Pastor Abigail Diehl-Noble

Pastor Abigail is passionate about helping different generations explore faith together, learning about God through Creation, and helping everyone find the faith stories that allow them to make meaning out of the events of their lives.

Abigail grew up in Indiana, received a BA in English and History from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and earned her Master’s of Medieval Literary Studies at Oxford University in England. The focus of her graduate work was the writings of medieval English female saints. She became a Waldorf English teacher in 2004, and has taught humanities and social justice topics in grades 1-12 for the last 22 years.

In 2016, Abigail began to pursue an alternative path to ordination through the Vermont Conference of the United Church of Christ. She accepted a call to pastor at New Haven Congregational in 2018, was ordained in the UCC in 2022, and loves learning each day with her congregation how to be the church in rural Vermont in the 21st century.

Pastor Abigail lives in Vergennes with her husband, Chris, their youngest son Simon, their venerable hound dog, Buddy. She treasures time with her almost-grown children whenever they are home and loves exploring Addison County and the outdoors with her family.

As part of her spiritual calling, Abigail is involved in education and advocacy around climate change, migrant justice, disability awareness, and trans rights. She finds joy in hiking, gardening, making art, reading, writing, and telling stories, and she believes that paying close attention to the people and places around us is one of the ways we come to know God more deeply.