On November 28th, 2004, Rev.
Adrian Pratt became the pastor of Beckley Presbyterian Church. He was born in Wallasey,
England in 1957. In
1978 he married Yvonne. They have two children, Helen, a student at Shepherd
University, and Matthew, a student
at West Virginia University.
Along the way have come three dogs - Lucy, Ricco, and Harpo.
In 1984, following a four year course of
study at Aberystwyth Theological College, he was ordained a minister within the Presbyterian Church of Wales and took care
of his first churches of Ruthin and Denbigh in North East Wales. His second call was to inner city Liverpool,
where besides taking care of two congregations, he served a year as a part-time chaplain at a large children's hospital.
Immediately prior to moving to the USA,
Adrian spent five and a half years
ministering in the rural Welsh communities of Caernarfon and Menai
Bridge in North Western Wales.
Following an exchange visit to Minnesota,
the Pratt’s started exploring the possibility of serving a church in this country. This resulted in a call to
the Fayetteville Presbyterian Church, where for eight years Adrian
exercised a fruitful ministry within the church and community. He has been active in the life of the Presbytery of West
Virginia, which recognized his calling and ordination in 1996.
Rev. Pratt is also a musician - a singer
and song writer who specializes in Christian rock music. You can download and listen to some of his original compositions.
