Pastor Kim M. Henning 

 As pastor of Grace Congregational UCC, Kim Henning’s primary role is to preach the good news of Jesus Christ. He came to  Grace Congregational Church in 1988 following six years of serving Lake View United Church of Christ in Iowa. A graduate of Lakeland College and Eden Theological Seminary, Kim enjoys being a Christian in the  United Church of Christ.

Associate Pastor Meredith Thurk

 Born and raised in the Chicago, Illinois suburb of Lisle, Meredith Thurk (Anderson) grew up at First Congregational UCC, in Naperville, Illinois, knowing that a call to ministry could be a possibility.  Following high school, she ventured “south” to    the University of Tennessee in Knoxville for her Bachelors of Arts in English Literature. Meredith completed  the Certified Governess program at the English Nanny and Governess School in Chagrin Falls, Ohio before  realizing that God had another plan. She then returned to the Chicago area, where she began her “business”  life and became a founding partner of HOPE Church, UCC in Naperville, Illinois. Stints in a variety of  industries still were not quite what God had in mind. Finally, the call was answered and Meredith entered  Eden  Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri in February 2002. Graduating in May, 2007, Meredith found  her  way to the beautiful shores of “northern” Lake Michigan thanks to God’s leading and the Associate  Pastor Election Committee of Grace Congregational UCC.

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