Jim Watson serves as the Bi-Vocational Priest for our parish. He and his spouse, Sarah,
have worshipped at St. Michael's since 1993. Jim teaches English at LeTourneau University.
Before coming to Longview in 1992 he served for nine years as Academic Dean at Providence Theological Seminary in Canada.
His pilgrimage has shown him the richness of God's wider Church.
Having grown up, been formed, and served as a pastor in the Bible Church movement
he values the study of Scripture as a primary guide to life. In Canada the Watson's fellowshipped and
served as lay leaders in the Evangelical Mennonite Church.
There the lessons of living in community and the values of simplicity and service became more real.
Now, coming to the Anglican faith relatively late in life, he and Sarah find it difficult to
imagine what worship and service would be like without our church's liturgy and commitment to spirituality.
