She will be installed as the Superintendent at annual conference at the end of May and transition into the new role over the next few weeks after that.
Please join me in congratulating Pastor Jen.
In case you weren’t able to join us for our service Sunday, Julianne Class shared this important announcement:
As a delegate for John Wesley FMC it is my honor to tell you that the Wabash and New South Conferences have elected Pastor Jen Finley as our next Superintendent.
We know that God will use her gifts and talents in this new role to further His Kingdom and share grace and love with His people. Please pray for Pastor Jen as she moves into this new role.
We had an exciting Sunday evening at John Wesley. Thank you to Drs. Lwabanya Marx and Tim Kratzer for sharing with our teens and adults about the life-saving work of Nundu Deaconess Hospital in the DRC. Iglesia Comunidad Cristiana also made good use of our field.
We're pleased to announce Bishop @KayeKolde will be worshipping with us and preaching in our Sunday morning service at 10 a.m. April 7. If you live in the area or you're visiting Indy for the eclipse, we'd love to have you join us at John Wesley, 5900 W. 46th St., Indianapolis.
"Politics will always impact people of faith - starting in Exodus and carrying with us today" (Alex Mace). Visit https://t.co/UfKTVQ23g1 to read and share more of, "Do Faith and Politics Go Together?" written by Alex Mace.
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"I don't remember a time in my life when I didn't know that a woman could be a pastor" (Heather Baker Utley). Read more of "Your Daughters Will Prophesy: The Holy Spirit at Work Among Women Ministers" written by Heather Baker Utley by visiting https://t.co/KeHFobfK3G.
John Wesley FMC is blessed to be hosting the dedication service at 1:30 p.m. today (Saturday, March 16) for the @fmchurchusa’s new World Ministries Center & the Marston Memorial Historical Center’s Hugh A. White Library. We’d love to have you join us for this historic gathering.
Learn more about how Free Methodist World Missions, ICCM, and the Set Free Movement could use $7 million to help people around the world. Read and share more of "The Big Game: A Super Opportunity?" written by Jeff Finley by visiting https://t.co/Ozbi2qwcS0.
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"Our Shepherd is already at work ... in our lives and the lives of those to whom we are called to minister" (Pam Cowart). Visit Light + Life at https://t.co/AoYFREDB8U to read and share more of, "Ask, Listen, Follow: A Simple but Powerful Prayer Practice," written by Pam Cowart.
Our beloved member AY Oyakale’s devotional article on Joseph is now published in Light + Life Magazine. On this third day of Christmas, take a moment to read and reflect on this powerful message.
"We learned that Joseph was an obedient, humbled, active listener, and doer of God's Word (Matthew 1:24-25)" (A.Y. Oyakale). Read and share more of, "Joseph: A Promise Fulfilled," written by A.Y. Oyakale available on Light + Life by visiting https://t.co/PoPUDq3QGy.
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Loving Lord God,
What love You have given –
Self-surrendering to Self to seek and save the many,
self-surrendering to show what is good, right, true, and beautiful.
… Receive our worship and thanks in and through Jesus Immanuel!
Amen.
(Bishop Emeritus David Kendall)
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The colder weather is here and so is the need to stay warm, but if you use a space heater, DO NOT plug it into an extension cord or a power strip. Power strips and extension cords are not equipped to handle the extra current flow needed to power a space heater.
"As we prepare our hearts for the celebration of our King, may we respond with thoughtful contemplation" (Jen Finley). Read and share more of, "Pause and Ponder With Mary," written by Jen Finley available on Light + Life online by visiting https://t.co/4fhn1955sF.
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Pause and Ponder With Mary
By Jen Finley (my favorite author)
Picture Mary for a moment, as the angel Gabriel first appears to her. She was “greatly troubled at his words” (Luke 1:29). As Gabriel begins to lay out God’s unique plan to Mary ...
Read more https://t.co/g8LYTEWHMA