Reception for Pastor Candidate Rev. Dr. Sharlyn DeHaven Gates
January 15, 2011

Pictured above are: (l – r) interim pastor Rev. Ann Robertson, Rev. Dr. Sharlyn DeHaven Gates,
and interim pastor Rev. Bill Robertson.

A reception was held on Saturday, January 15, to introduce pastor candidate Rev. Dr. Sharlyn DeHaven Gates to the congregation of the Holly Presbyterian Church.  It was a real pleasure to meet and talk with Rev. Gates, who is very warm and personable, and to get to know her better after the glowing reports by the PNC (Pastoral Nominating Committee) which had screened-through over a hundred potential candidates. 

The following day, the congregation voted unanimously to accept Rev. Gates as our new pastor.