Pastor Douglas M. Knopp

	"My personal mission is to glorify God; to be a visible presence of the Love of God through Jesus Christ..."

My personal mission is to glorify God; to be a visible presence of the Love of God through Jesus Christ; to live a life that exemplifies the Gospel as best as I am able to at the moment; to empower others to grow in their relationship with God; to follow a passionate desire to discover God in this world.  My vision for the church is that the church will continue to be open to new ways of doing ministry as we move through this century, reaching out to meet the needs of the people within a geographic area to the glory of God; also that the people will grow in their knowledge of Christ through prayer (God's Heart) and The Word (God's Mind). My responsibility is to offer wonderful people fantastic opportunities to invest in the kingdom, if Go so leads them.

Hometown -- Cattaraugus, NY

Education:
BA   Salem College, Salem, WV
M Div  Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Delaware, OH.

Credentials:
1969 -- Ordained Deacon, Probationary member of the WNY Conference
1972 -- Ordained Elder, Full member in the WNY Annual Conference

Churches Served:

        Sheridan UMC
        Hilton UMC
        Ripley-South Ripley UMC
        Fredonia UMC
        First UMC, Jamestown
        Christ First UMC, Jamestown

   
Married to Judy who has retired as Senior Guidance Counselor at Dunkirk High School.  We have six children and six grandchildren.a

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