Military

Three bishops once wore different kind of uniform

First-term Bishops Williamston, Plambeck and Bridgeforth all have a military background and believe they learned a lot from their service years.

Faith Stories

Only about 100 medivac pilots are in the Army, so being one means you will spend much time deployed. The Rev. Bryan Wendling spent all the 1990s in the service; that meant a lot of time in the desert, with Desert Storm and Desert Shield. Photo courtesy of the Missouri Conference.

Pastor flew Army medical missions

These days, the Rev. Bryan Wendling is pastor of New McKendree United Methodist. But he’s among the Missouri Conference clergy with a military background. Fred Koenig shares the story of Wendling’s years as an Army medivac pilot, including during Desert Storm and Desert Shield.

Faith Stories

Lifelong United Methodist and Vietnam veteran Tom Lough (pictured above left in Vietnam and above right in 2021) has composed a song as a tribute to Army veterans. Photos courtesy of Tom Lough.

'Ever Faithful' United Methodist pens Army hymn

A new hymn written for Army veterans, “Ever Faithful to the Call," exists because its author survived a close call during the Vietnam War.

Evangelism

The Rev. DooSoo Lee, an elder in the Northern Illinois Conference of The United Methodist Church, serves soldiers at the U.S Army’s Garrison Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, where he is currently deployed. Photo courtesy of the Rev. DooSoo Lee, U.S. Army.

Army chaplain returns to his native South Korea to serve

The Rev. DooSoo Lee’s latest pastoral appointment has taken him to his motherland. Lee, who is Korean American and a U.S. Army chaplain, currently serves at the base in South Korea.

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