Our Pastor is writing a column!

Our home church pastor in Jacksonville is writing a few times a month for a column in our hometown paper the Jacksonville Times Union. We were pleasantly surprised to learn this from a community email information that comes occasionally. We have loaded up some of the archived devotions from the past year that he has written and added them in the devotion blog. So look back at some of the past postings to see more devotions written by our Pastor Tom. Here is a short bio on our Pastor Tom. We miss you, Tom! And love you, too! We are thrilled that your ministry is Glorifing the Lord! We look forward to seeing more devotions from you!


Preacher Feature
by Rev. Thomas R. Fuller
Community Columnist

Rev. Thomas Fuller is a native of Dayton, Ohio, and has been married to his wife Cynthia for 33 years. They have three grown daughters. Tom received a bachelor’s degree in World Religions from Wright State University, and a Master of Divinity degree from United Theological Seminary, also in Dayton. He is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, and has served rural, inner-city and suburban congregations in both Ohio and Florida, and is currently the Sr. Pastor of Lake Shore United Methodist Church in West Jacksonville.

Tom’s pre-pastoral background establishes him as a jack-of-all-trades and, yes, a master of none. He has worked as a disc jockey, in retail, as a pool table installer, a fork lift driver, a rock and roll drummer and, in addition to many more, for a time shook walnuts off trees in the central valley of California. He claims that his experience in the nut orchards prepared him for service in the ministry. At any rate, his well-rounded encounters with life have given him a unique ability to relate to people from all walks of life.

Tom’s life goal is to grow in his relationship with Christ, and to make Christ known to others. Music, drama and the use of all the arts are important elements in his ministry. Pastor Tom can be reached at trf1452@comcast.net.