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New Executive Presbyter, Yukon
Thursday, March 29, 2007 (214 reads)
 The new Executive Presbyter for Presbytery of Yukon is Rev. Curt Karns. Rev. Karns comes to us from New Hope Church in North Pole, Alaska, where he has been the pastor of a Presbyterian-Methodist union congregation for the past 13 years. Curt was born and raised in Fairbanks. Before entering seminary, he served for 3 years as a Commissioned Lay Pastor in Yukon Presbytery, working primarily with the Inupiat members of the congregation at First Presbyterian Church in Fairbanks. Curt earned a B.A. in Business Administration at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and got his MDiv at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. He will receive a DMin from Princeton Theological Seminary this May. Curt was ordained in 1984 and began his pastoral ministry at First Presbyterian Church in Wrangell, Alaska until his call to New Hope in 1993. He and his wife, Cindee, are currently making plans for the move to Anchorage.Read More |
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New Communications Director Helps Seattle Presbytery "Start Communicating Again"
Thursday, March 29, 2007 (179 reads)
 Seattle, WA – The Seattle Presbytery has hired Heidi Francis as its new communications director, a position vacant since August 2006. Ms. Francis will begin work on April 1, 2007. The Rev. Jerry Poole, interim executive for the presbytery, made the announcement at the March 20 presbytery meeting held at First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue.
Ms. Francis has directed the production of congregational communications for more than 10 years. For the past eight and a half years she has been the communications specialist at Saint Andrew's Lutheran Church in Bellevue, WA.
She brings theological training and fluency in both print and web media with a biblical studies degree from Trinity Lutheran College in Issaquah, WA, and a certificate in multimedia design and production from the University of Washington.
"I am thrilled to have Heidi join our staff as communications director," said the Rev. Jerry Poole. "She brings a wealth of experience in church communications from her years as a communications director. Furthermore she is inquisitive about emerging communication practices and has advanced communication skills. We're excited that she's on board to help us keep communications flowing," he said.
The Presbytery of Seattle, a regional part of the Presbyterian Church (USA), spans the King and South Kitsap counties. It was one of the historic early church organizations in the region, holding its first Presbytery meeting in 1858. The Presbytery now has more than 21,250 members in 55 churches, a new church development in South Lake Union, and ten ethnic worshiping fellowships.
For information about the Presbytery of Seattle: www.presbytery.org For information about the Presbyterian Church (USA): www.pcusa.org Read More |
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