Hi Church,
Thank you for welcoming me to Bay View UMC. I’m excited to officially become a Methoduck and hope that our light can shine brightly together, just like my new glow-in-the-dark duck! I look forward to connecting with more of you as I learn about your passions and calling for the life of the church. In fact, connection is the word that keeps coming to my mind as I think about what gets me excited about this coming year. I will connect with you to learn what gifts and graces you bring and connect Bay View UMC to other churches in the community. I am excited to join this reconciling church and put into practice an inclusive welcome to ALL. Some of you may already know some basic things about me, that I grew up in the North Shore of Milwaukee and attend seminary at Garrett-Evangelical in Evanston, Illinois (Pastor Kelly’s alma mater!), but do you know some of these fun facts that make me Eddie?
- I am a big Packers, Brewers, and Bucks fan. I’m always willing to talk sports and bond over Wisconsin’s pro teams.
- My favorite season is fall and I love to go on runs as the seasons change.
- This summer I got engaged to my lovely fiancée, Katie, and we will get married next June! Katie is currently student teaching and will graduate from UW-Eau Claire in December with degrees in Elementary and Special Education.
- I love puns and corny jokes.
- I studied Spanish at the University of Iowa and want to connect Bay View UMC with one of the Spanish-speaking ministries in Milwaukee.
- My cooking specialty is fudge and I plan to make lots of it for the cookie walk!
Let’s get together and continue to talk about our lives, our passions, and what God is stirring up in our hearts. Let’s deepen the connections we have as a community of faith and widen the welcome as we open the doors of the church. Thank you to all of you proud Methoducks and let us serve God together in exciting ways.
In Peace,
Pastor Eddie