Our Pastor
Kathy King
(507) 382-2483
January
A message from Pastor Kathy...
The Beginning
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1: 1-5 NIV
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2026—We step into the newness of the beginning of this new year, happy New Year! As I begin this first newsletter column of 2026, the wind is howling outside and we are under a blizzard warning. The calendar reminds us that it is winter and the weather confirms it!
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Have you heard the statement, the hurrier I go, the farther I get behind? That is a mantra I hope to leave behind in the New Year. What are you hoping to change for 2026? We hear those time-worn resolutions to be more healthy, get more exercise, clean up our homes and/or
finances. What about a resolution to walk more closely in the way of Christ? There are many ways each of us can strengthen our faith but the best of all is by drawing closer to the One who lavishes us with grace, love, hope, joy, and peace?
This is my brief but sincere wish for you and yours to know Christ better in this New Year.
Blessings and mercies abound in our wish for your Happy New Year dear ones.
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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.
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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.
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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.