Allen Close was born in Dallas, Texas, and lived in Texas for eleven years until he moved to Weyburn, Saskatchewan Canada. There, he served as the campus minister and pulpit minister. After high school, Allen attended Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, where he received his BA, MA, and the Masters of Divinity in 1993. While he was at ACU, Allen met and married his wife Laura. Laura was raised on the mission field of Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) until her family moved to Lubbock, Texas, when she was fourteen. While in Saskatoon, all three of their children—Luke, Ashley, and Brianna—were born. In August, 1998 the Closes moved to Lexington where Allen served as the Pulpit Minister at the Lexington Church of Christ for 18 years and Laura taught at Pleasant Hill Elementary school in Lexington. In February 2017, Allen and Laura joined our Waynesboro church of Christ family.
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Alfred Toole serves as our Youth Minister and primarily focuses on outreach to Teenagers and their Parents. He teaches the teens on Wednesday nights. He coordinates trips like Winterfest, Impact and Powerhouse. He helps organize congregation wide events like Quest, VBS, Church Family Weekend and special Devotionals. He manages the website, writes Agape Group curriculum, serves as an Agape Group leader, leads a study in the Love of Christ Program, oversees sermon recordings and preaches whenever asked. Lastly, he officiates wedding ceremonies when participants complete the Wedding Course.
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