Prominent PCA Megachurch Pastor Dies in Car Crash
Pray for his family and the congregation
Briarwood Presbyterian Church Senior Pastor Pastor Harry Reeder III died yesterday in a car crash. He was 75.
According to reports: “Authorities said the driver of a 2022 International dump truck was stopped to make a turn when Reeder’s vehicle – a 2022 Buick Envision – crashed into the rear of the truck. Reeder was pronounced dead on the scene, confirmed Shelby County Coroner Lina Evans. The dump truck driver, 38-year-old Brad Dawson, was not injured.
Along with his role as overseer of Briarwood, a 4000-member Presbyterian Church in America congregation in Birmingham, AL, he was the author of several books, including From Embers to a Flame – How God Can Revitalize Your Church and Leadership Dynamics.
He led a successful radio ministry, having a weekly program entitled “In Perspective,” a ten-minute daily radio/podcast program called “Today in Perspective,” as well as the five-minute devotional “Fresh Bread.” His church was in the news a few years ago after Alabama passed a law that would grant the church its own police force to protect their seminary, sanctuary, and sprawling school campuses.
He and his church hosted several “Embers to a Flame Conferences” over the years, focusing on church revitalization. According to his church bio, he contributed a chapter in the book John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine & Doxology on the life of John Calvin as a preacher for Ligonier Ministries to honor his 500th birthday.
Pray for his family and the congregation.