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Meet our Pastor, Staff, and Leaders
The work at GSLCL has been very challenging and just as rewarding. We, at GSLCL, look forward to meeting, greeting, and worshiping with you.
Our Pastor Joyce
Pastor Joyce came to GSLCL as a transition pastor half time, in 2021 as the congregation was going through a process of change. The CoVid epidemic was at its height and the previous pastor looked to change her call. Assigned by the Dean of the Hudson Mohawk Conference, under contract, Pastor Joyce joined with the leadership to navigate the challenging church environment. The goal is to prepare the congregation to call a pastor, and this is in progress as the paperwork with the synod is completed to find the right pastoral candidate.
After decades of work in public health nursing supervision and administration, Pastor Joyce attended Lutheran Seminary in Philadelphia (now known as United Seminary) and was ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) by the Upstate NY Synod. She served half-time as a called pastor at St. Andrew LC in South Glens Falls for nine years. Thinking she was finished with her service, she began to do transition work and will remain at GSLCL until a called pastor is found.
She is a widow after 54 years of marriage to Denis and has two children: Cheryl and Eric who is married to Yolanda. Passionate about classical music, especially opera, and a great deal of current popular music and travel anywhere she can arrange, she finds herself quite busy.
our Administrative Assistant, our musical director, and our maintenance man!
Kathy Flynn
Kathy accepted the Administrative Assistant position in June 2018 bringing with her many years of executive assistant experience. Her background also includes event and conference planning. When not working, Kathy enjoys spending time with her family and dogs. She is also an avid supporter of live music in the Capital District and has a large extended family of musicians from the area
Anita Anderson
Anita is our Music Director! Good Shepherd has been blessed with many wonderful musicians in its past, and our leaders are confident that Anita is an excellent match for our current and future needs. Anita invites all who are interested in offering their musical talents to talk with her after the worship service. All are welcome!
Kevin Wertman
Kevin, our maintenance man, is a lifelong resident of Colonie, NY where he lives with his wife, Marie, of 41 years. He has 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren all of who attend Good Shepherd Church. His grandparents were founding members of Good Shepherd. He enjoys classic cars and taking his treasured Dodge Challenger out for Sunday afternoon rides on sunny days. He is family oriented, which is evident when you see him light up when he hears the word, Papa. He started as the custodian at Good Shepherd in 2022 and he enjoys working with the pastor, the congregation, and the property committee to make building improvements and to keep the property maintained.
Our Congregational Officers
The following people have been elected by the congregation to positions of leadership. We give thanks for their willingness to serve. In Baptism we are welcomed into the body of Christ and sent to share in the mission of God; we rejoice now that these sisters and brothers will lead us in our common life and our mutual mission as a congregation.