Jacey Thompson
Pastoral Ministry Assistant
After graduating college and getting married, my husband and I moved to Madison, Wisconsin. We are both originally from Illinois. At the time, My husband had a remote job but we chose to live in Wisconsin to be near his brother and wife. They attended High Point and after visiting several times, we decided to call High Point Church our home!
I was blessed to grow up in a Christian household with parents who taught me about Jesus. I attended a Christian school growing up and was constantly surrounded by Christians. This was an extreme blessing for me but I also took for granted what Jesus did for me on the cross. I accepted Christ at a young age and slowly grew in my faith. I always wanted to do the right thing and following Jesus was the right thing. My faith slowly intertwined with perfectionism but God grabbed ahold of my attention at summer camp going into my 8th or 9th grade year. I grew up knowing that Jesus paid the price for my wrongdoings and that he rose again but I never fully understood the weight of what I did. In my mind, I wasn’t “that bad”. God used camp to show me that my perfectionism and the desire to be“right”, not righteousness, were sin. I asked for forgiveness and accepted Jesus’s free and extravagant display of love on the cross because of my sin. I can’t earn what he has done for me and I am so glad for it. From my 8th or 9th grade camp experience, I started to try to live like Jesus did. While I still struggle with perfectionism, God has been so kind to me to show me how great his grace is.
As I’ve grown in my faith, the one thing I have learned in my walk with Jesus is that I simply need him just as much as I did when I first believed. A few things to know about me, is I love going on a walk outside, working out, hanging with friends, or completing a puzzle. I have a wonderful husband and we are huge Bears fans- staying strong in Wisconsin. Thank you for letting me be a part of the work High Point Church is doing for Christ in Madison and across the world.
I am still relatively new to the staff team but what I have loved most so far is meeting people. I have loved getting the chance to talk with the people that have served faithfully in different capacities that I may originally might not have met. I also enjoy working with people through their baptisms, counseling needs, and even in hard seasons with funerals. I love that I get to be a small part of the work God is doing by loving his people at High Point.