Celebrating Mardi and Her Ministry with Our Children
by Kristin White
Chair, Staff Parish Relations Committee
After thoughtful discernment, Mardi Bowen has shared with SPRC that she will be transitioning from her role as our Minister with Children and Families, with Easter Sunday serving as her final Sunday on staff, as she returns full-time to her work in real estate and embraces a season that allows for more weekend time with her family.
Mardi has served our congregation with deep care and creativity over many years – first from 2009-2015, and again from 2018 until now. Across those years of service, Mardi has helped plant seeds of faith that will continue to grow in the lives of children and families for generations to come. Through children’s worship, special events, curriculum leadership, and countless moments of presence and joy, she has helped shape a ministry where children are known, welcomed, and loved.
In recent years, Mardi has led our Children’s Ministry through a season of rebuilding and renewal, helping it grow in strength, participation, and joy. With that foundation firmly in place, she steps into this next chapter with confidence in the ministry she has helped reestablish and the leaders and families who will carry it forward.
Mardi’s gifts, energy, and heart for children have made a lasting impact on FUMC Plano, and we are deeply grateful for the ways she has served with love and dedication. While we will miss her presence on staff, we celebrate this transition with her and give thanks for all that has been entrusted to her care.
As we look ahead, we will be actively searching for our next Minister with Children. A full position description will soon be available. If you know someone who may be a great fit for this ministry, we invite you to share the opportunity with them when it becomes available.
In the coming weeks, we look forward to sharing opportunities to express our thanks and to celebrate Mardi’s ministry together. Please hold Mardi, her family, and our children’s ministry in prayer during this season of transition.
We give thanks for all that has been – and trust God’s faithfulness in what comes next.
