Through much listening and discernment, I feel God drawing and calling me more fully into the vocation of creation care and earth healing.  I do not have all the next steps figured out, but know that you and this congregation have helped nurture, inspire, and grow my understanding of how God is calling me to show up in this world.  Deborah and I will continue to live in Marble Falls.  As part of a healthy transition, I will be shifting my membership and church involvement to one of our sister congregations after July 27th.  

I know this news may come as a surprise or bring a range of emotions.  Times like this can feel like a mix of sadness, uncertainty, and hope as we look to what’s next.  I want to assure you that St. Peter’s is in good hands.  St. Peter’s staff and council care deeply about this congregation and are prepared to carry on our vision of together, BOLDLY living and sharing God’s grace with ALL.  

Together, we have journeyed through a lot in the past 12 years: from making it through a flood and pandemic, to completing our Building to Bless renovations, to walking beside each other in times of grief and loss, to growing outreach and small groups, to making worship more welcoming with our livestream, to the growth of our music ministry with bells, band, and choir, to all the summer youth trips, to our school growing in size and love for our community, to so many other things I don’t have space enough to list.  I am grateful for you and how you have shared God’s grace with me, my family, our community, and our world.  

As I step away, I marvel at how God’s Spirit is vibrantly moving in and through the life of this congregation, and I am excited about how God’s Spirit will lead St. Peter’s into ways of resurrection living in the coming years.

Thank you for calling me to be your pastor, and inviting me to be part of this journey called St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.  Being your pastor has been an honor, and my life is forever transformed because of God’s life and love working through you.  

In love and wonder,

Pastor Harold