John Higdon

Leadership Board Member: 2022-2024

John and his wife, Jane, moved to Ballwin in late 2017 after living in the Alton, Illinois area for 27 years. They were members of Main Street United Methodist Church in Alton, and became members of Manchester UMC in January of 2019.

John is the Manager of Retirement Benefits for SSM Health, and has worked primarily in retirement plan administration for his entire adult life. 

John is also a board member for LifeWiseSTL, an outstanding non-profit organization that is well-supported by Manchester UMC. 

They have two “children”, Ellen and Brad, who are in their mid-20s and live in the St. Louis area. They have been very blessed and are privileged to support this great church in any way we can!

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Pastor's Note

The Church is Just a Building

I love church buildings. I love walking through church buildings and looking at all the things – the art on the walls, the windows, the seats in the sanctuary, the pulpit, the communion table, the baptismal font. All the things. The ancient cathedrals of Europe with all of their lavish,

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Sermons

Get Busy Living

Judging someone else comes from your own insecurities. In our ministry (and in our lives), we cannot be guided by our insecurities. If you hate another person, it is because you hate something in yourself. Good ministry requires vulnerability. If we are guided by our insecurities we will make it

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Pastor's Note

Stay in Love with God

Pastor’s e-Note – Rev. Jim Peich 5-9-23 Get Busy Living In the movie Shawshank Redemption there’s a line where Tim Robbins says to Morgan Freeman, “I guess it comes down to a simple choice really, get busy living or get busy dying.” As we enter into what many are calling

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