On March 20, our founding pastor, Nolan Donald, announced that he had been appointed to be the senior pastor of a church in his home state of Alabama and that he would be leaving WordServe this summer after nine years of working in the greater Fulshear area and helping launch the church. Bishop Janice Riggle Huie has appointed Jon Sims to be the new lead pastor of WordServe.

A change in leadership can be a scary thing, especially for a church plant. However, we are committed to making this a great transition, and we believe that the change in leadership is something God is using to accomplish his will and lead WordServe to be and become all he wants it to be.

Nolan and Jon will be working together with our staff and Church Council to insure that we have the most seamless transition possible. Jon will join the WordServe staff the week of May 9, and his first Sunday at WordServe will be May 15. Jon and Nolan will serve together until June 5 (Celebration Sunday / Nolan’s last Sunday).

As the first step in preparing for where God is leading us, make sure to join us for our Back to the Future sermon series. For six weeks beginning April 3, we’ll search God’s Word about how we can confidently Face the Future Unafraid. God teaches us that by looking back we can often find the best way forward.

 Click the image below to read more details in a letter from Nolan or click the speaker to hear his announcement from March 20.

Transition letter iconspeaker 

Jon Sims, Pastor from Spring Woods UMC will be taking over Nolan's position begining this June. Learn more about him and his family in the bio below. Click here to read the email from the Staff-Parish Relations Committee introducing Jon.

Rev. Jon Sims

Jon Sims Family

For Jon there is nothing greater than seeing God’s heart-changing, life-changing, world-changing Grace at work. Jon has enjoyed ministry that reaches across a wide spectrum of peoples, cultures, persuasions and interests – family discipleship, engaging newcomers, revitalizing ministries, university chaplaincy in England, leading local churches and a multi-national congregation in the Houston area.

Jon is married to Heather, who is also a pastor. They have three sons – Noah, Daniel and Michael – who give the most delightful critique of life’s arrogance. By virtue of their ‘brother-ness’, these three provide quality, free entertainment for multiple audiences, including total strangers at the grocery store. Noah (14 yrs) and Daniel (13 yrs) are active in Scouting and always eager for a new adventure. Whereas Noah gravitates toward the challenges of science, Daniel thrives on social interaction. Michael (9 yrs), who is known by some as “Obi-two Kenobi,” hopes to attend Jedi Knight School instead of college. If Michael finds a Jedi Knight School, his dad has promised to attend with him.

When not doing ministry related activities or chasing after his boys, Jon is most likely kayaking, hiking with Heather or watching a soccer game. He is a huge fan of Major League Soccer, USA Men’s National Team, and English Premier League.

To meet the Sims family check out this video! 

Welcome Jon Sims, our new lead pastor! from WordServe Church on Vimeo.

 

If you still have questions click here for our FAQ page or email info@wordserve.org. Click here to be connected to the Church Leadership page.