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Can God Do It Again?

October 24, 2019 By Rev. David Alexander Leave a Comment

I think most of us believe in the goodness of God. We have seen it in the lives of others or we have experienced ourselves. We believe that God has capacity to do miraculous work. We have experienced that first hand or heard others share how God has worked in their life. I noted last weekend that belief […]

The outcome of our May 5th Church Conference

May 9, 2019 By Rev. David Alexander Leave a Comment

Today I want to share a summary for those who were unable to attend our May 5th Church Conference. This gathering included an update from our Building Planning Team, the results of our Capital Campaign as well as a church vote on action recommended by our Executive Lay Leadership Team.

Welcome the Hobdy Family!

March 9, 2019 By Rev. David Alexander 1 Comment

We are grateful to announce that Julian Hobdy will be joining our pastoral staff effective July 1st, 2019. Here is a brief introduction to Julian and his family. Julian Hobdy is the proud husband of Jocelyn Hobdy and grateful father of three beautiful girls—Mya, Joi and Jordyn. A native Houstonian, Julian moved to the Dallas/Ft. […]

Praying for From Your Heart Ministries

March 7, 2019 By Rev. David Alexander Leave a Comment

Kerri Smith and her husband Jeff are members of our church and regularly attend our Saturday Night service with their family. Kerri is also the Founder and President of From your Heart Ministries. Here is how Kerri expresses the story of how this ministry was born. From Your Heart Ministries has been a journey of God […]

Thoughts from your pastor regarding General Conference

March 6, 2019 By Rev. David Alexander Leave a Comment

Dear First Family, The work of the called session of the United Methodist General Conference has come to an end. Delegates from around the world will be returning home in the days ahead, and the question that leaders all across our United Methodist connection will be asked is this, What was the outcome? If you […]

An invaluable gift to First Methodist Mansfield

January 12, 2019 By Rev. David Alexander Leave a Comment

Today’s post is an excerpt from my Friday E-note from January 11th, 2019 celebrating my friend and partner in ministry, Dr. Jim Conner. I hope you had the chance to read yesterday’s note from our Executive Pastor Dr. Jim Conner. Jim shared that after 42 years of pastoral ministry he has made the decision to […]