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| The Reverend John D. Gondol has been the Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church of Kaufman, Texas since June of 1991. During that time, the church has grown approximately 15 percent. Dynamic growth throughout the area is expected over the next three to five years.
Reverend Gondol has been in ministry for 25 years and previously served as pastor of McKenzie Memorial and Brewster Memorial UMCs in Clarksville, Texas, from 1988 to 1991, Associate Pastor and Director of Pastoral Ministries at First UMC, Dallas, Texas, from 1982 to 1988, and Student Pastor at Floral Heights UMC, Wichita Falls, Texas, from 1979 to 1982.
Reverend Gondol is a 1982 graduate of Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, where he received the Master of Theology. He graduated from Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI, in 1968, with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management. Prior to entering the ministry, John worked for General Motors Corporation in various capacities for 16 years. John is also a military veteran, having served as a flying officer in the U.S. Air Force from 1969 to 1975.
John is married to the former Marilyn Sue Morris. They will be celebrating their 38th anniversary this year. They have three children: Rebecca, who is a diagnostician for the VAN ISD, John Michael, who is a Major in the United States Air Force stationed in Virginia, and Sara, who will graduated from medical school in May and is moved to Cincinnati to begin her residency in pediatrics. They are also the proud grandparents of Timothy, age four, and Brittlyn Rose, age four months.
John and Marilyn are both active in the Walk to Emmaus. Marilyn is a past Lay Director and is beginning a three-year term on the Board of Directors for the Dallas Emmaus Community. John is a former Spiritual Director of the Dallas Emmaus Community and has served on many walks. They view Emmaus as a powerful tool for developing church leaders and deepening the individual's walk with God.
Reverend Gondol is active in the local community, serving as a surrogate parent for the Kaufman ISD, serving as Vice Chairperson of the Kaufman Service Center for the Salvation Army, and serving as a volunteer chaplain at Presbyterian Hospital of Kaufman. John is Founding Coordinator of the Volunteer and On Call Chaplaincy Program at Presbyterian Hospital of Kaufman that he helped establish in 1995. John is also the Coordinator for the Kaufman Community Thanksgiving Service that is an annual interfaith worship service that brings people together for worship and supports the hunger ministries of the Kaufman Ministerial Alliance. John has also worked to establish a cross-racial pulpit exchange and cooperative worship experiences with Bold Pilgrim Baptist Church of Kaufman.
Reverend Gondol has been active in school, civic, and county affairs. He proclaims God's love for all people and urges public officials to improve the quality of life for all residents through better access to quality health care, strengthening of the school system to benefit all children, and upgrading of help for the poor.
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| | | Contact Information | | | First United Methodist Church 301 S. Preston, P.O. Box 125 Van Alstyne, TX 75495 , Tel: 903-482-5505 Fax: 903-482-9285 http://vanalstynefumc.org/ E-mail First United Methodist Church | | | | If you're the owner or webmaster of this site then please Claim this Link Once you claim this link and we approve it you will be the only one who can modify the listing in the future. |
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| | Date Added: Thu Oct 13 2005 | | Last Updated: Thu Oct 13 2005 | | | | |
