ON THE SCENE: Welcome to Keene Valley, Pastor John
John Sampson, third from left, will begin duties as the Keene Valley Congregational Church’s pastor on Nov 1. He is posing here with members of the church council and search committee. (Provided photo — Naj Wikoff)
A career in finance may not seem to be a path to becoming a church pastor, but it’s the one John Sampson took that led him to the Keene Valley Congregational Church.
Accepted to lead by a unanimous congregational vote on Sunday, Oct. 2, Sampson will begin his duties on Nov. 1.
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