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Joseph Neville
Harcombe 1939-2011
THANK YOU for your love, support and outreach. Pastor Jerry Lutz shared a few of the tributes and memories that have come in from around the world. Read all of them at www.columbiaunion.org. Mail condolences to Cindy Harcombe and Family, Columbia Union Adventist Headquarters, 5427 Twin Knolls Road, Columbia, MD 21045.
May 20, 2011 Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church Takoma Park, Maryland
J
OSEPH N EVILLE HARCOMBE was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, on September 25, 1939, to Douglas and Grace Harcombe (deceased). He was the eldest of three sons: Joseph Neville, Mannie (deceased) and Douglas, who still resides in South Africa. His parents were long-time missionaries to Africa and served in Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa, where his father was union president. These formative years in the mission field helped to shape Neville’s global view and passion to spread the gospel to all the world.
At a young age, he was sent to South Africa’s Helderberg College followed by Southern Adventist University (Tenn.) where he studied theology. In 1966, he met and married Cindy Vincent. The couple began their ministry in Texas as singing evangelists. They spent 11 years pastoring churches in Texas and Oklahoma, where Neville was ordained in 1970. He then went on to serve as a departmental director for the Oklahoma Conference. In June of 1980, the family moved to Staunton, Va., where Neville served as communication director, ministerial secretary and evangelism coordinator of the Potomac Conference, and later as vice president. In 1987 he accepted a call to the Chesapeake Conference to serve as executive secretary (7 years) and then president (10 years). During his tenure, he encouraged constituents and employees to personally engage in the global mission efforts of the Seventh-day Adventist Church through mission trips and evangelism initiatives. He invited them to build churches and schools and support projects in Belize, Honduras, Mexico, the Bahamas and his beloved South Africa. Under his leadership, Chesapeake enjoyed 17 years of steady growth and stability. They also enjoyed his kind, gentle and humor-filled style of leadership.
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“Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika” National Anthem of South Africa Congregation Stands
Welcome Dave Weigley, President, Columbia Union Conference
Invocation Jerry Lutz, Senior Pastor, Spencerville Seventh-day Adventist Church
Musical Tribute “Praise to the Lord” & “Those Who Love And Care For Me” Olney Adventist Preparatory School 2nd and 3rd Grade Teacher: Carol Oster; Choir Director: Dr. Edith Gates; Flute: Vanita Jones; Solo: Patrice Smith
Family Tribute Doug Harcombe, Son
Musical Tribute “If We’ve Ever Needed You” Casting Crowns
Tribute John Konrad, Vice President and General Manager, WGTS 91.9 FM Terry Johnsson, Chaplain, WGTS 91.9 FM
Musical Tribute “I Can Only Imagine” Piano: Pete Garza; Violin: Oksana Skrypkar; Solo: Jasmine Brann
Tribute William G. “Bill” Robertson, President & CEO, Adventist HealthCare
Tribute Carol Wright, Undertreasurer, Columbia Union Conference
Musical Tribute When he came to the Columbia Union Conference in January 2006 as executive secretary, he brought his love for people, mission and evangelism, and shared it on the many boards and committees where he was a member, as well as at the churches and schools he visited. He proudly served on the Adventist HealthCare, Kettering Adventist HealthCare and Washington Adventist University boards and as president and chairman of the university’s radio station, WGTS 91.9 FM, in Takoma Park, Md. There again, he emphasized mission and evangelism, helping to launch the station’s chaplaincy program and Saturday evening worship service and engaging the station’s listeners and leaders in overseas mission trips. Neville was unanimously re-elected to his position April 16 and was looking forward to serving another five years. Though he loved his work and was faithful to his calling, he was a revered husband and father, avid water skier and great storyteller. He relished time with Cindy, his wife of 45 years, and their family—Doug and Jo Ann Harcombe of Orlando, Fla., and their children Abby and Olivia; and Mike and Denita Smith of McLean, Va., and their children Karissa and Luke, whom Neville baptized last December. Neville leaves a host of family, friends and colleagues who loved him and look forward to reuniting with him and hearing more of his stories in the Earth made new.
LifeSketch
“Be Still And Know” Piano: Pete Garza; Violin: Oksana Skrypkar; Solo: Jasmine Brann
Tribute Seth Bardu, Treasurer, Columbia Union Conference
Tribute Louis Swart, Lifelong Friend
Congregational Hymn “How Great Thou Art” Organ: Mark Willey; Chorister: Jon Gilbertson
Tribute Frank Bondurant, Vice President for Ministries Development, Columbia Union Conference
Remembrances Jerry Lutz
Musical Tribute “Amazing Grace” Olney Adventist Preparatory School Conservatory Trio Director: Dan Gil
Homily Dave Weigley
Congregational Hymn “Taps” and “Lift Up the Trumpet” Trumpet: Shane Kelly; Organ: Mark Willey; Chorister: Jon Gilbertson
Benediction Dave Weigley
Postlude Organ: Mark Willey Please join us for a reception in the church atrium.