Category: From the Pastor
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Pastor David Averill’s pre-General Conference 2024 brief
April 10, 2024 Dear Friends, Thank you for attending my brief on General Conference 2024. I want to be fully transparent with you. I spent from March 2004 to June 2018 in the ordination process to become a fully ordained Elder in the Florida Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church.… Read more “Pastor David…
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Awakening Our Faith During Holy Week
“Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “So, could you not stay awake with me one hour? Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” – Matthew 26:40-41 (NRSVue) Oh the…
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A Good Start to the New Year
Dear First United Methodist Church, Happy New Year! It was so good to celebrate together with you on New Year’s Eve at our one, combined service at 10 am. We had 160 people together in worship on what is usually one of the lowest attended Sundays out of the year. Like me, I know you…
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Rediscovering Christ during Christmas
Dear First United Methodist Church, This past Sunday, a ministry team and I went to Osprey Lodge to offer Chapel Time to the residents. One of those residents was named Margaret. She shared a testimony about losing a creche (nativity scene) near and dear to her because many of her belongings were sold in an…
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Following Jesus in the footsteps of the Apostles
Dear First United Methodist Church of Mt. Dora, It is good to be back in Mt. Dora after a 13-day pilgrimage in Greece and Turkey, following the footsteps of the Apostle Paul. God challenged the thirteen of us who participated in this journey, and inspired us by the Holy Spirit with new knowledge and insight…