The Rev. Shawn O’Trimble, pastor of Belleview United Methodist Church and a devoted spouse and father, combines all those loves with a different: actively playing audio.
Forming a band referred to as Higher Fidelity with his spouse, Teri, the pastor plays guitar although his spouse sings.
“It is a pop/rock band that plays audio from the 70s and 80s,” he explained. “We’re wanting to start off reserving gigs in the area setting up early subsequent year. It is really a pleasurable point to do on the side, and my wife tells everybody that I adore to rehearse and perform.”
Trimble remembers carrying out in bands considering that his young days in Kansas.
“For as far as I can try to remember, tunes and the church have been aspect of my existence,” O’Trimble observed. “I never fish or golf, but I have a enthusiasm for tunes.”
O’Trimble and his family members arrived in The Villages area two a long time in the past just after serving at a church in Kansas. He credits the Rev. Michael Beck, co-pastor of Wildwood United Methodist Church, with recruiting him to central Florida.
“I was on the career in Belleview for six months when COVID-19 hit, and we experienced to stop in-human being worship for many months,” O’Trimble recalled. “It was hard, but the church is little by little recovering and getting a new normal.”
Belleview UMC is one particular of the oldest properties of worship in the area, obtaining been established in 1886. The church is active in the group, hosting a weekly generate-as a result of meal each and every Wednesday, as perfectly as functioning a thrift shop 4 times a week.
“We have a worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sundays, and attendance is about two-thirds what it was pre-COVID,” O’Trimble noted. “We have a fantastic congregation that is trustworthy to the church.”
O’Trimble has also experienced a possibility to get to know a fellow pastor regarded for his potential to incorporate ministry and new music, Pastor Norman Lee Schaffer of the Backyard garden Worship Heart in Belleview.
“I absolutely regard him for his capability to combine faith with a rock-star strength,” O’Trimble stated.
“God made use of my talent as an entertainer who functions with an audience to aid preach the Gospel to the community,” Schaffer additional.
Regardless of how his new band goes, O’Trimble loves the knowledge of living and functioning near The Villages. He claims it truly is popular for he and his 4-calendar year-outdated twins to check out some of the concerts on the squares.
“I desire the entire country could practical experience what lifetime can be like listed here in The Villages,” he claimed. “This is a local community that is delivered normalcy, kindness and appreciation to their fellow gentleman.”
Belleview United Methodist Church is located at 5640 SE Brown Highway. For more facts, stop by belleviewumc.web.
Senior writer James Dinan can be arrived at at 352-753-1119 ext. 5302, or [email protected].
