Hi there! HAPPY, HAPPY FRIDAY! I hope you have had a really great week! Wasn’t the Devotion great today?! Did you hear God on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st when he encouraged us to “not get tired of doing God’s good things because if we don’t give up, we will experience a great BIG bunch of God’s great things at just the time we need it!”? (Galatians 6:9)
I bet that you are a whole lot like me…your weeks are absolutely full of stuff! And, like me…not all of it is God’s good stuff! We can get awful busy doing lots of things that waste the time, talent and treasure that God gives you and me for each day!
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In these days of seemingly continuing diminishing returns on so many things like our financial investments, the worth of our home and other possessions or the security of our jobs…God is the only one in the whole wide world promising a great return on what we do with our lives!
SSSSSOOOOOOOO…how do we go about making sure that God’s main thing is always my main thing?
Great question!
I really appreciate you asking!
The easiest way to make sure that happens is to daily “set our hearts and minds on Jesus” (Colossians 3:2). Well…how do we go about that? One way is to join me and others in the “UPPER ROOM! What is that? The UPPER ROOM is a devotion guide that we use at Indian River City Church to gather all of us together to hear and listen to God talk to us, through his Bible!
It gives God an opportunity to speak his love and truth into each one of us and give us some direction for each day! It’s a place where we can listen to another person, just like you or me, who has found that God offers his life and words for every situation or circumstance and shows us that following God’s directions will help us through whatever life brings us!
It’s a time when we can talk with him about anything and together ask him to penetrate our happenings and help us find him in the midst of them! It’s where we can talk with him in behalf of one another and ask him to supply everything every person needs to keep going day after day, week after week doing “God’s good things!” And…like we heard him say on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd…we can keep going because “if we have faith the size of a mustard seed…nothing will be impossible for us!” (Matthew 17:20)
On those days when our faith and strength are weak and we are ready to give up doing God’s good things, we don’t because others who gather together with us have faith and strength that we don’t have that day and they help us keep going when so much else is telling us to give up and stop!
SSSSSSSOOOOOOO…let’s pool all of our time, talent and treasure and by all the faith we have, invest everything we are and have in everything God is and is doing and show a watching, waiting world what He can do for them! Our community really needs us serving God’s purpose in simple but significant ways so that God can bring his best blessing to us at just the right time!
Thanks for listening…and doing!
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Staff Directory
Rev. Bill Corristan
Staff Position: Senior Pastor
Email: bill@ircumc.com Phone: 321-267-7922
Short Bio:
Rev. Bill Corristan graduated from the University of South Florida and Asbury Seminary in Kentucky. He is married, no children, and two cats.
Alice Edwards
Staff Position: Administrative Assistant to the Pastor
Email: aedwards@ircumc.com Phone: 321-267-7922
Short Bio:
Alice Edwards is the Administrative Assistant and church organist. If you need to schedule a meeting with Pastor Bill Corristan, schedule a baptism, or make funeral arrangements, Alice is the person to call. Alice has been the pastor's secretary and organist since 1989.
Dr. Virginia Doherty
Staff Position: Minister of Pastoral Care
Email: gdoherty@ircumc.com Phone: 321-267-7922
Short Bio:
Dr. Doherty grew up in the Catholic tradition in Boston where she earned an undergraduate degree in Biology and Chemistry, did graduate studies in Counseling Psychology and then graduated from Andover Newton Seminary with the Master of Divinity. Ginger completed her Doctoral studies in Pastoral Psychology at Boston University. Ginger was ordained in 1989 in the United Church of Christ and served churches in Connecticut, Vermont and Iowa before moving to Florida in 2001. If you have a pastoral need, let us know. We'll be glad to help. May God bless ya real good today!
Terry Coon
Staff Position: Church Administrator
Email: tcoon@ircumc.com Phone: 321-267-7922
Short Bio:
In September 1999, I was blessed in coming to IRC. Not a day goes by that I don't give thanks to our savior, Jesus Christ for leading me to IRC. After graduating from college, I served 20 years in the Air Force and retired in 1990. Spending many years in restaurant management never seemed to satisfy my soul, so coming to IRC was a dream come true. My wife, Kathie, and I have been married for 38 wonderful years, and we have two great sons Jason (wife Kim) and Todd, who both live and work in Orlando. My wife works for Parrish Medical Center in the Communication and Marketing Department. Many of you know I also own Bouncer the "church dog." He is my constant companion, and he seems to enjoy being here as much as I do. People often ask me, "What does a Church Administrator do?" When I figure out what I don't do I will let you know. Quite simply -- I run the church on a day-to-day basis. Stop by and say hello to Bouncer and perhaps me anytime.
Jennifer Taylor
Staff Position: Director of Accepting Ministries
Email: jtaylor@ircumc.com Phone: 321-267-7922
Short Bio:
Jennifer has a bachelor's and master's degree in Nursing and Nursing Administration from the University of Alabama in Birmingham and is an ardent Auburn football fan. She served 23 years as a Registered Nurse and most recently as Vice President of Nursing at Parrish Medical Center from 1993 - 2001. God called her out of nursing and into lay ministry where she has been serving IRCUMC since May 2002. It was in April 2002, when she traveled to East Asia with the Macedonia Project, that God gave her a heart for the lost, which serves her well in her roll, which includes Welcome Team, Servant Evangelism and teaching the new members' class Faith Alive!
Dawn Schissler
Staff Position: Director of Adult Transformation
Email: dschissler@ircumc.com Phone: 321-267-7922
Short Bio:
Dawn has been on staff as Director of Adult Ministries since 2001 after moving here from Mobile, Ala. Born in Minnesota, she spent her teen years in Titusville and then attended Asbury College in Wilmore, Ky., graduating with a degree in Education. She has taught at both the elementary and preschool levels. Dawn’s family includes three adult children - a daughter who lives in Titusville and two sons who live in Auburn, Ala. - and two Boston Terriers. One of Dawn’s greatest joys is to see people grow in their relationship to Jesus Christ through the study of God’s Word, through fellowship with other believers and then through serving Christ as His disciple.
Linda Benson
Staff Position: Coordinator of Children’s Ministry and Nursery
Email: lbenson@ircumc.com Phone: 321-267-7922
Short Bio:
Linda and her husband, Bill, live in south Titusville with their three daughters, Morgan (11), Madison (9) and Ella (4). A former paralegal and office manager with an educational background in political science and paralegal studies, Linda has enjoyed being an active volunteer in the Titusville community since her move from Ohio in 2003. Linda recently stepped down from serving as our MOPS' coordinator and is very excited to coordinate our children's and nursery ministries. She welcomes your input and encourages you to help make IRCUMC's Children's Ministry an exciting part of the life of your entire family.
Dr. William Halbleib
Staff Position: Kids' Place Executive Director
Email: whalbleib@bellsouth.net Phone: 321-267-7308
Short Bio:
Dr. William T. Halbleib, along with his family, has lived in Florida since 2005, having moved here from Wisconsin. Dr. Halbleib earned his Bachelor's Degree in Marketing Education with a minor in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. He has a Master's Degree in K-12 Education from Winona State University and completed his Doctoral studies in Educational Administration from Capella University. Dr. Halbleib and his wife, Dr. Winnie S. Teh, M.D. has a blended family of four children: Amy, Kyle, Joshua and Josiah. Amy and Kyle have remained in Wisconsin while Josh and Josiah are with us in Florida.
Sharrett Henderson
Staff Position: Director of Worship Arts
Email: shenderson@ircumc.com Phone: 321-267-7922
Short Bio:
Sharrett is a graduate of Toccoa Falls College with a degree in music, and has been a worship leader for the past nine years. He comes from Orlando with his wife, Mary, and although he stays busy with the Worship Ministry, he also travels as a Worship Leader and has created a ministry called United. The purpose of United is to bring together worship leaders and volunteers from all denominations to create local networks, better equipping the Body of Christ for effective Kingdom work. In his free time, Sharrett likes to be a tourist in Orlando, taking advantage of all of its unique attractions and events. He also really likes dogs!
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