I’m Aaron Chester, a former English teacher turned pastor, living and serving in Alexandria, Indiana—a small town with big stories and deep roots. I pastor Alexandria First Church of the Nazarene, where I invite others to trust the story God is telling, even when it’s strange or unfinished.
reader. writer. wonderer. teacher.
For sixteen years, I taught literature and writing to high schoolers—where I came to see that real learning happens when we slow down, ask better questions, and stay curious. These days, I still teach, just in different ways: from the pulpit, in my writing, and through conversations that refuse to settle for the easy answer.
If you’re drawn to stories that pull back the veil…
If you’re the one in the room still asking “what if?” when the conversation has moved on…
If you believe the Kingdom is coming—not abstractly, but with feet on the ground and fire in its bones…
Then you’re not lost. You just might be early.
stay in the story
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