Ayres United Methodist
Pittsville, MD
New challenges posed to a formerly rural church
Sleepy Pittsville on Maryland’s Eastern Shore used to be just that.
Sleepy.
Not anymore.
“We are becoming quite the bedroom community for young families whose...
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Ayres United Methodist
Pittsville, MD
New challenges posed to a formerly rural church
Sleepy Pittsville on Maryland’s Eastern Shore used to be just that.
Sleepy.
Not anymore.
“We are becoming quite the bedroom community for young families whose breadwinners work elsewhere in Maryland or up in
Delaware.
We’re on the map now,” boasts Floyd Twilley, Director of Communications for Ayres United Methodist Church.
“We
aren’t the pit stop anymore for folks heading to the beach.
We matter!”
Floyd Twilley is no idle bragger.
Look around town and the evidence of rebirth is everywhere.
Even the old firehouse has been
cobbled into an upscale restaurant.
In Pittsville what’s old is beautiful and therefore accepted.
“Our church building dates to the
1880s.
From an aesthetic point of view, you won’t find a lovelier church anywhere.
New people to the community like the idea of
an old country church.
Our problem was the new folks didn’t know what we were all about,”
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