Sunday, October 31, 1999
Sunday, October 31, 1999 |
He has spent most of his life traveling around the world, first as a child of an Army chaplain and then as an Army chaplain himself. The Rev. Dr. Knox Herndon, the pastor of His House Community Church, has settled down in one place and is looking forward to breaking ground for the church's first permanent site. It was just over two years ago the church first met, and it currently numbers 60 in membership. As have so many churches, they have met in schools and the Log Cabin in Fayetteville. “This is,” said Herndon, “a Southern `on fire' Baptist church.” It is currently a mission of the First Baptist Church, Fairburn. It is a church, he said, that realizes that its needs include knowing that the word of God needs to be preached, it should be a place where people feel spiritually fed and forgiven, where they feel loved and accepted and a place where one can exercise spiritual gifts; that is, they are welcome to practice whatever individual gifts God gave them. “We are truly seeking the face of God for our lives and to help those around us do the same,” said the pastor. Herndon was born in Pinehurst, N.C., but grew up traveling all over the world with his family. His father was a glider chaplain. At the age of 10, he gave his heart to the Lord and knew at age 13 he had surrendered his life to full-time Christian work. He was graduated from Georgia State University with a degree in sociology and a minor in psychology and then was graduated from Emory's Candler School of Theology in Atlanta. He received his doctorate from Drew University, New Jersey. As an Army chaplain himself, he has lived in Germany, Korea, the Panama Canal Zone and Alaska. His wife is Dr. Lydia Herndon, whom he married in 1976. She serves as director of Christian education for the church, and is a professor at Kennesaw State University. Her specialty is in the field of character education. They are the parents of Nikki, who was born at Fort Bragg, N.C. and is a senior at Fayette County High School, and Robbie, who was born in Korea and is a freshman at Fayette County High School. The church has 15 acres on south Ga. Highway 85, just past Ga. Highway 16 in Senoia, and is looking forward to “putting its footprints” on the land this next January or February. It currently meets at the American Legion Log Cabin in Fayetteville and Sunday School is at 10 a.m., worship service is at 11 a.m. and a program for youth is at 6 p.m. Herndon can be reached at 770-719-2365.
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