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Our congregation is blessed with the spiritual work of raising up and supporting
individuals for ministry. We are blessed as many seek to deepen their own
sense of the divine through practice and service to the congregation, the neighborhood
and the world. Some of these individuals seek to do service as ordained ministers in
the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) or the United Church of Christ.
To support these individuals, Hope Central has an In-Care Committee, and an In-Care
Support Group. Individuals seeking to answer the call to ordained ministry must:
- be a Hope Central Church Covenant Partner for at least one year
- be accepted into Hope Central's process by the In-Care Team, and meet with them regularly
- participate in the In-Care Support Group
- engage in a pastoral relationship with Rev. Laura Ruth Jarrett
- participate in the life of the church
- complete the process for ordination as required by the New England Area of the Northeastern Region of the Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ) or the Metropolitan Boston Association of the Massachusetts
Conference of the United Church of Christ
Hope Central's In-Care Team and pastor represent the body of Hope Central Church in
formulating the recommendation of one of its members in the process of ordination in
either the United Church of Christ or The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) denomination.
The Committee is comprised of both ordained and lay members of the Church who are
committed to support and endorse candidates who fully understand their call and are
prepared and able to carry out the work God has called them to do.
The Committee meets with each candidate at least two times per year. These meetings
are structured to question, support, challenge, bless, and love the candidate at each
phase of the discernment and ordination process.
By participating in the In-Care Support Group, candidates for ordination form collegial bonds,
learning from each others' experience about ordaining organizations, service leadership,
field education placements, confidentiality, sabbath, and boundaries, each one teaching one.
The following are our current candidates for Ordination. We ask you to pray for
them and all who seek to rely on God for life and purpose.
 Bruce Baker-Rooks (DoC) is in the Masters of Divinity program at
Andover Newton Theological School. He has been a Covenant Partner at Hope Central
Church since 2004, and is in care with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Bruce feels called into Hospital Chaplaincy, but also remains open to parish ministry.
Bruce is working towards ordination sometime in 2012-13.
 Nanette Pitt Savides (UCC) grew up in South Africa and
now lives in Medford with her spouse, Steven, and their two cats. A graduate
of Simmons College, Nanette graduates from Andover Newton Theological School with
a Master of Divinity degree in May 2012. She has been a year-long ministerial intern at Old
South Union Church in Weymouth, MA and The Hills Church in Wellesley, MA where she is currently serving an additional, third, year.
In addition, Nanette trained as a chaplain at Brigham and Women's Hopsital.
Nanette is a candidate "ordained pending call" with the Metropolitan Boston Association of the United Church
of Christ.
 M. Lance Wiser
(DoC) is in the Masters of Divinity program and was named a CIRCLE Fellow at Andover
Newton Theological School. He is in care with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
and has been a covenant partner with Hope Central since 2010. He is also preparing for
further graduate work, with current concentrations of study in Ecumenism, Interfaith
studies, the Ancient Near East, and the Hebrew Bible. He has had the opportunity
due to the generosity and support of Hope Central and the UCC to attend a World Council
of Churches international convocation and has been selected to serve for the Disciples
of Christ and United Church of Christ's Global Ministries Council of Theological
Students. He also has contributed to the new interfaith blogosphere
State of Formation.
In past years, our community has ordained:
- Jasmine Beach-Ferrara (UCC, 2/19/12)
- Christine Evans (DoC, 12/11/11)
- Laura Everett (UCC, 6/5/11)
- Sarah and Andrew Taylor-Peck (DoC, 5/15/11)
- Rebecca Anderson (DoC, 5/7/11)
- John Brock (DoC, 3/13/11)
- Kevin Baker-Rooks (DoC, 11/28/10)
- Bob Brown (UCC, 11/21/10)
- Mark Longhurst (DoC, 10/18/09)
- Melissa Kreider (UCC, 10/4/09)
- Kent French (UCC, 2/8/09)
- JC Mitchell (DoC, 5/18/08)
- Laura Ruth Jarrett (UCC, 4/6/08)
- Chris Waldron (UCC, 4/6/08)
- Tadd Allman-Morton (UCC, 1/12/08)
- Steven Savides (DoC, 5/21/06)
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