Prayers – Cokesbury United Methodist Church

Commission on a Way Forward: Intro

January 22, 2019 by CokesburyUMC

A Special Session of the General Conference of the United Methodist Church will be held February 23rd to 26th in St Louis, Missouri to receive and act upon a report from the Commission on a Way Forward based upon the recommendations of the Council of Bishops. The results of this Special Session could be far … [Read more…]

Weekly Sermons

September 17, 2018 by CokesburyUMC

Pastor Mertins’ sermons are posted weekly on SoundCloud

Meet Cokesbury UMC’s Pastoral Family

April 24, 2017 by CokesburyUMC

A Biographical Sketch of Rev. Taylor Mertins and Family Rev Mertins was be welcomed into the Cokesbury UMC Church family as pastor on Sunday July 2, 2017. Rev. Mertins previously served at St. John’s UMC in Staunton, VA for the 4 years. He and his wife Lindsey will be celebrating their 4th wedding anniversary on April … [Read more…]

think and let think

Love Is A Crazy Thing

Devotional: Jeremiah 17.9 The heart is devious above all else; it is perverse – who can understand it? Last night I frantically paced through. . . read more Wed, 13 Feb 2019 15:01:44 +0000

Scripture Is Important

In anticipation of the United Methodist Church’s upcoming Called Special General Conference on Human Sexuality, I have been leading a Sunday school. . . read more Tue, 12 Feb 2019 19:06:39 +0000

Christ Takes It For Granted That People Are Bad

This week on the Strangely Warmed podcast I speak with Joshua Retterer about the readings for the 6th Sunday After Epiphany [C] (Jeremiah 17.5-10, P. . . read more Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:16:23 +0000

Back To The Middle

1 Corinthians 15.1-11 Now I would remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which al. . . read more Sun, 10 Feb 2019 20:29:15 +0000

What’s Good About The Good News?

Devotional: Luke 5.11 When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him. Are you willing to leave it all behind for. . . read more Thu, 07 Feb 2019 19:31:45 +0000

Words Are Important

In anticipation of the United Methodist Church’s upcoming Called Special General Conference on Human Sexuality, I am leading a Sunday school cla. . . read more Tue, 05 Feb 2019 14:37:24 +0000

All You Need Is…

1 Corinthians 13.1-13 If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have. . . read more Mon, 04 Feb 2019 18:29:52 +0000

You’ve Got To Set Yourself On Fire

This week on the Strangely Warmed podcast I speak with Josh Munnikhuysen about the readings for the 5th Sunday After Epiphany [C] (Isaiah 6.1-13, Ps. . . read more Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:15:17 +0000

Age Is Just A Number

Devotional: Jeremiah 1.6-7 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy.” But the Lord said to me, “Do not. . . read more Tue, 29 Jan 2019 16:21:00 +0000

The Dead Faith Of The Living

This week on the Strangely Warmed podcast I speak with Josh Munnikhuysen about the readings for the 4th Sunday After Epiphany [C] (Jeremiah 1.4-10,. . . read more Mon, 28 Jan 2019 14:53:29 +0000