WORCESTER, MA - The Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Newhall, 60, former pastor of Palisades Community Church and Executive Director Emeritus of the International Council of Community Churches (ICCC), died at home in Worcester, on Friday, May 4, 2007, after battling brain cancer for over two years. Born and raised in northwest DC, Rev. Newhall graduated from Western High School before attending George Washington University from which he graduated in 1965 with a BA in Political Science. Rev. Newhall left the field of political science to become a minister attending Wesley Seminary, Hartford Seminary Foundation (MA and M. Div) and Andover Newton Theological School (D.Min.).
Ordained in 1972 in his home church, Palisades Community Church, he traveled north to serve churches in Hartford, CT, and Lawrence, MA, before returning to DC to serve as Pastor of Palisades Community Church. Off and on, Rev. Newhall lived 30 years of his life in DC. Leaving DC in 1986 he helped organize a new Community Church in Orchard Park, NY, while also working as a therapist at the Samaritan Center in Buffalo and as Chaplain at the Gow School in South Wales, NY.
Recognized by the larger church for his excellence in preaching, sensitivity to racial diversity, commitment to ecumenical discussion and cooperation, and love of the church, Rev. Newhall was called in 1991 to be Executive Director of the International Council of Community Churches (ICCC) based in Frankfort, IL. During his seven years there, he continued and expanded his involvement and commitment to the ecumenical movement. Beginning in his teenage years, Rev. Newhall became involved in the Consultation on Church Union (COCU) until, in 2002, he served as the 11th and final president of COCU as it transitioned into its new life as Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC). He was also very involved in the National Council of Churches including serving on its Board of Directors. In 2006 the ICCC awarded him the title of Executive Director Emeritus.
Having grown up in the northwest section of Washington, DC, at a time when our nation's capital was still segregated in many ways, Rev. Newhall had a unique sensitivity to both the problems and blessings of our racial differences. These experiences, and his faith in God, led him to dedicate his life to teaching others, by word and example, that all people are children of God. In his seven years as Executive Director of the International Council of Churches (ICCC) he sought to foster the gifts and diminish the problems that were a central part of the work of this communion dedicated to racial reconciliation and Christian unity. This outstanding communion of churches formed in 1950 is equally divided between churches with a European heritage and those with an African American heritage. In recognition of his leadership and ministry, Morehouse College inducted him into the Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers in 1996.
Missing the day-to-day sharing of faith and faithfulness that can be found in the parish, in 1998 Rev. Newhall returned to parish ministry as Pastor of Greendale People's Church in Worcester, from which he retired at the end of 2006 due to his declining health. He leaves behind his wife, Rev. Sally Newhall and his two children, Sarah Newhall Amorin of Ayer, MA and Jeremiah Newhall of Worcester, MA.
A Memorial Service for Rev. Newhall was held on Friday, May 11th, at 3 PM at Greendale People's Church, 25 Francis Street, Worcester. An additional Memorial Service was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 2nd, in the Palisades Community Church, 5200 Cathedral Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016.
In lieu of flowers the family requested donations be made to that church's Newhall Youth Fund to enable young people to be involved in mission trips and ICCC events. Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden, directed arrangements.
Contact info: Rev. Sally Newhall, wife, 508 853 5439, email
It was so difficult to choose what to write here, that I decided to add a few links that you can visit to learn a little more about him. His Beautiful Eulogy
Website & Guest Book
2004 Homiletics Award Winning Sermon reflecting the spirit and values of the Community Church Movement.
Ordained in 1972 in his home church, Palisades Community Church, he traveled north to serve churches in Hartford, CT, and Lawrence, MA, before returning to DC to serve as Pastor of Palisades Community Church. Off and on, Rev. Newhall lived 30 years of his life in DC. Leaving DC in 1986 he helped organize a new Community Church in Orchard Park, NY, while also working as a therapist at the Samaritan Center in Buffalo and as Chaplain at the Gow School in South Wales, NY.
Recognized by the larger church for his excellence in preaching, sensitivity to racial diversity, commitment to ecumenical discussion and cooperation, and love of the church, Rev. Newhall was called in 1991 to be Executive Director of the International Council of Community Churches (ICCC) based in Frankfort, IL. During his seven years there, he continued and expanded his involvement and commitment to the ecumenical movement. Beginning in his teenage years, Rev. Newhall became involved in the Consultation on Church Union (COCU) until, in 2002, he served as the 11th and final president of COCU as it transitioned into its new life as Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC). He was also very involved in the National Council of Churches including serving on its Board of Directors. In 2006 the ICCC awarded him the title of Executive Director Emeritus.
Having grown up in the northwest section of Washington, DC, at a time when our nation's capital was still segregated in many ways, Rev. Newhall had a unique sensitivity to both the problems and blessings of our racial differences. These experiences, and his faith in God, led him to dedicate his life to teaching others, by word and example, that all people are children of God. In his seven years as Executive Director of the International Council of Churches (ICCC) he sought to foster the gifts and diminish the problems that were a central part of the work of this communion dedicated to racial reconciliation and Christian unity. This outstanding communion of churches formed in 1950 is equally divided between churches with a European heritage and those with an African American heritage. In recognition of his leadership and ministry, Morehouse College inducted him into the Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers in 1996.
Missing the day-to-day sharing of faith and faithfulness that can be found in the parish, in 1998 Rev. Newhall returned to parish ministry as Pastor of Greendale People's Church in Worcester, from which he retired at the end of 2006 due to his declining health. He leaves behind his wife, Rev. Sally Newhall and his two children, Sarah Newhall Amorin of Ayer, MA and Jeremiah Newhall of Worcester, MA.
A Memorial Service for Rev. Newhall was held on Friday, May 11th, at 3 PM at Greendale People's Church, 25 Francis Street, Worcester. An additional Memorial Service was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 2nd, in the Palisades Community Church, 5200 Cathedral Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016.
In lieu of flowers the family requested donations be made to that church's Newhall Youth Fund to enable young people to be involved in mission trips and ICCC events. Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden, directed arrangements.
Contact info: Rev. Sally Newhall, wife, 508 853 5439, email
It was so difficult to choose what to write here, that I decided to add a few links that you can visit to learn a little more about him. His Beautiful Eulogy
Website & Guest Book
2004 Homiletics Award Winning Sermon reflecting the spirit and values of the Community Church Movement.
WORCESTER, MA - The Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Newhall, 60, former pastor of Palisades Community Church and Executive Director Emeritus of the International Council of Community Churches (ICCC), died at home in Worcester, on Friday, May 4, 2007, after battling brain cancer for over two years. Born and raised in northwest DC, Rev. Newhall graduated from Western High School before attending George Washington University from which he graduated in 1965 with a BA in Political Science. Rev. Newhall left the field of political science to become a minister attending Wesley Seminary, Hartford Seminary Foundation (MA and M. Div) and Andover Newton Theological School (D.Min.).
Ordained in 1972 in his home church, Palisades Community Church, he traveled north to serve churches in Hartford, CT, and Lawrence, MA, before returning to DC to serve as Pastor of Palisades Community Church. Off and on, Rev. Newhall lived 30 years of his life in DC. Leaving DC in 1986 he helped organize a new Community Church in Orchard Park, NY, while also working as a therapist at the Samaritan Center in Buffalo and as Chaplain at the Gow School in South Wales, NY.
Recognized by the larger church for his excellence in preaching, sensitivity to racial diversity, commitment to ecumenical discussion and cooperation, and love of the church, Rev. Newhall was called in 1991 to be Executive Director of the International Council of Community Churches (ICCC) based in Frankfort, IL. During his seven years there, he continued and expanded his involvement and commitment to the ecumenical movement. Beginning in his teenage years, Rev. Newhall became involved in the Consultation on Church Union (COCU) until, in 2002, he served as the 11th and final president of COCU as it transitioned into its new life as Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC). He was also very involved in the National Council of Churches including serving on its Board of Directors. In 2006 the ICCC awarded him the title of Executive Director Emeritus.
Having grown up in the northwest section of Washington, DC, at a time when our nation's capital was still segregated in many ways, Rev. Newhall had a unique sensitivity to both the problems and blessings of our racial differences. These experiences, and his faith in God, led him to dedicate his life to teaching others, by word and example, that all people are children of God. In his seven years as Executive Director of the International Council of Churches (ICCC) he sought to foster the gifts and diminish the problems that were a central part of the work of this communion dedicated to racial reconciliation and Christian unity. This outstanding communion of churches formed in 1950 is equally divided between churches with a European heritage and those with an African American heritage. In recognition of his leadership and ministry, Morehouse College inducted him into the Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers in 1996.
Missing the day-to-day sharing of faith and faithfulness that can be found in the parish, in 1998 Rev. Newhall returned to parish ministry as Pastor of Greendale People's Church in Worcester, from which he retired at the end of 2006 due to his declining health. He leaves behind his wife, Rev. Sally Newhall and his two children, Sarah Newhall Amorin of Ayer, MA and Jeremiah Newhall of Worcester, MA.
A Memorial Service for Rev. Newhall was held on Friday, May 11th, at 3 PM at Greendale People's Church, 25 Francis Street, Worcester. An additional Memorial Service was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 2nd, in the Palisades Community Church, 5200 Cathedral Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016.
In lieu of flowers the family requested donations be made to that church's Newhall Youth Fund to enable young people to be involved in mission trips and ICCC events. Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden, directed arrangements.
Contact info: Rev. Sally Newhall, wife, 508 853 5439, email
It was so difficult to choose what to write here, that I decided to add a few links that you can visit to learn a little more about him. His Beautiful Eulogy
Website & Guest Book
2004 Homiletics Award Winning Sermon reflecting the spirit and values of the Community Church Movement.
Ordained in 1972 in his home church, Palisades Community Church, he traveled north to serve churches in Hartford, CT, and Lawrence, MA, before returning to DC to serve as Pastor of Palisades Community Church. Off and on, Rev. Newhall lived 30 years of his life in DC. Leaving DC in 1986 he helped organize a new Community Church in Orchard Park, NY, while also working as a therapist at the Samaritan Center in Buffalo and as Chaplain at the Gow School in South Wales, NY.
Recognized by the larger church for his excellence in preaching, sensitivity to racial diversity, commitment to ecumenical discussion and cooperation, and love of the church, Rev. Newhall was called in 1991 to be Executive Director of the International Council of Community Churches (ICCC) based in Frankfort, IL. During his seven years there, he continued and expanded his involvement and commitment to the ecumenical movement. Beginning in his teenage years, Rev. Newhall became involved in the Consultation on Church Union (COCU) until, in 2002, he served as the 11th and final president of COCU as it transitioned into its new life as Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC). He was also very involved in the National Council of Churches including serving on its Board of Directors. In 2006 the ICCC awarded him the title of Executive Director Emeritus.
Having grown up in the northwest section of Washington, DC, at a time when our nation's capital was still segregated in many ways, Rev. Newhall had a unique sensitivity to both the problems and blessings of our racial differences. These experiences, and his faith in God, led him to dedicate his life to teaching others, by word and example, that all people are children of God. In his seven years as Executive Director of the International Council of Churches (ICCC) he sought to foster the gifts and diminish the problems that were a central part of the work of this communion dedicated to racial reconciliation and Christian unity. This outstanding communion of churches formed in 1950 is equally divided between churches with a European heritage and those with an African American heritage. In recognition of his leadership and ministry, Morehouse College inducted him into the Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers in 1996.
Missing the day-to-day sharing of faith and faithfulness that can be found in the parish, in 1998 Rev. Newhall returned to parish ministry as Pastor of Greendale People's Church in Worcester, from which he retired at the end of 2006 due to his declining health. He leaves behind his wife, Rev. Sally Newhall and his two children, Sarah Newhall Amorin of Ayer, MA and Jeremiah Newhall of Worcester, MA.
A Memorial Service for Rev. Newhall was held on Friday, May 11th, at 3 PM at Greendale People's Church, 25 Francis Street, Worcester. An additional Memorial Service was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 2nd, in the Palisades Community Church, 5200 Cathedral Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016.
In lieu of flowers the family requested donations be made to that church's Newhall Youth Fund to enable young people to be involved in mission trips and ICCC events. Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden, directed arrangements.
Contact info: Rev. Sally Newhall, wife, 508 853 5439, email
It was so difficult to choose what to write here, that I decided to add a few links that you can visit to learn a little more about him. His Beautiful Eulogy
Website & Guest Book
2004 Homiletics Award Winning Sermon reflecting the spirit and values of the Community Church Movement.
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