First Presbyterian To Install New Lead Pastor, Associate Pastor
COOPERSTOWN—On Sunday, March 3, the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown will formally install two new pastors, the Rev. Jessica D. Lambert and the Rev. Faith E. Gay.
Lambert, the new lead pastor, received her Masters of Divinity from Yale Divinity School, and pastored Saint Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church from 2007-2021 in Jersey City, New Jersey. There she was involved in community organizing, especially around affordable housing, criminal justice, and food insecurity, and oversaw renovations to provide space for community nonprofits. Lambert moved to Cooperstown in 2021 when her husband, the Rev. Nathan Ritter, was called as rector of Christ Church Episcopal. Since moving to Cooperstown, she served as operations manager for Cooperstown Food Pantry and is now working part time as chaplain at Bassett Healthcare.
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