From the Staff-Parish Committee of Wheatland Salem Church in Naperville comes this news: Pastoral Transition for our Congregation Bishop Sally Dyck, Regional Bishop of the United Methodist Church in Northern Illinois, after consultation with the Staff-Parish Relations Committee of Wheatland … Continue reading
When I read Chelsea McDougall’s heartfelt article about her father’s and mother’s work in Haiti and her trip to the area of the mission, I immediately thought of the huge food packing project by the Salvation Army at the old … Continue reading
Pastor Darneather Murph-Heath preached her last sermons at the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake this weekend. Coming from Gorham United Methodist Church in Chicago, she served in Crystal Lake for the last six years as Associate Pastor. The … Continue reading
Here is the Crystal Lake Police report on the arrest in the September 21st break-in of the First Methodist Crystal at Dole and West Crystal Lake Avenues: “On Friday, October 22, 2010 Crystal Lake Police arrested Jonathan L. Tully (M/W … Continue reading
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
This is the final and probably most important part of Methodist Pastor Steve Bullmer’s July sermon on marriage and divorce. It contains an interpretation of the woman at the well story in the Book of John which was a revelation … Continue reading
This is the fourth article in a series about marriage and divorce. It is based on my Methodist minister Steve Bullmer’s sermon on the topic. It was a long, comprehensive one, so I have broken it up into five parts. … Continue reading
This is the third in a series of sermonettes by Crystal Lake Methodist Minister Steve Bullmer. The first explained the difference between the two words used in the Bible which are translated into “divorce” in English. The second was addressed … Continue reading
Crystal Lake’s Methodist minister Steve Bullmer has drawn on his divorce for sermons July a year ago (links below) and last month. Yesterday, I put up the distinctions between the two words translated “divorce” in English Bibles. You may be … Continue reading
I can relate to my Pastor Steve Bullmer because he, like I, went through one of those divorces from hell. When he first came to the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake in July, 2008, he preached a series … Continue reading
Precious Moments Chapel near Carthage, Missouri, has a mural on its front wall. Considering this is All Saints Day, I thought a close-up of part of it is relevant. While we cry on earth, in Heaven we are promised there … Continue reading
Precious Moments Chapel near Carthage, Missouri, has a mural on its front wall. Considering this is All Saints Day, I thought a close-up of part of it is relevant. While we cry on earth, in Heaven we are promised there … Continue reading
And, not a campaign button. I found this one on Pastor Steve Bullmer’s suit coat in the center aisle of the First Methodist Church of Crystal Lake. It says, CUB FANS GO TO HEAVEN THEY HAD HELL ON EARTH In … Continue reading
And, not a campaign button. I found this one on Pastor Steve Bullmer’s suit coat in the center aisle of the First Methodist Church of Crystal Lake. It says, CUB FANS GO TO HEAVEN THEY HAD HELL ON EARTH In … Continue reading
I’ve been a member of the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake for fifty years. My family moved here in 1958 when I was sixteen. We transferred our membership from the Middletown, New York, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. … Continue reading
I’ve been a member of the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake for fifty years. My family moved here in 1958 when I was sixteen. We transferred our membership from the Middletown, New York, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. … Continue reading
Steve Bullmer, the new Methodist minister in Crystal Lake, introduced himself through a series of sermons comparing his life to a soap opera. The Young and the Restless One Life to Live General Hospital The Bold and the Beautiful The … Continue reading
Steve Bullmer, the new Methodist minister in Crystal Lake, introduced himself through a series of sermons comparing his life to a soap opera. The Young and the Restless One Life to Live General Hospital The Bold and the Beautiful The … Continue reading
The next week’s theme of the continuing soap opera of Steve Bullmer’s life was “The Bold andthe Beautiful” Linking to his previous sermon, the new minister at the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake explained that his life “…all … Continue reading
