Hello! My name is Pastor Heather McLeod, but you can call me “Pastor Heather” or just “Heather” or if the students want to christen me with a cool nickname, that works too. I am super excited to be your new Director of Family Ministries! This is an answer to prayer, on both of our parts. I know that you as a congregation have been praying for this position to be filled for a while, and I have been praying for the Lord’s direction for the next chapter of ministry for almost the same amount of time. I love it when the Lord works all things together for good! (Seems to me that I’ve heard that somewhere before. Romans 8:28 anyone?)
Allow me to introduce myself. I grew up outside of Pittsburgh, PA, though I have been an Ohio resident for over a decade. My husband, Sean, is the pastor of Woodlawn GMC in Bucyrus. We are both Ordained Elders in the Global Methodist Church. We got married late; we’ve only been married for about 6 ½ years. God has not blessed us with any children of our own, but He has graciously entrusted the children of other families into our hands, and we love each of them as if they were our own – even those that we have yet to meet! Pastor Sean will likely not be seen too often as he has a congregation of his own, but he will likely show up from time to time for special events. I have a younger sister, Megan, and brother-in-law, PJay. They live in Maryland. This past Valentine’s Day, my precious nephew (and Godson!), Logan, was born! My parents, Fritz and Dianne Runser, are still living, and reside in my former hometown outside of Pittsburgh.
I love to sing, and I also play the trombone, piano/keyboard, and organ (though I am out of practice on the last two). I also love arts and crafts of all kinds, including knitting. I am also a casual pc video gamer. The games I prefer are role-playing games (RPG) where I pretend to be a hero of an epic story. But that is enough about me.
The most important thing I love to do is to point people to Jesus. This is our universal calling as Christians. I also believe very strongly in the call to discipleship. Yes, we are saved, by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ! He loves us just as we are; but He also loves us so much that He does not wish us to remain just as we are. All of us are sinners in need of forgiveness and grace. We are called to a life of holiness. This means that we are set apart by God through the power of the Holy Spirit to be an example to the world. But I will save the preaching for a more appropriate time.
Thank you for being willing to share your children with me. Thank you in advance for giving your time to support the ministry to children and youth. I am humbled by this opportunity, and I look forward to working with each one of you to spread the Good News throughout the world!
You can reach Pastor Heather via voice/text 412-527-4531 or email: pastor.heather.gmc@gmail.com
