by cbaker | May 28, 2024 | Pastor's Pondering
Welcome Rev. Wilson! This Sunday we welcome Rev. Julie Wilson with us at Calvary UMC as guest and preacher for the day. She worked on staff here from 2014-2020 offering leadership in outreach and mission projects. Julie is currently a missionary with the United...
by cbaker | May 21, 2024 | Pastor's Pondering
Several questions have been raised to me following recent decisions made by the United Methodist Church General Conference meeting that took place in March. People both inside and outside the church have asked me: What was decided? What will be the impact on Calvary...
by cbaker | May 14, 2024 | Pastor's Pondering
by cbaker | May 7, 2024 | Pastor's Pondering
Last week, the United Methodist Church held the postponed 2020 General Conference. Historic changes unfolded at this meeting that impacted the denomination in the U.S. and overseas. After decades of division over matters of human sexuality, many congregations chose to...
by cbaker | Apr 30, 2024 | Pastor's Pondering
Oftentimes, the challenges of a big issue such as caring for the environment seem overwhelming. Where do we start? What can we do? The best thing is to start somewhere and to do what you can. There was a recent meeting of the church “Green Team” where we...
by cbaker | Apr 23, 2024 | Pastor's Pondering
The General Conference, the global gathering of The United Methodist Church, will meet April 23 – May 3 in Charlotte, N.C. This will be the first General Conference session held since the special session held in February 2019. There will be the opportunity to...
