Lutheran church in Stanley will install new pastor Sunday

Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Gaston County town of Stanley will officially get a new pastor Sunday (Nov. 22).

The Rev. Wesley Frye, 30, will be installed at a 4 p.m. service at the church, 203 S. Main St. Presiding during the installation: The Rev. Nathan Yoder, pastor of St. Martin’s Lutheran Church in Maiden. A reception will follow.

Frye is a graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory and the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia.

The 150-member congregation is affiliated with NALC, the North American Lutheran Churches denomination.

Details: 704263-2621. Tim Funk

This story was originally published November 20, 2015 at 6:17 PM with the headline "Lutheran church in Stanley will install new pastor Sunday."