by cbaker | Jan 31, 2019 | Pastor's Pondering
Each January, every United Methodist congregation compiles and completes a list of figures and statistics that are turned into the denomination. Average weekly worship attendances, members, the number of baptisms and confirmations, as well as the total amount of money...
by cbaker | Jan 23, 2019 | Pastor's Pondering
This Thursday, January 24, at 7 pm in the Fellowship Hall there will be discussion of the upcoming Special General Conference session to be held next month in St. Louis. The General Conference will be taking up the recommendation of the United Methodist Council of...
by cbaker | Jan 8, 2019 | Pastor's Pondering
A message from Zan Fleming, Lay Leader To mark Laity Sunday at both services on January 13, Kyle Bostian and I are working hard to make it a meaningful worship experience. I have been privileged to serve with Kyle as Lay Leaders over the last 2 years. Kyle is a...
by cbaker | Dec 11, 2018 | Pastor's Pondering
If you plan to go to Bethlehem this year to see the child in the manger, you need to first make a stop in the wilderness of Judea. There, standing knee deep in the swirling, muddy water, you’ll find a man with rough clothes and an even rougher message. It’s John the...
by cbaker | Oct 2, 2018 | Pastor's Pondering
We know that the cost of living in Frederick County can be a stretch for even working families. Many of the people in this county worry that they are one emergency away from financial disaster. The United Way has come up with a way of determining a basic household...
by cbaker | Sep 26, 2018 | Pastor's Pondering
A few weeks ago, we held a meeting to consider the future of the United Methodist Church. After years of division and argument over the church’s position on human sexuality, same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy, the General Conference of the denomination created a group...
