Faces at WDMUMC

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Ben and Kelly Meyer at Fall Festival

Faces at WDM United Methodist Church

Ben and I both grew up in very different religious environments. His family has always been very active in their church. My church experiences mainly consisted of attending weddings and funerals. 

After we had Ryan we both wanted to build a solid spiritual foundation for our son and for ourselves. Ben had been a little soured by his past experiences with other parishes, and I had no clue where to even begin. We had “church-shopped,” checking out some different congregations, but none of them felt…right. Somehow during our search Linda Plummer became a pen pal of sorts to me, and she invited me to attend a service. It was one of those things that stuck in the back of my mind and took a while before I actually acted upon it. 

When Ben, Ryan, and I did finally attend our first service last July, we did what most newcomers do, tried to hide in the background! But that was

impossible to do with so many friendly individuals greeting us - not pressuring us, just stopping by to say “Good Morning.” It was that warm and welcoming atmosphere that first made us feel very comfortable here. 

We were also very drawn to the message that day. It was like Dr. Daniel
was speaking directly to us and about our lives. He had such a caring and nurturing way about him that felt like he was just a family member talking to us - not yelling, placing blame or causing guilt, just letting us know that Jesus loves us, no matter what. 

We know that God’s hands placed us in this church home and surrounded us with so many wonderful people we are happy to call friends and have in our lives today! The biggest part of why we have become so active is that we want to help other people experience the love and inclusive feeling that we’ve had in the WDMUMC family.

With so much fear, hopelessness, uncertainty and pain in the world today, more than ever before, people want to experience a feeling like what we’ve found: warm welcome and hospitality, unconditional love, acceptance, a safe place to call “home,” and the opportunity to grow deeper in our walk with God. We are committed to giving back what we’ve received through you!

- Kelly Meyer, WDMUMC member

Ben and Kelly are heading up our Vacation Bible School this summer, you can find more information and sign up here.