Juniata United
Methodist Church
KNOWING | LOVING | SERVING
Bloodmobile Coming to Juniata UMC
Come and Join us as we welcome the American Red Cross to our church on Friday, September 30th between the hours of 12:30 to 6:00. We will be sponsoring our bloodmobile in the social hall downstairs. Volunteers will be needed to register donors as they arrive and serve refreshments from our kitchen after they donate. Please consider signing up after the service at the table in the overflow room.
CONNECT
We Are The Church
We believe the church is not somewhere you go, it’s something you are. We know that God is moving through His church, and we want you to be a part of it. There are several ways you can get involved.
Outreach Ministries
We believe that advancing the church by giving back to the community in God’s name through our church.
We believe that the children & youth department is a key part of our church. So please check out all the activities that we offer the children and youth.
Group Ministries
A way for different groups to meet outside the normal setting for ministries. All are welcome.
Prayer Ministries
Please feel free to fill out the form in this section for our church to pray for the mind, body and soul of any person.
WORSHIP
Join Us
Sundays:
Praise Service 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Traditional Service 10:45 a.m.
- Sep 25, 2016Eyes that See Yet Completely Blind
- Sep 18, 2016SURPRISE!! Paying Down Debt
- Sep 11, 2016Rejoicing with Sinners
- Aug 28, 2016Guess Who’s Coming For Dinner
- Aug 21, 2016Rules of the Game
- Jul 24, 2016Real-istic Faith
- Jul 17, 2016Standing in the Threshold
- Jul 10, 2016Watch Out for Roots
- Jul 3, 2016Sonrise
- Jun 19, 2016Me Against the World
ABOUT US
Our Leadership Team
Purpose Statement:
To build a community where ALL persons are knowing, loving and serving God as deeply committed Christians.
To build a community where ALL persons are knowing, loving and serving God as deeply committed Christians.
Pastor TR Hardic
Hi I am Pastor TR Hardic. I have just recently joined the Juniata Church family being appointed in July of 2015 to serve this wonderful community. I am a
Licensed Local Pastor having completed my Course of study Work at Wesley
Theological seminary in Washington DC. I have been in Pastoral ministry for the past 7 years and prior to answering my call I spent 25 years working as a Registered Nurse. I worked in many areas of nursing being taught many different
things that I have been blessed to have learned, now that I am caring for people in a different manner. I have been married to my wife Lisa for 32 years and have 2 grown sons, Nate 28 and Jared 26. My passions in ministry mission/outreach,
youth and worship. I believe that we were created to worship God and my soul is at most peace when I lift my voice in praise to the creator. I believe that faith in action is what God calls us to. Called to be the hands and feet of Christ as we
reach out to our neighbors both near and far. I believe church to be a verb rather than just four walls we gather in each Sunday. Jesus came to serve not to be served and I believe that he calls each of us to do the same. Blessings to all.
Lynne Palazzi – Administrative Assistant
Lynne has been married to her husband Mike, for 27 years. They started their marriage with a challenge all its own. Their blended family consists of 8 children. Over the years they have managed to get each and every one of their children through high school and/or college. They are blessed with 18 beautiful grandchildren and 1 very active great grandson. Other than their family, the end of the days’ joy comes from their 3 miniature dachshunds.
Sue Wenzel – Director of Children’s Ministry
Sue grew up in Mishawaka, IN and graduated from Indiana University, Bloomington in 1997 with a BS in Public Affairs. Sue and her husband, Drew, have five children: Joey, Gracie, Maggie, Gregory, and Paige. She moved to Altoona from Chesapeake, VA in 2009 because her husband grew up in and wanted to return to his roots in Juniata. Sue enjoys running and swimming, and is training for a triathlon and half-marathon this year. We’ll keep you posted on her progress. Aside from being a stay-at-home mom, she notes this to be the most rewarding job she has ever had. Sue loves teaching the kids about God’s love, making messy crafts, and coloring with glitter crayons.
TBA – Custodian
Matt Yerty – Treasurer
Sally Wenzel – Chancel Choir Director
Dennis Peterman – Praise Team Coordinator & Children’s Choir Director
Judith Hershey – Church Musician
Charlotte Eichelberger – Church Musician
Donation
Online Giving
“Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”
2 Corinthians 9: 7
Online Giving
UPCOMING EVENTS
Check Out What’s Next
Juniata United Methodist Church has a variety of activities and ministry opportunities and we invite you to check out what is coming up next. Feel free to call and find out more about an activity. All are welcome.
LOCATION
Stop By And Say Hello
We would love you to join us or just stop by and say hello.
Our Address: 808 North 4th Street, Altoona, PA 16601
Phone: 814-942-6065
Tuesday: 9 am to Noon & 1 pm to 3 pm
Wednesday: 9 am to Noon & 1 pm to 3 pm
Thursday: 9 am to Noon & 1 pm to 3 pm
Friday: 9 am to 2 pm
Pastor TR Hardic’s Office Hours:
Tuesday: 1 pm to 4 pm
Wednesday: 9 am to Noon
Thursday: 4 pm to 7 pm
Friday & Saturday: By Appointment
Our History
Juniata United Methodist Church is an old established church with a new identity. In 2004, three United Methodist Churches in the Juniata area of Altoona (Gethsemane, Wesley, and Otterbein) came together to form a new church called Juniata United Methodist Church.
These three churches have over 300 years of combined ministry in the Altoona area through the Methodist Episcopal, United Brethren in Christ, Evangelical, Evangelical United Brethren, and United Methodist denominations. Through two mergers (in 1947 and 1968), we are now United Methodist in denomination.
We are a Trinitarian church of the Wesleyan, Otterbein, and Albright traditions, proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior for all people. We believe that God’s love, centered in the sacrificial death of Jesus is sufficient for all the needs of our time, especially for the forgiveness of sins confessed by repentant seekers of hope, peace, and love.