About Pastor Amy

Reverend Amy Susan Hayden became the Pastor of the Lyme Congregational Church in February of 2015, and was installed by the Grafton Orange Sullivan Association in an uplifting service on Sunday, November 1st at 4pm at the Lyme Congregational Church.  The Reverend Lillian Daniel preached, and many clergy and musicians from New York, across the region, and our own congregation led a spirit-filled service in a full meetinghouse.   Pastor Amy was born in Rutland, VT, and grew up in Pittsford, VT. She graduated from University of Vermont in 1998 with a Major in English. She graduated from Yale Divinity School in 2007, and became Associate Pastor at the Old Stone Church (First Congregational Church of East Haven, Connecticut). Between 2012 and 2014, she was the Associate Director of Worship at The Riverside Church in New York City.   Pastor Amy is married to Matthew Hayden, who holds an MD and PhD and is a research scientist in immunology at Columbia University. Their 3 children love their new friends and the playground at the Lyme Elementary School. They are eagerly embracing life in our Northern New England village.