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Join us in celebrating Laurie Wallace Theisen, who has served as Asbury’s Director of Lay Ministries since 1999. Laurie announced her resignation earlier this year; and her final Sunday at Asbury will be on June 29.

Asbury’s longest-tenured program staff member, Laurie has worked with 3 senior pastors over her 26 years. As her role evolved over the years, she has played critical roles as the leader of Asbury’s hospitality team, cared for new attendees, served as the coordinator and facilitator of Asbury’s “Adult Inquirers” membership class sessions, helped to connect new members of Asbury with ministry areas that fit their interests and gifts, played a crucial role in recruiting and managing volunteers, assisted with communications, served on the Church and Society committee, was always a friendly face welcoming attendees on a Sunday morning, and much, much more.

We’ll be holding a reception in the Parlor on Sunday, June 29, which will be Laurie’s final Sunday with us – we hope you’ll drop in to express your gratitude for Laurie’s ministry. A card will be available over the next 2 weeks for everyone to sign. Finally, if you’d like to donate towards a gift for Laurie, you can submit financial contributions via cash, check, and online via PushPay – just note “Laurie’s Farewell” with your contribution.

We are grateful for Laurie’s many years of service to the church and pray blessings over this new season of her life. We hope you’ll join us in expressing appreciation for her time at Asbury.

An Announcement from Asbury Church

Dear Asbury Church family,

Greetings to you amid this Spring weather.

Presently, we have two situations we would like to bring to your attention: some staffing changes in the custodial area and water damage that has impacted one of the main staircases, which may mean a change in your normal path to and from your destinations in the building, particularly on Sunday morning.

First, on the staffing changes:

Effective Sunday, March 9, 2025, Dorian Wright, the Daytime Supervisor for Asbury’s custodial staff, resigned. Dorian joined the custodial staff in June of 2023 and was promoted to the supervisor role in August of 2024. We are grateful for his time at Asbury and wish him well.

Terence Benjamin, who has served the Evening Supervisor for Asbury’s custodial staff since August of 2024, has been moved to the Daytime Supervisor role effective immediately.

With Dorian’s resignation, the church is understaffed by 3 custodial roles. We are currently in an active search to fill these positions.

Due to being short-staffed, we are asking all groups and teams that are able to assist with their room setup. If your group or team is unable to set up for your meeting or event, please contact the Church Office at least 2 weeks in advance so we can attempt to make accommodations. Other staff are assisting with tasks as needed. To further assist during this time, if you are able to use preset room arrangements, that would be greatly appreciated.

In the midst of these staffing challenges, one of our hot water heaters also failed, leading to water damage in multiple rooms of the building.

On the evening of March 10, the hot water heater in Room 218 had a critical failure and flooded the immediate area. Room 108, which is directly under Room 218, also sustained water damage due to the leak; as did the stairwell that abuts the rooms.

Our staff responded immediately and began the cleanup. An insurance claim was filed and a cleaning company arrived to begin the process of drying the affected areas out. Until further notice, both rooms are unavailable for use; as is the adjacent stairwell (this is the main stairwell that leads between the elevator lobby areas).

The elevator and two other stairwells are available to travel between the upper and lower levels of the building. If you’re unfamiliar with the building or having trouble placing the locations of the stairwells, they can be found:

• just past the lobby for the main lower level entrance (this staircase leads to the upper level near rooms 215 and 217)
• just inside the outer doors of the upper level entrance (this staircase leads down to the area at the end of the 100 hallway, just outside of the Youth Lounge)

We do not expect this to impede any of our ongoing missions and ministries. If room reassignments are necessary, team and/or group leaders will be notified. We appreciate your patience and understanding as work proceeds.

Sincerely,

The Pastors and Staff of Asbury Church

March 19, 2025 Update:
The center staircase is currently open again, but the carpeting on the upper level that was damaged still needs to be replaced. Because of this, there is a section of rough floor at the top of the staircase. The staircase will close again at some point in the future to replace the carpeting in this area. Additional communication will be shared to keep you informed of days when the staircase will not be accessible for this work to be completed. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

June 4, 2025 Update:

We are happy to report that all areas affected by the hot water heater damages have been restored. As such, those rooms that were closed (108 and 218) are reopened for regular use.

We are grateful to the contractors that facilitated these repairs, our Church Mutual agent, our Asbury Staff for their coordination and efforts creating alternative spaces while the repairs were being performed, and all of you for your patience, understanding, and prayers.

Asbury announces the hiring of Richard Moyer as a part-time accounting assistant, effective Monday, October 7.

Richard has an extensive accounting background and a Masters in Taxation. He will be handling all of Asbury’s in-house accounting functions and will be working closely with Asbury’s CPA firm. Richard will also be rewriting accounting policy and procedures at Asbury and working with Pastor Eric and the church board on budget creation.