Uncategorized Hospitality time 28 Jul 2016 August is an important month in the life of our church. We expect to welcome another huge crowd for vacation Bible School on August 8-11. Throughout the month, we welcome…
Uncategorized Community Vacation Bible School 13 Jul 2016 August 8-11, 5:30-8 p.m. each day. At First United Methodist Church. A shared ministry of First UMC, Lewis Chapel AME Church, and several other congregations. We'll be following the Cave…
Uncategorized I’ve Got People 27 Jun 20166 Jun 2016 I’ve got people. When I have a question about church money, I ask Sally. When I want someone to start a visitation ministry, I mention it to Lois. When there’s…
Uncategorized That Time Again 8 Jun 2016 Hang out with United Methodists long enough, and you'll eventually hear about Annual Conference. Not General Conference--the thing that ended a little while ago in Portland, Oregon--but Annual Conference. You…
Uncategorized Conflicting Loyalties 23 May 201623 May 2016 The General Conference of the United Methodist Church is over for another four years. It left unresolved the question of what to do about sexuality in the denomination. The conference…
Uncategorized Strengthening Albion one block at a time. 18 May 2016 Yesterday's sermon was about the challenges that face families in Albion. Those include mass incarceration of fathers, a changing economic world, generational poverty, and changes in culture, among other things.…
Uncategorized Mother’s Day 7 May 20167 May 2016 People in Albion have a historical association with Mother's Day--a mother famously stood up to preach when her husband, the pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church (that's us in the past)…
Uncategorized Post-election blues 4 May 2016 We received the news that annexation passed. Albion is now part of the Marshall School District. So far the crowing has been kept to a minimum, at least on my…
Uncategorized Bringing It Home to Albion 27 Apr 201627 Apr 2016 The current message series on Social Principles ends May 8th. Then the students go home, and we settle in for a quiet summer in Albion. It’s a good time to…
Uncategorized Our Share, and Your Questions 26 Apr 201626 Apr 2016 Friends: I have two things to share with you. First, on May 22nd, we’re going to have a very special offering, a time for extra special generosity, to raise funds…
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