Deacons
Deacons are people with spiritual gifts for ministry who assist the pastor in congregational care (physically, mentally, and spiritually). Guided by the principle of servant leadership, deacons are called to listen, pray, and act. Deacons lead the congregation in the many ways we worship, supporting the pastor leading in communion, gathering prayers and keeping care circle connections.
If you think God may be calling you to be a deacon, please contact our Senior Deacon Shelby Grondin-Bushe or Ministry Coordinator, Lisa Marshall.
Shelby Grondin-Bushe, Senior Deacon
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5
“Love is patient,love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record on wrongs.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-5
Linda Gove
“The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails, the way in which he takes up his cross, gives him ample opportunity - even under the most difficult circumstances to add a deeper meaning to his life.” Victor Frankl
Lauren Cultrera
“Whatever will be will be.”
Dayle Shiverick
“Be all who you were meant to be.”
Sandy Norris
“Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.” John Wesley
Jeffrey Pelkey
“Five things you can’t get back: A stone after it’s thrown. A word after it’s said. An occasion after it’s missed. Time after it’s gone. Trust after it’s lost.”
Lisa Marshall
“When peace like a river attendeth my way,
when sorrows like sea billows roll,
whatever my lot thou hast me to say,
it is well, it is well with my soul.”
Laurie Troy
“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13
“Hope reflects belief, hope believes in the better, in the higher, in the possibilities. Hope rejects cynicism. People with a higher level of hope believe that although events may not work out they will not be defeated. Hope is the dream of a soul awake.” Unknown
George Salzer
“I am because you are. And that is ‘ubuntu’, an African concept that shares that we are human only through the humanity of others.” Nelson Mandela