John Frederick
Role at Yates: Minister of Adult Discipleship
Date started on staff: July 1986
What I love about Yates:
There are so many people who want the best for you. They also want God’s best for our community, nation and world. I really love our Sonshine Class Ministry to special adults, and the fact we have such a variety of ministries…and I love the way young, middle-aged and senior adults hang around and fellowship after each Worship Service! Community is important here.
Family: Married to Cookie for 21 years.
Audrianna is a 20-year-old sophomore at East Carolina.
John Mark is a very special 17-year-old with Down Syndrome who is at Jordan High School.
Education:
Goldsboro High School 1975
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Geography) 1979
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.) 1987
For fun I enjoy:
Birding
Astronomy
Maps
ACC sports
Carolina Hurricanes hockey
Finding a secluded spot to take a nap
Thinking about exercise
Favorite Bible passage:
“I am the vine, you are the branches, he who abides in Me, and I in Him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing."
John 15:5
Favorite movies:
The Sound of Music
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Field of Dreams
What About Bob?
Favorite restaurants:
Paul’s Place (in Wilmington)…Great hot dogs!!
Saratoga Grill (Hillsborough)
Favorite books (after the Bible):
Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster
Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
The Five Love Languages, Gary Chapman
Favorite teams:
Any team at Carolina
Carolina Hurricanes
Previous job people should know about:
I poured molten iron for five summers at a foundry in LaGrange, N.C., and I survived!
Favorite donuts:
Krispy Kreme!
