Our Pastor
Kathy King
(507) 382-2483
August
A message from Pastor Kathy...
Fulfilling the Law of Christ
"Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."
Galatians 6: 2 New English Translation (NET)
I offer this month’s thoughts just after our July joint worship service at Waterville EUMC.
Your joint SPRC members have supported this pastor well. I have always felt heard by this group who works with me to ensure each parish member feels the same: heard and supported in. The SPRC (staff parish relations committee) members work is to support the pastor, but also to support each member of our parish churches, making decisions for the greater good. I am happy to say they know their work and do it well.
In the past year, the SPRC worked (and continues) to find ways to lighten the load for this over-70 and getting tired pastor. From their
brainstorming, our joint services were born. As the calendar reminds us, July of 2027 (my retirement) is getting closer. The SPRC continues to brainstorm to find ways for our three churches to work together to show our MN conference leadership that the community that is our Prairie Lakes Parish of Blooming Grove, Janesville, and Waterville churches is willing to work together to be a community of disciples of Jesus Christ. I am blessed to have them care for our community’s best interests.
The August calendar page reminds us that fall is on the heels of a summer that has passed even more quickly than the last. May these days of August 2026 be days when our parish community carries one another’s joys and concerns to lighten one another’s burdens. The law
of Christ requires our participation. In the heat of these days, may we be people who sees the needs of others as we offer Christ’s
light to some dark places.
Thank you for who you are—a beloved child of God. May we enjoy these “dogdays of summer!”
Blessings dear ones!
About Pastor Kathy...
Kathy King serves as the Pastor of the Prairie Lakes Parish - a three-point charge consisting of the Blooming Grove, Janesville, and Waterville Evangelical United Methodist Churches.
Pastor Kathy lives in Janesville with her husband Jerry. Kathy and Jerry have three sons - Clint (and Julie), Jeremy (and Tiffany), and Aaron (and Trista), eight grandchildren, and one great-grandson.
Pastor Kathy has a degree in English and Communications, and in 2022, completed the United Methodist General Board of Discipleship Course of Study for Licensed Local Pastors. In 2024, Pastor Kathy became an Associate Member of the Minnesota Conference of the UMC.
Kathy has a heart for the rural church and the relationships made possible through the example of love shown through Jesus Christ.