From Pastor's Desk at St. Peter's Chester Springs
Pastor Ronald P. Wesemann
St. Peter’s is a wonderful church home for my wife and my self and for a committed group of faithful and loving Christians. Ministry with and among these people is a joy.
In 2009, I again dedicated some of my visitation time to knocking on doors. My purpose for this was to offer information about St. Peter’s and a friendly greeting. Most of these visits did not extend beyond a few moments. There were occasions though when I was invited into a discussion about theology, faith and ministry. I will make other such visits in 2010. St. Peter’s continues to be a small but growing congregation. The growth of our church, I must admit, is not due to my visitations. The growth of our church is more the result of invitations, made by our members to neighbors and friends, and the result of the friendship extended by individual members to those who visited the church. This is a good thing. It shows the love that our members have for the church and the positive response shared by the majority of those who were visited. We are doing some things well!
St. Peter’s in 2010 is facing some strong challenges. As the economy has made it hard for many of our membership it has also affected the finances of the church. St. Peter’s will be looking at a deficit budget or, shall we say, a challenge budget for 2010. In faith and maybe even with greater enthusiasm, we continue our ministry and move into 2010 planning to continue our support of other ministries like Mom’s House, PACS, St. Mary’s Shelter and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod. In addition we continue to plan work projects to improve the facilities of St. Peter’s and add worship and educational opportunities. The generous offerings of some of our members late in 2009, the strength of our Stewardship program and the pledges of many of our members made for 2010 have all given us much reason for joy.
For those who are looking for a place of worship, Christian education opportunities, a chance to help others and for a church home, I invite you to visit us in person. The worship times, Sunday school schedule and directions to the church can be found within the website. Feel free to contact me.
Rev. Ronald P. Wesemann
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