Perspectives from August 2019

Meet the DLTs: Meg Hagerty

August 28, 2019 / By Meg Hagerty

As part of the Adirondack Leadership Team, the main contribution I make is to my church directly, and to the Adirondack District indirectly, through communications. I am responsible for generating an e-newsletter to the members and friends of Queensbury United Methodist Church every week and a print newsletter once a month, and printing the bulletin every Sunday. At one time I also coordinated with the former pastor on the website, …more

Meet the DLTs: Rev. Heather Williams

August 26, 2019 / By Rev. Heather Williams

My name is Heather Williams and I currently serve the community of Saratoga Springs. I have been in the pastoral role since 2000. Throughout my years in ministry, I have served a variety of congregations, ministry teams at the District and Conference level, and I have found ways to use my passion for all God’s beloved children in places beyond the church walls. I have also been a part …more

Meet the Deacons: Rev. Amy Beth Jones

August 21, 2019 / By Rev. Amy Beth Jones

I work for Family Promise, a national non-profit agency that serves families experiencing homelessness. At Family Promise, our mission is to help homeless and low-income families achieve sustainable independence through a community-based response. Family Promise is best known for the emergency shelter program that rotates through houses of worship the community, but we are so much more than an emergency shelter program. We provide prevention and stabilization services to families …more

Meet the DLTs: Derek Hansen

August 20, 2019 / By Derek Hansen

My name is Derek Hansen. I’m the pastor at Adirondack Community Church in Lake Placid, and I have been serving on the Adirondack District Leadership Team since 2017. In my 10 years of pastoral ministry, I have also served under appointment at Rochester: Aldersgate, Adams Basin, Glens Falls: Christ Church, and Hudson Falls. My wife, Becky, and I have been married for 10 years and we have three children - Liam (7), …more

Meet the DLTs: Rev. Dr. Meredith Vanderminden

August 14, 2019 / By Rev. Dr. Meredith Vanderminden

I have been an elder in the United Methodist Church for 20 years, and though my call has evolved through the years, the heart of it remains the same: to bring people, in all of their wonderful diversity, into a closer relationship with God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. My participation with Adirondack District Leadership Team allows me to follow that call not only in the church I serve, Christ Church …more

Meet the DLTs: Adirondack District

August 7, 2019 / By Carrie Boyer / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) / 1 Comment

My name is Carrie Boyer. I’ve been a member of the Adirondack District Leadership Team since 2016. I also serve as the Minister of Administration for the District. It is helpful for me to serve on the team, as it allows me to bring information back to the District. I also have an “ear to the ground,” as communications “point” person for District, so I …more

Meet the Deacons: Introduction

August 5, 2019 / By Rev. Nancy Dibelius, Assistant Director of Vital Congregations for Spiritual Life / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) / 1 Comment

Did you know that in the United Methodist Church, deacons are ordained? The Upper New York Conference is blessed to have many ordained deacons serving throughout our churches and communities. Over the weeks ahead, we will share stories of deacons who serve in the Upper NY Conference and the unique giftedness to which God has called them in the Meet the UNY Deacons blog series. The history of deacons becoming …more