At age 25, Andrew Walters spends his Sundays managing the demanding schedule of pastoring three churches in rural Westmoreland.
He acknowledges that balancing his responsibilities across the Salem Moravian circuit of churches is “really difficult”, but he’s developed a system to ensure he visits each congregation at least twice each month.
His Sundays start early, attending the 9 a.m. service at Salem Moravian. Then, he rushes to New Hope Moravian for the 11 o’clock service. As New Works Moravian also holds its service at 11 a.m., he alternates between it and New Hope each week.
On top of this, Walters faces the challenge of unreliable public transport, often losing up to two hours to travel time. Fortunately, some church members occasionally offer him a ride, providing brief relief.