STAFF

Rev. Amy Hitchens

Pastor

Rev. Amy Hitchens, a Pacific Northwest native, served the formerly named Highline Medical Center as their chaplain for 13 years before she became the pastor for Normandy Park UCC in June of 2018. She is a graduate of Seattle Pacific University and the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California. She was a board certified chaplain for many years and is enjoying her call now to parish ministry- especially exploring church vitality, ecumenical partnerships in community organizing, and spiritual formation.

Amy works closely with the Parish Care Committee at Normandy Park UCC for pastoral care concerns and needs of the congregation. Amy is also trained in advance care planning with the WSHA/WSMA Honoring Choices program and can facilitate conversations with families regarding planning for health care emergencies and end of life care.

Amy's other passions include reading fiction and non-fiction, spending time with her family, studying the enneagram, Pilates, and gluten-free cooking and baking.

Cindy Dow

Accompanist with Choir Direction

Cindy heralds from Idaho where she majored in piano at the University of Idaho/Lionel Hampton School of Jazz.

She currently works for Kline Galland in hospice and home health.

In her free time, she loves to paint, primarily mandalas, and all kinds of music. She also enjoys cooking, spending time with her family and playing with her small dog, Georgia!