First Baptist Church, Walnut Creek, California, ordained its pastor, Shawn Hull, while commending his 11 years of service to Walnut Creek.
Shawn, who earned an MDiv from Corban University in 2000, has been pastor of First Baptist since April 2012 and was previously associate pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Redding, California, for 12 years.
Bruce McClain, state representative of the California Association of Regular Churches, moderated the ordination, while the congregation led the examination of theological topics.
“I’m very proud of the congregation for preparing so many thoughtful questions,” Shawn says.
Calvin Fei, deacon chair, says, “I could see ordination being repeated in another 10 years to observe how God has matured both Pastor Shawn and our congregation.”
