Koinonia Church

Bob was elected an elder in 1994. He served faithfully until his sabbatical year of 2001-02. In May 2002, Bob voluntarily extended his sabbatical in order to fill a gap – Church Treasurer. He returned to the elders several months later, and has since gladly relinquished the Treasurer’s job. Bob and Ginny have been known to clean the church building, prepare communion, work in the nursery, take the garbage out each week and still fill in where there is a need.

He and his wife Ginny live in the Village of Potsdam, and also have a cottage on Chazy Lake. Bob, a retired SUNY professor, and Ginny have two adult children, Eileen and Tim.

On September 21, 2004, Koinonia Church voted to extend a call to Pastor John Ault. He and his wife Jane made a very strong impression on the congregation during their weekend visit and the Lord spoke clearly that this was in His plan for the Aults and for the body at Koinonia.

John officially stepped back into the Pastoral office on October 24th when he preached his first sermon as Pastor of Koinonia since January 1990. Having arrived in Potsdam for the very first time in late December, 1969 as the founding Pastor of Koinonia, John is now re-joining the church and is looking forward to the Lord’s blessing. It may be a rare occasion that a Pastor returns to a congregation after 14+ years absence, but with God all things are possible.

John and Jane are now grandparents with grandchildren on both the East and West coasts. The Ault’s 2 daughters, Laura and Carrie, live with their families on Long Island and near San Francisco respectively.