Kirk In The Pines Presbyterian Church

New Members 2011

	Roger and Molly Baldwin were recently welcomed into the Presbyterian Kirk in the Pines church family and their two children, Gary and Adele were baptized by the Reverend Bill Bailey (right) on Dec. 11. The Baldwins moved from Austin, Texas to be near his parents, Kirk members Ed and Becky Baldwin. They live on Mountain Pine Rd. where they own and operate a retail plant nursery, Clear Creek Gardener.

	New Kirk members Rick and Jamie Federick retired to the Village in 2005 from Texas where they had attended Prestonwood Baptist Church in Dallas. After being invited to the Saturday Informal Service they were drawn to join the Kirk in June by “the graciousness and acceptance of the Kirk members as well as both pastors. We have found the Kirk to be the most caring church we have ever attended,” they said. The couple enjoys Parish Associate Don Trent’s Saturday sermons and often attend Sunday services to hear Pastor Bill Bailey

	Ruth Richards and her husband Jack moved to the Village three years ago from Missouri after having lived in Houston, Texas, Bella Vista. Ruth, a native New Yorker, left the state after the blizzard of 1977 and moved to Houston where there was no snow. “At least most of the time,” she said. Jack passed away in 2009. Ruth joined the Kirk in June after attending the Saturday Informal Service and serves on the Fellowship Committee. “There’s a special fellowship here at the Kirk which I totally enjoy,” she said.

	Pastor Bill Bailey (left) with Diane and Orrin Schmidt The Kirk Bell Choir was one of the many aspects influencing Diane and Orrin Schmidt’s decision to join the Kirk May 10. They came to Hot Springs Village from Juneau, Wisc., in December, 2010. Before their retirement Orrin worked for John Deere in Horicam, Wisc., for 30 years and Diane for 22 years. Orrin is also a carpenter and was a part-time homebuilder. Diane has been a distributor for the Shaklee Corporation, a wellness and nutrition company, for more than 20 years. Now they both enjoy gardening and are learning to play cards.

	Jim and Deanna Kinchloe attend the Kirk’s Saturday evening Informal Worship Service led by the Rev. Don Trent, Pastoral Associate (right). The couple became affiliate members at the Kirk in April. Jim has 35 years of experience with the printing industry and 25 years of experience with photography as a hobby. He also enjoys woodworking. Deanna has 32 years of administrative and teaching experience. She taught computer software and desktop publishing on both the secondary and post-secondary levels. Her hobbies include machine embroidery and decorative painting. Using skills developed in their 67 combined years of experience in education and industry, five years ago they established “Let Freedom Ring,” a virtual tour service for realtors in the Village and Hot Springs.

	New Kirk members (l-r) Ellen and Jay Wilborn, The Rev. Jim and Cynthia Chaffin and Lucy and Gerald Allen were welcomed by Pastor Bill Bailey. The couples joined the church in April. Ellen and Jay Wilborn came to Hot Springs Village 13 years ago from Benton, Ark., to be closer to his work in Hot Springs. Both were medical technicians before retirement. Jay also taught at National Park Community College. They attended First Presbyterian Church in Benton for 30 years where Jay served as an elder. They both taught Sunday School, Presbyterian Youth and were camp counselors. Ellen and Jay enjoy the friendliness of people at the Kirk and of course, Pastor Bill Bailey. Jay enjoys painting oil portraits, ships and light houses. Ellen likes pottery and gardening and has joined the Kirk Greenhorns cooking group. They love living in the Village and believe it is a well-kept secret or there would be many more people moving here. Cynthia Chaffin became a member of the Kirk while her husband, Jim, a retired Presbyterian minister, became a member of the Arkansas Presbytery. Jim served 26 years in the military before attending seminary. During his 25-year ministry, the couple lived in Houston, Texas and Jim held pastoral positions in Kentucky before moving to the Village in . The native Arkansans said returning to Arkansas was “like coming home.” They like Pastor Bill Bailey. Jim said “Bill Bailey is the best pastor I’ve ever heard.”	Gerald and Lucy Allen moved Hot Springs Village from Sarasota, Fla., in November 2010. Lucy, a life-long Presbyterian, is a native of Pennsylvania but spent most of her adult life in Michigan. She is a graduate of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Penn., and taught elementary and pre-school for several years. Gerald was raised in Arkansas and attended the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville), graduating with a degree in civil engineering. He spent most of his career in the water utility industry. He is also a retired Colonel from the U.S. Army, having served 23 years combined active duty and reserve component service. Lucy enjoys reading, walking the beautiful trails in the Village and playing MahJongg. Gerald’s hobbies are woodworking and Civil War history.

	Pastor Bill Bailey welcomes Tom and Priscilla Hayek as new members of Presbyterian Kirk in the Pines. The Hayeks moved to the Village from Naperville, Ill. Tom retired after 34 years teaching high school Spanish and as a swim coach. Priscilla was happy to retire from a waste-management company and to move nearer her mother, Villager Shirley Johnson.