I am very glad to be serving here at Covington--this is truly a wonderful congregation! My husband Mike and I moved here from Chicago in the summer of 2008.
I am originally from the Mid-Atlantic region, growing up near Philadelphia and in south central Virginia. I majored in English at Davidson College, a small liberal arts college in North Carolina affiliated with the PCUSA.
After graduation I served for two years as a Presbyterian Young Adult Volunteer, first in Belfast, Northern Ireland and then in Tucson, Arizona. In Belfast I worked with children and youth at the Vine Community Centre and Rosemary Presbyterian Church. In Tucson I worked at Humane Borders and volunteered with No More Deaths, two organizations serving migrants in the border region. I believe the Young Adult Volunteer Program is one of the best opportunities for service in our denomination and was the turning point for me in my call to ministry.
I attended McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago and graduated with a Masters of Divinity degree in 2007. During my time at McCormick I interned for a year at First United Church in Oak Park, Illinois. Following graduation Mike and I were married--Mike was also a student at McCormick and we had met several years before through the Young Adult Volunteer Program. After his graduation, we moved here to western New York I began serving as pastor at Covington in August 2008.
I hope to see you in church!
peace and blessings,
Rev. Laura Fry