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A Tradition of Vibrant Worship and Effective Ministry
in the Naples Area Since 1965

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Moorings Presbyterian Mission Statement

As members of the Moorings Presbyterian Church,
we commit ourselves to grow as a family of faith
which worships, celebrates, and learns together; to work as Christ's people for ministry and mission to one another and to the world; and to reach out
as a welcoming congregation in which we
love and support one another.

New Interim Senior Pastor and Head of Staff
The Human Resources Committee has selected, and the Session and the Presbytery's Committee on Ministry have approved, our new Interim Pastor. He is Samuel W. Henderson from Marietta, Georgia.

Reverend Sam Henderson is the son of a Presbyterian minister who moved several times while Sam was growing up, but he calls Raleigh, NC his childhood home. He is a graduate of L.S.U., The Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary, and the Columbia Theological Seminary. His ordination was 26 years ago. He is married with 2 grown children. His wife, Lane, is employed in Atlanta where she will remain while Sam is here with us. However, she will be here with him briefly when they attend service at MPC on January 22. Reverend Jim Kirk will preach this day, and introduce Sam and Lane to the congregation. Reverend Henderson will preach his first service here on Sunday, January 29.

Reverend Henderson has been Pastor/Associate Pastor/ Head of Staff in many churches throughout the southeast from 1985 until 2010. In the last 10 years, he has served as Senior Pastor/Head of Staff in 4 Interim positions, including one in our Peace River Presbytery at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Ft. Myers, 7 years ago. From 2007-2010 he was Pastor/Head of Staff of the 2,500 member First Presbyterian Church of Marietta. Currently he is Chair of The Cherokee New Church Development Commission, and representative member of the Tri-Presbytery NCD Commission (Greater Atlanta, Cherokee, and Northeast Georgia). We are very pleased to make this announcement and certain that our congregation will be happy with his tenure at MPC.
-Jim Huddleston, Chair, Human Resources Committee

For an update on the progress of our Pastor Nominating Committee, please click on the "Session Report" button on the left!