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Pastor Joe and his family have recently relocated to the Loxley area and will begin their Service to Loxley United Methodist Church and the Loxley Community in the weeks to come.  Updates forth coming, as we awaiting the start of our new chapter.

I have been a member at LUMC since June of 1991, after a few years working in New Orleans. I have been a Methodist all my life.  My earliest memories of church were at Broad Street Methodist in Mobile, which has since closed, but Stapleton UMC is where I grew up.  This is when I began to realize that God was for us, and could be talked to as a friend.  My first experience with choir was in MYF (the youth group) at Stapleton, and have been in choir almost continually since.  I first became LUMC’s choir director in 1998, at the prompting of Ms. Irene Gulledge, whom we miss very much.  Some of my other interests are electronics, computers, amateur radio, other geeky stuff and am attempting to learn the guitar.  I am so thankful for my family, friends, and for the people in our church, for the spirit that they convey that is a real blessing to me.  

Jenifer will add her bio soon but as for now let me introduce her. Jennifer and Eric have a heart filled with love for others. They have been part of our family for many years and saw the need to go the extra mile with the youth. They were active with Chris and Kelli when Chris was the youth director. The need arose and they answered and we are blessed. The Youth meet on Wednesday nights and several now attend Sunday worship. Come as you feel God leading and join in on the fun

Barbara joined the Loxley UMC in 1996. Prior to moving to Loxley in 1994, she lived in many areas, including Denver, CO when she was in the Air Force.  She began her teaching career at Fidelis Jr. High in Jay, Fl. and retired from the Mobile School system in 1998. She then began a second career as the receptionist for the Girl Scouts and retired December 2016.  She became a part time secretary for Loxley UMC in 1999.  She has a son and daughter, a grandson, 2 granddaughters, and a great granddaughter.

In 2005 when Dianne retired from teaching school after thirty-three years and after making excuses for not going to church for fifteen years, she and her husband, Ernest, made a promise to their son Mike, an Assembly of God Pastor in Missouri, to find a church.  LUMC was the first on the visiting list because of what her hairdresser told her over the years about the church, some of the members, and the Pastor.  Because of client/hairdresser privilege, she cannot reveal what she heard, but LUMC was the first and last church visited.  Dianne feels honored and blessed to being a part of the praise and worship team, the LUMW, and the Church family.  Dianne and Ernest love the good people of LUMC and think of the members as best friends.  The Pastor tells the story that the church prayed for a good organist, but God sent Dianne instead.  Thank God for answered prayer.  Dianne and Ernest share their home in Daphne’s Lake Forest with their dachshunds, Little Girl and Oscar.

I joined Loxley UMC in 2000.  I moved my membership from a Baptist church in the area.  I started playing the piano shortly after I joined the church.  I am the church pianist, choir member, UMW secretary, administrative, children's choir director and Sunday school teacher.  I retired from the Baldwin County School System in 2009 after 30 years of service.  I received BS and MA degrees from the University of Mobile.  I currently am the After School Site Manager at Silverhill School.  I was married to Jim Henson for seven years.  I have two sons (Chris and Caleb) and three stepchildren (Jeff, Chad, and Suzanne).  I also have five grandchildren (Owen, Cooper, Alex, Elliot and Isaac).   I was blessed to welcome a grandaughter, Evie in 2018.

Irvin is custodian of the Family Activity Center Sanctuary and gounds for the Loxley United Methodist Church (UMC).  He was born and raised in Stapleton and moved to Loxley in 1986.  Irvin joined the Loxley UMC  in 2002 and has provided many, many hours of volunteer work around the church.  He retired in February 2013 after working for 20 years for Jubliee Landscaping.

Debi has been a blessing to our church for many years.  Debi grew up in Mobile.  Retired in 2010 from Lee Helms Associates as Executive Administrator. She came to LUMC  in 2012. Took position as Financial Secretary in 2016.  

When she was needed she stepped right into the Prayer call list position and is always ready to reach out to everyone for needed prayers as requested.  She also makes special announcements via the CallMultiplier system that we use.   We are so grateful that she is with us!

Donna lives in Mobile and commutes as often as her schedule allows. Donna has been active in a variety of areas in the church. She is currently ressurecting our newsletter and plugging into the web page on occaision. Donna is always ready to make that specialty cake or dessert when the need shows. When we have a mass email or website invite to a special event Donna is usually behind that. We are blessed that she is part of our family.

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