From the Desk Archives - Lakeview United Methodist Church

Nov 13, 2019

What’s happening with the United Methodist Church?

Pastor John Fairchild

Oct 29, 2019

Harold’s Challenge

Tales from the Mountain Harold’s Challenge While Dad grew up in Iowa, Mom was born in Flagstaff. Her brother died in a flight training accident over the Pacific in WWII and her parents died shortly after the war. We did have a number of cousins living in Flagstaff and, of course, we all went to the same church (it wasn’t Methodist). We weren’t supposed to go to movies or play cards but we did in our family. Sometimes we’d go…

Jun 28, 2019

Summary of the desert Southwest Annual Conference June 2019

Summary of the desert Southwest Annual Conference June 2019 Theme: Called Anew to Follow Below you will find a summary of the work of the 2019 Desert Southwest Annual Conference. For those who may not know this includes all of Arizona, southern Nevada and along the Colorado River. This year, much of the work was routine business relating to budget, staffing and operation of the conference. The matters that are significant, I have bolded so they are easier to spot.…

May 11, 2019

Judicial Council Meeting Update

Pastor John Fairchild

Apr 30, 2019

Judicial Council Meeting

As I write this note, the United Methodist Judicial Council is meeting to review the work of the February Special General Conference. As their decisions are made available, we’ll be arranging some opportunities to discuss the outcome and impact on Lakeview. I have seen some news reports that I believe are misleading and I want to ask you to be cautious and slow to react as you may hear misleading and even inaccurate information. One headline I saw reported, “United…

Mar 22, 2019

The United Methodist Dilemma

Following the February 2019 special general conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC) there has been much angst concerning the passing of a resolution affirming the denomination’s stand against same-gender marriage and gay ordination.

Feb 27, 2019