Saturday, March 23, 2013

Jessica to go to Michigan church

Jessica this week learned that her summer assignment will be with First United Methodist Church of Birmingham, Mi.  She will have a variety of duties and will preach at least four sermons.  She requested and will be permitted to attend the Methodist annual conference at Centenary which will result in her first Sunday in Birmingham being June 2.

Birmingham had a  population slightly more than 20,000 according to the last census.  It is some 20 miles from Detroit.

First Methodist Birmingham is a large church and is involved in many activities and benefits.   Traditional services are held at 8:30; 9:30 and 11, with contemporary services also at 11.  A picture on the church web site indicates the choir is very large.

This assignment places Jessica even farther from home. She presently lives in Durham, N.C., while attending Duke.  Birmingham is about 14 hours distant from Durham and much farther from Shreveport. Thank goodness for cell phones.

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