Dr. Olson’s first service at FCCR

The Rev. Dr. James J. Olson begins his ministry with us at First Congregational Church of Rockport – the Old Sloop, on Sunday August 2nd.  Rev. Olson is a native of Massachusetts, and raised in Randolph at First Congregational Church, UCC.  He is a graduate of Maine Maritime Academy, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, and Boston University School of Theology.  He has also studied at Regent’s Park College, Oxford, UK.  He has been a settled parish pastor, and an interim minister; a university chaplain an Associate Dean, and an Associate Conference Minister in the Illinois Conference of the UCC.

Rev. Olson says “I am thrilled to be coming to walk with Old Sloop for a time, as you consider the possibilities of the future.  My hope is that we will have a joyful year of discovery, self-examination, and planning that will set you up well to select your next settled pastor.”

Please join us for worship on Sunday, August 2 at 10 a.m. to welcome Jim to our pulpit.