Grace Presbytery, together with First Presbyterian Church in Tyler, will offer a service of installation on Sunday, October 9th at 3:00 p.m. to install Rev. Brendan McLean as associate pastor.

While originally born and raised in the Midwest, Brendan has been a Texan for more than six years, coming to FPC from a two-year residency as a pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth and his seminary studies at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Brendan has served in ministry in Texas in a variety of ways ─ doing committee work for Grace Presbytery, leading worship for migrant teen boys in Dallas, and working in an internship as a hospice chaplain in Austin. His undergraduate degrees in comparative religion and music show that Brendan is a man of many interests: glass blowing, acrylic painting, hiking, kayaking, reading, music, movies, museums, good food, exploring new places, and spending time with his loved ones.

If you ask Brendon to sum up his ministry in three words, he would choose solidarity, imagination, and curiosity.

We are grateful for the opportunity to worship with the members of First Presbyterian Church and delighted to officially welcome and install Brendan!

First Presbyterian Church is located at 230 W. Rusk Street in Tyler, Texas.