Transitions

Jan 9

Dear friends,

As many of you know, I have had the true honor of serving National City Christian Church as intentional interim Senior Minister since June of 2020. I do not have sufficient words to convey the gratitude I feel for National City; I will be forever grateful.

In addition to serving National City, much of my time these past few years has been spent building Invested Faith. Invested Faith is a fund set up to receive the assets of churches, many at the end of their institutional life cycles, and to redistribute those assets to support the work of faith-rooted social entrepreneurs who are building businesses that are changing unjust systems. Invested Faith has grown from an idea to a truly impactful effort, in large part because of the encouragement and support of so many of you. That work continues!

My next adventure will land me in my home state, Hawaii. For 2023 I will live in Honolulu to help support my parents as they navigate significant health crises, making regular trips back to the mainland to speak and build the work of Invested Faith. I look forward to continuing and growing that work in partnership with many of you.

And, on February 12, I’ll begin in the pulpit at Community Church of Honolulu, a UCC congregation, as interim pastor for 2023. Because I believe so deeply in the power of transformative community, I feel especially grateful for the opportunity to continue preaching regularly and to learn to love and walk alongside another amazing community of faith.

My book will be published in October 2023, and I am quite sure there are even more adventures ahead. Thanks for joining me on the journey!

With much gratitude,

Amy Butler

Dr. Butler believes deeply that courageous communities of people who live with tenacious love can change the world. Much of her career has been spent helping build communities of radical witness in the institutional church. Amy most recently served for five years as the seventh Senior Minister and first woman at the helm of The Riverside Church in the City of New York. She holds degrees from Baylor University, the International Baptist Theological Seminary, and Wesley Theological Seminary. Pastor Amy’s professional ministry career began as the director of a homeless shelter for women in New Orleans, Louisiana; she later became Associate Pastor of Membership and Mission at St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church in the city of New Orleans. In 2003, Butler was called to the position of Senior Minister of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown, where she was also the first woman to lead that historic congregation.

Though leading institutions of faith in this moment can be one of the most challenging leadership tasks around, she is optimistic about the impact faith communities have on the world.

https://www.pastoramy.com

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