About the Reinbeck United Methodist Church
     The Reinbeck United Methodist Church is an active 370 member congregation with an average Sunday attendance of just over 100.
We are located on the edge of the friendly town of Reinbeck, Iowa. "The town that does good things better"

Our mission:
"To make disciples of Jesus Christ by providing a family connection with other Christians who, together will:
    • discover Christ
    • live in the Holy Spirit
    • and communicate God's message of forgiveness and love."

Discover Christ :
 Worship and Education
Live in the Holy spirit:
Grow in Faith and Community
 Communicate God's  fogiveness and love:
Inviting and serving

Worship Services
8 a.m. Contemporary

10am Blended (Traditional & Contemporary)

Nursery is provided for children
 up to age 4

Worship is the very heart of what we, as the church do.  In worship we . . .
  •  gather in an atmosphere of tremendous celebration and deep reverence. . .
  • God meets us in our exhaustion and hurt in order to lift our eyes, hearts and voices to God in praise. . .
  • God speaks a word of encouragement, hope, or challenge on our attitudes and behavior.
  • God calls us to faithfully respond in faith and love.
We use a variety of music- both choir and praise band , video, drama and prayer to enhance our worship

The service is built around scripture and intended to help us hear and respond to that scripture.

"Preaching is connecting the ancient scripture in one hand, and modern life on the other. I look the congregation square in the eye and say 'right here is where they meet'"
Pastor Terry
Education Ministry
Sunday School



We have opportunites for people of all ages to learn about the Christian faith, themselves and the world in which we live. 

  • Our confirmation exploration program is lead by the pastor.  It is a 2 year program for 7th and 8th graders that includes learning, growth, service, and fun.
  • Durring the summer we offer Vacation Bible school for children of all ages.
  • Wednesday Night Life is a weekly book study for adults and youth of all ages.

Growing  closer to God and eachother


  • Wednesday Night Life

    • Is our weekly food- fellowship and study time for youth and adults.

  • Youth Ministry
    • focuses on making Christian friends, worshipping, serving and growing together.
  • The choir and praise band are opportunities to have fun with music and make close friends
  • UM Women is a group that enjoys fellowship and growth while supporting missions.

Inviting





Visitors are welcome and encouraged  at any of our events.

Reinbeck is a small town. . .  there are no strangers!


Serving

  • Community food bank
  • Habitat for Humanity week
  • Christmas boxes
  • Thanksgiving in Gathering
  • Nursing Home Services
  • We are one of the few United Methodist churches in the area fortunate enough to have an ordained Deacon in our congregation.  Robyn will help us find many places we can serve others.

Meet Pastor Terry Plocher

         Greetings, friends in Christ.  It is good to be appointed to the Reinbeck United Methodist Church.  I look forward to sharing life in Christ with all of you!

Here is a little bit about me.  While I was a youth at Cedar Rapids St. Marks UMC I was very active in the youth group and youth work camps.  In July of 1978 I received my first call into ministry.

I went to Westmar College and Earlham School of Religion in Richmond, Indiana, where I served two small churches.  Returning to Iowa, my wife, Robyn, and I  co-pastored the Geneseo and Garrison UMC’s.  We feel like we are returning to old stomping grounds. 

While appointed to Muscatine, I had two churches.  One was affected by the Mississippi River flood of 1993 and became a flood relief center for UMCOR and other relief organizations.  The other church burned to the ground in December of  1993.  I spent the next 18 months helping them reconstruct their building and ministry.  In 1995 I went on leave from ministry and spent 9 years as a carpenter.  I joined the Asbury UM staff in 2004 as full time youth pastor where I have had a very successful ministry. 


Robyn is an ordained deacon, with a ministry of counseling grieving and traumatized children.  She will be taking the next year off to create some art and re-create herself.


We have two children.  Amber is 22, married, and has blessed us with a wonderful 7 month old grandson.   Richie is 19 and graduating from Pleasant Valley  High  School this year.  He will be     joining us at the parsonage while seeking a job in food service or as a cook in the Reinbeck area and eventually settling into an apartment.  Any job leads you might have for him would be welcome.

Proud Grandpa
Back- Terry, Richie, Robyn   
Front- Amber and Noah Heston

My passions for ministry include preaching and leading worship, pastoral care, teaching and helping each person to discover their own gifts for ministry.  My hobbies include bicycling, model railroads and woodworking.

We are very excited about returning to small town life and the opportunities that await us in Reinbeck.

Terry