Dear Friends:

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

It is with great joy that I join you in celebration of 175 years of ministry and service for the Kingdom of God. This represents a multitude of changed lives.

Please know that I am in prayer for the members of your congregation and for all those who have been touched by the ministries you have offered. I know that as you celebrate a vibrant and fruitful past, you will also be looking forward with joy and anticipation to the lives you will touch in the years to come.

Grace and peace,

Janice Riggle Huie

Dear Liberty Family of Faith,

Grace and peace to you as you celebrate 175 years of ministry in the Liberty community. I commend you on your faithfulness to the mission of the church to make disciples for the transformation of the world.

Deuteronomy 6:4-7a says,

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your Hearts. Impress them on your children.

It is with great joy that I join you for this great celebration of ministry. Surely you are people that love God and know how to pass down the faith to the children. You are in my prayers as the Holy Spirit guides you to reach future generations.

Blessings,

Rev. Alicia Coltzer

We should never forget the rich history and traditions of the church that we have inherited. Especially we should give thanks for those in the Methodist faith tradition that began our church in 1840. First United Methodist Church has been served well by each generation as they faithfully shared Jesus Christ in their time. We have come a long way since the log church on Church square to logging on to the church's web page on the internet, but the challenge to the church throughout the years has been the same - make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. May we live up to the challenges in our day and follow where God would lead us into the future in Liberty with a people called United Methodists.

Shalom,

Lindsey