Author Archives: Steve

About Steve

Discovering more about Life, Finding more Joy in Service and Share the path of Faith. I've been married to Linette for the past 27 years, have three kids Katelin (23), Abbie (21) and Alex (16) and grandson Rylan (3). Raising the menagerie of a family as well as trying to mentor, lead and encourage the church I serve has taken me places, challenged my faith, and thoroughly confused me about myself and my story.

Called to be a Healing Community

The story of Jesus healing the paralytic in Mark 2:1-14 is more than just another example of Jesus’ power of healing and restoration, it is also the dedication and compassion of a group that brought this paralytic to Jesus. It is not enough to know the truth if you never do anything with it. It [...]

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Centennial Moment XIII

A review of the history, mission and faithfulness of the people who called First United Methodist Church, Williamstown, West Virginia – home. We offer these messages and slides with gratitude for the people and faithfulness of those who gave their hearts to Christ, Church and Community. Presented April 22, 2012 by Jean Pickering Slides: Centennial April [...]

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Is Unity Possible?

  In a time of contentious political attack ads, religious groups condemning one another, and fear of losing control at an all time high, John Wesley’s words over 2 centuries ago resonate with the human soul. Truth always has. “In Essentials we have Unity. In Non-Essentials we have Liberty.  In all things we have Charity.” ~ John [...]

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Hungry People

    Have you ever felt hungry, yet nothing sounded good to you. You have a craving that needs to be satisfied, but don’t know for what. Have you ever tried everything and yet nothing completely. We really can’t live on appetizers alone, at some point we need to bite down. “The point of having [...]

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Welcome New Members

Please welcome these new members to the covenant of fellowship found here at First United Methodist Church.

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When Life and Beliefs Collide

  “The world becomes a strange, mad, painful place, and life in it a disappointing and unpleasant business, for those who do not know about God. Disregard the study of God, and you sentence yourself to stumble and blunder through life, blindfold, as it were, with no sense of direction and no understanding of what [...]

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Baptism Celebration

Today we celebrated the Baptism of Ashlee Mullinex Audio of Baptism Service Baptism of Ashlee Mullinex

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Remember Your Baptism

A Gift from God an Affirmation of Faith A Promise Forever! “People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.”  ~ C.S. Lewis Life is a series of Remembrances (1) What you’ve learned – know to be true (tests & trials) “I once was lost, but now I found, was blind but [...]

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The Biggest Wall

   We all face barriers in our lives, barriers to a healthy self image, barriers to maturity, barriers to loving relationships, and barriers to knowing God. A lot of the time these barriers are self-imposed to protect us from the outside world that can seem so bitter and angry.  Some barriers are imposed by others [...]

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Beyond the Walls

For the most part we already know the basics of the Easter story. What I mean is we know the timeline. Palm Sunday is followed by the Lord’s Supper (although we may not call it Maundy Thursday or know that it is derived from the Latin “mandatum” for command. Check out John 13:34 to see [...]

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