Methodist ministers get transferred as of July 1st when they are moved. As I wrote previously, Associate Pastor Darneather Murph-Heath was shifted to Our Saviors Methodist Church in Schaumburg. Our replacement has come from Prophetstown, Illinois. He is Pastor Charles … Continue reading
Category Archives: Darneather Heath
An email to members of the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake from its senior Pastor, Steve Bullmer: As some of you have heard, we had a break-in at First UMC somewhere between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The … Continue reading
During Advent, the four weeks before Christmas, both ministers at the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake have emphasized that Christmas is not your birthday Think about how you and your family celebrate Christmas. What role does the honoree … Continue reading
In my Associate Minister’s sermon a couple of weeks ago, entitled, “Wrestling with the Devil,” Pastor Darneather Heath spoke of the temptation of Jesus in his 40 days in the wilderness. Read to the end of this story and you … Continue reading
Last Sunday at the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake, participants were encouraged to text message what they were thankful for. These messages were then projected onto two screens in front of the church. I thought I got a … Continue reading
Last Sunday at the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake, participants were encouraged to text message what they were thankful for. These messages were then projected onto two screens in front of the church. I thought I got a … Continue reading
This tee shirt showed up in the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake as we were leaving the 11 o’clock service last Sunday. It was worn by Pastor Health, who had just returned from a … Continue reading
This tee shirt showed up in the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake as we were leaving the 11 o’clock service last Sunday. It was worn by Pastor Health, who had just returned from a … Continue reading
Continuing on our series of crosses sculpted by Dominic Zinanni for the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake is this Palm Sunday one. But, as you can imagine, that wasn’t all there was at church. Ryan Dunn, the newly … Continue reading
Continuing on our series of crosses sculpted by Dominic Zinanni for the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake is this Palm Sunday one. But, as you can imagine, that wasn’t all there was at church. Ryan Dunn, the newly … Continue reading