Pastor Rich

Pastor Rich


Pastor Rich is a native Californian, received his B.S. in Geology and Religious Studies from the College of Wooster, and earned his M.Div. from San Francisco Theological Seminary.

Prior to coming to Faith Pres, Rev. Poole served as a chaplain in Colorado, as pastor in Texas, and as director of a campus ministry at the University of Oklahoma.

rev.richard.poole@gmail.com

youth

Christian Education


The spiritual education of our children is very important to us. Sunday school is made available to all ages, and children are very involved in the worship services.


Highlights of the Christian education program include: The Christmas Pageant, Tuesday Nite Live, The Community Easter Egg Hunt, and the Rally Day Worship Service

youthministries@faithpresvv.org

Our Church


We are a diverse community and we welcome all who wish to be part of this inclusive, multigenerational, and multicultural congregation. Together we seek to find God, to deepen our spiritual awareness, and to experience God’s forgiveness and grace. We seek to live out the spirit of Jesus Christ’s saving presence in the world through equipping and empowering one another for witness and service to all of God’s people here and everywhere.

churchoffice@faithpresvv.org

From The Pastor

This Just In…

Greetings in Christ! It has been too long since I have utilized this amazing tool! My many thanks to Ransin for his faithful work over the years to the establishment and maintenance of this website, and to Sue Natale for her gifts, skills and dedication to its updating and current format! I would really like …

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Memorial Day, only a little late…

We’ll be celebrating Memorial Day in worship this coming Sunday. Most churches ended up having a Memorial Day theme this past Sunday, which also happened to be the day we’ve set aside as Trinity Sunday. Interestingly enough, I’m discerning another “convergence” of concepts as I mentioned last week from the pulpit – we’ll be experiencing …

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Welcome Message from Pastor Richard W. Poole

Grace and peace be with you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! I am very fond of the Apostle Paul’s standard greeting to those with whom he interacted, a friendly and critical reminder that their association was one rooted and grounded in the freely given grace and love of the Lord …

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Rich’s Reflections

Greetings in Christ! I am so very honored and thankful for the call to serve as a Pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church! I am grateful to Rev. Dr. Kim Strutt and his dear wife Julie, and to so many others who have spent the past several years dedicating their lives to the service and enrichment …

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