If you attend United Methodist Church services in Sturgeon Bay or Jacksonport, you will soon see a new face during services. Rev. JoAnn Meyer will begin her ministry on July 6th after accepting her new pastor role with UMC. Not only does she uphold a deep commitment to faith, but she will bring a compassionate spirit to the Door County community. 

“We’re looking forward to getting to know JoAnn and her family,” said David Ward." UMC Chair of Trustees. “We were looking for a long tenure that’s helpful for the church and somebody that is going to come with maybe a little different preaching style but a deep concern for the members of the church.”

Meyer previously served as a pastor for Clarno and Staver United Methodist Churches and in Cuba City. Her husband, Rev. Jeffrey Meyer, was also recently appointed as the pastor of First United Methodist Church in Green Bay, an instance that Ward said was valuable.

“The history of the United Methodist Church is that churches in a region are sort of linked together so the Green Bay churches are in our general region here and these kinds of appointments of couples to churches in the same general geographic vicinity is becoming a little more common,” added Ward, “we’re pleased that Jeff and JoAnn are in the same geographic area and will be able to share both of their talents.”

A mass was held honoring Rev. David Leistra and his wife, Jackie, who have been a part of UMC for over ten years ahead of Rev. Meyer starting her appointment. Meyer will lead services in Sturgeon Bay at 10a.m. on Sundays and in Jacksonport at 8:45a.m. on Sundays from May to October.