A note from Pastor Travis 1/18/24
Earlier this week, I went onto a website to get tickets for an annual event that Sandra and I love. As I logged on, I was excited. I had been on the lookout for when the tickets would go on …
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A note from Pastor Travis 1/11/24
Well, 2024 if off to an interesting start. We “weathered” our first snowstorm of the year on the very first Sunday of the year. However, thanks to Grace for recording the music ahead of time, Bert for setting up and …
A note from Pastor Travis
“O come all Ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come Ye, O come Ye to worship at First United Methodist Church of Melrose!” – Ok, I just messed up the meter of a great Christmas carol, but I think it …
A note from Pastor Travis 12/7/23
One of the blessings of our church is that we have been able to partner with Haiti Global Youth Partnership to be in ministry in L’Asile, Haiti. Over the past few years, we have supported schools, sponsored a health clinic, …
A note from our Pastor 11/23/23
I hope you are having a wonderful Thanksgiving. This Sunday is The Reign of Christ Sunday. Often this church celebration falls on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, and I ignore it, choosing to celebrate Thanksgiving instead. I imagine most of the …
A note from our Pastor 10/26/23
When I was a boy, my parents taught me that we weren’t supposed to talk about money. It was impolite. We didn’t tell people about our own financial situation and we didn’t inquire about their situations. While their intentions were …
A note from our Pastor 10/19/23
Something interesting is happening in The Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodism Church. Let me tell you about it… As churches in that conference vote to disaffiliate, many of whom are joining the Global Methodist Church, there are …
A note from our Pastor 9/14/23
First UMC Melrose is the place to be this Sunday! Our church will be filled with excitement and activity. Here are the highlights: 1. Mission Story in worship – During worship we will hear a report of the many wonderful things that happened on …
A note from Pastor Travis 9/7/23
Over the past month I have used this space to highlight events that are coming up in our church this fall. Today I want to tell you about the Melrose Alliance Against Violence walk on October 22nd at 4:00. Our …
A note from Pastor Travis 8/31/23
Pastor Travis’ weekly update from the First United Methodist Church of Melrose… August 31, 2023