First Congregational Church Youth Ministry

Finally the search is over!

David Auten and his wife of eleven years, Erin Auten, came out from their home in Connecticut last week to meet with groups from church including the Youth and on Sunday he preached his first sermon from our pulpit. Immediately following the second service, the congregation gathered to vote on whether or not it would be his last sermon. The vote was unanimous that David Arthur Auten should be the new Settled Pastor of First Congregational Church in Ramona! David has accepted the position and is scheduled to start in late July.

The energy at church on Sunday was electric and the overall excitement of everyone who has met David and his wife is simply undeniable. Our church is in for yet another challenging transition and now, more than ever, we are ready and hopeful for what God has in store for our church family. We know that God is going to continue to use our congregation in new and exciting ways to be a blessing and a prophetic voice in our community!

On June 24th all Youth are invited to Bob & Vickie Burch’s house for a pool party. From 1-3pm we’ll play games, swim, eat lunch, and just have fun! But wait, there’s more!

As most of you know, our church has been in the interim process for about two years. We’ve been searching for a settled pastor who will lead us into the future with a more long term commitment. Well, the search committee believes that their search is over. David A. Auten and his wife Erin from Connecticut will be coming out to meet with various groups from our church, to get a feel for us as we get a feel for him, to preach to the congregation and, ultimately, to be voted into settled ministry at First Congregational Church. David and Erin are in their early 30′s, they’ve got a four-year-old named Isabella and a two-year-old named Joshua. David went to Yale, has ministered in a plurality of contexts, has a passion for Christ, and has even written a book (entitled Embrace and available at Treasures Christian Store). We’re very blessed to be given to opportunity to accept David as our pastor!

This pool party, on June 24th, is the Youth Group’s opportunity to meet David (and possibly Erin too) personally, ask questions, and get to know him. David wants to meet us, and who could blame him? We’re a pretty awesome group. So please come to the pool party and meet our new pastor (tentatively speaking). For more information on David Auten, call the church office. Informational brochures will be available at church starting this Sunday.

The Burch’s house is located at 727 Saddlebrook. Directions are here.

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