Welcome to Pastor Nyasha Jeche!

We are excited to announce the beginning of a new appointment here at Grace United Methodist Church. Pastor Nyasha Jeche (Je-chee) joins us through the Mosaic Ministries program of GNJ (you can read more about the program here - https://www.gnjumc.org/mosaic/). Here’s her profile from the appointment page at GNJ: Nyasha Jeche is a third year Master of Divinity student at Drew University. She was born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe. She holds a diploma in Religious Studies and a BA (Hon) in Religious Studies from the University of Zimbabwe. With a strong passion for youth ministry, congregational leadership, and gender justice, Nyasha strives to create spaces where faith, equity, and community intersect. Nyasha’s ministry is characterized by her dedication to serving others, her commitment to social justice and her passion for nurturing faith and discipleship. Outside of academia, she enjoys watching documentaries and listening to music, drawing inspiration from stories and melodies.

Pastor Nyasha will serve between 10-15 hours each week at Grace as she completes her studies at Drew. She will join us as the Pastor of Family Ministries, which will include the Sunday School program, Family Ministries events and the youth ministry. She’ll also have opportunities to grow in pastoral ministry as she preaches, joins Pastor Brian in visiting homes, and assists with weddings, funerals and baptisms. Now, you may be wondering how the addition of Pastor Nyasha will affect our programs. The good news is the leaders in each of those areas are not going anywhere. Emily, Hilda, Pastor Brian and the many other volunteers that help lead those programs will all remain in place. With Pastor Nyasha we will move toward a team-based approach in each of those ministries. As Pastor Nyasha gains more experience we’ll reevaluate the model we use in each ministry area.

For now, Pastor Nyasha will be focused on the Sunday School program to make sure we are geared up and ready to go on Founder’s Day, September 7th, as we launch for a new year of ministry! If you get a phone call or email from her asking to help out with Sunday School, be sure to welcome her to the church and offer whatever support you can as she begins her first appointed ministry here at Grace United Methodist Church! God bless, and thanks for supporting our staff, leaders and the whole congregation as we take this new step in providing an inclusive community passionately following Jesus Christ.

In Christ,
Pastor Brian Neville

Pastor Nyasha Jeche