Departing Pastors

Rev. Robert Hamm retired from First Congregational Church of Newfane, UCC

Rev. Josh Simon finished his Associate ministry at First Congregational Church in Essex and was called as Pastor to a church in Wisconsin

Rev. Amanda Swoyer finished her ministry with North Pomfret UCC after being called to a church in West Lebanon, New Hampshire.

Pastor Chris Heintz finished his interim ministry with the First Congregational Church of Manchester.

Rev. Dr. James L. Mills finished his ministry at Fair Haven Congregational Church after being called to a church in Pennsylvania.

Arriving Pastors

Rev. Ander Ponder-Williams was called and installed as Pastor of United Community Church in St. Johnsbury

Pastor Matt Deen was called as Pastor in Newfane

Rev. Jenei Rossig was called as Pastor of Union Church in Proctor VT

Rev. Terry Hanley was called as Pastor to Grace Church in Rutland

Rev. Bill Borror was called as Pastor to First Congregational Church of Manchester

Pastor Chris Heintz was called as Interim Pastor of Bristol Federated Church

Rev. Nancy Wood was called as Manager of Spiritual Care and Director of Clinical Pastoral Education at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, VT

Rev. Rhonda Myers was called as Interim Pastor at North Pomfret Church

Karen Braeutigam was licensed as Bridge Pastor for Fair Haven Congregational Church

Installations

Rev. Jessica Moore was Installed as Pastor at the First Congregational Church of St. Albans on May 1, 2022

Rev. Elliot Munn was installed as Pastor at Vergennes Congregational Church on June 12, 2022

Rev. James P. Merriam was installed as Pastor at Wells River Congregational Church on Sunday June 12, 2022

Rev. Dan Haugh was installed as Pastor at Stowe Community Church on June 12th, 2022

Rev. Mary Hoadley was installed as Pastor at the Brownington Village Congregational Church on Sunday, June 12, 2022

Michelle Fountain was installed as Pastor at The United Church of Ludlow on September 18, 2022

Rev. Jonathan Hauze was installed as Pastor at Norwich Congregational Church on Sept 25, 2022

Rev. Alison Andrea Young was installed as the Pastor of First Congregational Church in Berlin on Sept. 18th, 2022

Rev. Julie Lombard was installed as pastor at The United Church of Northfield on October 6, 2022

Rev. Matt Nelson-Rogalski was installed as pastor at The United Church of Bellows Falls on October 6, 2022

Ecclesiastical Council

On April 23, 2023 at an Ecclesiastical Council held by the Champlain Association Hadley Bunting was approved for ordination.

Ordinations

Rev. Abigail Diehl Noble who was ordained on May 1st, 2022, at the Congregational Church of Vergennes

Rev. Jeremy Kirk was ordained on May 1, 2022 at West Dover Congregational Church

Rev. Andi Lloyd was ordained Sunday, June 5, 2022 at The Congregational Church of Middlebury and was called to a church in Castine, Maine

In Memorium

Reverend Arthur F. Cheney

July 25, 1935 - January 8, 2022

Pastor Margaret Dawedeit

April 19, 1960 ~ July 20, 2022

Rev. Daniel A. Kelin

March 6, 1933 - August 17, 2022

Rev. Wayne Alfred Holsman

September 8, 1937  – Dec. 23, 2022

Rev. David J. Dean, Pastor Emeritus

January 12, 1931– April 2, 2023

Rev. Anne M. Hancock

May 2, 1929 -June 3, 2023