Rev. Barbara Laucks

Paster Emerita

Rev. Barbara Laucks:  We asked some of our congregation members to describe Barbara in a few words:   "Joyous and filled with love and compassion".  "She is the real deal".  "Her sermons touch us, teach us, uplift us and give us something to think about every week".  "She has a huge heart which overflows with true Christian kindness".  "She has helped to heal our church and make it healthy again".  She "walks the walk".  "She is our leader and her faith is true and never wavers. We feel blessed every day to have her as our minister".  
Rev. Laucks graduated from Haddonfield Memorial High School, Haddonfield, NJ;Tusculum College, Greeneville, TN in 1966 with a BA degree and from Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ in 1968 with a Master’s Degree in Christian Education.  Barbara and Phil Laucks were married in 1968, ordained together in 1969, and accepted a call as pastors of Good Shepherd UCC, Tuckerton, Pa that same year.  Barbara has served on the staff of the Southern Conference and the Florida Conference UCC. She  has also served as pastor of Emmanuel UCC, Upper Sandusky, Ohio; New Smyrna Beach UCC in New Smyrna Beach, FL, and Emmanuel UCC in Sebring, Fl.  For several years in the past she served as an associate pastor of Corinth UCC in Hickory, NC and also Seabreeze UCC in Daytona Beach, FL where she served as supply pastor.  Rev. Laucks maintains her relationship with our church with her participation in our "Cancer Hope and Healing Program".