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Gallery: A week with Pastors Jamie and Sharon

A woman with short hair and glasses looks at a tablet during a church service as churchgoers hold hands in the background.
Jamie Kepros, far right, looks at a tablet hosting a Zoom call for other members of the Lummi Island Congregational Church who virtually attended Kepros's Sunday, Dec. 3 service on Lummi Island. Kepros was ordained by United Church of Christ in 2010. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)
The Lummi Island Congregational Church is surrounded by trees and the island cemetery on Lummi Island. The United Church of Christ building was finished in 1903. Pastor Jamie Kepros upholds the tradition of the church being a community space for all islanders.
The Lummi Island Congregational Church is surrounded by trees and the island cemetery on Lummi Island. The United Church of Christ building was finished in 1903. Pastor Jamie Kepros upholds the tradition of the church being a community space for all islanders. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)
A colorful variety of pastor stoles hang, one with a rainbow on it.
Around 30 pastor stoles hang on a wall in Sharon Benton's office. Benton is the lead pastor at the First Congregational Church of Bellingham. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)
Jamie Kepros, left, and Sharon Benton walk around the Fountain District.
Jamie Kepros, left, and Sharon Benton walk around the Fountain District before having brunch at Diamond Jim's Grill, a spot they frequent for breakfast food, on Dec. 8, 2023, in Bellingham, Washington.
Two women sit at a restaurant table and hold menus as they talk.
Jamie Kepros, left, and Sharon Benton talk about their week over brunch Dec. 8 at Diamond Jim's Grill in the Fountain District of Bellingham. Friday brunches are their weekly dates, and their time to relax and connect before final prep for each of their Sunday services. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)
A man wearing a blue pastor stole stands in front of a Christmas tree holding a paper as he gives a sermon.
Pastor Davi Weasley gives part of the Sunday, Dec. 10 sermon at the First Congregational Church of Bellingham. Weasley has known pastors Sharon Benton and Jamie Kepros since 2015. Weasley said they appreciate the couple's hospitality, which is on display both at their churches and in their personal lives. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)
A woman wearing glasses and a blue pastor stole speaks near a podium at a church.
Sharon Benton gives her sermon Sunday, Dec. 10 at the First Congregational Church of Bellingham. Benton was ordained by United Church of Christ in 2003. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)
Two women smile and pose for the camera with sailboats in the background.
Jamie Kepros, left, and Sharon Benton pose for a portrait at Zuanich Point Park in Bellingham. (Andrew Ford/Cascadia Daily News)

Cascadia Daily News staff spent time with spouses Jamie Kepros and Sharon Benton over the week of Dec. 3–10. Kepros and Benton are both pastors at United Church of Christ churches on Lummi Island and in Bellingham, respectively. In both their professions and personal lives, they value social justice, open-mindedness and love.

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