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Senior Pastor
paulg@ccpnet.org
Paul Gardner and his wife, Sharon, came to ChristChurch in November 2005. Following a degree in Spanish from London University, Paul started a candle-making company with a partner in the early 1970's. The intention was to be able to afford a theological education. In 1979 he received his Master of Divinity degree from Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS and later, his PhD. From Cambridge University, in Cambridge, U.K.
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Along with his parish ministry, Dr. Gardner has been actively engaged in preaching and teaching both nationally and internationally.
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Paul is British, and Sharon was born in California, leaving for England when she was just twenty. Paul's ministry in England has included teaching New Testament and Homiletics for seven years at Oak Hill Theological College, a seminary in London, pastoring a church in the northwest of the country for over twelve years, and most recently, serving as the Archdeacon of Exeter. This is a position appointed by the Bishop to help oversee clergy, parishes, and churches in an area in southwest England Devon.
Along with his parish ministry, Dr. Gardner has been actively engaged in preaching and teaching both nationally and internationally. In England he served, for a number of years, as Chairman of the Church of England Evangelical Council. Several of his sermons are available at www.thirdmill.org and on www.paulgardner.org.
He and his wife Sharon arrived in Atlanta in November 2005. Sharon is a qualified school teacher. Their family is now grown. Jonathan is married to Charlotte and they live in London. They are the proud parents of Naomi, born June 28, 2006. David is married to Amanda and they live in Marietta, GA. Hannah is working for a law firm in Atlanta and pursuing part time graduate studies in Spanish translation and interpretation.
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