Pastor Monica Ouellette was called to St. John ’s UCC on August 9, 2009.  She began serving at St. John’s Church on October 5, 2009.

Monica graduated from the Community College of Rhode Island with an A.A. degree in December 1997.  She graduated from Rhode Island College with a B.A. in Anthropology in May 1999.  Then in May 2004 she graduated from Andover Newton Theological School in Boston with an Masters of Divinity degree. 

Monica was the Student Pastor at First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ in Sharon , MA for two years.  She served one year as Student Chaplain at Steere House nursing home in Providence , RI .  I  Then served for 13 months as Interim Assistant Pastor at Newman Congregational Church, United Church of Christ in East Providence , RI .  She was ordained in the Rhode Island Conference on January 16, 2005.  She served as Associate Pastor at First United Church of Christ in Carlisle , PA from February 1, 2005 until September 25, 2009.

“I believe that faith is both what we believe and how we live our lives because of this belief.  Living our faith encourages us to care for one another in our congregation, serve those in need in our community and serve as God’s hands, feet, voice and heart in our community and in our world. 

I see ministry as a three-way partnership between the pastor, the congregation and God.  When all three work together we are fulfilling Christ’s mission for the church.  All of God’s people are called into God’s service to participate in and extend the ministry of Jesus Christ.  God calls each of us to be active members in the church, to worship in community and to serve one another and our neighbors.  My goal is to empower and encourage the members of a congregation to see their role as a partnership in ministry with me as we grow spiritually and grow God’s church.”