Author: Paul Simrell

The Reverend Paul W. Simrell has served for over thirty years in a variety of congregational and institutional settings. He is a recognized minister with standing in the Virginia region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada and is nationally endorsed by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for specialized ministry in both pastoral counseling and chaplaincy. Ordained in 1982, he has served congregations in Kentucky, Texas, Florida, and Virginia. He currently serves as the pastor of Elpis Christian Church, a small, historic congregation located just a few miles west of Richmond, Virginia. Elpis is the Greek word meaning “expectant hope.” He also serves on the associate clinical staff of the Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care, Richmond, Virginia, both as a pastoral counselor and a ministerial assessment specialist, specializing in executive, clergy and relationship coaching. He is a graduate of the University of Florida and Lexington Theological Seminary and has done advanced clinical training in chaplaincy and pastoral counseling at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky, Children’s Medical Center and Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas and the Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care in Richmond, Virginia. He is a Certified Pastoral Counselor, an ACPE Practitioner, and a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. He is a Certified Facilitator of the Prepare-Enrich relationship assessment and skills-building program and served as a volunteer chaplain for over twenty years with the CJW Medical Center campuses in Richmond, Virginia. His avocational interests include playing the piano and drawing. He is very happily married to his wife Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell, a free-lance writer, who is also a Certified Facilitator for the Prepare-Enrich program.

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton

Bible Study: “Memorize Scripture? Who Me?”

I was ordained into the Christian ministry, following in my father’s footsteps in 1982. Prior to my ordination I graduated from Lexington Theological Seminary, formally known as The College of the Bible, in Lexington, Kentucky, My father was also a graduate of that school. Almost a century before, a fellow by the name of Henry… Continue reading Bible Study: “Memorize Scripture? Who Me?”

Audio Sermon for August 23, 2020 – “A Most Important Question”

Bible Study: “When Did We See You?”

Here’s a simple statement to get you thinking… From “THE OPEN BIBLE” commentary: “When the Bible was written fully one-fourth of it predicted events future to its writers….Christians may differ about how to interpret details of the Bible’s information about the future, but they agree that it is important and that we should live lives… Continue reading Bible Study: “When Did We See You?”