Bishop to speak at First United Methodist Church

GILFORD — Peter Weaver, Bishop of the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church, will speak at First United Methodist Church as a part of the church's celebration of the 150 years since they were organized as a congregation.

Bishop Weaver will be at the church this Sunday, Sept. 18, at the 10:30 a.m. worship service. Later in the afternoon, from 3-5:30 p.m., he will be meeting with local pastor and lay members of the United Methodist Churches of New Hampshire at the church

Bishop Weaver has served as a local church pastor in Western Pennsylvania, and then was assigned to Eastern Pennsylvania after his election to Bishop. He came to the New England Conference seven years ago, and will be retiring next July.

Bishop Weaver has a heart for mission and outreach, working especially in the areas of homelessness and poverty. He has taught at Drew School of Theology in New Jersey and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.He has been President of the Council of Bishops and has traveled all over the world doing the work of the church. He is also a member of the National Council on Foriegn Relations, working in the area of faith and foreign policy matters.

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Bishop Peter Weaver