Greetings and Blessings to All!

If this is your initial visit to our webpage, let me be the first to welcome you to the Richland Center Free Methodist Church Ministry! We are so happy that you have found us and hopefully we can assist you in coming closer to the Lord, Jesus Christ.

We have been blessed by God so much recently that it would take almost a small book to list all the blessings we have received in the last 3 months together. But what people notice the most, is the new attitude of the church; one of Christian fellowship, love, grace and concern for our fellow person. Is it possible, that as we come out of the “Valleys of This Life”, we have been blessed with the knowledge and direction of how God calls us to live? Perhaps then, we can indentify the next mountain top that God is calling us to climb? And at RCFMC we are definitely starting to climb God’s mountains!

We are a Bible based Congregation with all preaching and teaching coming from God’s Holy Scriptures. We freely admit to being sinners and therefore we do not pretend to be a perfect church or perfect Christians. Far from it: we are sinners, who come together to help each other overcome sin as much as possible in this life, while assisting each other in our journey towards Christ. We believe that all sin, in God’s eyes, is rejection of His word, will and way and that we are called to share the “Good News” of Jesus Christ with all whom we meet in this life. Our simple goal is no other than the Great Commission: bringing the lost and rebellious back to the Lord! I have no idea where your life is at this moment. Perhaps, you are totally satisfied with your life and the way things are currently going. If you are great…..I will continue to pray for you and that God continues to bless you and yours in this manner…..but what if things aren’t going smoothly? Maybe you’re feeling the “Sting of Death” because you have recently lost a loved one? Maybe you have lost a job or a portion of your income in this terrible recession? Perhaps your retirement fund has evaporated due to unfortunate investments? Maybe you are having trouble raising your children? Is there drug or alcohol abuse in your life or family, friends or relatives? Maybe you just don’t see any meaning in your life or daily activities? Is this all there really is to life? Why am I always so depressed? Why are others always abusing me, taking advantage of me, or degrading me? Am I really such a bad person? Does anybody love me or even care?

These are all very serious and important questions to both ask and answer. I will not pretend to tell you that I have all the answers. But, I will tell you that I absolutely know for sure who can be your answer to all these issues and his name is Jesus Christ! Jesus, the Son of God, who died for you and for me on the cross at Calvary. He can give you what you need to get through all your difficult times in this life while giving you His peace as we journey towards a right relationship with Him.

If you’re tired of following a path that is obviously not working, or falling short of how you had hoped life would be, consider trying the one and only path God created for His creation: a right relationship with Him. Frankly, what have you got to loose? If your plan was working, would you really be spending time reading this webpage newsletter?

Let’s be honest…..God’s plan is never easy. It takes a lot of hard work, dedication and obedience. After all is said and done, God’s plan is there for all those who desire to truly become, develop, grow and remain his Holy people. We are not the perfect church and we never will be, primarily because in this life, there is no such thing as a perfect church. But what we are truly is a church full of sinners who recognize that our total existence: past, present and future is and always has been dependent upon the Lord. That, my friend, is where our strength lies and our greatest blessing. May we share that blessing with you and yours? It would be our greatest joy and absolutely God’s desire for all His people to come to know Him better. Come join us on the journey. Blessings…….

Pastor Jim Berlin, Senior Pastor
Richland Center Free Methodist Church
405 Park St. Richland Center, Wisconsin, 53581
608-647-4141