At its most up-to-date assembly, the PCA Basis hosted a dinner to honor Ruling Elder John Albritton for greater than 4 a long time of service as a board member. The Basis invited present and former leaders to attend this particular occasion to rejoice Albritton and his contributions for the reason that Basis’s earliest years.
The PCA Basis began in 1975 when the Basic Meeting appointed a committee to supply steerage to the denomination on stewardship. Aptly named “the committee on stewardship,” the group produced movies, revealed content material, and spoke at church buildings to advertise stewardship as an vital part to rising Christ’s church.
However they quickly realized they wanted a approach to facilitate stewardship, not simply put it up for sale. In 1976, the Basic Meeting shaped the PCA Basis “to obtain, accumulate, handle, make investments, and disburse capital funds entrusted to it with a view to utilizing such funds for the assist of the reason for the Kingdom of Jesus Christ …”
The Basis was nonetheless in its infancy in 1980 when the Basic Meeting nominating committee really useful Albritton, a ruling elder from Trinity Presbyterian Church in Montgomery, Alabama, be appointed to the board. Little did the Meeting understand how God would providentially use that appointment to bless the Basis and the PCA for many years to come back.
Albritton was an skilled belief officer and educated lawyer with 20 years of expertise in administering trusts. Because of this, he possessed a uncommon mixture of authorized and monetary acumen that may serve the Basis properly because it sought to facilitate generosity for the rising denomination.
All through the Nineteen Eighties Albritton served as board chairman till he reached the restrict of his time period. In 1990, as he was rolling off the Basis’s board, the president of the PCA Basis made the next assertion to the Meeting,
RE John Albritton of Southeast Alabama Presbytery is among the males the Lord used to ascertain the Basis when the PCA was first created. Since then he has served a number of phrases and has been chairman for a lot of that point. He has been a devoted and efficient member of our board and has at all times offered a depth and diploma of continuity which has been very useful over time.
The Basis’s present president, Tim Townsend, famous that it’s troublesome to correctly seize the affect of Albritton’s service. When he started serving in 1980, the Basis had simply over $200,000 in charitable property. As we speak, the Basis has over $400 million. Albritton took his fiduciary duty significantly and helped the Basis set up strong monetary footing that it may construct on for many years to come back.
Randy Stair, former Basis president, was in attendance on the dinner and equally celebrated Albritton’s service. As Stair plainly put it, “I don’t know if the PCA Basis can be in existence in the present day have been it not for John Albritton.” Each presidents famous how Albritton has at all times been able to function a listening ear and clever counselor any time they wanted it.
As we speak, Albritton has retired from service as an energetic board member. Although now not energetic in conferences, his legacy of service continues to be felt. As Townsend defined the aim of the dinner, “God instructions us to provide ‘respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.’ John Albritton is worthy of our respect and honor. We should always pray for the Lord to bless us with extra servant-leaders like John in our personal day.”
