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
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 | Jul 6, 2023 | Home Page, Uncategorized
It’s the middle of the summer… And being in the middle of things is sometimes a strange place to be. On the one hand, new patterns (hopefully of rest, relaxation, and recovery) have taken hold, but on the other hand, you get the sense that soon those patterns...
by Megan Hopkins | Nov 29, 2022 | E-Newsletter, Uncategorized
Anita Wiggins and her husband Robert have been members at Pittman Park since 1967. You may see them in the traditional service at 11 or in the Fellowship Sunday School Class. Anita also attends the New Morning Circle UMW group at Pittman Park. If the Wiggins name...
by Megan Hopkins | May 12, 2022 | E-Newsletter, History, Uncategorized
We all know Pittman Park’s colored, art glass cathedral windows are a pretty feature of the building, but few know they were featured in a Statesboro Herald article in 1979. The article ran in the November 29 edition and told how the church added extra...
