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Pastors Pondering

The “Grand Reopening” of the New Nursery will be on Sunday, September 22!  Special thanks to Fred Schumacher for his diligent efforts and ongoing optimism in coordinating all of the contractors who worked on this project and in managing the many obstacles...

Pastors Pondering

I suppose if you listened carefully on the right day in September, you might hear all the pastors who serve United Methodist congregation across the country make the same sound. It might be sound like a groan, a heavy sign, or bit of a whimper. It would probably never...

Pastors Pondering

I had coffee with an acquaintance last week. We were both interested in learning more about each other. It turns out we had overlapped a bit at the same high school years ago and had some friends in common.   It was a good conversation. We didn’t talk about what...

Pastors Pondering

Today we held a memorial service for Eleanor Bowersox, a longtime member of Calvary United Methodist Church. We heard remembrances of her life, and we were reminded once again of God’s steadfast love that is available not only in this life but in the life that is to...