by Megan Hopkins | Sep 25, 2025 | E-Newsletter, History
In Pittman Park’s early decades, two retired school teachers were a beloved presence. Marie Wood had taught upper-elementary students in the Marvin Pittman Laboratory School. The school was home to Pittman Park as their facility was being constructed. As a...
by Megan Hopkins | Sep 10, 2024 | History, Uncategorized
History of the Kneeling Cushions (from an undated leaflet produced by Pittman Park) The 14 kneeling cushions that adorn the sanctuary of Pittman Park UMC were put into place for a service of consecration held Sunday, June 6, 1982. The ceremony was the culmination of...
by Megan Hopkins | Dec 19, 2023 | History
The Pittman Park Fellowship Hall displays a collection of 15 flags from different countries. Each flag represents a place where the congregation has served in decades past. To honor the meaning behind the display and to help explain it’s purpose, the Church...
by Megan Hopkins | Nov 15, 2023 | History, Uncategorized
A rustic arrangement featuring ring-necked pheasants among branches and flowers can often be found decorating the Fellowship Hall lobby. The intriguing display was donated in the late 2010s in memory of Gary “Dennis” Edwards, Sr. by his family. His widow, Charlotte...
by Megan Hopkins | Nov 30, 2023 | Capital Campaign, History, Uncategorized
FROM PASTOR JONATHAN: One of my favorite moments in our ministry together was on May 21, 2023. As the Offertory Hymn “My Hope Is Built” was sung, the church came forward to pledge toward the Our Hope Is Built capital campaign (you can watch this powerful moment from...
by Megan Hopkins | Jul 6, 2022 | History
PHOTO CAPTION: On April 27, 1958, approximately 300 people gathered at the Southeastern edge of Statesboro to break ground on Pittman Park Methodist Church’s new church building. Pictured is Rev. Houston turning the first shovelful of Earth. Just behind and to the...
