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Former Direct Line host announced new lead pastor for First Christian Church

Jun 2, 2022 | 4:14 PM

June 2, 2022 – Former Direct Line host and lead pastor of First Christian Church has announced his replacement at the pulpit.

On June 30th, Wayne Kent will retire from the position of Lead Pastor at the church and Brian Talty will assume the role  in July 2022.

 Wayne Kent has served First Christian for more than 28 years. In addition, Kent was the host of the Wednesday evening program “Direct Line” on WSOY for 17 years before retiring the show in January of this year.

Pastor Brian Talty is no stranger to First Christian Church. He has served in a variety of pastoral roles during his 18-year tenure since arriving on staff in 2004.

Kent said, “The church leaders and I had extensive conversations with Brian over a long period of time. We fully believe he will lead our congregation to new ministry moments, helping our church write a new chapter in our story. The congregation graciously took on many of my ministry ideas, and I expect that will occur with Brian’s capable leadership in the years ahead.”