New Shadow Mountain Church Senior Pastor Daniel Flynn will deliver his first sermon on Sunday.
The church is located at 1311 Centerville Lane in Gardnerville.
Identical services are held at 9 a.m. and 10:40 a.m., with children’s Sunday School at 10:40 a.m.
Flynn comes from North Carolina where he recently served as the CEO of a pregnancy resource center. After a two-year break from the pulpit, he said he is energized and excited about returning to pastoral ministry.
Flynn earned a bachelor’s degree in religious education from University of the Cumberlands, a master’s degree in theological studies from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and is currently pursuing a doctorate in theology from Andersonville Baptist Theological Seminary.
He has served as pastor of several Southern Baptist churches in Ohio and North Carolina, and has been on numerous short-term mission trips on three continents.
He and his wife, Lisa, have been married for 33 years and have two adult children, Samuel and Julia, and five grandchildren.