Hello everyone! My name is Neil Stetson. A few
of you might remember me as “Skip”. I have had
the honor to serve as interim pastor of the Heath
Church for the better part of a year, and now am
the New Pastor.
Rosemary and I are very excited to be here.
We have always held the hills and people of
Heath in high regard. I feel in a way that we have
come back home.
Our life’s journey has been full. We served the
Colrain Community Church, Community Bible
Chapel in Brattleboro, were missionaries in Haiti,
and in leadership at Center-point Community
Church in Ocala, FL, and returned to Colrain 2
years ago.
We have 3 grown children, and 6
grandchildren.
Thru all the adventures, the highs and lows, our
hearts have always been drawn to rural New
England, and particularly to West County.
So what do we hope for as we begin this new
chapter? A rediscovery, if you will, of Authentic
Christianity. We have been amazed at how the
landscape of the hills has changed since we left
for Haiti almost 10 years ago. Vistas and fields
that were once open are now being hidden by
hedgerows, and trees which block some
spectacular views! They are still there, but harder
to locate.
So also with authentic Christianity. The amazing
perspective that you matter to God is still there,
however, it is often a challenge to see because of
politics invading the church, special issues
become the main focus.
Power and control hide Jesus’ grace and
mercy. Labels like “Conservative vs Liberal”,
“Progressive vs Traditional” hang like a fog on a
September morning. Old personality conflicts of
years gone by mar the landscape.
It is our prayer that you will join us as slowly but
surely we can clear the brush and debris to
rediscover the authenticity of Jesus love and
experience the “awe” together. Who knows, we
might experience awe- thentic relationship with
Jesus and each other!
5 East Main St., Heath , MA
Hello everyone! My name is Neil
Stetson. A few of you might
remember me as “Skip”. I have
had the honor to serve as interim
pastor of the Heath Church for the
better part of a year, and now am
the New Pastor.
Rosemary and I are very excited
to be here. We have always held
the hills and people of Heath in
high regard. I feel in a way that we
have come back home.
Our life’s journey has been full.
We served the Colrain Community
Church, Community Bible Chapel
in Brattleboro, were missionaries
in Haiti, and in leadership at
Center-point Community Church in
Ocala, FL, and returned to Colrain
2 years ago.
We have 3 grown children, and
6 grandchildren.
Thru all the adventures, the
highs and lows, our hearts have
always been drawn to rural New
England, and particularly to West
County.
So what do we hope for as we
begin this new chapter? A
rediscovery, if you will, of Authentic
Christianity. We have been
amazed at how the landscape of
the hills has changed since we left
for Haiti almost 10 years ago.
Vistas and fields that were once
open are now being hidden by
hedgerows, and trees which block
some spectacular views! They are
still there, but harder to locate.
So also with authentic Christianity.
The amazing perspective that you
matter to God is still there,
however, it is often a challenge to
see because of politics invading
the church, special issues become
the main focus.
Power and control hide Jesus’
grace and mercy. Labels like
“Conservative vs Liberal”,
“Progressive vs Traditional” hang
like a fog on a September
morning. Old personality conflicts
of years gone by mar the
landscape.
It is our prayer that you will join
us as slowly but surely we can
clear the brush and debris to
rediscover the authenticity of
Jesus love and experience the
“awe” together. Who knows, we
might experience awe- thentic
relationship with Jesus and each
other!
5 East Main St., Heath , MA
