Whether they chose to teach, serve in caring ministry, participate in missions, share their musical talents, or simply be present for worship, the many clergy who chose to call FUMCR home in the season after appointed ministry are a blessing to us. We’re delighted to share a small part of their stories – proud moments in ministry, earned wisdom, and reasons for hope.
Rev. Joy Anderson
I loved being in ministry for 52 years, 40 at FUMCR. I was so proud, after working in the UMC for 25 years, to be ordained a deacon in 1997, then a newly created pastoral role. So many of my other proud moments came after mission events that made such an impact on people’s lives. Work camps and mission trips, raising over $100,000 in a weekend of International Christmas Market, providing totebags of supplies to 1000 unhoused individuals, helping children maintain and improve their reading skills and feel cared for by FUMCR through Read With Me, and so many more moments make me proud of my ministry. I've been retired for 1 1/2 years now, and I'm still figuring it out. I love working in my yard and have spent a lot of time this spring doing that. I've been able to travel more on river cruises and with friends to places I haven't been before. And of course, I come home to FUMCR.
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VOLUME 18, ISSUE 3