St. Patrick and that as Christians we have more than luck, but are blessed as written in Psalm 124:1-2 We
adhere to a steadfast faith that is NOT
based upon matters of sheer luck, but
rooted and grounded in the truth that
God’s Sovereignty rules and reigns within
a people who are called by His Great
Name! A spirited game of Irish trivia was
played with table one (Lennita, Elizabeth,
Bo, JoAnne, Shirley, Helena, Pam K. and
Marj) being the winner with the honor of
being served first together with the much
sought after bag of gold in the form of gold
candy nuggets. A fun time of food and
fellowship as always was shared by all.
If you haven’t experienced J.O.Y. our next
meeting is Friday, April 21st at 11:00 a.m. -
1:00 p.m. with special guest speaker from the Lake Authority to share what’s going on at the lake this
summer. You will not want to miss this to help prepare you for all the upcoming events planned at the
lake. Come and enjoy a picnic “lake style” lunch of sub sandwiches, potato salad, fruit, dessert and
beverage. Also, mark your calendars for the following exciting trips Marcia Loudon has planned:
Friday, May 12 – Tour Duke Gardens and enjoy lunch nearby. Cost of trip $14 in advance
including admission & transportation. RSVP by April 21st meeting.
Saturday, June 3 – VIR Vintage Race Cars celebrating race cars from the past- you won’t want to
miss this fun day. Cost is $10 for early registration. Money needed by the May 12th meeting.
Friday, June 30 – Red, White and Broad concert at the Prizery in South Boston with dinner at Four
Oaks before concert, tickets in advance. Cost is $14 plus dinner on own. Money due by the May
12th meeting. Leave Concord at 5:00 for 5:30 dinner reservations.
“I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy complete.”
John 15:11
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Yahweh Yoga: Growth in participants
and strength
By: Bess Whitt
We are so excited to see our Yahweh
Yoga practice growing and are indebted
to all of you for your support. We were
asked just this past week for a reminder
of our schedule as some of our
participants are getting questions from
others in the community, so timing was
good. God is good! What a blessing!
Our current schedule is:
Faithful Flow Monday and Thursday mornings 9:30-10:45 (our most physically challenging
practices)
Gentle Journey Tuesday evenings 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm (some challenges but slower easier poses
Restorative/yin Wednesdays 4:30-5:45 (a midweek practice full of slow mindful poses and
breathing, holding poses longer and lots of resting poses)
True Beginner Tuesdays 6:15- 6:50 (upon request Pam and/or Bess will come early to work with
you one on one to prepare you for Gentle Journey ... it is advised to stay for evening gentle journey
practice) Please call, text, or email- Bess 336-504-7111, [email protected] or Pam 919-264-
5901, [email protected] if you desire this session.
As a reminder, this is called a practice because we are all on a journey together. We are all at different
phases of that journey, both spiritually and physically so we don't expect you to be perfect in either aspect.
We know there is only one perfect One and that is who we worship, Jesus Christ. We encourage you to
make this Your practice and stretch yourselves, but not past where you feel comfortable. That being said,
we hope that you will not be discouraged if you don't strike a pose as well as you would want, or if your
mind wanders off to your to do list. Remember that you are on a journey, and if you never begin to reach
your destination, you will never get there. Just like our belief in God, this is a leap of faith, and we invite
you to come take that first step with us!
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Does your joy of
Easter seem far away?
For those who have suffered a loss or who are going through a difficult time, Easter can be a time of painful
loneliness and emptiness. If you are smiling on the outside but full of pain on the inside, and the joy of Easter seems
far away, help is available. Our Stephen Ministers are ready to provide confidential, one-to-one Christian care. They
will listen, care, encourage, and pray with and for you. Stephen Ministers have been specially trained to meet your
emotional and spiritual needs; male Stephen Ministers are always matched with men, and female Stephen Ministers
are matched with women. If you or someone you know is hurting, find out more about Stephen Ministry by talking
with one of our Stephen Leaders: Karl Neuschaefer, Jeanie Neuschaefer, Shannon Zippay, Elizabeth Bell, Pat
Morris, or Lisa Evans. Our Stephen Ministers are there to care!
Don’t forget our End of Life Planning Seminar Sunday April 2nd.
Please give our newest members that special Concord welcome! The
Wettermarks
joined our
church
during the
early service
on March 5.
Veronica
came by way
of transfer of
membership
from Trinity
Baptist
Church in
Raleigh and
Kris joined
by profession
of faith.
Crystal Snow,
our new Nursery
Director
(Pictured on the
left) joined our
church during
our early service
on March 19.
She joined by
transfer of
membership
from Northern
Free Will
Baptist in
Bahama. Mary
and Steve
Webster joined
at the same time
by transfer of
membership from Floris UMC in Herndon, VA.
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Renovation to Sanctuary to Start Soon For some time now the church has been considering doing some renovation work in our sanctuary. The
planning has been underway for several years and the proceeds from two of our previous Ham Supper
Fundraisers have been set aside to help pay for the project. The Trustees have been meeting and acquiring
quotes for the work and materials and are ready to proceed. It
is always difficult to determine the proper timing for work on
the sanctuary since there are significant events in the life of the
church where the sanctuary is most needed, such as special
worship services, weddings, etc. Based on the current calendar,
it seemed best to begin the renovations the Monday following
Mother’s Day, May 15. The renovation will include a new
ceiling, new carpet, some slight modifications to the chancel
area to provide easier access, installing ceramic tiles in the two
primary entranceways, painting, some lighting changes and
refurbishing of the main entrance doors. We are thankful to have this project scheduled and rejoice that it
is now set to begin. The project is scheduled for six to eight weeks duration and during this time period all
worship services will take place in the Fellowship Hall.
Interested in the Upcoming Walk To Emmaus? Numerous members of our church have participated in the Walk to Emmaus and have given testimony to
its incredibly positive impact on their faith journey. And why wouldn’t it when anytime we set ourselves
apart to walk with God for 72 hours - how could it not?! It is a bit of a misnomer since you don’t actually
walk, but rather, you spend the structured time at a retreat center where all your needs are met. The
weekend is filled with singing, worshiping and exploring ones faith at a deeper level. There are elements
that make the weekend so special that those who have been are reluctant to share about them, which has
given some the impression that it is a secretive community, which is absolutely not true. They simply
don’t want to ruin any of the special blessings in store for those who have not yet experienced it. As pastor
Karl has said, there is nothing he could do in a 72 hour period that would have such a tremendous impact
on your faith journey more than the Walk to Emmaus.
Please prayerfully consider allowing yourself this tremendous spiritual walk with God. The upcoming
walks are as follows:
A Men’s Walk is scheduled for Sept 21-24, 2017, and upcoming Women’s Walks are scheduled for May
4-7, 2017 and October 12-15, 2017. Applications are available in the back of the Sanctuary and Fellowship hall. For more information speak to
any of our members who have been on the Walk, or simply log on to the website:
www.carolinaemmaus.org.
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The April Concord UMM will meet Thursday, April 20,
at 6:30 pm. All will look forward to a wonderful meal
prepared by Cleve Wagstaff. All men are invited to join us.
We meet in the church fellowship hall.
We would also like to express a
special thanks to Lyman Johnson,
Randal Thompson, and all the
Concord Woodchucks for their hard work this year. Under Lyman's leadership
the Woodchucks, were able to process 400 "truckloads" of fire wood for Person
County residents in need.
An Opportunity to Serve – We Need
We are in need of a Sunday School teacher for a middle school age Sunday School
class. Please prayerfully consider this most important job. Please speak with Susan
Rhodes with any interest or questions.
Ways to Support our Youth
Sunday, April 2nd; the youth will host a
Potato and Salad bar luncheon. It will
follow the 11 a.m. service.
Youth will be selling Carolina Pride carwash tickets. Please see a
youth to purchase one (or several).
Sign up to provide a snack supper for one of their weekly Sunday
evening fellowship/bible study meetings. A link is provided:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gFUi-4Fqf0dTVTDBJ1Ac0xVYLC4UEp6qo-O-KD5VGWc/edit?usp=sharing.
Or just see Curtis.
Also Youth, Don’t forget the A.S.P. deposits of $135 (REDUCED FROM $175!) are
due April 2nd.
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This month we are featuring two families in our “In the Spotlight” segment. We are
experiencing such wonderful growth and these fabulous families are so exciting to get to
know that we just couldn’t wait to get them all featured. There will be many more features
in the upcoming newsletters. In the Spotlight: Featuring Richard & Laura Dickerson
Richard Dickerson grew up enjoying family activities at Hyco Lake.
This prompted him to purchase a weekend home on the lake. This
purchase put Richard and Laura in our area and ultimately is credited to
bring them into our family.
Richard comes to us from Durham, N.C. where he graduated from
Northern Durham High School. He went on to graduate from
Appalachian State with a degree in Business Administration and a minor
in Criminal Justice. He has had a 23 year career in the Financial
Services industry. During this time, he received his Chartered Life
Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant designations.
Currently, he actively trades stocks as well as works for Design Tech
Builders.
Laura Dickerson grew up in East Lansing Michigan and later moved to
Durham, NC where she graduated from Jordan High School. She went
on to graduate from UNC-CH with a BSN and from Duke with a MSN
and Adult Nurse Practitioner. She has held a 29 year career at Duke Hospital in nursing. Currently, she works in
nursing administration in Hospital Operations and in the Duke Heart Center.
Richard and Laura met when they were set up on a blind date by mutual friends. This coming May they will be
celebrating their 25th anniversary. They both enjoy spectator sports with an emphasis on basketball and football but
really any sport will do. Richards enjoys following the stock market, fishing, boating, hiking and working outdoors.
He is a Duke fan and football season ticket holder. He also enjoys playing dart ball in the Durham Dart Ball
Fellowship League. Laura volunteers with the Junior League of Durham & Orange Counties. She is a Duke,
Carolina and Clemson fan. She also enjoys jet skiing, boating, hiking and running.
Richard and Laura have 2 children. Drew is 18 years old and will be graduating from Voyager Academy in Durham
this year and attending East Carolina University or UNC Charlotte with a business or engineering major. Drew is a
muscle car enthusiast, works at Treyburn Golf Course, and loves to play Frisbee golf and basketball. Brittany is 20
years old and is currently a junior at Clemson University and is pursuing a degree in Recreational Therapy with a
minor in Psychology. She hopes to work with pediatric oncology patients someday. She is a Clemson Soccer Ball
Girl and Clemson Baseball Bat Girl. She participates in numerous volunteer activities with her sorority, Kappa
Delta and is a Duke and Clemson sports fan.
Richard and Laura are grateful they found Concord UMC. After their first visit, Concord became their new place of
worship. They greatly appreciated the warm and welcoming nature of everyone they encountered. They are proud to
call themselves members of such a wonderful church “family."
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In the Spotlight: Featuring Mike & Nancy Mandl Mike and Nancy met in college, twelve days before the end of her freshman (his
sophomore) year. Mike had already made a decision to transfer to George
Washington University in DC. After asking Nancy to a dinner date, Mike had
second thoughts and tried to cancel on the morning of the date. Nancy’s sorority
sister told Mike that he could not do that, “just take her out for an hour, but
don’t cancel.” Needless to say, the dinner lasted longer than an hour… That
was nearly 34 years ago. This May they will celebrate their 32nd wedding
anniversary.
Mike grew up outside of Philadelphia, the fifth of six children. He was raised
Catholic and attended Catholic school. He graduated from George Washington
University with an accounting degree and worked for one of the big accounting
firms (KPMG), securing his CPA. He was then recruited to Glaxo
Pharmaceuticals. From there he helped to transform what was then Duke
University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies into the Nicholas
School of the Environment. Finding his calling, he settled into a career in
higher education and academic medical centers, picking up a master’s degree
from Duke and some PhD work in Business at both Duke and the University of Michigan along the way. After
graduate school, Mike’s career took him to the University of Pennsylvania, back to Duke, and then to Emory, where
he served for 13 years at Emory University as the Executive Vice President of Business and Administration. Last
September, Mike and Nancy decided it was time to “slow down” a bit and Mike left Emory to co-find a company
that helps universities and medical centers unlock economic value from hidden assets.
Nancy grew up in a small town in Ohio, the third of four children. After getting married the spring of her junior year
in college, she transferred to and graduated from the Catholic University of America with a degree in nursing. Her
first job was at Duke in the pediatric school-aged surgical unit. She remained a pediatric nurse for 17 years. Upon
their move to Emory, she took time off to focus on the kids, her true calling! This decision led to a career shift. She
decided to get her master’s degree in elementary education, and she has been teaching for the past 9 years.
Together, their biggest joy and blessing are their two grown children, who both currently live in New York City.
Michael, a Duke grad, is 27 and newly engaged to Betsy Bryan Pitts, his longtime girlfriend. Michael works for a
private equity firm, buying, running, and selling businesses. Grace is 23, a University of Southern California
graduate, who is living her dream job as a woman’s shoe designer. They live a short walk from each other in
Manhattan and spend time together as often as possible. Nancy and Mike enjoy traveling, but they tend to find
themselves in NYC taking the kids to dinner or a show or just hanging out more than any other locale.
The Mandls have had a home on Hyco since 2001 when Mike served as Vice President for Finance at Duke and they
lived in Durham. After moving to Atlanta they purchased David Whitt’s old 40-acre “farm” on Hyco, built a home,
and spent the holidays and many weekends at the lake (and attending Concord as visitors). Mike and Nancy now
live full time at Hyco Lake, enjoying the land and water which provide endless opportunity for fun for them, their
two dogs, Sassy (an Irish Setter) and Daisy (a Cockapoo), their children, and their extended family. They are
excited to have found the vibrant and welcoming community at Concord and look forward to getting more involved.
Bread breakers, Yahweh yoga, and book group have all been fabulous experiences so far.