October 8, 2025 Newsletter
Welcome to the Wildermouth Church Newsletter!
From the Pastor's Desk
This Sunday we welcome Josh Morrison to join us and share all that he is doing in and through his ministry of R.I.S.E. Missions. This is one of the main missions we support here at Wildermuth and I am excited for all of us to hear directly from him as well as having the opportunity to ask questions as we learn his hearts desire. I urge you to go to our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/WChurchCarroll) or our Website (www.wildermuthchurch.com) to see this service if you cannot join us live Sunday at 10 AM.
Then our next few messages will be centered around Family Values. We will discover together that God put in place 10 key values that can make a diƯerence in the life of every family. The Ten Commandments have stood the test of time. I encourage you to attend our services in person if you are able and help spread the word by sharing with your friends, family, and neighbors.
Now, as I promised in last week’s newsletter, I would like to share a little bit about myself and my family. Keep in mind that I would love to get with each of you and learn your story. If you have any knowledge of the story of Wildermuth Memorial Church and the rich history of this House of Worship, please share that with me too.
Ministerially speaking, I was Ordained as an Elder in the Church of the Nazarene in 2022. I was actually Ordained on my birthday, talk about a great birthday present! I have been asked, why the Church of the Nazarene? Well, I grew up attending various churches and denominations as a child. My Dad, who now also attends Wildermuth, was a Sunday Morning Gospel Disc Jockey at WLGN in Logan. I could go with him one Sunday a month and hear somewhere between 9 – 12 sermons along with some great music, or I went to church with my mother and sister the other weeks. We attended various churches, typically supporting whichever one was sponsoring the Scout Troop I belonged to. I would often say that I was a “Heinz 57” Christian, not adhering to any one denomination but rather a byproduct of all the great things from each of them. It wasn’t until around 2012, when we started attending a Nazarene Church that I actually understood that God had been shaping me and molding me, and was in fact calling me to be a pastor. I would have many people over my life tell me that I would be a good pastor but I would shrug it oƯ and tell them that they were hearing God wrong. Finally, in 2012, I realized that it was me that wasn’t listening to God and that the Wesleyan-Armenian perspective which the Nazarene Doctrine is based on, was in fact the type of foundation that God had instilled in me through all the various churches and denominations I grew up in. That pretty much brings us up to today. In conjunction with Wildermuth’s onsite services, I minister at the airport here in Lancaster and at an outreach in Somerset which are listed later in these newsletters under G.P.S. Ministries. Until next week…
— Pastor Vance
Pastor Vance's Ventures
For your convenience, below is Pastor Vance's tentaive schedule for the next few days. (It may vary depending on emergency situations, meetings, etc.)
Appointments can be made by calling/texting 614-706-3040 or email at
pastorvance@wildermuthchurch.com
Wed 10/08
Office and by appointment
Thurs 10/09
Office and by appointment
Fri 10/10
Office and by appointment
Preaching at Fairgrounds – 10AM
Sat 10/11
Evening of Worship – 5PM
Sun 10/12
Worship
Small Group – Church Annex – 5PM
Mon 10/13
Possibly moving into Parsonage
Tues 10/14
Possibly moving into Parsonage
Wed 10/15
Kiwanis
GPS Ministries Somerset – details below
Meetings, events, and Worship services
- GPS Ministries stands for God and People Stories Ministries, an outreach ministry by Pastor Vance in our area.
GPS Ministries — Somerset
- Everyone is welcome to join us Wednesday evenings at Wannabees (the sign out front says "Main Grill") at 105 W Main St, Somerset, OH. We fellowship over a meal between 5-7 PM (arrive as you can, purchase your own meal from their great menu) and Bible study starts at 7.
- Contact Pastor Vance if you would like transportation to this service.
- Current series is discussing
"Why Studying the Bible Matters"
GPS Ministries — Airport
- Join us for a Fly-In (or you can drive in) Church service.
- Meets on the 3rd Satuday of each month at 10 AM at Fairfield County Airport (KLHQQ) located at 3430 Old Columbus Rd NW, Carroll, OH.
- Enjoy Coffee and donuts in the Terminal Buildings as we gather around and learn about a Pilot Story, and discover how we can apply it to our lives.
Small Group Opportunities
- Sunday Evenings at 5 PM — Moved this week only to Lighthouse Memorial Church, 2600 Walnut Rd, Millersport OH — 6 PM — Pastor is singing there
- Join us for an engaging small group study featuring Dr. Dino (Kent Hovind)'s Creation Seminar video series. Each week, we'll watch a segment of the series and then dive into a discussion time.
This study will help you:
- Defend and boldy share your faith in today's skeptical world.
Ministry / Volunteer Opportunities
- We invite all to share your gifts during our Worship Service
- This can be by serving as a Greeter or a Bell Ringer some week
- It could also be by sharing a poem, some musical gift, or other talent during our services
- It could even be to serve as a Song Leader during our Worship time or in some other way.
- BC Food Pantry - Monthly (typically the 3rd Friday of the month but subject to change) we can minister to our community by helping to set up for the Bloom Carroll Food Pantry. 6:30 PM to ? at Shalom UMC, 4925 Plum Rd NW, Carroll, OH 43112
- Donations of canned Dog and Cat Food can be brought to Wildermuth.
- As Fall approaches we need assistance in keeping the leaves raked. Please consider giving of your time and energy as we strive to keep the leaves under control.
Please contact Pastor Vance if you would like to assist in any of these ways!
Looking to the Future
- Sunday Nov 30th we will have Kameron Waits bring the Gospel Message thru song
- This young artist brings a great blend of Southern and Country Gospel
- Carry-in Dinner after
- Our current plans are to have a singer/group come and be with us whenever there is a 5th Sunday in a month and a carry-in dinner after.
- One of our long-range visions for our church is to become a host church for two different youth groups.
- Trail Life for boys and American Heritage Girls are Christian based Scout-like organization for youth ages 5 to 18.
- We will need a minimum of 5 adult males and 5 adult women to commit to being the leadership teams in order to get these troops chartered.
If you have any interest in learning more about these, please contact Pastor Vance.
