Today was the first Sunday in a new church year, and there have been some local changes.
Dena Allison now has four churches: Grenola, Moline, Longton and Elk Falls.
Susan Galvan now has three churches: Severy, Fall River and New Albany.
Geesook Gil is the new pastor at the Howard church. She is a 1/2 time appointment. Her first Sunday will be next week, July 9th.
Howard and Severy are no longer a combined church charge. They have separated. I don't have all the information as to how come; it's been several years since I've attended either church.
However, I am now the accompanist for the Severy United Methodist Church. Today was their first service with Susan Galvan preaching and me playing. It was a lovely time, almost like coming home.
They've moved their service time to 8:30 am on Sundays, to allow Susan to attend all three churches each week.