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Our Interim Pastor, the Reverand Kaaren Nesmith
It is with hope arms and warms hearts
that on January 15th, we welcomed the Rev. Kaaren Nesmith as
our Interim Pastor. Kaaren (pronounced like Karen) is a native of
Southport,
Indiana. After her son and daughter were grown, she went back to school and
finished her undergraduate work at
St. Joseph’s University in
Philadelphia. Kaaren then returned to her
Midwestern roots attending and ultimately receiving her Master of Divinity
from McCormick Seminary in
Chicago.
Kaaren is an intentional interim; that
is, she feels called to help churches in transition and does only interim
work. She has completed both
phases of the interim training offered by our denomination; La Porte will
be her third interim position. She has also served as a called pastor and
as chaplain in a hospital and with the US Military Chaplain’s Office in Schweinfurt,
Germany.
In
addition to her interim training experience, Kaaren brings to us a passion
for pastoral care and a desire to aid us in healing and growth.
Kaaren will be living in the Fox Street
house located across the street from A. Bernacchi Greenhouses. Her first
Sunday in the pulpit will be January 21; worship will be followed by a
potluck in the Fireside Room. Following worship on January 28, Kaaren will
preside at an open forum to which everyone is welcomed.
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