N.S. pastor retires from historic church [Video]

What does a pastor do after they retire? For Rev. Rhonda Britton, the answer is twofold.

“The first part of retirement looks like rest and recreation, but I do want to stay engaged with ministry,” she told CTV News Atlantic’s Todd Battis on Monday. “I’m happy to fill to somebody’s pulpit if they need a break. I’m looking for an invitation.”

Britton, who served as pastor at New Horizons Baptist Church for 17 years, is officially retiring from her post at the end of the year. Britton, who was the first female pastor at the 192-year-old church, said she may be leaving her post, but her ministry work will never truly end.

“You never retire from ministry,” she said. “You can retire from being a pastor of a church because it’s a job, and quite a job.

“I always said it was my retirement church. I knew it almost instantly.”

Britton studied at Princeton Theological Seminary and met Nova Scotian …