Lee Lever

 

Lee Lever began as our three-quarter time interim/transitional pastor in May 2022. In addition to regular pastoral duties, Lee will be helping Houston Mennonite Church clarify identity and vision, and search for a long-term lead pastor.  

 

Lee brings a wealth of experience in pastoral ministry and organizational savvy to his role at HMC. He has been a pastor, hospital chaplain, area conference minister, consultant, and denominational minister. Most recently he was pastor of the Austin Mennonite Church. Lee enjoys learning the story of a congregation and helping them find their values and passions as they follow the way of Jesus in ministry and mission. 

 

In addition to a Master of Divinity from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Lee has a Doctor of Ministry in Congregational Development from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary (Episcopal). His undergraduate degree is from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in English. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam with a logistical unit, an experience that led him to the Mennonite church where he embraced the nonviolent way of Jesus. 

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Lee’s wife, Terri, died of cancer at the beginning of 2018. They have three adult children, a daughter in law, and an adorable granddaughter born in 2021. Two of the children live in Austin, one in Troy, New York.  

 

You can reach Pastor Lee at leel@houstonmennonite.org.

  

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