NEW FUNDS T H E LUC Y T URNER FUND After 16 years of dedicated service to IPC, the Rev. Lucy Turner retired October 31, 2020. With gifts from IPC members, the Lucy Turner Pastoral Care Fund was established to provide pastoral care and counseling for those in need. Lucy is well known for the love and care she has shown to all our members over the years, serving most of her time at IPC as Associate Pastor and then Executive Pastor and Director of Congregational Care and Counseling. Lucy is very gifted and talented, which is why she also led the church as Interim Pastor and then became IPC’s first ever Executive Associate Pastor. For many years, the church and Foundation benefited from these gifts when she served as Development Director, but her true calling was with Congregational Care. It came as no surprise (well maybe a little surprise) when she announced that she was retiring from IPC but would continue her ministry work on a part-time basis as Chaplain at Kirkwood by the River. Lucy will always be remembered among the IPC community for her special gift of providing support and counsel through good and hard times. This new endowed fund will allow IPC to continue her legacy of providing care to those in need.
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THE JANE M. AND HENRY V. GRAHAM FUND The Jane M. and Henry V. Graham fund, established by a gift from Mike and Suzanne Graham, provides support to IPC in areas that were meaningful to the Grahams: facilities, Community Ministries outreach, and preschool education in the Birmingham area. Facilities were a large part of Henry’s life for more than 40 years, beginning when he founded Graham & Co Real Estate in 1978. In addition, Jane was active with the Children’s Fresh Air Farm, served on the Guild, and taught preschool at IPC for 21 years. Their son Mike and his wife, Suzanne, continue to serve the church through involvement with the Guild and the House & Properties Re-Opening Task Force. Mike also serves as an ordained elder.