Louise Miller, Vestry Class of 2012

Louise has been a member of Memorial Church since 1969 when she moved into Bolton Hill and returned to the Church via the Contemporary Eucharist.

She has served in many roles at Memorial Church, including parish librarian; acolyte (1st woman); verger; lay reader/lay chalicist (1st woman); Vestry member; Registrar for Vestry and Parish (parish archives); member or chairperson of various committees such as committees for parish interns or people feeling called to ordained ministry. For several years she has been involved with the Pastoral Care Committee and its varied activities.

Her experience at the diocesan level includes being Memorial’s delegate to the annual Diocesan Convention and, in 2007, becoming a member of the Commission on Ministry of the Diocese of Maryland.
Professionally, Louise spent years in the Baltimore County Public Schools, first as a teacher, later as a Library/Media Department Chairperson. Retiring from the school system, she became involved with Listening Hearts Ministries as a trained discerner, a trainer of trainers, and as Program Coordinator.

Trained at Shalem Institute, Louise offers spiritual direction to accompany people on their spiritual journeys.

Louise’s life experience is that God’s call comes when we least expect it and we often can’t imagine living it out, but we still must pay attention to it. After all, God is full of surprises!