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Our Vision
To challenge and encourage everyone in our
congregation to know and follow Christ by:
Growing as disciples through Christs
teachings
Connecting with one another in Christian
community
Serving Christ by serving others
Praising God as we worship Christ
Pastors Corner
the year in the black. The amazing ministries we have depend on our
faithful response to all God has given to us. Don't forget our Faith
Promise commitments, too!
Our 2017 budget was finalized and approved a couple of weeks ago by
our Steering Team. However, some late numbers came in outside of our
control, and after some minor tweaks are made, we'll get the budget out
to the congregation. In the meantime, here's Connie...
The Trustees would like to keep our church family informed of the
upcoming roof repair scheduled for the week of December 12th. For
those that are not aware, on April 3rd we had a storm that came through
and took off 12 slate pieces on the south side of the church, damaging 3
cars below. We thank God no one was injured or killed because flying
pieces of slate can be quite lethal. Four days later on April 7th, 1/3 of the
north side of the roof blew off with a microburst. Again, God protected
individuals and no one was hurt, but consequently 4 other roofs were
badly damaged by the slate impaling the surface, windows were broken,
A/C units displaced and our new benches nicked by flying slate.
Consequently, the Trustees are working diligently to negotiate with the
insurance company and work with the contractor so that our church will
have the proper repairs to last us for years to come. We received four
bids and unfortunately the insurance company did not give us enough
money to complete the project as they had recommended. The Trustees
also feel that the entire sanctuary roof needs to be replaced due to two
incidents happening within four days of each other.
We have hired C & D Waterproofing to remove the slate on the
sanctuary roof and put an ice and water shield up for the winter. Since
our insurance is not settled we are not allowed to do any other area at
this time. We have also, after many hours of discussions and research,
decided to replace the entire slate roof with asphalt. Due to the limited
days of warm temperature the application of shingles will take place in
the spring.
This construction project will involve using the dialysis side parking
spaces with a fence surrounding the area during the working day. The
contractors will have many vehicles that will be parked in the borough
area and a dumpster in the three spaces rented by our church. Foot
traffic will be directed to use other entrances while the workmen are on
premise. This will take several weeks and we apologize for the
inconvenience, but ask for your patience and understanding. Additional
free parking can be found at Dansbury Park and off S. Kistler Street
adjacent to Dansbury Depot. For those able to walk, please leave the
closest spaces for those that are less ambulatory.
The Trustees will sell slate pieces for those who are interested in some
ESUMC history or are crafty and would like to use the pieces for painting
on them or using them for other craft projects. They will be sold for $10.
This will only happen if solid pieces are removed.
Bottom-line, we are moving on this and praying for the insurance
company to accept the estimates that two other outside appraisers have
submitted that were three times the original estimate allowing us to
replace the roofs and do the proper repairs. We would like to thank you
in advance for your prayers and understanding during this construction
phase as we do what is necessary to put our church back to the
condition it was in before the storms hit us in April.
Wishing you all a blessed season! God is good and He will provide!
Connie Moyer, Trustee Chairperson
Evelyn Taylor
Spring Village at Pocono
329 East Brown St.
East Stroudsburg, Pa. 18301
Thank You!
Hearing Assistance
Devices are Here!
ESUMC now owns several hearing
assistance devices which can be worn to
improve your ability to hear our worship
services. Please contact an usher to pick
up your hearing assistance device and
return to an usher after use.
Healthcare Equipment available:
Canes, crutches, walkers, adult potty
chairs, shower stools, Depends and more!
December Dollar
Challenge will be hats,
gloves, scarves and socks
for Community Meal
distribution in January. As
usual, all may be purchased at Dollar
Tree. Thanks to all who have made the
Dollar Challenge a success this year. Look
for 2017 checklists in late December.
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Contact Us
Church Office
(570) 421-3280
church@esumc.net
Hours: 9 am to 3 pm
Mon thru Fri
Pastor
Jim Todd
jtodd@esumc.net
Ext. 1014
Church Administrator
Jill Teaford
jteaford@esumc.net
Ext. 1015
Secretary
Maria Ragonese
mragonese@esumc.net
Ext. 1010
Congregational Care
Peggy Strack
pstrack@esumc.net
Ext. 1023
Student Ministries
Scott Kuhnle
skuhnle@esumc.net
Ext. 1013
Childrens Ministries
Erica Dorsch
edorsch@esumc.net
Ext. 1017
Keep It Simple
Financial Secretary
Cyndie Faunce
cfaunce@esumc.net
Ext. 1025
Maintenance
William Mack
wmack@esumc.net
Ext. 1018
SextonsJude Porter
jporter@esumc.net
Kenny Fenston
fenstonkenny@yahoo.com
Organist/Traditional Music
Pauline Fox
foxes@esumc.net
Contemporary Music
Doug Malefyt
dmalefyt@esumc.net
Audio/Visual
Joe Dorsch
josephdorsch@gmail.com
Technology Support
Michael Corey
mcorey@esumc.net
Ext. 1012