Brenda Sterling Goodwin & Steve Goodwin

It might be the influence of her husband Steve, and his life long work in journalism that encouraged her, but for many years Brenda has been writing a little report for the local newspapers about the Trinity church service. She is always careful to name the people who take part, knowing how much children (and adults) like to see their names in print. What folks might not know is that this act of communicating is usually done from a distance!

Long before the congregation began to meet by zoom during COVID-19, Brenda listened to recordings of the service, scanned the bulletins for detailed information, and wrote a report accordingly. It was quite a commitment to undertake this task every week. She is doing her little part to extend the mission of the church to the wider community.

That kind of commitment fits into her regular routine of keeping in touch. Lyme has left her with limited mobility, now relying on her husband to get her to the places she loves.That character has become the backbone of her life. Trinity is very grateful to Brenda for supporting as she is able, from a distance and is proud to call her a woman on a mission.