Bishop Elaine J. W. Stanovsky
God is at work in the world through disciples of Jesus Christ who gather in our churches.
Across four states 400 United Methodist Churches in the Mountain Sky Area are outposts of God’s love and grace. They are large, tiny; urban, rural, suburban very old and some brand new. People worship God in our churches in more than 7 languages.
Churches are planted to bear fruit of God’s spirit in the lives of all God’s people: peace, joy, hope, justice, forgiveness. If we are living as faithful disciples, lives should be changed, blessed, saved: young people, immigrants, prisoners, people returning from war, people without homes, people who suffer with mental illness or addiction, or who turn to violence to address problems.
How do our churches cultivate God’s mission in their communities and around the world? Our spiritual challenge in this time is to listen to God and to follow God in mission to the world. My job, as bishop of the Mountain Sky Area, is to lead the people in the church back into the world, where God is at work blessing and changing and nurturing life.
As the mountains meet the sky in the Mountain Sky Area, our churches are places where people meet God and engage in God’s mission to the world.
We are blessed by God to be a blessing for others.
Across four states 400 United Methodist Churches in the Mountain Sky Area are outposts of God’s love and grace. They are large, tiny; urban, rural, suburban very old and some brand new. People worship God in our churches in more than 7 languages.
Churches are planted to bear fruit of God’s spirit in the lives of all God’s people: peace, joy, hope, justice, forgiveness. If we are living as faithful disciples, lives should be changed, blessed, saved: young people, immigrants, prisoners, people returning from war, people without homes, people who suffer with mental illness or addiction, or who turn to violence to address problems.
How do our churches cultivate God’s mission in their communities and around the world? Our spiritual challenge in this time is to listen to God and to follow God in mission to the world. My job, as bishop of the Mountain Sky Area, is to lead the people in the church back into the world, where God is at work blessing and changing and nurturing life.
As the mountains meet the sky in the Mountain Sky Area, our churches are places where people meet God and engage in God’s mission to the world.
We are blessed by God to be a blessing for others.
The Mountain Sky Area of The United Methodist Church
The Mountain Sky Area is made up of the Rocky Mountain Conference (www.rmcumc.org) and the Yellowstone Conference (www.yacumc.org). The Episcopal Area includes churches in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and two churches in Idaho.
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