Worshippers in five Haywood County United Methodist Churches learned they would be getting a new pastor on “announcement Sunday,” which fell on April 26 this year.
The churches include Cruso, Clyde Central, Faith, Maggie Valley and Waynesville First United Methodist Churches. The church leadership won’t change until July 1. While some pastors have been reassigned out of the county, other changes involve musical chairs within Haywood.
The shake-up will bring a bittersweet farewell for the pastors and their congregations…