Newsletter Here They were completely unprepared for anything of this nature. The mountainous hillside areas of the Smokey Mountains have never, in their written history, been flooded due to a hurricane. Hurricane Helene struck so far north in Florida’s panhandle as a category 4 and the effects had major impacts in the states that are more… Read More »
September 2024
Newsletter Here I never seem to be ready for this month of September. There are reports that have to be completed for church conference, and planning begins for Halloween and Advent. That seems like a contradiction in terms, doesn’t it? School begins, the weather starts cooling down and fall golf means looking extra hard under… Read More »
August 2024
Newsletter Here I have considered myself as a “vital pastor” for the entire 12 years of my ministry. I’ve been asked, “What makes a church vital?” So I thought that I would respond for all of you to know what comprises a vital church. A vital church is one that has a distinct place in… Read More »
July 2024
Newsletter Here As I was driving into the office this morning in late June, I passed by the leftover remnants of the festival that was held in Rothbury last week while I was traveling out West. “Isn’t it awful?”, we cry, “all of those people leaving such a mess for others to clean up?” It… Read More »
June 2024
Newsletter Here Every June I have a tendency to start thinking, and sometimes singing that classic song from the movie Carousel by Rogers and Hammerstein, “June is Bustin’ Out All Over”. “Y’ken feel it in yer heart, June is bustin’ out all over! Y’ken see it in the ground! All over the… Read More »
May 2024
Newsletter Here As I write this, it is towards the end of April and I have been following as delegates from all over the globe met in Charlottesville, NC at General Conference. I would like to take this time to tell you that change is going to be happening. This is a good thing –… Read More »
April 2024
Newsletter Here One of the classic, yet modern hymns that I enjoy singing every year is H#304 “Easter People, Raise Your Voices” by William M. James. “Easter people, raise your voices, sounds of heaven in earth should ring.” The thing is, I usually do not plan to sing it on Easter Sunday. That’s because we… Read More »
March 2024
Newsletter Here So here we are – time for the old adage – will March come in like a lion or a lamb? If you’ve been keeping track of the weather roller coaster that we’ve been on it’s supposed to be nice on March 1st. That would mean that the March should come in like… Read More »
February 2024
Newsletter here Love is in bloom in the Williams Family in 2024. We have one son getting married in May, another son getting married in October and a granddaughter getting married in June. Whew! This is the month of valentine’s hearts and chocolate candies and everything else love related. Yet it’s so much more than… Read More »
January 2024
Newsletter here I don’t like winter with all of the snow and the ice. I am much more a sunny time person, and I do not like being cold at all. However, it is just another season of the year that God created and God has purpose for winter. Did you know that every winter… Read More »