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Our Pastor
Rev. Trayce L. Potter currently serves as the Minister for Children and Youth Engagement and Director for the Love of Children Program for the national setting of the United Church of Christ. In this role she gives oversight to curriculum development, leadership development opportunities, events including Youth@Synod, National Youth Event and Regional Youth Events, monthly gatherings for youth leaders around innovation and best practices. She also works closely with the Association for United Church Educators, the Network of Wider Church Youth Ministries and Our Whole Lives to advance to ministry and impact of children and youth in the United Church of Christ. Under Rev. Potter’s leadership, the United Church of Christ was the recipient of a $1.25 million grant through the Lilly Endowment to explore how the denomination nurtures and cares for children. This program, Love of Children, will run for several years and shape how the United Church of Christ welcomes and cares for its youngest members.
Rev. Potter is a graduate of Hiram College (BA in Early Childhood Education) and Christian Theological Seminary (M.Div). In August of 2011 she was ordained by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Ohio. As a lifelong Disciple she has been blessed to serve on several denominational and ecumenical boards including the STEP Lead Team, the Young Adult Commission of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Council on Ecumenical Student Christian Ministry, the Executive Committee of the World Student Christian Fellowship and several others. Trayce has worked to develop her craft of preaching and has preached at the local, regional and national settings. During the 2015 General Assembly of the Christian Church (DOC) she was awarded the Fred Craddock Award for Excellence in Preaching. She faithfully served the Christian Church in Ohio as the Project Coordinator for the New Wineskins Campaign and as the new church pastor for Second Chance Christian Church in Columbus while also serving Advent UCC and Karl Road Christian Church at the same time.
Rev. Potter is the proud mother of two incredible children: Micah Jayden and Kyra Jeanette
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