Pastoral Transition

The status of our pastoral transition is that "It's All Good".  It may seem like a long time, but what we have accomplished in 10 months is amazing.  As a result of the Holy Cow survey and analysis we identified three goals:

1. Ongoing communication and transparency between lay leadership, church staff and the congregation.  Your participation has been one of the main reasons for our success.  Today we have over 30 congregation members actively participating in transition activities.  With periodic church updates and the newsletter we hope that everyone feels a part of the process.  

2. An emphasis on Stewardship.  You have participated with your hands, skills, ideas and now with your financial support for 2025.

3. Solving the manse question. We closed on our old manse April 4; the money gained from the sale will not only go towards purchasing a new manse in the local area but towards providing a fund for its maintenance.

Our Pastor Nominating Committee has begun reviewing applications. Over 30 potential pastors applied the first week that the PNP portal was open.

To add more stability between now and the hiring of our next pastor, Session hired bridge Pastor Ray five months ago. He will stay until the hiring process is concluded.

Our success along every step of the way tells us that God is here and He will provide the pastor we need.  The hard part of our transition is behind us.  We look forward to 2025!  It's All Good!