Every year the Epworth Church strives to bring in a wide-range of dynamic ministers. As you view the list of ministers preaching at Epworth in any given year you will be struck by the diversity represented. We invite ministers of all Protestant denominations. The ministers come from all over the country and also from outside the United States. It is this spectrum of ministers that meet the needs of cottagers who reside at Epworth Heights and also the variety of faiths from the surrounding Ludington area.
May 30, 2021 – Memorial Day Weekend Service
The Rev. Brad Kalajainen
Director of Spiritual Life
Sunday Service: A Vision for 2021 – Isaiah 6:1-8
June 6, 2021
The Rev. Brett Spalding
Community Church, Ludington MI
Sunday Service: The Old and New – 2:1-22
June 13, 2021
The Rev. Nadia Stefko
St. Augustine Episcopal Church, Wilmette, IL
Sunday Service: The Wilderness Economy – Exodus 16
June 20, 2021 – Epworth Memorial Sunday
The Rev. Jeff Nelson
Royal Oak First UMC, Royal Oak, MI
Sunday Service: World Turned Upside Down – Luke 24:13-35
Vespers Service: Honest to God: What is Needed in This Mess
Monday Musings: God and the Pandemic: What Should Be Our Response – Acts 11:19-30, Romans 8:16-39
June 27, 2021 – Epworth Memorial Sunday
The Rev. Philip Johnson
Epworth Family Minister
Sunday Service: Live Like You’re on Fire! – Luke 24:13-35
Vespers Service: All Is Well with My Soul – Psalm 139:1-12
Monday Musings: Mustard Seed Magic: Cultivating Faith to Move Mountains – Matthew 17:14-21
July 4, 2021 – Morava Family Memorial Sunday
The Rev. Faith Fowler
Cass Community Services, Detroit Michigan
Sunday Service: There’s No Place Like Home – Matthew 8:20
Vespers Service: Water Stories – Numbers 20
Monday Musings: Things the Pandemic Taught – Ecclesiastes 3:1-11
July 11, 2021 – Dorothy & Forrest Colwell Memorial Sunday
The Rev. Pamela Driesell
Sunday Service: The Givers Glow – Luke 18:18-30
Vespers Service: Listen Up! – Luke 9:28-35
Monday Musings: Listening as Spiritual Discipline
July 18, 2021 –
The Rev. Don Piper
Don Piper Ministries, Pasadena, Texas
Sunday Service: Heaven: It’s a Real Place! A Testimony of the Reality of God’s Home – John 14:1-6; Revelation 21:1-5
Vespers Service: Prayers: God Realy Does Answer Them! He Wants to Hear from His Children – John 14:13-14; James 4:1-3
Monday Musings: Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired…and How to Get Over It! – Philippians 3:13-14; 2 Cor. 5:17
July 25, 2021 – Epworth Founders Memorial Sunday
The Rev. Dr. Tim Halverson
Retired, Faith Presbyterian, Cape Coral, Florida
Sunday Service: The Excuse Culture – John 5:1-9
Vespers Service: Noah in a Covid World – Genesis 7:11-24;8:1-3
Monday Musings: What I Hope They Heard Me Say – John 14:1-6
August 1, 2021 – Larry Saksa Memorial Sunday
The Rev. Richard Kannwischer
Peachtree Church, Atlanta, Georgia
Sunday Service: Blessings in Disguise – Matt 5:1-16
Vespers Service: The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached – Matthew 5-7 (recited from memory)
Monday Musings: The Great Omission in the Great Commission – Matthew 5-7 (explained)
August 8, 2021 – Hoover Rupert Memorial Sunday
The Rev. James Howell
Myers Park UMC, Charlotte, North Carolina
Sunday Service: The Greatest Miracle in the Gospels – Mark 1:14-20
Vespers Service: The Other Greatest Miracle in the Gospels – Mark 1:33-39
Monday Musings: Beauty Will Save the World – Psalm 27
August 15, 2021
The Rev. Aaron Fulp-Eickstaedt
Immanuel Presbyterian Church, McLean, Virginia
Sunday Service: Thanks! The Sacrifice of Thanksgiving – Psalm 116
Vespers Service: Help! Giving Voice to Need – Psalm 13
Monday Musings: Wow! Attending to Wonder/Poetry as Prayer – Psalm 8
August 22, 2021
The Rev. Jeffery Petersen
Third Reformed Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Sunday Service: Life As Lambs – Luke 10:1-12
Vespers Service: Setting Faith In Place – Joshua 4:1-7
Monday Musings: Land Ethics and the Spiritual Life
August 29, 2021
The Rev. Jeff Meyers
Roswell Presbyterian Church, Roswell, Georgia
Sunday Service: Bear with Me – Colossians 3:12-17
Vespers Service: Lost Dogs & In-Laws – Ephesians 6:14-18
Monday Musings: Do You Want to Party: re-reading the parable of the Prodigal Son – Luke 15:11-32
September 5, 2021 – Labor Day Weekend Service
The Rev. Brad Kalajainen
Director of Spiritual Life, Epworth Heights, Ludington, Michigan
Sunday Service: God is For You – Zephaniah 3:17
Visiting Ministers
Leave a Comment
Last Updated: June 7, 2021 by EpworthChurch
Every year the Epworth Church strives to bring in a wide-range of dynamic ministers. As you view the list of ministers preaching at Epworth in any given year you will be struck by the diversity represented. We invite ministers of all Protestant denominations. The ministers come from all over the country and also from outside the United States. It is this spectrum of ministers that meet the needs of cottagers who reside at Epworth Heights and also the variety of faiths from the surrounding Ludington area.
May 30, 2021 – Memorial Day Weekend Service
The Rev. Brad Kalajainen
Director of Spiritual Life
Sunday Service: A Vision for 2021 – Isaiah 6:1-8
June 6, 2021
The Rev. Brett Spalding
Community Church, Ludington MI
Sunday Service: The Old and New – 2:1-22
June 13, 2021
The Rev. Nadia Stefko
St. Augustine Episcopal Church, Wilmette, IL
Sunday Service: The Wilderness Economy – Exodus 16
June 20, 2021 – Epworth Memorial Sunday
The Rev. Jeff Nelson
Royal Oak First UMC, Royal Oak, MI
Vespers Service: Honest to God: What is Needed in This Mess
Monday Musings: God and the Pandemic: What Should Be Our Response – Acts 11:19-30, Romans 8:16-39
June 27, 2021 – Epworth Memorial Sunday
The Rev. Philip Johnson
Epworth Family Minister
Sunday Service: Live Like You’re on Fire! – Luke 24:13-35
Vespers Service: All Is Well with My Soul – Psalm 139:1-12
Monday Musings: Mustard Seed Magic: Cultivating Faith to Move Mountains – Matthew 17:14-21
July 4, 2021 – Morava Family Memorial Sunday
The Rev. Faith Fowler
Cass Community Services, Detroit Michigan
Sunday Service: There’s No Place Like Home – Matthew 8:20
Vespers Service: Water Stories – Numbers 20
Monday Musings: Things the Pandemic Taught – Ecclesiastes 3:1-11
July 11, 2021 – Dorothy & Forrest Colwell Memorial Sunday
The Rev. Pamela Driesell
Sunday Service: The Givers Glow – Luke 18:18-30
Vespers Service: Listen Up! – Luke 9:28-35
Monday Musings: Listening as Spiritual Discipline
July 18, 2021 –
The Rev. Don Piper
Don Piper Ministries, Pasadena, Texas
Sunday Service: Heaven: It’s a Real Place! A Testimony of the Reality of God’s Home – John 14:1-6; Revelation 21:1-5
Vespers Service: Prayers: God Realy Does Answer Them! He Wants to Hear from His Children – John 14:13-14; James 4:1-3
Monday Musings: Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired…and How to Get Over It! – Philippians 3:13-14; 2 Cor. 5:17
July 25, 2021 – Epworth Founders Memorial Sunday
The Rev. Dr. Tim Halverson
Retired, Faith Presbyterian, Cape Coral, Florida
Sunday Service: The Excuse Culture – John 5:1-9
Vespers Service: Noah in a Covid World – Genesis 7:11-24;8:1-3
Monday Musings: What I Hope They Heard Me Say – John 14:1-6
August 1, 2021 – Larry Saksa Memorial Sunday
The Rev. Richard Kannwischer
Peachtree Church, Atlanta, Georgia
Sunday Service: Blessings in Disguise – Matt 5:1-16
Vespers Service: The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached – Matthew 5-7 (recited from memory)
Monday Musings: The Great Omission in the Great Commission – Matthew 5-7 (explained)
August 8, 2021 – Hoover Rupert Memorial Sunday
The Rev. James Howell
Myers Park UMC, Charlotte, North Carolina
Vespers Service: The Other Greatest Miracle in the Gospels – Mark 1:33-39
Monday Musings: Beauty Will Save the World – Psalm 27
August 15, 2021
The Rev. Aaron Fulp-Eickstaedt
Immanuel Presbyterian Church, McLean, Virginia
Vespers Service: Help! Giving Voice to Need – Psalm 13
Monday Musings: Wow! Attending to Wonder/Poetry as Prayer – Psalm 8
August 22, 2021
The Rev. Jeffery Petersen
Third Reformed Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Sunday Service: Life As Lambs – Luke 10:1-12
Vespers Service: Setting Faith In Place – Joshua 4:1-7
Monday Musings: Land Ethics and the Spiritual Life
August 29, 2021
The Rev. Jeff Meyers
Roswell Presbyterian Church, Roswell, Georgia
Sunday Service: Bear with Me – Colossians 3:12-17
Vespers Service: Lost Dogs & In-Laws – Ephesians 6:14-18
Monday Musings: Do You Want to Party: re-reading the parable of the Prodigal Son – Luke 15:11-32
September 5, 2021 – Labor Day Weekend Service
The Rev. Brad Kalajainen
Director of Spiritual Life, Epworth Heights, Ludington, Michigan
Sunday Service: God is For You – Zephaniah 3:17
Category: Epworth