The Rev. David Buck, Rector

The Rev. Buck is a 1971 graduate of Davidson College, where he earned a B.A. degree in French, cum laude.  He continued his studies at Princeton, where he earned his Masters of Theology degree, and at Emory University, where he was awarded a degree as Doctor of Ministry in Theology, magna cum laude.

He was ordained a minister in the Baptist church in 1974 and served for three years as an assistant pastor at a church in New Orleans, then was called to be Senior Pastor at Terrill Road Baptist Church in Scotch Plains, NJ.  He moved to Huntersville in 1991 and served as Senior Pastor at Independence Hill Baptist Church on Eastfield Road through 2001.

The Rev. Buck was increasingly drawn to the Episcopal faith, and after serving as an assistant at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Mission in Mooresville in 2002, made the decision to return to seminary and study to become an Episcopal priest.  He received a diploma in Anglican Studies from General Theological Seminary in New York in 2003 and was ordained to the Episcopal priesthood in 2004.

You may contact David by calling the church office at: 704-892-0173 or by e-mail:

dbuck@gostalbans.org

The Rev. Meg Buerkel, Associate Rector and Episcopal Chaplain to Davidson College

Meg was born in Tupelo, Miss., to a mother with strong Episcopal roots who made sure Meg and her younger sister were there for Sunday School, choir and the usual pageants.           She grew up first in Nashville, then in Jamestown, N.C, near Greensboro.   She graduated from high school in Staunton, Virginia, and that’s where her parents live today.  

After earning a degree in psychology at Mary Baldwin College in 1996, Meg worked for a year in youth ministry at a Jesuit retreat center.  She then spent three years in Louisburg, N.C., in Teach for America, an Americorps program that places recent college graduates in under-resourced public schools.

As she was drawn toward the ministry, she spent a year of discernment working with troubled youths at a psychiatric hospital, then earned her degree at General Theological Seminary in New York City.  While there, she found a tennis partner by the name of David Buck, whom she describes as “exceptionally competitive.”

When not in her clerical collar, Meg enjoys swimming and running to stay fit, walking the dog to stay connected to her neighborhood, and reading fiction to exercise her mind. 

Meg oversees the youth and Christian education programs at St. Alban’s as well as carrying on the important ministry to Episcopal students at Davidson College. 

You may contact Meg by calling the church at 704-892-0173 or by e-mail:

mbuerkel@gostalbans.org

Meg, David and Bishop Gregg at their October, 2007 Installation.

The Reverend Rebecca Yarbrough , Vocational Deacon

Recently ordained to the diaconate, Rebecca will have specific tasks in the worship services and work with our outreach initiatives. She began her service to St. Alban's on July 13, 2008.

Rebecca has been married to Dave for almost 33 years, and is the mother of Nancy and Kathryn (twins, age 17, rising high school seniors at Myers Park High School. She is a Charlotte native.       As a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter, Rebecca has served as chalice bearer, lay reader, Christian Formation and VBS teacher, Room in the Inn monthly coordinator, Savanna Woods Christmas outreach coordinator, Outreach Committee member, and Eucharistic Visitor.

Rebecca was ordained to the Vocational Diaconate by the grace of God in June 2008. She coordinates outreach of the “Carolina Connection” of a number of churches in the diocese for Hurricane Katrina relief and rebuilding for Christ Church and members of the communities of Bay St. Louis/ Waveland, Mississippi. She is a past school volunteer, PTA president, and current swim mom. Her Diaconal focus is homelessness and housing, and underlying race/class issues that exacerbate them.

Rebecca is a regional planning and programs manager with 30 years experience in program development, grants preparation and management, goal-setting, and public input processes and facilitation. Twenty of those years were in emergency services planning and program development. She is retired from Centralina Council of Governments but is consulting with Centralina and Catawba Regional COGs on the CONNECT Regional Visioning Project for future sustainable growth. Rebecca received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Queens College, Charlotte, NC and American University, Washington, D.C.

You may contact Rebecca by e-mail at: ryarb1@carolina.rr.com or ryarbrough@gostalbans.org.