Trinity members are invited to attend a special congregational meeting Sunday, March 6, 2022, to vote on this year’s nominees for Elder and Deacon.
Elders exercise leadership, government, spiritual discernment, and together (as a Session) have responsibilities for the life of the congregation. The office of Deacon is set forth in Scripture as one of compassion, witness and service after the example of Jesus Christ. It is a ministry of caring, love, compassion and prayer. The 2022 Trinity Nominating Team brings the following nominees to the congregation for election as Deacons and Elders at Trinity:
KEVIN HUNTER, Elder Nominee
Kevin and his wife Kim moved to Tacoma in 1990 and what started as “checking out” a small neighborhood church has resulted in being a Trinity members for 32 years. Kim and Kevin raised their three children (Zach 34, Katie 32, Callie 28) at Trinity and have served in multiple capacities in the church over the years. Kevin has a deep love for diverse communities and their families and has served in leadership roles of both local and international non-profit organizations throughout his professional life.
“Trinity has been a blessing to our family as well as being great gift to countless children and families from the Bryant neighborhood and the broader Tacoma context over the years. I am deeply hopeful that we will continue to live into our calling as a community of authentic followers of Jesus and to be actively seeking the spaces that God is asking us to fill, being present to each other and those in our midst. ”
CHRISTINA REYER, Elder Nominee
Christina has been attending Trinity for about six years and a member for almost three. She has really enjoyed helping in the pre-K classroom, the connections she has made in her small groups, and the wonderful sense of groundedness and community at Trinity.
Christina works as an occupational therapist with kids ages birth to three in their homes and also through hippotherapy (using equine/horse movement as an occupational therapy treatment strategy). She is looking forward to building a deeper understanding of our church and mission, as well as growing in her own faith and further serving the community and city that she loves!
MEGAN SNOW, Elder Nominee
Megan and her husband, Tyler, and their son, Weston, live on Fox Island and were glad to have found Trinity in 2018. A first grade teacher by day, Megan enjoys volunteering in Trinity's children's classes. She is also a member of our newly formed One Parish One Prisoner team.
"We arrived at Trinity new to the South Sound and a bit disillusioned by the experience of "church." We longed to find a community in which our family — especially our young son — could encounter and respond to God's compassion and hope in an authentic way. Trinity has been that to us, and I'm honored to have the opportunity to add my voice to the chorus of elders who have come before me in love and service."
IRIS JACKSON, Deacon Nominee
Iris has been loving and serving the Trinity community and the Bryant Neighborhood for many years. She has been on Trinity's staff in various capacities (nursery, custodian, Pat's Closet) for more than 20 years. Currently she leads a circle of Trinity volunteers to host a meal on Trinity House's front porch for neighbors each Thursday evening. Iris joined Trinity as a member in 2019, and is eager to serve the Lord as a deacon for these next few years.
POLLY WITHROW, Deacon Nominee
Polly and Bob are back in Tacoma after a hiatus of many years. They are close to children and grandchildren. Trinity was Polly's home church from birth to age 24. It is truly a blessing to be back to a place where she felt so loved and cared for as she was growing up. The names have changed but the people of Trinity are still the same. It is good to be back home.
Polly feels honored to be nominated as a deacon and looks forward to the personal growth this experience will bring. She hopes to give back a little of what she has received from this community that lives the gospel in the heart of Tacoma.