United Methodist Church welcomes new pastor

Pine Bluffs United Methodist Church warmly welcomed their new pastor, Pastor Lesley Matschke. She has been appointed by Bishop Elaine Stanovsky and the Rocky Mountain Conference to serve both Pine Bluffs UMC and to continue as pastor at Hillsdale UMC. 

Pastor Matschke moved into the Pine Bluffs parsonage at the end of July and began work officially on Aug. 1. She will be at Pine Bluffs five days a week and commute on her days off to Lakewood, Colo., where she shares a home and time with her husband, George, her two daughters, grandchildren, and friends.

George is a retired Wildlife Rese...