The Rev. George Pasley has been our pastor since December 2005. Prior to coming to Alaska he served Presbyterian congregations in Kansas.

George spent his childhood years in the Midwest. His family moved to a small farm in Maryland when George was 13 years old. George graduated with a BS degree from the University of Maryland. He spent several years as a shepherd and sheep shearer before entering Princeton Theological Seminary.

George graduated from seminary and was ordained by the Presbytery of Baltimore in 1997.

George is an accomplished writer and poet. He is a regular contributor to Word and Witness magazine, writes a weekly column for the Anderson County Review in Garnett , Kansas, and is in the process of publishing a poetry chapbook.

POETRY BOOK PUBLISHED BY PASTOR GEORGE

Pastor George has just recently published a book of poems. The poems include many written in Alaska, inspired by Alaska plants, wildlife and people.

The book, entitled “In the Small Green Wood,” is available directly from the author or at Parnassus Books in downtown Ketchikan.

More information on the book, and samples of George's writing, can be read at his blog: www.poetspeaks.typepad.com

Pasley’s poems have previously been published in magazines, literary journals and, as solo entries, in books.