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My name is Mark Morehouse and I am thrilled to be the pastor at First United Methodist Church in Winterset. I have been a part-time licensed local pastor since 2009 serving rural churches in the Missouri and Iowa conferences. I am now attending Course of Study at St. Paul School of Theology. This is somewhat of an encore opportunity as I am completing my 39-year career as a Community Banker primarily as an agricultural lender. My wife, Becky, and I are coming to Winterset from North Central Missouri. We now live in Cameron but most of our life has been spent in the Bethany area. Yes, famous for the Toot-toot restaurant.
I spent the first half of my life in Iowa, graduating from Simpson College in 1980 with a BA degree-Accounting major. I grew up as a Methodist preacher’s kid. Actually times 2. Both my mother and father are retired UM clergy and they
are moving to Indianola to be closer to my brother, Mike, who lives in Winterset. I have another brother that lives in Austin, MN. We grew up in rural farm parishes walking beans, doing fieldwork, de-tasseling corn, shelling corn, baling hay, cleaning hog houses and working cattle. I have had a love of the farm my entire life. However, I love the church even more.
My style of preaching is mostly that of a story teller and teacher. God’s mission in the world is the story of God’s people from Creation, to the fall of man, to redemption, and then to New Creation. I can not wait to share with you more of my story and in turn, I want to hear about your stories. Together, we can participate in God’s story. And just maybe along the way, we can find a way to share God’s story, and our stories, with our neighbors.
I spent the first half of my life in Iowa, graduating from Simpson College in 1980 with a BA degree-Accounting major. I grew up as a Methodist preacher’s kid. Actually times 2. Both my mother and father are retired UM clergy and they
are moving to Indianola to be closer to my brother, Mike, who lives in Winterset. I have another brother that lives in Austin, MN. We grew up in rural farm parishes walking beans, doing fieldwork, de-tasseling corn, shelling corn, baling hay, cleaning hog houses and working cattle. I have had a love of the farm my entire life. However, I love the church even more.
My style of preaching is mostly that of a story teller and teacher. God’s mission in the world is the story of God’s people from Creation, to the fall of man, to redemption, and then to New Creation. I can not wait to share with you more of my story and in turn, I want to hear about your stories. Together, we can participate in God’s story. And just maybe along the way, we can find a way to share God’s story, and our stories, with our neighbors.
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We'd love to have you join us for Worship!Sundays
9:00 Worship in Patterson 9:00 adult Sunday School & 10:30 Worship in Winterset Community Dinner 5:30 - 6:30 - (Free Will Offering) Food Pantry Fourth Monday of Every Month - 4:30 - 6:30 Fourth Tuesday of Every Month - 9:00 - 11:00an Pastor: Mark Morehouse
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