Hi, I'm Norm Story, the pastor at First Presbyterian Church, Las Cruces, New Mexico.  Thank you for taking the time to check out our website.  Perhaps you are searching for a church in the Las Cruces area.  Perhaps you are looking for a deeper meaning or purpose in life.  Perhaps you are looking to experience God at work in your life.  Maybe you are just surfing the 'net. Whatever caused you to stop by I am glad you did. I want to extend a personal invitation to you to visit and worship with us or visit us on Facebook, First Presbyterian Las Cruces.  I believe you will find that we are a warm and welcoming Christ-centered church family.  I hope you will come and see for yourself, and that you will explore our worship, our fellowship, our many programs and other opportunities for spiritual growth and Christian service.  Again, I'm glad to greet you here in cyberspace and look forward to meeting you in person.

 Greetings in Christ,

Norm

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I was born in Albuquerque, but my early childhood was spent in Wayland, a suburb of Boston, Massachusetts.  Later my family moved to the Washington DC area, where I went to high school and returned to work after college.  I am a graduate of Virginia Tech., with a B.S. in Biology.  I worked in the Bird and Mammal Labs at Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, and then went into the printing and office products industry.  Eventually I worked for United Stationers, a Fortune 1000 corporation, and from there felt God's call to fulltime church ministry.

        In 1994, I graduated with a M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary and School of Christian Education in Richmond, VA.  From there I was called and installed to serve as the first full time pastor at Sneads Ferry Presbyterian Church, a new church development in Sneads Ferry, NC, 1994-2003.  In September of 2003, I become the thirtieth pastor called and installed to serve at First Presbyterian Church, Las Cruces, NM.  I completed my D.Min. from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY in 2010. 

        I serve on the board of directors at the Mesilla Valley Hospice.  My service to the Presbytery of Sierra Blanca has included moderating the Finance and Administration Committee, serving on Presbytery Council, on the Transition Task Force, and moderating the administrative commission formed to resolve the financial and management problems at Camp Chimney Spring.  I have also served on the Synod of the Southwest Finance and Stewardship Development Committee.  Currently I am serving on the Committee of Ministry of the Presbytery of Sierra Blanca.

        My life is testimony to God's gracious promise, "The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."  (Lamentations 3:22-23 NRSV)