by Megan Hopkins | Aug 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
People with mobility challenges will now have an easier time accessing Pittman Park UMC’s Fellowship Hall thanks to an automatic door opener. The low-energy operator arm engages when users apply pressure to the door, opening the door and holding it open to allow...
by Megan Hopkins | Aug 15, 2023 | Service/Missions, Uncategorized
Amazing Grace was started at Pittman Park eight years ago, in 2015. We are beginning our ninth year of working to help the homeless and the struggling in our community. When the mission began, we made and distributed, on average, 20 bags per month. Now, there is good...
by Megan Hopkins | Sep 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
You’ll find Regina Days-Bryan at the traditional service–usually on stage! She sings in the Chancel Choir, serves as lay liturgist and directs the Wesley Ringers Handbell Choir. But her talents don’t stop at music. Did you know she’s in the...
by Megan Hopkins | Jan 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Can you believe it’s 2024? I’m not having my normal struggles with moving from one year to the next—misdating checks, documents, and files—but it feels like 2023 has just rushed past us. That feeling makes me wonder: How well did I use my time? Did I do all that God...
by Megan Hopkins | Dec 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! In a few short days we will say goodbye to 2023 and welcome in 2024! Every new year is an opportunity for a new start, for a new beginning. We get a chance to consider what we’ve done and who we’ve been for the past 12 months and...
by Megan Hopkins | Dec 20, 2023 | E-Newsletter, Uncategorized
In 1744, Charles Wesley Published Hymns for the Nativity of Our Lord. This was a collection of 18 hymns that were reprinted some 20 times before Charles Wesley died in 1788. Number 10 in this collection, Come Thou Long Expected Jesus is the only hymn to survive into...