by Megan Hopkins | May 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Growing up, I was fascinated with the concept of space and the work that NASA was doing. I loved visiting the Savannah Science Museum because they had freeze-dried ice cream in the gift shop, just like you would eat in space! I loved to hear the stories of the brave...
by Megan Hopkins | May 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
This Sunday is Mother’s Day, and we are excited to celebrate with you! One of the things I’m quick to remember each Mother’s Day is the role my mother, and the community of mothers in and outside of my family, played in raising me and growing my faith. I can remember...
by Megan Hopkins | May 4, 2023 | Home Page, Uncategorized
One of my favorite conversations in the prophetic book of Ezekiel is found in Ezekiel 1-3. There God appears to Ezekiel and commissions him to carry a message to the people of Israel. God places a scroll before him filled with God’s message to God’s people. Then God...
by Megan Hopkins | Apr 25, 2023 | Home Page, Uncategorized
Friends, I am pleased to announce that with this email, we are officially launching the “Our Hope is Built” Campaign for Pittman Park. For more than 66 years, Pittman Park United Methodist Church has been a place where hope is built. Hope that has guided...
by Megan Hopkins | Apr 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
As I sit in my office, just a few days after Easter, I’m still struck by how amazing our worship was, how incredible it felt to have so many gathered to celebrate the redeeming love of God expressed to us through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ....
by Megan Hopkins | Mar 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Throughout Lent, I have been reminded of the importance and centrality of prayer in our walk with Christ. Prayer connects us to God through Jesus Christ and changes us as we find intimacy and peace with God through prayer. Prayer does change us. And not just us,...
by Megan Hopkins | Mar 9, 2023 | E-Newsletter, Home Page, Uncategorized
Each week I close my Pastor’s Corner with the following: God bless, Jonathan Smith For Jesus. For People. For Community. Friends, I want you to know that this closing, or a valediction, has been an intentional choice of mine. In a world that is filled with people who...
by Megan Hopkins | Mar 16, 2023 | E-Newsletter, Home Page, Uncategorized
I believe that having rituals to mark time is an essential practice in our lives. The season of Lent invites us to mark time by fasting and prayer. Advent invites us to mark time by lighting the candles on the Advent wreath. These rituals that help us mark time don’t...
by Megan Hopkins | Feb 23, 2023 | E-Newsletter, Uncategorized
Last night we took a moment to pause and reflect as we begin our journey through the season of Lent. Over the next 40 days, we are invited to look at our lives, our faith, and the ways we are called to grow in Christ. I hope that as we journey together practicing the...
by Pittman Park | Feb 10, 2023 | Home Page, Things to Consider
Communication is important. Our Let’s Talk blog page is a source to help us stay informed and up-to-date as we have conversations about our church, our denomination, and the future. The page incudes links at the bottom with information from the United Methodist...
