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Meet Rev. Ian Lynch
Rev. Ian Lynch began serving as pastor in July 2021. He began ministry nearly four decades ago in Salem, Massachusetts at a church that birthed a mission outreach to hungry and homeless people. He served briefly with the Massachusetts Conference UCC and the Massachusetts Council of Churches before pastoring churches in central Massachusetts and northeast Ohio.
He was drawn to Waterville UCC not only because of the vision to serve those on the margins, but because of the bold move to choose mission over maintenance of property. The future of church is likely to look more like the first church, a responsive gathering beyond walls, rather than the sluggish institution tied to a building it had become.
Ian lives in Waterville with his wife, Gina, daughter, Angel, and mother-in-law Pat. Returning to New England brings them back in proximity to most of their children and grandchildren as well as to Gillette Stadium where he hopes to finally see his beloved New England Revolution win the Major League Soccer Cup. Aside from being a long-suffering soccer fan, Ian is a hardcore birdwatcher. He is the only person to have been on the winning teams at both the World Series and Super Bowl of Birding.
Survival of the Fittest
Wilson’s Phalarope: female (front), male (rear), photo by Ian Lynch Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning home; seated in...
Simony
Merlin in flight (honest), photo by Ian Lynch But Man Who Hears (Simon), when he saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the hands of the message bearers, offered them money to get this power. ~Acts 8:18 (First Nations Version) The Cornell Lab of Ornithology admits...
Administration
Young Brown-headed Cowbird begging for food from a Song Sparrow, photo by Tony Sprezzatura on flickr They said to all, “It is not a good thing for us to give so much of our time to seeing over these meals. This gives us little or no time to teach about Creator’s...
Silence of the Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo, photo by Juantelle Louw on Unsplash And great fear seized the whole church and all who heard of these things. ~Acts 5:11 How we respond to the unknown is always telling. When Europeans reached Turtle Island they had no names for the native creatures...
No Summer Slowdown
Calls to Starfish Village typically slow down in late spring and early summer but that hasn't been the case this year. In fact, April and May were 40% busier than March and April. This year we've also seen a spike in the number of calls from people in towns beyond...
But It Was Huge!
Red-winged Blackbird, photo by Larry Reis on flickr So the council warned and threatened them again, but released them and let them go on their way. The council dared not do anything to punish them, because the people were giving thanks to Creator for this powerful...
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Attend virtual worship and Thursday evening fellowship on ZOOM every week. Creative progressive Christian (UCC) worship services. Mission-focused, very welcoming to all.
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