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Jun 2024
June 12, 2024 Rev. Lynn Bartlow, Lead Pastor This week is our Annual Conference. As the name implies, annually elected representatives from churches around our Desert Southwest Conference come together with all the pastors in the Conference to do the work of the church. We worship, pass legislation, elect people to positions of leadership, worship, and more. At St. Mark’s, we have four elected members of the Annual Conference – Zachary Rhein, Diane James, Brenda Hunter, and Kelly Deyoe. In addition, all three of our pastors attend plus our retired pastors who......
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A Connectional Denomination
One of the defining characteristics of the United Methodist Church is our commitment to being a connectional church. This connection began with John Wesley, as he recognized the need for an organized system of...
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