
About Us
Our Wesleyan Way: One of our founders was John Wesley, an English evangelist, 1703-1791. He encouraged people to "think and let think," inviting us to put our hands together in serving Christ, even though we may not have a meeting of the minds. We find common ground in the essentials of our Christian beliefs: God is our Creator; Jesus is our Savior; the Holy Spirit is our Strength. And, yet we may each have differences in our relationship with the Holy Trinity.
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What We Believe:
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We believe in God, who created all that is - and keeps on creating. We see no conflict between God's power to create through the laws of nature and the Bible's description in the Book of Genesis. We can agree THAT God creates without arguing about the HOW.
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We believe In Jesus Christ, who somehow saves us. We may have different views on what we are saved to or how that saving happens. We believe Jesus was God's love in the flesh, fully human and fully divine. God raised Jesus from the dead, and the risen Christ lives today. His resurrection gives us forgiveness of sin, new life here on earth and eternal life after we die.
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We believe in the Holy Spirit, who comforts us when we are in need and challenges us when we stray from God. Through the Holy Spirit, the church becomes the Body of Christ, doing his work in the world. We are the hands and feet, the eyes and ears of Jesus.
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We believe God created human beings in God's image. People are free to accept or reject a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. We believe a relationship with Christ is essential to living a life of purpose and meaning.
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United Methodists live the promises we made when we joined the United Methodist Church by offering our prayers, our presence, our gifts, our service and our witness.
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All are welcome at Cody United Methodist Church.
Our Staff




Emily
Rettinghouse
Susan Schmidtberger
Pastor, Elder
Assistant to Church Ministries
Kennedy Corr
Music Director
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Karen Bree
Pianist/Organist
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Carol Wagner
Pianist

Ron Daniels
Custodian

Justin & Kywani Heath
Sunday School & Nursery
Meet Our Pastor

Emily Rettinghouse
Emily Rettinghouse is an Ordained Elder in Full Connection of the Mountain Sky Conference of the United Methodist Church.
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Emily received her Bachelors of Science at Black Hills State University in Human Services and Psychology. She obtained her Master of Divinity from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois.
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She has a deep passion for worship as well as pastoral care and counseling. Pastor Emily also volunteers as a chaplain for the Cody Police Department.
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In her spare time, she enjoys music, baking, spending time with her kids, and trivia!