“I feel so at home here.”
“People are so warm and welcoming!”That’s what I hear constantly from guests and visitors to this church. And it’s exactly how I’ve felt ever since becoming the Pastor here in September 2009.I spent the first 22 years of my life in Platteville, WI, leaving after graduation from UW-Platteville with a degree in broadcasting. That degree carried me through radio and TV jobs in Madison and Fort Atkinson for ten years, while earning a Master’s in teaching speech communication at UW-Whitewater, where I taught for six more years.Then at age 38, having lived in Wisconsin all my life, I moved to Pennsylvania after resigning my teaching position at UW-Whitewater to enter seminary. I had finally received and responded to God’s call to parish ministry! My intent was to spend three years in the “wilderness” of Pennsylvania and then return to Wisconsin. God had other ideas. I spent ten years in PA serving two different churches. Finally in 2000 I was called to a church five miles from the Wisconsin border – just into Bear country. God has quite a sense of humor! From there I was rather inexplicably called to Ohio. I’m only now beginning to figure out a rationale for that one! But finally, I’ve been called home to Wisconsin.Although this part of Wisconsin had never been my home, I feel right at home here in so many ways. In addition to serving such a hospitable congregation, I’ve always been a Packer fan. Well, maybe not “always,” but at least since I’ve known better. In addition, when my family arrived here from Germany in 1857, they arrived in Manitowoc and set up a homestead north of there – just 35 miles from here!My wife and I have one son in college in Ohio, a daughter starting college here in Wisconsin, a doctor son in Seattle, and an MBA daughter in Milwaukee. We have exciting plans here for the future of First Congregational in De Pere. Why not enjoy our hospitality some Sunday morning or Thursday evening?Blessings,
Pastor Jim
Pastor Jim
(Rev. James Pfefferkorn)
All Are Welcome!
First Congregational Church UCC 1018 Cedar Street De Pere, WI 54115 Phone: 920-336-4038 Fax: 920-964-1080
No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you're welcome here.
Jesus didn't reject people.
Neither do we.
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