Rev. Shannon Buehler Ordained
November 25th, 2006 by Bob Buehler
Ministers from the Chesapeake-Delaware-Potomac District of the Church of God were in attendance, including Ministries Director Wayne Harting, Credentials Committee Chairman David Harness, and former Credentials Chairman Jeff Tomlinson, who also served as the mentoring supervisor for Shannon during her period of evaluation by the Credentials Committee. Music was provided by the Marbury Church of God choir and by soloist Larry Oakley, with Joyce Boudreaux leading congregational singing and Ruth Ann Ferrell playing the organ. A reception and delicious repast were provided by members of the Marbury Church of God.
In attendance also were the candidate’s sister, Sequoia Edwards, from Albuquerque, New Mexico; three friends from the Buehlers’ previous congregation who traveled from Albany, New York; Pastor Bob’s uncle and aunt, retired missionaries, pastor and teacher Bob and Fran Clark, as well as numerous friends from the Accokeek First Church of God, and co-workers from Southern Maryland Hospital.
The Rev. Shannon Buehler began to actively respond to her sense of a divine call to the ordained ministry in 2001, taking distance courses from Anderson School of Theology, working also with the Credentials Committee on a course of independent study, and receiving her ministerial license in 2004. In 2005 she was recognized by her home congregation as Minister of Music and Worship. She has supplied the pulpit at the Accokeek First Church of God as well as at her home church, on numerous occasions over the last several years. Her husband of nearly 29 years, the Rev. Robert C.
