Kenyan International Community Church welcomes their new pastor, Rev. Geoffrey Wanyoike
UPDATE: Join in celebrating Rev. Wanyoike's installation--details here.
Prayers of thanksgiving for Kenyan International Community Church welcoming their new pastor Rev. Geoffrey Wanyoike from the East African Presbyterian Church in Nairobi, Kenya.
Pastor Geoffrey's wife and children will be arriving in early August to join him.
Prayers for their transition to the Seattle area and their ministry to the Kenyan Fellowship.
Alice Nishioka's passed away
Please pray for the family of Alice Nishioka who passed away on June 30, 2012. Her memorial service will be held at 2 PM at the Japanese Presbyterian Church (casual dress encouraged) this coming Saturday, August 4.
Alice was an elder, and the wife of the Rev. Dick Nishioka who served as a pastor at Presby for 30 years..
Her obituary at the Seattle Times can be found here.
Inglewood, Kenmore/Kirkland - New Pastor
Welcome Rev. James Kumin, arriving in mid-August, 2012, to Inglewood Presbyterian Church.
From Inglewood:
We are very excited to announce that we have hired a permanent pastor, James Kumin! His first Sunday preaching will be August 19th, so be sure to come out in support! Following the service will be an all-church BBQ and we would love to have you join us in fellowship and to bring a warm welcome to our new pastor and his family!
Pastor James is moving to the Kirkland area from Ann Arbor, Michigan with his lovely wife, Liz, and their young son, Jonathan.
He grew up in Portland, Oregon, and then went to school at Pomona College in Claremont, CA. While living in California, he met his wife and was a church youth worker from 1996-2003. He ministered to a diverse community of youth and saw many come to faith in Christ!
In 2006, James graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary where he received his Masters in Divinity. Then, moving with his wife to Michigan, James served at four different churches, seeing growth at each congregation.
We are so blessed to finally say that we have a pastor, and we are even more excited that James Kumin is filling that role!
For Vern Elgin on the death of his wife, Marjorie
It is with sadness that we inform you that Marjorie Elgin, Rev. Vernon Elgin's wife, died Wednesday about noon. Her memorial service will be Monday, July 16 at Kent First Presbyterian Church at 4:00 pm.
General Assembly
The 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) is the Week of June 30 through July 7 in Pittsburgh. Please keep the General Assembly and the whole church in your prayers.
Southminster, Des Moines, new Interim Ministry
After 34 years of ministry at Southminster, Rev. Ben Lindstrom has retired. Please pray for Ben and his wife Mary Jo in their time of transition, and for Southminster as they welcome their new interim minister, Rev. Nancy Martin-Vincent.