Guest Ministers

Rev. Eckie Lancaster - United Methodist

Sunday, March 21, 2021 • Worship

Our guest minister for March 21st is the Rev. Eckwood (Eckie) Lancaster a retired United Methodist Church pastor. His career has been marked by long tenures at his churches in that he only served four congregations as pastor, all of which experienced tremendous growth. Rev. Lancaster's last pastorate was at Pine Valley United Methodist Church in Wilmington, NC where the membership grew during his leadership from a little over 800 members to over 2,500 members, making it one of the largest United Methodist Churches in the North Carolina Conference. After serving at Pine Valley, he was the District Superintendent in Elizabeth City, North Carolina and also in Wilmington. Rev. Lancaster and his wife, Shirley, reside at White Lake near Elizabethtown, NC.