Welcome Rev. Love! CCC’s New Executive Pastor

Welcome, Pastor Love!

We are thrilled to share some exciting news! We welcome the Rev. Aubra Love, CCC longtime member, as our Executive Pastor at Christ Congregational Church.

This newly created position is responsive to the transitional challenges currently faced by our church. Rev. Aubra Love’s role as Executive Pastor encompasses a range of ministry gifts focused on enhancing our church’s mission and vision.

The Executive Pastor works in concert with the Senior Minister, assuring sustainability with strategic planning guidance, liturgical arts and resource management, all consistent with our mission and vision. This ministry partnership allows flexibility for the Senior Minister to focus on the inspirational, visionary leadership and community building needs of our church, while Rev. Love ensures the infrastructure excellence necessary for our growth. We can look forward to this innovation in our time of transition.

Rev. Love’s contributions in worship facilitation and ministry coordination will continue to facilitate an extravagant welcome to all faith seekers. Her collaboration in planning and conducting worship services with all staff will enrich our worship experiences. Her expertise in engaging community-based organizations will further strengthen CCC’s broader connections. We look forward to a coordination of ministries that will ensure alignment with our church’s stated vision and mission, mobilizing congregants to serve neighboring communities effectively.

Rev. Love, as Executive Pastor, affirms a unique opportunity for our congregation to strengthen and grow as a church. Her qualifications, commitment to inclusivity, and devotion to our mission make her a wonderful official addition to our leadership team. Please join us in welcoming Rev. Aubra Love to the staff of CCC. By faith, we know that her presence and ministry will be instrumental in guiding us as we move forward, together, on our collective faith journey.

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Rev. Aubra Love is an ordained minister whose standing is held in the Central Atlantic Conference of the United Church of Christ. She was ordained in the Southern Conference of the UCC; and also served in the Pacific Northwest Conference and Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ, before relocating to Maryland. Rev. Love is a public theologian, pastor and movement ethicist of more than 25 years. A retired commercial banker, nonprofit executive and testifying grandmother, Rev. Love is a graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY and the Morehouse School of Religion at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, GA.