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WELCOME PASTOR ROY & COLLETTE

The Poneto United Methodist Church has announced the arrival of Roy Nevil as their pastor. Pastor Nevil and his wife, Collette, pastored in Adams County at the Pleasant Mills and Salem United Methodist Churches for the past three years.

The Nevils have five children, two sons who live in St. Louis, MO, two sons in Fresno, CA, and a daughter, Kelli, a graduate of Adams County High School, who will be attending Ivy Tech in Fort Wayne while living in Poneto.

Pastor Nevil has ministered at the Pleasant Grove UMC in Blackford County as well as at the Boehmer UMC here in Wells County. He served as Associate Pastor of Youth and Evangelism at the Fresno First Church of God in California for six years. Mrs. Nevil is employed at the Belmont High School library.

Pastor Nevil said "Collette and I are so happy to be serving in Poneto. The potential for ministry in this community is great, and we look forward to what the Lord is going to accomplish. Something is happening in Poneto and we invite everyone to come to the Poneto UMC to be a part of it!"

The Wesleys
Among the Oxford group were John Wesley, considered the founder of Methodism, and his brother Charles, the sons of an Anglican rector. John preached, and Charles wrote hymns. Together they brought about a spiritual revolution, which some historians believe diverted England from political revolution in the late 18th century. The theology of the Wesleys leaned heavily on Arminianism and rejected the emphasis in Calvinism on predestination. Preaching the doctrines of Christian perfection and personal salvation through faith, John Wesley quickly won an enthusiastic following among the English working classes, for whom the formalism of the established Church of England had little appeal.

Opposition by the English clergy, however, prevented the Wesleys from speaking in parish churches. Consequently, Methodist meetings were often conducted in open fields, leading to a revival of religious fervor throughout England. John Wesley's message as well as his personal activities among the poor encouraged a social consciousness that was retained by his followers and has become a hallmark of the Methodist tradition. Wesley never renounced his ties with the Church of England, but he provided for the incorporation and legal continuation of the new movement. Soon after John Wesley's death in 1791, his followers began to divide into separate church bodies. During the 19th century many such separate Methodist denominations were formed in Britain and the United States, each maintaining its own version of the Wesleyan tradition.

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			WELCOME PASTOR ROY & COLLETTE The Poneto United Methodist Church has announced the arrival of Roy Nevil as their pastor. Pastor Nevil and his wife, Collette, pastored in Adams County at the Pleasant Mills and Salem United Methodist Churches for the past three years. The Nevils have five children, two sons who live in St. Louis, MO, two sons in Fresno, CA, and a daughter, Kelli, a graduate of Adams County High School, who will be attending Ivy Tech in Fort Wayne while living in Poneto. Pastor Nevil has ministered at the Pleasant Grove UMC in Blackford County as well as at the Boehmer UMC here in Wells County. He served as Associate Pastor of Youth and Evangelism at the Fresno First Church of God in California for six years. Mrs. Nevil is employed at the Belmont High School library. Pastor Nevil said "Collette and I are so happy to be serving in Poneto. The potential for ministry in this community is great, and we look forward to what the Lord is going to accomplish. Something is happening in Poneto and we invite everyone to come to the Poneto UMC to be a part of it!" The Wesleys Among the Oxford group were John Wesley, considered the founder of Methodism, and his brother Charles, the sons of an Anglican rector. John preached, and Charles wrote hymns. Together they brought about a spiritual revolution, which some historians believe diverted England from political revolution in the late 18th century. The theology of the Wesleys leaned heavily on Arminianism and rejected the emphasis in Calvinism on predestination. Preaching the doctrines of Christian perfection and personal salvation through faith, John Wesley quickly won an enthusiastic following among the English working classes, for whom the formalism of the established Church of England had little appeal. Opposition by the English clergy, however, prevented the Wesleys from speaking in parish churches. Consequently, Methodist meetings were often conducted in open fields, leading to a revival of religious fervor throughout England. John Wesley's message as well as his personal activities among the poor encouraged a social consciousness that was retained by his followers and has become a hallmark of the Methodist tradition. Wesley never renounced his ties with the Church of England, but he provided for the incorporation and legal continuation of the new movement. Soon after John Wesley's death in 1791, his followers began to divide into separate church bodies. During the 19th century many such separate Methodist denominations were formed in Britain and the United States, each maintaining its own version of the Wesleyan tradition. President's Weekly Prayer Requests Site Last Updated Sunday, July 28, 2002 Website designed and maintained by Chris W. Claghorn