NORWAY — The Norway Center Church is pleased to announce that our 2025 summer services will begin on July 6 and end on August 31. We are honored to have 3 ministers helping us this summer.
Reverend John Williams is a graduate of the Bangor Theological Seminary, MD. John has recently retired as minister of the West Auburn Congregational Church, having served their congregation twice, from 1981 to 1988 and from 2014 to 2024, as well as the West Bethel Union Church on multiple occasions. He has served in the ministry for over four decades.
John is also Chief Executive Officer for the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce and has served in that capacity for nearly 25 years, and as President and founder, along with his wife Wendy, of The Williams Broadcasting Group, since 1992. John and his wife Wendy live in Norway and enjoy traveling, fly fishing, all outdoor activities, and they have also been raising and breeding sheep for over 35 years.
Reverend Scott Campbell is a retired United Methodist minister who moved to Maine after serving churches in Massachusetts, Paris (France), Brussels (Belgium), and, most recently, in Waterville, ME. He was an adjunct faculty member at Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, MA, for 20 years, and wrote monthly columns for the church periodicals Zion’s Herald and The Progressive Christian. He and his wife, Lin, live on Paris Hill with their son, Shawn, their grandson, Jesse, and their dog, Gabi.
Pastor Ron Blake was raised in Florida and retired to Maine in 2000. He was raised in the Lutheran Church because his mother was Norwegian, and that was the national church of Norway. While serving in the Orlando Police Department in Florida, Ron joined the Southern Baptist Church and became involved with its Foreign Mission program.
Having also earned a builder’s license in the state of Florida, Ron served as the construction coordinator on projects in the Dominican Republic, Panama, and Mexico for two years. Here in Maine, he served as pastor of Paris Hill Baptist Church from 2001-2005, while attending seminary at Andover Newton.
These are the Sunday service dates:
July 6 – John Williams, with music accompaniment by organist Anne Bernard, and special music with the Oxford Hills Ukulele Group
July 13 – Scott Campbell, with music accompaniment by Anne Bernard, and guest music with David Knightly, Violinist/Singer
July 20 – John Williams, with music accompaniment by Anne Bernard, and musical guest to be determined
July 27 – Scott Campbell, with music accompaniment by Anne Bernard, and special music with Stephen Moore, Guitarist/Singer
August 3 – John Williams, with music accompaniment by Anne Bernard, and special music with Mindy Dow Butler and Tom Curtis, Duet
August 10 – Scott Campbell, with music accompaniment by Anne Bernard, and guest music with Brenda Birney, Soloist
August 17 – Ron Blake, with music accompaniment by Anne Bernard, and special music with David Knightly, Violinist/Singer
August 24 – John Williams, with music accompaniment by Anne Bernard, and guest music to be determined
August 31 – Ron Blake, with music accompaniment by Anne Bernard, and special music to be determined