At our congregational meeting on July 14, 2024, the congregation of APLC voted to call Emily Graff as a second, 3/4 time pastor!
Called by God and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Emily C. Graff, was ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament on Sunday, August 18 at Abiding Presence Lutheran Church in Fuquay-Varina. The Reverend Dr. Timothy M. Smith, Bishop of the North Carolina Synod, ELCA, was ordaining; The Rev. Nicole Eastwood, was preaching. All rostered ministers and seminarians were invited to vest and process.