1. Pastor Jackie, Porter, TX
Who nominated her? Her husband Jim.
"Since the onset of this medical disaster, we moved her office to the house and she has been having daily contact with individuals of the Church, setup and started live-streaming Sunday services, which have increased every week. We even had a Family from France join us."
In her own words:
"As a pastor, one aspect of my ministry is preaching and teaching. Zoom has become my new best friend. We are live streaming MidWeek devotionals from my home as well as Sunday morning worship, which is done from the sanctuary, but no members present other than music and audiovisual team members. We have had consistent attendance with people logging in from many different states and even from France. These are the easy parts of the Pastor's responsibilities in that they haven't changed as much as the second part of my ministry.
"Pastoral Care is more important than ever. Just as I am stressed and anxious the members and friends of Atascocita Presbyterian Church are worried and anxious and maybe more important lonely. They are missing loved ones and since they are homebound and many living alone, they are consumed by the situation. I have taken to calling people on a regular basis, as many as 40 or so a week. Just checking in and saying, 'Hi, what do you need?'"