Meet Pastor Debbie Little

Debbie is a native of the Pacific Northwest. She was born and raised in Bellingham, Washington. She is the second of six children, all of whom reside in Bellingham. She studied for her undergraduate degree at the University of Washington and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Education in 1972. She used her education as a Sunday school teacher and Children's Progam Director for a non-denominational Women's Bible Study and finally as a Christian Education Director. She entered seminary in 1995 and finished her Master of Divinity degree in 1999 at Vancouver School of Theology in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Debbie grew up in the Congregational Church. She and her husband Gary were married there in 1971. They, along with their three children: Heather, Andrea, and Gary Jr., transferred membership to First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Bellingham, in 1984. Debbie became Christian Education director in 1985. She became a licensed minister of the Northwest Region in 1993. In 1999 she was ordained in Bellingham where she served as associate pastor. In 2002 she accepted a call to Bremerton as solo pastor.

Debbie's passion has always been Christian Education. While in Bellingham, she served on an ecumenical team of six churches who created a Bibletimes Vacation Bible School for 180 plus children. This relationship has been ongoing for 16 years.

She has been involved in outdoor ministries as camp director and/or counselor for many years. She served two years as on-site minister for a street ministry for the hungry in Whatcom County, and is currently involved with a community meal program for the hungry in Kitsap County.Debbie chairs the Family Selection Committee of Kitsap Habitat for Humanity. She worked for Whatcom Crisis Services in the area of domestic violence for four years. She has key noted two women's retreates - one in Southern California and one in Kent, Washington.

Her hobbies include reading, writing, beach combing, nature walks, and playing with granddaughters Olivia, Ella, and Kaia. Debbie and Gary enjoy life with their grown children and spouses and as well as their extended families. She and her husband are fans of Seattle baseball, football and basketball. They like to attend local and Seattle theater productions.

Debbie and Gary have been married 35 years. They have just purchased a home in Bremerton and are happy to be in ministry in Kitsap County.