Merger Updates!
Stay up to date on the most recent updates regarding the potential merger of Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church & Faith Presbyterian Church!
Grace and Peace, Shepherd Family!
This is the first of what will be weekly updates on the potential merger between Shepherd of the Hills and Faith Presbyterian. Please click the link below to access the church-wide letter that Pastor Leon sent out last week, which includes a Q&A document you can download. One of the many exciting opportunities this potential merger could offer is bringing Rev. Amy Myhand, the pastor of Faith Presbyterian, onto our staff to serve as a co-pastor with Pastor Leon. Pastor Amy is well-known to SHPC, having served as a pastoral intern here in 2020. Pastor Amy is a good friend to our Staff, an excellent preacher, and a more than capable leader. Both she and Pastor Leon are thrilled at the potential to serve alongside one another should the way be clear for our churches to come together.
Please read and take note of this important update! We have had some folks express concern that the congregation of Faith Presbyterian recently voted to move forward with the process of discernment and planning toward a potential merger with SHPC. This does not mean a merger is definitely happening; it only means they have agreed, as a church, to begin the process, which we also will have the opportunity to do in February. Before that happens, we will follow the process outlined in the letter Pastor Leon sent to the congregation (click below to read it). There will be a Town Hall Meeting on Sunday, January 4th, where staff will share information and field any questions from the congregation. This is an exciting and innovative opportunity, but it is not an effort to create a multi-site church or another campus. We will remain at our location, and will still be Shepherd of the Hills. If you have any concerns or questions before the Town Hall, please reach out to Pastor Leon, who will be glad to address them.
This is the first of what will be weekly updates on the potential merger between Shepherd of the Hills and Faith Presbyterian. Please click the link below to access the church-wide letter that Pastor Leon sent out last week, which includes a Q&A document you can download. One of the many exciting opportunities this potential merger could offer is bringing Rev. Amy Myhand, the pastor of Faith Presbyterian, onto our staff to serve as a co-pastor with Pastor Leon. Pastor Amy is well-known to SHPC, having served as a pastoral intern here in 2020. Pastor Amy is a good friend to our Staff, an excellent preacher, and a more than capable leader. Both she and Pastor Leon are thrilled at the potential to serve alongside one another should the way be clear for our churches to come together.
Please read and take note of this important update! We have had some folks express concern that the congregation of Faith Presbyterian recently voted to move forward with the process of discernment and planning toward a potential merger with SHPC. This does not mean a merger is definitely happening; it only means they have agreed, as a church, to begin the process, which we also will have the opportunity to do in February. Before that happens, we will follow the process outlined in the letter Pastor Leon sent to the congregation (click below to read it). There will be a Town Hall Meeting on Sunday, January 4th, where staff will share information and field any questions from the congregation. This is an exciting and innovative opportunity, but it is not an effort to create a multi-site church or another campus. We will remain at our location, and will still be Shepherd of the Hills. If you have any concerns or questions before the Town Hall, please reach out to Pastor Leon, who will be glad to address them.