Dear
Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!
We understand you are celebrating a great milestone in your ministry, and wanted to be one of the first to say thank you for your 30 years of faithful ministry to the body of Christ.

These Pastor Appreciation Letter Samples are a great way for Churches to bless those who are serving the Lord in the calling of Pastor.
The Bible encourages us to “give honor where honor is due”. We believe this is both a wonderful thing to do, but also comes with great blessing for church leadership.
These letters are written by a Pastor with over 35 years of ministry experience. They will be a great addition to ministry efforts!
Whether it’s an invitation to a Pastor Appreciation Service or a letter asking for cards and notes for an appreciation book. Possibly a letter of invitation to a Pastor’s retirement banquet is what you need. You are sure to find letters you can easily modify and use! There are also some great ideas for Pastor Appreciation day too!
Dear
Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!
We understand you are celebrating a great milestone in your ministry, and wanted to be one of the first to say thank you for your 30 years of faithful ministry to the body of Christ.
On behalf of the leadership of First Christian Church, I would like to extend an invitation to you and your family to attend a very special Pastor's Appreciation Day for Pastor John Doe on Sunday, October 13, 20__.
As you may know, he has Pastored the church for the past _____ years, and has done so faithfully, and with the heart of a servant. The church and the surrounding community are better as a result of his ministry, and we are grateful that God chose him to lead us.
Dear
Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!
On behalf of the Church Board here at First Christian Church, I wanted to send this note to invite you to be our guest speaker for our Pastors Appreciation Service on Sunday, October 22 at 10:30 AM.
Dear Rev.____________________,
Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
On behalf of the leadership here at First Christian Church, I wanted to take a moment to send a note to thank you for sharing with us here as we honored Pastor ___________ on Pastors Appreciation Day 20__.
Dear
Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!
What a great joy it is to be part of the family of God, especially in these challenging days we live.
In all of our lives, there are moments of great honor that are only enhanced when we share them with brothers and sisters in Christ, and I want to take this opportunity to ask you to one of these moments.