He has

spent most of his life traveling around the world, first

as a child of an Army chaplain and then as an Army

chaplain himself.

The Rev.

Dr. Knox Herndon, the pastor of His House Community

Church, has settled down in one place and is looking

forward to breaking ground for the church's first

permanent site.

It was just

over two years ago the church first met, and it currently

numbers 60 in membership. As have so many churches, they

have met in schools and the Log Cabin in Fayetteville.

"This is," said Herndon, "a Southern `on

fire' Baptist church." It is currently a mission of

the First Baptist Church, Fairburn.

It is a

church, he said, that realizes that its needs include

knowing that the word of God needs to be preached, it

should be a place where people feel spiritually fed and

forgiven, where they feel loved and accepted and a place

where one can exercise spiritual gifts; that is, they are

welcome to practice whatever individual gifts God gave

them.

"We

are truly seeking the face of God for our lives and to

help those around us do the same," said the pastor.

Herndon was

born in Pinehurst, N.C., but grew up traveling all over

the world with his family. His father was a glider

chaplain. At the age of 10, he gave his heart to the Lord

and knew at age 13 he had surrendered his life to

full-time Christian work.

He was

graduated from Georgia State University with a degree in

sociology and a minor in psychology and then was

graduated from Emory's Candler School of Theology in

Atlanta. He received his doctorate from Drew University,

New Jersey.

As an Army

chaplain himself, he has lived in Germany, Korea, the

Panama Canal Zone and Alaska.

His wife is

Dr. Lydia Herndon, whom he married in 1976. She serves as

director of Christian education for the church, and is a

professor at Kennesaw State University. Her specialty is

in the field of character education.

They are

the parents of Nikki, who was born at Fort Bragg, N.C.

and is a senior at Fayette County High School, and

Robbie, who was born in Korea and is a freshman at

Fayette County High School.

The church

has 15 acres on south Ga. Highway 85, just past Ga.

Highway 16 in Senoia, and is looking forward to

"putting its footprints" on the land this next

January or February. It currently meets at the American

Legion Log Cabin in Fayetteville and Sunday School is at

10 a.m., worship service is at 11 a.m. and a program for

youth is at 6 p.m.

Herndon can

be reached at 770-719-2365.