A Word From Our Pastor
Dear Beloved Community,
Grace and peace to you.
It is with deep joy, humility, and hope that I write to you as your new pastor. I am grateful for the opportunity to walk alongside you in this new season of ministry, faith, and shared life together. Every pastoral transition brings a mixture of emotions, excitement, curiosity, grief, hope, and maybe even a little uncertainty. I want you to know that I enter this sacred work with an open heart, a listening spirit, and a deep belief that the spirit is already moving among us.
One of the scriptures that has shaped my life and ministry is Luke 4:18-19, where Jesus says, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me." For me, those words are not just a beautiful passage of scripture, they
are a call. A call to proclaim good news, to practice liberation, to seek justice, to offer healing, and to help build a community where all people know they are beloved by God.
As I begin serving as your pastor, my hope is to get to know each of you, hear your stories, learn what this church has meant to you, and dream together about where the Spirit is leading us next. I believe the church is at its best when it becomes a place of belonging, courage, compassion, and holy imagination. A place where we do not simply talk about God's love, but embody it in the world.
I am excited for the journey ahead. I know we will laugh together, pray together, wrestle with hard questions together, and discover new possibilities together. My prayer is that this next chapter will be rooted in grace, guided by the Spirit, and shaped by the radical love of Jesus.
I look forward to meeting you, worshipping with you, and growing with you.
With Love and Light,
Pastor Michael