{"id":6629,"date":"2014-03-11T10:43:38","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T17:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/?p=6629"},"modified":"2014-03-11T10:43:38","modified_gmt":"2014-03-11T17:43:38","slug":"coupeville-umc-continues-160-years-of-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/coupeville-umc-continues-160-years-of-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Coupeville UMC continues 160 years of ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coupeville UMC continues 160 years of ministry<\/strong>
\nBy Debbie Wysomierski<\/em><\/p>\n

By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it.<\/em>
\n-1 Corinthians 3:10 NIV<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coupeville United Methodist Church embodies this scripture in action.\u00a0 In 2013, CUMC saw the congregation celebrating its church\u2019s 160th anniversary.\u00a0 Yes, over a century-and-a-half of standing firmly and faithfully on the corner of North Main Street – its spire visible to all who visit, its bell ringing out to all.<\/p>\n


\n\"IDEAS_Coupeville_cake\"<\/a>Today, the Church continues its faithful service to God and the local community.\u00a0 The Rev. Jin Ming Ma leads the Coupeville church serving as its 59th pastor.\u00a0 \u201cI am so proud that the people of our congregation demonstrate their love of the Lord through their faithful actions to support, to care, to help, to love, and to work toward His purpose.\u00a0 In order to serve God in the name of Jesus Christ, the pastor, congregation, community and world must join together.\u201d shares Ma.<\/p>\n

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How Coupville has served its community<\/strong>
\nCoupeville United Methodist Church is one of the most active churches on Whidbey Island serving the Coupeville community.<\/p>\n