by Laura Batten-Carbaugh | Nov 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
As fall turns to winter and the light begins to fade, I find myself growing more introspective almost every year about this time. I remember holidays with family and friends past with a longing for home that is palpable. Sometimes, those memories bring heartache or...
by Laura Batten-Carbaugh | Nov 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
SEPTEMBER 2021 It’s Fall Y’all!! As I watch the leaves turn beautiful colors and eventually fall, I am reminded that some seasons are for embracing change and letting go. Change is not always a bad thing but it always involves loss of some kind and a process of growth...
by Laura Batten-Carbaugh | Aug 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Throughout my life, I have led churches big and small and have loved being able to empower those around me for leadership and service. It is my joy and delight to see how the Holy Spirit transforms and heals hearts and lives as we walk through life together. It is...
by Laura Batten-Carbaugh | Aug 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
My name is Laura Batten-Carbaugh and I was born in southern Georgia, the oldest child in our family of four. I was raised in the First Baptist Church (oh yeah, SBC) in LaGrange, GA and was baptized on Easter Sunday at nine years old, nurtured in the (conservative,...
by Laura Batten-Carbaugh | Aug 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
The roots of the call of God on my life go deep. I remember and stand on the faith of generations of men and women before me, who taught me how to love well by loving me. A wholehearted love, rooted and grounded in family who came before and a faith in Jesus, began to...
I am married to an amazing woman raising our four kids in south central PA. PC (USA) Pastor serving Covenant Presbyterian church in Hagerstown, MD as part-time transitional pastor. I love coffee and pecan pie and tinkering around in the garden.