Dear Church Family,

The church board is pleased to announce a very strong vote of support to have Rev. Darlene Franks as our next Lead Pastor! We have extended the call and she has accepted. Sacramento District Superintendent Darren Reed will be with us on March 16 for an Installation Service. We look forward to what God has in store for OroNaz in the days to come.

Sincerely,

Board Secretary Marsha McCoy for the CLT:  Frank Burnett, Vern Englund, Chip Fowler, Dan Libby, Joe McCoy, Ron Ransbarger and Kelly Yam.

Please join us on the patio BEFORE morning worship on 3/16 between 9am-10am for a Welcome Celebration for Pastor Dar with some light breakfast snacks.

Pastor Dar’s Top 5 Strengths include: Evangelism, Positivity, Adaptability, Vision and Preaching & Teaching. She is a shepherd with intergenerational ministry as a priority.

Her personal vision is to identify and develop empowered kingdom leaders. She is passionate about seeing people know Christ intimately and grow in him to live out God’s Kingdom call in their lives. Pastor Dar is compelled by the Great Commission: to make disciples in the nations, baptize and teach others to obey everything God has commanded knowing that HE WILL BE WITH US UNTIL THE END OF THE AGE!

Beyond Pastor Dar’s extensive leadership experience and spiritual gifting, her three years here with us as our Children & Family Discipleship Pastor give her valuable insights to the community of Oroville. She has spent the last three years building deep and meaningful relationships, not only with children and families, but also in adult small group discipleship classes and out in the community where she has chosen to push in and share our lives and the love of Jesus with everyone she meets.

She and her husband, Barry, have been married and enjoying life together in Northern California for 27 years. Their family includes two adult sons, Ben and Christian. Barry and Dar value spending time with their friends and family, including Ben’s wife Amanda and their two kids Emmalee (7) and Henry (6), as well as visiting Christian and his wife Hannah in Southern California.

THE PROCESS
Thank you to everyone for joining us as we have been prayerfully walking through this process. Below is a list with dates of what this transition has looked like with a few highlights and prayer focuses.

PRAYER FOCUS
1. Peace & freedom from fear for OroNaz during this transition time.
2. Spiritual protection over our minds & hearts to be in unity as a church.
3. For Travis & Kim as they wrap up their time & accomplish tasks in Oroville before they move on.

UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS
As part of the Church of the Nazarene denomination, we are just one of 60+
churches in the Sacramento District Church of the Nazarene! Our local church
board met recently with our District Superintendent, Darren Reed, to begin the
process of the pastoral search. With Darren’s guidance and your support, our
board will walk diligently and prayerfully through the following steps:

1. *Best Attitudes & Bidding Farewell*
(Send-Off Lunch was held 1/5)
2.*Establish Interim Leadership*
(Dar & Seth will share the responsibility)
3.*Assessment of Church Status*
(CLT & DS meetings held on 12/12 & 1/9)
4.*Pastoral Profile — “Preferences”*
(CLT & DS meeting held on 1/9)
5.* Identify Potential Candidates*
(CLT & DS meeting held on 1/16 & 1/19)
6. *Interview Process*
(CLT & DS interviewed candidate on 1/29/25)
7. *Board Nomination*
(Presented to the congregation on 2/2/25)
8. *Membership Vote*
(Annual Vote coming up on 2/23 and 3/2)
9. *Response of the Candidate*
(Called and accepted on 3/3)
10. Arrival of the New Pastor & Installation Service
(Installation Service for Rev. Darlene Franks will be on 3/16)
*Indicates the steps we are currently addressing or have already completed.*