Visitor Relations Assistant
In his role as a visitor relations assistant, Larry Efird greets and assists visitors to the Chapel. He is a graduate of Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee, as well as Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. He also studied for one year at the Capernwray Bible School in England. Now retired, he had a thirty-year career in education, having worked as both a teacher and a principal. He also served as an adjunct instructor in the Department of Religious Studies Distance Learning Program for Gardner Webb University for twenty years. The following verse from a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson expresses his educational philosophy:
“Let knowledge grow from more to more
But more of reverence in us dwell
That mind and soul, according well
May make one music as before…”
He lives Durham with his wife Carla where he enjoys sharing his passion for art, history, literature, music, and theology with others.