Rev. Mark Fuerstenau has accepted the pastorate of the Pleasant View and Mount Cory United Methodist Churches.

He comes from Middle Point and Kossuth United Methodist Churches. His wife, DJ, retired this summer after almost nine years serving the Zion United Methodist in the Delphos/Elida area.

Rev. Fuerstenau is a retired teacher and has worked in the corrections field since moving to the Delphos area.

The two congregations will have a joint worship service at Pleasant View United Methodist Church, 300 Township Road 37, Bluffton, on Sunday, June 29 to welcome its new pastor. 

Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a “Meet and Greet” at 9 a.m.  Coffee and snack will be served. Sunday, July 6,  resume normal worship hours at each church.