ProFuture Faith
8 week series of DVD & Discussion
by Michael Dowd
“Ecology is the heart of theology.”
Sunday, June 16th
Week 1
Un-Trivializing God:
Reality as Thou
10:30 am in the Celebration Center
We can re-imagine our relationship to the divine and to our environment by seeing God as primary reality, not a separate being, not magical but imbued in all of Nature.
A Progressive United Methodist Church
Who We Are
Our Vision
Our History
Our Staff
In the Beginning
In the beginning, there were only twenty-five who gathered in a small house in the foothills. In October of 1967, Frank Williams, our founding pastor, brought a group of spiritual rebels together. They sat on old chairs and sang out of donated hymnals. St. Francis in the Foothills was born out of the need to create a spiritual home where all means all. A home for spiritual outcasts, the unchurched, and for those who were judged for who they love or what they believe.
Frank Williams inspired the first congregation to grow and create a church in the hills where all are welcome and safe. Since that October, St. Francis has grown, yet our mission to serve all people has remained steadfast.
Our Vision
A sacred community where inclusivity and social justice converge to ignite spiritual growth and effect positive change in the world.
To cultivate spiritual growth, inclusivity, social justice, and belonging as a forward-thinking church.
Our Mission
Meet Our Staff
Mike Wilkerson
Pastor
Reverend Michael Wilkerson was born in Ocala, Florida, and moved around while growing up, mostly in the southeast part of the country. Upon graduation from high school, he enlisted in the Navy, attended the University of Florida through an ROTC scholarship, then served as an officer in submarines. After thirteen years of military service, Mike left the Navy, got a master’s degree, and then moved to the Phoenix area where he worked as a component design engineer at Intel Corporation for twenty years.
Melissa Mitchell
Administrative Coordinator
Steve Barclay
Facilities Coordinator
Shar Aslaksen
Programs Coordinator
Cynthia Hilts
Music Director
Joe Pitonzo
Raggedy Band Director
Thank you to our congregation
and all of our volunteers who keep St. Francis in the Foothills vital and alive!
