Joachim Paul Bruhn
302 Country Club Drive
La Grange, TX 78945
Mobile: (979) 732-7102
e-mail: jpaul.bruhn@lgfumc.org

 Résumé 2010

 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

 Grace and peace to you in JESUS’ mighty Name! Marion and I are excited to join you in making Christ known in Fayette County.

    District Superintendent Bobbi K. Jones recommended that I provide you with a résumé. I decided to prepare it in the third person so that you can easily use it for the newsletter or other publications.

    J. Paul Bruhn is a native of Germany. “He was not born in Texas, but he came here as fast as he could.” He and his wife Marion moved to Dallas in 1993, where J. Paul graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1997. He is an ordained elder and member of the Southwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church since 1999.

    J. Paul, Marion and their two children Joshua and Johanna live currently in La Grange, Texas, where he serves as pastor of First United Methodist Church.

    J. Paul Bruhn began his ministry as a volunteer in children and youth ministry in Berlin, Germany. He met his wife Marion at the training for United Methodist Layspeakers back in Frankfurt am Main, Germany over twenty years ago.

    They served United Methodist congregations in Blossom, Shady Grove, Utopia, Medina, Johnson City and Columbus, Texas.  In his spare time J. Paul likes to cook and to play the guitar.

  

 In Christ’s Unfailing Love

Pastor J. Paul +

2010 to current                    Pastor of First UMC of La Grange
 2004 to 2010                       Pastor of First UMC of Columbus

2003 to 2004                         Pastor First UMC of Johnson City

2000 to 2003                         Pastor Medina UMC

1997 to 2000                         Pastor Utopia UMC

1994 to 1997                         Pastor Blossom / Shady Grove UMC, Lamar County, Texas

1988 to 1994                         Certified Layspeaker

1983 to 1988                         Basic Layspeaker

1985 to 1993                         Young Adult Ministry in West Berlin and Frankfurt am Main

1980 to 1990                         Youth Ministry in West Berlin

1977 to 1986                         Children’s Ministry in West Berlin, Germany

 

2005 to current                      Spiritual Director “Living Colors” Emmaus Fourth Day Group

2003 to 2004                         Spiritual Director “Solid Rock Emmaus Community

1999 to 2000                         Spiritual Director Uvalde Emmaus Community

 

2005 to current                      Chaplain of the Columbus Volunteer Fire Department

2008 to current                      Chairperson Ministerial Alliance of Columbus

2005 to 2008                         Treasurer Ministerial Alliance of Columbus