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Rev. Ward Potts
Senior Pastor
Rev. Ward Potts, Senior Pastor
Pastor Ward began his pastoral ministry at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Cleveland, OH, after graduating from the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary in 1959.
After serving there for 25 years, the Potts family moved to Northern Michigan. Since residing in the Petoskey area, Pastor Ward has served as assistant chaplain at the former Northern Michigan Hospital, interim pastor at Hilltop Mennonite Church, and director of the Nehemiah House homeless shelter. He founded the Servants of the King, a mission supporting group, in 1997. In 2001 Pastor Ward became the pastor at Bay Shore Presbyterian church, now Jesus is Lord Community Church of Bay Shore, where he currently serves.
Pastor Ward and his wife Judy have two sons, Jeremy and Jonathan, and seven grandchildren.
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