Pastors

Sabbatical Senior Pastor
rev.ed.falsey@whfirstchurch.org

Edward T. Falsey, our Sabbatical Senior Minister from April 11 through August 11, comes to us with 20 years of experience in pastoral ministry. Most recently he served as Senior Pastor of the Avon Congregational Church. Ed is also an attorney--a career he engaged before following a call to ministry. He lives in Avon with his wife Daphne and they have two grown children.

Associate Pastor
rev.barbara.frey@whfirstchurch.org

Since November 1, 1999, I have been encountering "the Living Christ" in the faith community of FCCC. I enjoy the reciprocity of extending the hand of hospitality and fellowship to children of all ages and seek to weave connections between the generations. This is my first ordained position but I have been nurturing my call to pastor and teach since my teens when I taught church school.

Minister of Spiritual Life
rev.susan.izard@whfirstchurch.org

Susan Izard is the Associate Pastor of Spiritual Life at First Church of Christ Congregational in West Hartford, Connecticut where she divides her time between ministry with the church and offering individual spiritual direction and supervision. Educated at Yale University, Candler School of Theology, Emory University and the Spiritual Life Center in Bloomfield, Connecticut, Susan is a co-author of the award winning book Knitting Into the Mystery: A Guide to the Shawl-Knitting Ministry and numerous articles on spiritual issues.

Senior Pastor

Charles Geordie Campbell has been Senior Pastor at First Church of Christ Congregational here in West Hartford since November 2004. Prior to accepting the call to lead First Church, Dr. Campbell served for 20 years as Senior Minister of South Congregational Church in Granby, Connecticut (1984-2004). Before his tenure in Granby, Geordie served as Pastor of the First Congregational Church in Newfane, Vermont (1980-1984), and as Minister to Youth at Trinitarian Congregational Church in Concord, Massachusetts (1977-1980).

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