Dear First United Methodist Church,
This Friday, June 9, 2023, after 37 years of service, Rev. Gary Upleger, Pastor Emeritus, will officially retire from the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church.
The ceremony will be held at Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FL @ 4pm – where he was first ordained. If you’d like to send him a card, please send it to 8485 Hartford Way Mt. Dora, FL 32757. He would love to hear from you!
Thank you for your continued support and prayers of the Upleger family. Pastor Gary continues to do well.
Grace and Peace,
Rev. David Averill, Senior Pastor
