Floris United Methodist Church celebrates 25 years in ministry together with Bishop Tom Berlin

Floris United Methodist Church lead pastor, Rev. Tom Berlin gave his farewell sermon on December 4. He was elected bishop on November 2, 2022, at the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference at Lake Junaluska, NC. Bishop Berlin will officially begin his new appointment to the Florida Annual Conference on January 1, 2023.

HERNDON, Va. - Dec. 4, 2022 - PRLog -- Floris/Restoration UMC is celebrating 25 years in ministry together with Bishop Tom and Mrs. Karen Berlin. Our theme is Vision, Legacy, and Transformation. The celebration will be held on Sunday, December 4, 2 p.m. at Floris UMC. This special celebration will include recognition and reflection on our ministry together, including some special guests and highlights of what God has done throughout the past 25 years while Tom has served as our lead pastor.  A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall.

We invite the community to join us in celebrating 25 years in ministry together with Tom and Karen Berlin.  "Members of Floris /Restoration UMC have a deep love and respect for our lead pastor, Rev. Tom Berlin.  Our church family is humbled at what God has done over our twenty-five years in ministry together. We will cherish our time with Bishop Berlin and his family this Advent and Christmas season. We invite the community to attend our  Christmas worship services on December 23-25."  – Tasha Mitchell, Director of Communications

Bishop Berlin will officially begin his new appointment to the Florida Annual Conference on January 1, 2023.  Rev. Barbara Miner began serving as our acting lead pastor on December 1.

Learn more at www.FlorisUMC.org/25-years.

Floris United Methodist Church is a vital, Christ-centered church for all people in our community. Floris UMC/Restoration, led by Rev. Barbara Miner, a multi-site church with locations in Herndon, Reston and Loudoun County, serving over 1,750 members across the Greater DC metropolitan region. To learn about our locations, visit Floris-Restoration.org