Rev. Linda Hey (Rev. Linda) is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, with standing in the New Hampshire Conference, UCC.  She has served churches in the New Hampshire and Massachusetts Conferences of the UCC for almost 20 years, specializing primarily in Interim Ministry.  She came to First Congregational Church of Scarborough in the Fall of 2022, and continues to enjoy her time serving as interium Pastor.

Rev. Linda has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology from Notre Dame College, and a Master of Divinity degree from Andover Newton Theology School (now Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity).  She has also received formal training for International Interim Ministry from the Interim Ministry Network.

Rev. Linda grew up in New Hampshire, and she and her husband Dennis recently moved to Kennebunk, Maine.  Together they enjoy spending time at the beach, bicycling, petting their cat Lucy, and traveling to new places.  Rev. Linda has three adult sons, two daughters-in-law, and one grandchild on the way.

As a person of deep faith. Rev. Linda also has a sense of humor.  She loves working with children and talking about Jesus with her puppet "Abby".  She believes God is present with us in ways we cannot imagine, constantly empowering us to grow in faith and in the desire to serve others.  She is very glad to be at First Congregational Church to help do the work God has opened all of our hearts to do, so that we might strenghten the church for the future. 

The First Congregational Church of Scarborough, Maine heartily welcomes Rev. Linda and hopes you can attend our weekly services and events.  We believe this church is very special with fairly traditional services, choir, warm and welcoming people, hot coffee, delicious refreshments and fellowship at post-worship "neighboring" in our vestry.  We urge you to visit and see for yourself! 

We are always watching for visitors and try our best to let them know, without being overwhelming, that we’re glad they came to check us out.  So, whether you are looking for a permanent spiritual home, you’re a tourist in the area and want to find a church to attend while you’re here, or you are just plain curious, we hope you will stop in and see us some Sunday.  We would love to have you be our guest!