New Pastor Appointed at PUMC
Prospect United Methodist Church
Welcome Pastor Linda Vonck
We are excited to announce that Pastor Linda Vonck has been appointed to Prospect United Methodist Church. The Staff Parish Relations Committee met with Rev. Jim Barnett our District Superintendent and Linda over video conference earlier this week as a meet and greet. Linda is full of energy and very excited about being chosen for Prospect. After much conversation with Linda, all members of Staff Parish present affirmed this appointment.
Linda says "I came to know Christ at the age of 25 after watching Billy Graham on television one evening while folding clothes. Yes, it really did happen that way." Linda goes on to say "For many years, I felt that God was calling me into ministry and I could not imagine how it could possibly happen, since I was the mother of four daughters and married right out of high school. So I said "no" for many years. But God would not let me go".
So at age 40 Linda went back to school and got a Bachelor of Arts degree from Greenville College with a major in Pastoral Ministry and minor in Psychology. She then attended Christian Theological Seminary where she obtained her Masters of Divinity degree. In 2010 Pastor Linda was ordained and became a full elder of the United Methodist Church. Pastor Linda is currently the Pastor at the United Church of Heyworth in Heyworth, Illinois.
Pastor Linda Vonck will begin at Prospect United Methodist Church of Dunlap on July 1, 2020. Her first Sunday leading worship will be July 5th, 2020. We are blessed to have Linda become a part of our Prospect family and to share in ministry with us.
In addition, we want to thank Pastor Steve and his family for their 6 ½ years with Prospect and wish them well in the next chapter of their lives.
If you have any questions, please email Dana Stroup, Chair of the Staff Parish Relations Committee: stroupcr@aol.com.
~The Members of the Staff Parish Relations Committee Prospect United Methodist Church of Dunlap