Greeting from Pastor Mao!                                                                                    
  Thank you for clicking on this page to read about me. It is a privilege to be serving God through serving YOU! 

  I am reminded always that it is by the grace of God that I  have been called to serve in such a time as this.  

  A thing about me that you might find interesting is that I am married to another clergy person. My husband,
  the Rev. Nhia Wahn Her is also a United Methodist clergy. Prior to becoming a pastor, I was a pastor wife
  for over 20 years. But with much discernment, praying, and running away from the reality that God was calling

  me into ministry as a clergy, I finally answered the call in 2009. I went back to seminary, and three years later

  was commissioned and appointed to serve Christ United Methodist.

  My husband and I have three children; A daughter, Zsong, who is married to Denny. Our oldest son is Moang

   and our youngest son, Tzuh. We recently were blessed with a grandbaby (Ellianna).

  Another thing you might find interesting about me is that I am the first Hmong woman to be ordained as a

  minister in the United Methodist Church. Originally, I am from Lao, but I am of Hmong ethnicity. My family

  came to the United States in 1979 when the Vietnam War ended. I was born into a Christian family and my

  desire to serve in ministry started when I was very young. I knew I wanted to serve God when I was 9 or

  10 years old. Because of my love and passion for ministry,  I was involved in ministry most of my life.

  Before getting married, I worked alongside my father who is also a clergy person. I had a lot of opportunities

  to serve and learn from him.  

  It is because of my passion for ministry that I say 'yes' to my husband when he proposed. He too had a passion

  for ministry and was looking for a partner who would be willing to serve alongside of him. We believed God

  brought us together for the purpose of serving Him. When my husband and I became United Methodist, I

  sensed a strong call into the ordained ministry. It was hard for me to believe that I could serve in such a role.

  And it is because I have always been told that a woman cannot serve as a pastor. As you can imagine my answer

  to this call was not easy, but once I did so, I experienced a peace in my heart that I have never known before.   

  I believe that God has prepared me all my life for what I do today. It is my prayer and desire that God will use

  me at Christ UMC to bring people to a closer relationship with God,  and with one another.  Relationship

  building and spiritual formation are very important to me.  I believe in order to carry out our calling as

  followers of Jesus Christ, we will have to become a community where relationships are strong, and at the same

  time are being formed daily into the image of Christ.

  ​Thank you again for entering this page to read about me. May God bless you in all you do!