January 27, 2020
Dear Members and Friends of Trinity Presbyterian Church,
I look forward to serving as your Interim Senior Pastor beginning March 2, 2020. On a recent visit, I had the opportunity to meet some of the staff members and am eager to begin ministry alongside them and you. Richard Floyd has been especially gracious and helpful over the past weeks and I am so glad you have had his steady and strong leadership over these past months. I look forward to working with Richard, Betsy, Andrew, and Tom as part of the pastoral staff. I also had the chance to meet with the incomparable Norman Mackenzie, and knew instantly why he is so beloved and respected among you. Norman extended a generous welcome—and we had so much to talk about we ran out of time. Karen, Molly, and Diana helped me feel ‘at home’ right away.
Members of the Session got a ‘sneak peek’ during a brief gathering last week. I was grateful for that opportunity to meet the Elders and to engage in an initial conversation. Your Interim Search Committee members have provided a wonderful preview of who you are; their love for the congregation is evident. I am eager to learn more and to discover the ways we will work together for the glory of God. The interim period offers us a unique time to reflect and plan and imagine. We will explore ways in which God is calling Trinity Presbyterian Church to be its best ‘self’—remembering and honoring your past, assessing your current needs and opportunities, and moving toward the future with confident faith. Our confidence is not in ourselves, of course, but in Christ who has called us to be the church together and offers us grace upon grace.
I promised The Brick Presbyterian Church here in New York City that I would work my heart out for them until my last day, which is February 23
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and I am keeping that commitment. Saying good bye well is as important as the way we say hello. You are already in my prayers and Brick will remain in my prayers, too. We have done good and sometimes hard work together over the last two years of transition. I look forward to doing that kind of ministry with you, too.
Grace and peace,
Kim
