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Rev. Beverly Hughes joins Trinity Presbyterian on August 15, 2010.
Please join the congregation in welcoming her and give her the chance to welcome you as well.
Beverly was born Beverly Jean Hirl in Dubuque Iowa on 9 August 1951. She moved with her family throughout several Iowa towns and graduated from Des Moines Technical High-School in 1969.
She married Wayne Hughes in 1971 and had 2 children. David born in 1974 and Sara born in 1977.
Beverly received the call to enter the ministry in 1980. Beverly took up the studies to enable her to be an ordained minister and graduated with her BA from Coe College in Cedar Rapids Iowa in 1984. She then attended the Dubuque Theological Seminary in Dubuque Iowa, graduating with her Masters of Divinity in 1988.
Beverly served as the minister at Zion Presbyterian Church in Coggon Iowa from 1986 through 1993.
She served as the minister in a dual pastorate for the First Presbyterian Church Shellsburg and the First Presbyterian Church Vinton in Iowa from 1993 through 1995. She continued as the pastor at the First Presbyterian Church Shellsburg Iowa through 1998.
In 1998 her husband was relocated to Plano Texas and Beverly served in the capacity of Interim Associate Minister at the First Presbyterian Church in Richardson Tx from 1998 through 2002.
From 2002 through the 2008 Beverly was the minister at First Presbyterian Church Commerce in Commerce Texas with activities in Rotary, Garden Club, The Commerce Ministerial Association, The Committee for Human Treatment of Animals at A&M Commerce, and performs the church ministry for Draughns Retirement Center.
From 2008 through August 2010, she was the minister at West Fork Presbyterian Church, Grand Prairie TX. Church work for the Presbytery currently includes, working with the Texas Conference of Churches (board member 5 years and now on subcommittee) Evangelism Committee and Budget and Finance Committee.
Beverly enjoys reading and is in two book clubs. She loves playing cards. When possible she enjoys traveling.
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The elders of Trinity Presbyterian Church for 2010 are Robin Dilger, Al Gober, Paul Leddy, and John Smith.
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Trinity Presbyterian Church – What’s Next?
God placed Trinity Presbyterian Church on the corner of Nash and Main Street in The Colony, Texas where thousands of cars pass by our church everyday so that God can show our neighbors how much God loves them. The future is bright because we live in a community where over 90% of our neighbors are without a church home. We are here to turn that around.
Our future is your future. Come be a part of what God is doing to make a difference.
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Trinity Presbyterian Church – The Early Years
Our church began in 1978 with the calling of our first pastor, Dr. Ron Salfen. From August until October of that year, announcements were placed on doors throughout the community and small get-aquainted group meetings spread the word of the new church. The first worship service was held in a doublewide trailer in what was at the time, Eastvale, now incorporated into The Colony. At the end of 1978 membership was 50.
TPC’s original location (1978) – A double-wide trailer in EastvaleThe spring of 1979 brought many changes as the congregation grew. That summer, the Old Men softball team was organized and a long-standing tradition of almost championship softball was born. Also note that the name has gradually taken on new meaning over the past 22 years, but the team is still growing strong!
The doublewide soon was bursting at the seams, so in August the congregation moved into a modular building on the borrowed property in Eastvale. The Presbytery, the generosity of the 20 families and a friend of the congregation(who purchased the land for our use), made the move possible. Sunday School classes expanded from 4-7!
In 1980 the congregation reached the goal of 100 members required to officially organize. The first Session was elected and Trinity Presbyterian Church – The Colony was officially chartered on November 16, 1980. Membership grew steadily as the area expanded. The First Presbyterian Church of Dallas provided the congregation with 4.6 acres of land at Nash and FM 423. Architect John Brown was tasked to design a master plan for a building on the permanent sight.
By June 1982 construction was underway. Blessings were answered with the first service in the new building on Easter Sunday, 1983.
Dr Salfen accepted the call to lead another church and in 1985 the congregation welcomed Rev. David Freehling as the new Pastor.
After 15 1/2 years of service to our congregation, the Rev. David Freehling accepted a call to lead United Presbyterian Church in Canon City, Colorado.
The Session commissioned the Vision Study Committee to engage in Bible Study, research the history of Trinity and the current local demographics, consider the results of the Visioning workshops and publish it’s findings in June 2001. In September 2001 the congregation elected the Pastor Nominating Committee(PNC).
20th Anniversary, Celebrating the Family of God
Celebrated – October 2000The Rev. Larry Thomas was installed as our interim Pastor from June 2001-June 2002.
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Thomas
Farewell Reception (June 2002)September 2002, the Pastor Nominating Committee recommended that the name of Rev. James H. Kim be placed in nomination.
A few members of the Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC)
The congregation unanimously & enthusiastically voted in favor of this recommendation. At the October Presbytery meeting in Denton, the formal call was completed by the Presbytery Executive before a large contingent of Trinity members, families and friends. A formal installation was held in early December 2002.
James H. Kim – Installation Service
Groundbreaking by the Building Committee
Left to Right: Jessie Poole, Clyde Ding, Betty Wright, Dee Stokes, Larry Johnson, Pastor James Kim, Doug Hayes, Glenn Jewell, Steve Thomas and representative from Grace Presbytery.
Pastor James sharing his Vision for Trinity!
The members (approx. 200) of Trinity Presbyterian Church gathered for the Groundbreaking Ceremony.Celebrating 25 yrs of Ministry – 2005
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Membership, Maturity, Ministry, and Missionaries
The purpose of Trinity Presbyterian Church is summed up in the 4 M’s: Membership, Maturity, Ministry, and Mission. God is calling on all Christ-followers to not only show up, but to grow up. Our Maturity in the faith is demonstrated as we invest ourselves fully to the Ministry and the Mission of Jesus Christ because we are Members of His household.
Trinity Presbyterian Church seeks to do this by Growing new Christ-followers, and Growing faithful disciples of Jesus Christ.
