Merging is an Ongoing Journey - The Bishop Came!

Sometimes you are lucky and your church gets to host a Bishop once.  In 2011 a bishop came to the Wappingers church.  And that was a pretty cool experience.

Yesterday Bishop Bickerton came to our congregation at PUMC.  And that was a cool experience as well.

Pew Signs on the closed off pews

Because of the ongoing pandemic, we thought maybe this might not be a reality.  But Bishop Bickerton and D.S. Riss came.  And it was a great service.  Many hands ahead of the service did all sorts of work to make sure we could have the safest environment as possible and space if more people than expected arrived.  Our live-streaming was on point for those who opted to stay home.  The music really spoke to me.  Even if I didn't sing all of it.  And that is fine, being able to listen and worship while hearing others sing was wonderful.

And the Bishop's message?  Exactly what I needed to hear, not just from a spiritual level but a personal (VERY PERSONAL) one as well.  I left inspired and ready for the visioning our congregation will be doing.