“All Christians are priests, and all priests are Christians. Worthy of anathema (loathing) is any assertion that a priest is anything else than a Christian.” – John Calvin
In the Presbyterian church, we believe that every person in the congregation is a minister. As servants of Christ, we act on behalf of Christ to minister to the world and to each other. Therefore it is every believer’s job to share the Good News of Jesus Christ to the world, which is both a burden and a privilege.
We also believe that in the life of the church, there are certain people called to specific ministries within the church. Those people are our Teaching Elders (Pastors) and Ruling Elders, Deacons, and other church staff, all of which are dedicated to the support and success of the local congregation. This church has a great group of men and women to lead us in following Christ.
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Our Pastors
The Reverends Joshua and Amy Sutherlun were called as our co-pastors in July of 2013.
A note from our Co-pastors:
There are so many facets to being a Pastor these days. There are so many various and diverse skills and gifts needed to minister to a congregation. We believe that no one has all of these gifts. Therefore, we work together as equals, with different gifts and therefore slightly different roles, as together we seek to meet the needs of the congregation. Each of us work part-time, in one job, in order to be the best “Pastor” we can be.
Amy and I see co-pastoring as God’s design for our lives and ministry together and there is no better place to do it than here in the Texas hills.
Rev. Amy Poling Sutherlun
I grew up in Texas and New Mexico, the middle child of a 6th-generation pastor. I briefly bucked the family ministry tradition by earning a Master’s Degree in Education at Austin College and teaching school in inner-city Dallas for 2 years. However, I also did mission work in Malawi, Africa and served churches in Texas and Oklahoma before ultimately heading to seminary in Princeton, New Jersey.
Ordained pastoral ministry led me first to Huntington, West Virginia and then here to San Marcos, Texas. For the last 16 years of this adventure, I’ve been accompanied by my husband, Joshua, and we are thrilled (frazzled/daunted/amused) to be the parents of Serena, Asher, Josiah, and Micah.
Our life is filled with laughter and laundry, and I don’t have much time for hobbies, but love reading a suspenseful novel, writing, travelling, and good tortillas. Contact Amy
Rev. Joshua Sutherlun
I was born and raised in Cibolo, TX, just south of San Marcos. After high school, I went to Austin College, in Sherman, TX because they said they would let me play soccer. While there, I met a girl, and I never looked back. We got married, attended Seminary together at Princeton, and spent 8 years together in ministry in Huntington, WV. We have 4 West Virginian children and we wouldn’t have it any other way (unless we could have found someway to have them born in Texas).
Moving to San Marcos has been a blessing as we seek to serve the Lord. I am passionate about anything that involves sports, the Dallas Cowboys, the San Antonio Spurs, Dr. Pepper, and smoked meat. Contact Joshua