TPC Staff

ABOUT KEN
Ken Henry was selected by the Session of Tualatin Presbyterian Church to serve as Interim Pastor, effective March 1, 2023. Ken shared the following with the TPC family. Greetings! My name is Ken Henry, and I will soon be the new Interim Pastor at Tualatin Presbyterian Church. Over the past 35 years of pastoral ministry, I have served Presbyterian congregations in Santa Cruz, CA; Vancouver, WA; Eugene, OR; San Jose, CA and, most recently, in Charlottesville, VA. I also taught communication studies for three years at Northwest Christian College in Eugene. I received my Doctor of Ministry degree from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and my interim pastor training from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. I attended San Francisco Theological Seminary and Princeton Theological Seminary for my Masters of Divinity. And yet, with all my traveling from here to there and back again, my roots (and heart) have always remained in Oregon. I graduated from Beaverton High and Western Oregon State College. I'm an Oregon native and am so grateful to be back on the West Coast. I grew up at Valley Community Presbyterian Church in Raleigh Hills and even met my wife, Heather, there. We are two wonderful grown daughters, some property near Seaside, and a big black cat named "Boo." Over the years, I have enjoyed working in congregations and seeing what God can do. There is one question that is asked to every ruling and teaching elder, and this question has shaped my ministry: "Will you pray for and seek to serve the people with energy, intelligence, imagination and love?" My hope, in this transitional time, is that we can live out this question together as TPC seeks new pastoral leadership. Blessings, Ken

ABOUT JENNIFER

Jennifer joined the TPC staff in October 2023. Jennifer had been the Music Director at First United Methodist Church in Ashland, OR for 23 years. . During that time she performed over 200 recitals, concerts and benefits in Medford and Ashland in ensembles of various sizes. During this time she also had a private piano teaching and vocal coaching practice. Her career has also included collaboration with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to initiate and expand a musical theater training program at Ashland’s Southern Oregon University. Her earlier career was as a musical director for high schools in the southern Oregon area. Jennifer is a graduate of Stanford University and received her Masters Degree from Reed College.

ABOUT EVAN

Evan C. Paul is the service pianist at Tualatin Presbyterian Church. Evan grew up in Vermont and began playing the piano at age 4. He holds a Master of Music in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music from Northern Arizona University and a PhD in Music Composition from the University of Oregon. He has lived in Portland for eight years and is also the pianist for Bridging Voices, Portland metro’s LGBTQ+ youth choir. He has worked and continues to work for various choirs and opera companies throughout the metro area and the state, including the Portland Opera, Cascadia Opera, OperaBend, Ping and Woof Opera, Renegade Opera, and the Portland Phoenix Chorale. Evan also works as a voice/diction and instrument musical coach for musicians ranging from middle school to adult professionals. He particularly enjoys classical music by French and American composers, as well as many popular genres ranging from folk singer-songwriters to synthesizer-based artists, all of which have influenced his own musical output.

ABOUT JULIE

Julie Flint assumed the role of Financial Assistant on June 1, 2022. Julie performs the book keeping functions for TPC and manages donations and gifts to TPC. Julie has a breadth of experience in the financial/bookkeeping world and owns a small business where she does much of what is needed for our position on a smaller scale. Her nonprofit clients include The Foundation for Tigard Tualatin Schools and Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee.