Today
marks the start of the ministry of our new pastor, Jay Lewis. For those
of you who do not know, Jay and his wife, Dartha grew up in this
church. They married and moved away and have been involved in ministry
since 1986, including youth ministry, and leading churches in Georgia,
Oklahoma, and Kansas. As we approach this change in leadership in our church, I would like to share some words from Jay found in one of his initial contacts with the search committee. It will give you an idea of his focus as a pastor. "I want you to know that my only agenda as pastor is to share the awesome love of Christ with those entrusted to my care and to lead the church to share their own faith journeys with those yet to follow Him and to teach the precious Word of God in a language that people of the 21st century understand."
We are delighted to welcome Jay and his wife Dartha to our church family. We all look forward to working together with you, Jay and Dartha, as we continue to work out the plans and purposes that God has called us to do in partnership with Jesus Christ. (Marsha Devan, Sunday, December 20, 2009)