Harry Reeder Dies In Dunnavant Valley Car Accident, Briarwood Presbyterian Church, PCA
The Reverend Harry Reeder III, a senior pastor at Briarwood Presbyterian Church for many years, was killed in a Shelby County collision on Thursday morning at 10:01 a.m. on Dunnavant Valley Road close to Dunnavant Place, Alabama.
He was 75 years old.
Reeder’s car collided into the back of a dump truck that was stopped to make a turn, according to the authorities. Shelby County Coroner Lina Evans verified that Reeder was declared dead at the site.
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Lina Evans, the coroner for Shelby County, verified that Reeder, 75, was declared deceased at the scene.
Since Briarwood’s founding pastor, the Rev. Frank Barker, retired in 1999, Reeder has been the senior pastor. Reeder’s promotion to senior pastor was overseen by Barker.
There are almost 4,000 regular attendees at this chapel.
Bruce Stallings, executive pastor of Briarwood, issued the following statement to AL.com:
“It is with a sorrowful heart that I must inform you that Pastor Reeder was killed in a car accident and called home by our Lord. We would appreciate your prayers for Cindy, Jennifer, Ike, Abby, and their entire family as they mourn this great loss, as well as for our staff and church family. Our pastor has gone to be with the Lord, and we know that God has welcomed him with the words “Well done, my good and faithful servant”; therefore, our sorrow is not without hope.
Reeder leaves behind his wife Cindy, three children, and a slew of grandchildren. He was also a published author and a podcast host.
Reeder attended East Carolina University for his first year of college. After tying the knot, he dropped out to let his new bride finish her undergraduate degree in chemistry at UNC Charlotte.
Reeder completed his undergraduate degree at Covenant College in 1974, four years after leaving East Carolina University to follow a call to the ministry and attend the graduation of his wife.
He started pastoring an Independent Bible Church in the Chattanooga region after earning degrees in both history and the Bible. During his six years of service, he attended Tennessee Temple Seminary on a part-time basis.
Reeder eventually settled in Miami, where he serves as pastor of the Pinelands Presbyterian Church. He attended Westminster Seminary in Philadelphia and the Florida Theological Center in Miami to earn his Master of Divinity. In his two and a half years as pastor, he increased attendance at Pinelands Presbyterian Church from 50 to over 400.
Reeder was called to serve as the first pastor of the Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the month of February 1983. From its humble beginnings with only 38 devoted members, the ministry has seen its Sunday morning worship attendance soar to well over 3000.
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