Redwood City

Where does the time go? Here I am with my older daughter Taylor in front of the parsonage of the First United Methodist Church of Redwood City, California. I was appointed to that church in the early 1980s. It was while I was there that Nancy and I were married. And it was while we were there that our first daughter was born. I was pastor of that church for six years and had a good time in that assignment.

I think the congregation enjoyed their "young parsonage family." We certainly received a lot lof kindly attention and support. It turns out that the Redwood City Church sponsors a center for infants and toddlers as part of their mission and ministry. So Taylor was able to go with me to church each morning and stay at the center as I did my work. This center was a wonderful blessing to our family on a personal basis, as well as a great resource to the wider community.