Pastor Phil Misner and family say farewell

Will DeMarco, Gazette Reporter | Aug 30, 20180

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The Misner family, clockwise, Phil, Jamie, Anders, John and Kaylynn pose with the goodbye cake given to them by the Trinity Lutheran congregation at their farewell reception Aug. 8 at the church.

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Local pastor Phil Misner said his goodbyes this month after announcing his upcoming departure to serve as assistant to the bishop in Spokane.

Phil has led Sunday services at both Peace Lutheran in Colfax and Trinity Lutheran in Endicott since 2012. In addition, he and his wife, Jamie, have been deeply involved in the local community outside of church since making the move from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Phil has coached soccer and baseball, served as president of the board of the Colfax Community Fund and as spokesman for the Colfax Rotary Club. Jamie, a substitute teacher in the St. John/Endicott...