{"id":1020,"date":"2026-10-25T16:43:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T16:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcbarnetvt.org\/?page_id=1020"},"modified":"2026-10-25T16:43:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T16:43:34","slug":"our-pastor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pcbarnetvt.org\/index.php\/our-pastor\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Pastor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Minister at Presbyterian Church of Barnet, VT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rev. Steve McCloskey<\/strong> draws on experience having served previously with Mennonite and Presbyterian Church USA congregations in the past (and with an M.Div. from a PCUSA-affiliated Princeton Theological Seminary), he&#8217;s grateful that Presbyterian Church of Barnet is an active\u00a0embassy for the Kingdom of God in the North-East Kingdom of Vermont. Steve&#8217;s sense of calling has been to follow Jesus closely and participate in a community of fellow disciples who seek to know and follow Christ. In addition to his Master of Divinity, he holds degrees in Philosophy and Strategic Communication and Master of Public Administration. He is\u00a0the single-father of Jacob and Silas and has served as a volunteer Firefighter in Hartland, VT as well as an occasional columnist for<em>\u00a0The Vermont Standard.<\/em>\u00a0He is excited for where the Spirit leads our church into the future!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image1020_9f7bb0-00:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);}.kb-image1020_9f7bb0-00.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image1020_9f7bb0-00 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:400px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1020_9f7bb0-00.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1020_9f7bb0-00 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image1020_9f7bb0-00 figure{max-width:400px;}.kb-image1020_9f7bb0-00 .image-is-svg, .kb-image1020_9f7bb0-00 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image1020_9f7bb0-00 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-image1020_9f7bb0-00.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image1020_9f7bb0-00 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:350px;width:100%;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-image1020_9f7bb0-00 figure{max-width:350px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-image1020_9f7bb0-00.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image1020_9f7bb0-00 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:300px;width:100%;}.kb-image1020_9f7bb0-00 figure{max-width:300px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1020_9f7bb0-00\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/pcbarnetvt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pc-barnet-minister.jpg\" alt=\"Rev. 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