Pastoral Search Updates
July 17, 2026
Great news! The Pastoral Search Committee has completed our Church Profile and it has been validated by the VT UCC. They have reviewed and checked all the data to make sure we didn’t have any edits needed before publication on the UCC website. In addition to the profile form we have created a narrative profile for any prospective candidates to illustrate a little more of our personality than just the data points and specifics gathered by the Church Profile. Those two documents are linked here on this page and also on the UCC website.
Next steps will include the committee working on interview protocols and questions so we are prepared when candidates start submitting their profiles for our review.
As always, if you have any questions about the process, please reach out to any of the committee members and please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as the process progresses.
The Pastoral Search Committee
Judy Allen, Matt Clark, Jen Dooley-Secretary, Bob Driver-Chaplain, Micah Heaney-Forbes, Marian Lawlor, Kaki McGeary, Betty Marthaler, Laura Marthaler, Cathy Shearer-Chair, Amy Trimble McIntyre
March 30, 2026
The Pastoral Search Committee has completed the in-person cottage meetings where they received some great input for their work.
Now the committee will be sending an email to all church members soliciting feedback through a Google Survey. The survey is also available on the FCCEJ Facebook page or by clicking here. Please only complete one survey per person. If you attended a Cottage Meeting, you do not need to fill out a survey. If you did attend but would like to fill it out and add additional information, you are welcome to do so.
The next step for the committee will be to compile the results of the meetings and survey use it to inform the Church Profile. The Church Profile is a complex picture of our church – describing historical, community, financial, and demographic information. The committee hopes to have the Profile completed and ready to post later this spring.
The Pastoral Search Committee
Judy Allen, Bob Driver, Jen Dooley, Kaki McGeary, Betty Marthaler, Laura Marthaler, Matt Clark, Cathy Shearer, Amy Trimble McIntyre, Micah Heaney-Forbes, Marian Lawlor
February 16, 2026
The Pastoral Search committee will be holding a series of Cottage meetings to help inform our Church Profile. Some of the questions we may be asking include:
- What is our church like? Who are we? What are its defining characteristics? When have you experienced God in our church?
- What is our community like? What are its defining characteristics? Who is our neighbor?
- What are you looking for from a pastor during this time in our church’s life? Who is God calling us to become? What is our mission as a church?
We want to hear from you! Whether you are a new member, or have been attending a long time, please come and share your opinions!
The meetings will be held at the church or some members homes. Please use the Sign up Genius located here to chose a time and day that works best for you. We ask that you only sign up for one meeting, to allow as many people as possible to participate. If these times don’t work for you, please keep checking the sign up as we will likely add future dates. If you are uncomfortable using the online sign up, please call the Church Office at (802) 878-5745 and Jen can sign you up.
Feel free to reach out to a member of the committee if you have any questions, or email Pastoralsearch.fccej@gmail.com.
We look forward to growing together in this process.
The Pastoral Search Committee
Judy Allen, Bob Driver, Jen Dooley, Kaki McGeary, Betty Marthaler, Laura Marthaler, Matt Clark, Cathy Shearer, Amy Trimble McIntyre, Micah Heaney-Forbes, Marian Lawlor