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 concordumccommunications@gmail.com to contribute to the newsletter or to be added to the

distribution list.

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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, besswhitt@gmail.com or Pam 919-264-

5901, pamelamsmith@yahoo.com 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.