PUMC’S NEWEST MINISTRY TEAM Two years ago, Princeton UMC's Production Team rose to the challenges posed by Covid to bring worship services into the homes of its members. Though the church has reopened for services, streaming will remain a preference of some members for a variety of reasons. Recognizing that technology will continue to evolve, PUMC created the Technology Ministry headed by Bill Gardner. While technology - email, Wi-Fi, etc. - has been part of the church's communications infrastructure for a long time, “Covid necessitated IN THIS ISSUE technology in a way that had never been used before - live streaming church services," says Bill. Using iPhones, iPads, multiple microPastor’s Notes 2 phones, and a Mevo camera, the team of clergy and lay volunteers Church Calendar 3 succeeded in bringing worship into living rooms. The success of that goal "highlighted the true importance of all our technology capabiliFarewell Interns 4 ties in the church. Pastor Jenny and I agreed that technology needed a Trustees Note 6 full voice on the Church Council," adds Bill. Since he was in the midst Farewell Evangeline 7 of "transitioning from tactical short-term answers to a strategic longterm solution," it made sense for him to take the lead and form a Bishop’s Message 8 team. Historical Tidbits 9 Christine Shungu and Bobby Walz also serve on the Technology Birthdays 11 Ministry. Both bring experience and commitment to the team. Christine has been instrumental in getting Breeze up and running, and Bobby has contributed his engineering skills to advance the church's technology capabilities. continued on page ten.
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