First United Methodist Church of Fredonia

Dear Church Family,                                                

When the Spirit of God moves, things happen. When the Spirit of God moves, people's hearts are changed. When the Spirit of God moves, lives are transformed. When the Spirit of God moves, His mission and vision for our church comes to life… and when we allow His Spirit to move our hearts. When we allow God’s spirit and power to work within us, God will do exceedingly abundantly more than we can ask or imagine.

How wonderful and how absolutely and beautifully true is this statement! Did we not see such a beautiful example of God's Spirit at work as we all gathered for our annual picnic last Sunday! Did we not enjoy the evidence and working of the Spirit through each one of us!

And what a blessing from God to be called to walk into the waters of baptism with several of our friends, now living members of the body of believers!

 I wanted to just take this opportunity to say thank you! Thank you so much to everyone for working so hard to make that day happen. Thank you to Polly and the Gambino family for providing such a beautiful and blessed space for us to gather. Thank you to the praise team and to all who worked to bring us the gift of music. Thank you to the Coopers who helped with set up and cooked all our hot dogs! Thank you, family ministries who helped with set up and clean up and for working diligently to create relationships with families from our community.

“How beautiful are the feet of those who bring the good news of Jesus” to the world around them. And how beautiful that we have been invited into God’s heavenly mission to be those good feet!

Often as church members, we spend a lot of years planting, sowing, and cultivating soil, but it is a true gift when we are able to see the fruit that God can produce from the labor of which he's called us! 

So, friends, thank you, a wonderful thank you, for one of the most beautiful days I have ever experienced in ministry. Thank you, thank you for being a church that chooses daily to allow the Spirit to work through you. Thank you for being a church that celebrates Pentecost Sunday every day! I am honored to be a part of the Fredonia Body of believers!

Grace and Peace be with you!

Pastor Nettie

Thank you for continuing to support the vision and mission that God has for Fredonia!