Our Pastor . . .
	Rev. Larry Coleman
	Email:  ministercbc@aol.com

Churchland Baptist Church called Lawrence (Larry) Coleman to serve as pastor on April 30, 2000. He moved to Churchland from the First Baptist Church of Laurinburg, North Carolina on July 13, 2000.

Larry and his wife, Kim, have three daughters. Larry was nurtured to faith in the First Baptist Church of Asheville, the same congregation that ordained him in November 1974. He has been active in the communities where he has served, having been a Kiwanian, an Optimist, and currently a Rotarian. He has served on ad hoc School Board committees in upstate New York and in North Carolina. He has been an active leader in the associations and in the state conventions in both states as well.

Larry Coleman's Education includes:

	Furman University, B.A., 1974
	Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, M.Div., 1977
	Princeton Theological Seminary, Th.M., 1981
	Colgate Rochester Divinity School/Bexley Hall/Crozier Theological Seminary, Certificate in Marriage and Family Counseling, with the Doctor of Ministry Program, 1984
	Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Doctor of Ministry studies, 1985-1998

He has served:

	First Baptist Church, Laurinburg, North Carolina: Senior Pastor, 1990-2000
	Bellewood Baptist Church, North Syracuse, New York: Pastor, 1979-1989
	Memorial Baptist Church, Arlington, Virginia: Associate Minister, 1977-1978
	University of North Carolina at Greensboro: Campus Minister, 1975-1976
	Leawood Baptist Church, Greenville, South Carolina: Minister of Youth and Recreation