Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I; send me!”
Isaiah 6:8
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PASTOR ERIC

 

1 Corinthians 15:10

"But by the grace of God, I am what I am."

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My name is Eric Hill and I have been serving as a local pastor for the United Methodist Church since 2015. My family is originally from south Georgia and I have lived in Western North Carolina since 1979. For most of my life I have grown up in the mountains and rivers. I graduated from Pisgah High School in 1993, joined the United States Army in November of 1993, and married my high school sweetheart, Keri Rhinehart Hill, in August of 1994.

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After serving active duty at Fort Bragg, NC for only a couple of years, I left the Army and we moved back to the mountains. I bounced from job to job. My son, Austin, was born in May of 1997. My daughter was born premature in August of 2000. I loved being a husband and father, but just couldn't seem to find my place.

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Following 9/11 I reenlisted into the Army Reserves. I was assigned to a Reserve unit in Knoxville, TN and in February of 2003 I was attached to the 926 Engineer Brigade in Montgomery, AL where I was deployed to Mosul, Iraq. I returned home in March of 2004 as an unbeliever. I had walked away from my faith in God. I stayed with the 926 and was deployed a second time in 2008.

 

After returning on Valentine's Day of 2009, I found my way back to God and the Church. After working as a carpenter for five and a half years, I answered the call to preach. It wasn't that I couldn't find my place in the world or the work force, it was just that I hadn't slowed down long enough to ask God what He wanted me to do. God is good all of the time, if we'll just quit running long enough to listen.