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Pastor Sara Wadley Sara is a second career ELCA pastor, with previous work experience as a child and family therapist. She has a Master of Social Work degree from Loyola University in Chicago and a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University. Sara temporarily lived in Singapore with her family for four years and completed part of her seminary coursework at Trinity Theological College in Singapore. While in Singapore, she also volunteered with a nonprofit organization, Caring for Cambodia, to develop a gender equity program to lessen the dropout rate of their female students. Sara lives in the Columbus area and has three children: Katie, David, and Lauren. She likes to be in nature and walk her two dogs, Teddy and Cody, eat chocolate chip cookies, read, do pilates, and enjoy time with her friends and her children. This picture is from a recent trip to the Holy Land at Shepherd’s Field, where it’s believed the shepherds saw and heard the angels proclaiming Christ’s birth to them. Sara looks forward to proclaiming and celebrating Christ, our loving and faithful Good Shepherd, in our adventure together at St. Paul. |
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Mary Reed-Farris serves the congregation as Office Secretary. She is also the congregation’s Director of Music and Organist. She conducts the vocal choir and bell choir at St. Paul and teaches interested members how to play the guitar. |