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Effective Preacher for Journey of Discipleship

Effective preaching is not just telling a story or knowing the scripture for the week. It is describing how we as Christians can be on a faith journey together and apply our fundamentals of faith to our everyday lives every day. Eric shared his personal faith journey, his personal life struggles and his strong relationship with his twin daughters. Our membership recognized this extraordinary skill in Eric and the messages touched everyone in many different ways. . . ​

Dile Holton
past Moderator,
​Board of Deacons,
nat'l UCC Board of Directors,
​Mass Delegate to UCC Synod

Open-hearted and genuine, Rev. Eric Wefald brings energy and dynamism to ministry. A committed Christian who devotes himself to forming new disciples, Eric’s faith is contagious. He forms relationships across generations and is adept at pastoral care. Eric brings a host of program resource and new ideas to ministry. He imagines possibilities the congregation cannot yet see and is able to bring members together around a new vision. He is an excellent storyteller and uses his craft to preach accessible, engaging and relevant sermons with both emotional resonance and deep theological grounding.

​Rev. Dr. Karin Case, ​
Minister, First Church in Cambridge,
Harvard University Chaplain,
​past Sr Interim in Shrewsbury