Hillsboro United Methodist Church
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
To experience, live and share God's love to all through Jesus Christ.
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Meet the Pastor

 
 
                             
                            Hello! I am the Rev. Cynthia C. Nickerson, pastor appointed to the Hillsboro United
                            Methodist church July 1st 2010 by Bishop Peter Weaver of the New England Conference
                            United Methodist Conference. I am delighted to be with this church family and the church
                            family of the Munsonville United Methodist Church.    I prefer to be called " Pastor Cindy".
 
                            I am a New Hampshire native (Franklin ) but grew up in Berwick Maine where my parents
                            continue to live.  I attended the University of Maine in Orono and graduated with a degree
                            in Early Childhood development and Elementary Education.  I taught in private and public
                            schools in So. New Hampshire for 17 years.
 
                            The pastoral ministry is my second profession as I discerned the call as an active member
                            of the Epping Community Church almost 20 years ago.  I received my Master's of Divinity
                            from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 1999.   I was ordained an Elder in the New
                            England conference of the UMC in 2002.  I have completed my 16th year of ministry having
                            served churches in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.  My most recent appointment
                            was to Corinth UMC in Corinth, Maine for six years.   The blessings of this ministry
                            relationship were in the areas of Children's Ministry, Lay Leader Development, and Pastoral
                            care and encouragement.
 
                            I love to preach God's Word and encourage God's people to live in faithfulness and the power
                            of God's word.   I have a passion for mission work locally and internationally especially when
                            that work is with children and older adults.  I have led mission teams to Red Bird Mission in
                            Kentucky and Nicaragua.  I believe Christian faith is most evident and experienced when it is
                            lived outside the walls of the church.
 
                            Moving to Hillsboro allows me to be closer to my family and lifelong friends.   I have two adult
                            children.  My daughter Michelle is a High School music teacher and lives in the area and my
                            son is a firefighter closer to the seacoast.   My interests include walking, perennial gardening,
                            being with children, and spending time at my summer cottage at the Hedding Camp Meeting
                            in Epping, NH.
 
                            I look forward to meeting many of you who read this and hope if you do not already have a
                            church home you would attend worship and /or an activity at Hillsboro UMC and consider
                            making us your church home.
 
                            God Bless You
 
                            Pastor Cindy
 
                            Jeremiah 29:11-13; John 14:27