by Pittman Park | Jan 12, 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...
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 | Nov 3, 2022 | E-Newsletter, Uncategorized
Pittman Park’s Fellowship Hall is many things throughout the week. Often it’s a dining hall or meeting space, and sometimes it’s used as a party room, blood donation site or even voting precinct, but every Sunday the space becomes a Sanctuary for The...
by Pittman Park | Oct 26, 2022 | Things to Consider
Members and friends of Pittman Park, It has been awhile since I have posted an update, that’s largely because there has not been much development in the last few months related to the future and direction of the United Methodist Church since our last Annual Conference...
by Megan Hopkins | Oct 12, 2022 | E-Newsletter, Service/Missions, Uncategorized
When Ukraine was invaded by Russia last Spring, Missions Committee Chair, Mickey Martin, organized a fund drive to support UMCOR relief efforts. The drive was unique because Martin made over 1,000 Ukraine-themed keychains to use as thank-you gifts for donors. Now,...
by Megan Hopkins | Sep 22, 2022 | E-Newsletter, Uncategorized
If you attend The Nine on Sundays, you might be greeted by Bobbie Trowbridge, one of our mighty Grace Team volunteers. You might also know Bobbie from the Lectionary Sunday School Class where she recently transitioned to a teaching role. She also attends the Disciple...
by Pittman Park | Sep 2, 2022 | Things to Consider
Hi Pittman Park, I want to share with you an update from our South Georgia Conference Trustees regarding questions about how churches might disaffiliate after paragraph 2553 sunsets on December 31, 2023. At Annual Conference this June, Our South Georgia Conference...
by Megan Hopkins | Aug 23, 2022 | E-Newsletter, Uncategorized
Have you met Kim yet? It has been our pleasure to welcome Kimberly Mitchell to the team at Pittman Park. She has been getting to know our teachers and children as the new director of the Pittman Park Education Center (PPEC). She is herself a mother of three young...
by Megan Hopkins | Aug 16, 2022 | E-Newsletter, History
In 2006, Pittman Park UMC celebrated its 50th anniversary. Church member Norman Wells made miniature church buildings from wooden blocks and paint to commemorate the occasion. The tiny mementos distinctly resembled Pittman Park’s sanctuary building, right down...
by Megan Hopkins | Oct 6, 2022 | E-Newsletter, History, Uncategorized
In Pittman Park’s main hall, a framed image hangs with the inscription “Munholland UMC Thanks Pittman Park UMC.” Pittman Park was connected with Munholland UMC in 2005 after hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast in 2005. Pittman Park members...
