08/12/2026
Fredericksburg United Methodist Church
August 2026
One Faith, One Hope, One Body of Believers
MEET PASTOR JULIE!!!
Pastor Julie Ahrens
My husband and I were born and raised in central Iowa…namely Ellsworth, Iowa. We have been married nearly 40 years…as this is our second marriage. Ron has three sons, Mike, who lives in Parker, Colorado, Dan, who lives in Waukee, Iowa and Nate who lives in Longmont,
Colorado. I have one son, David, living in Norwalk, Iowa and my daughter and her husband, Mike Yauk, live in Lansing, IA now. We are blessed to have 14 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
I have been blessed to have been able to serve several different positions in various businesses. I was a manager for Peoples Natural Gas in various locations and after that company closed, I was a loan officer for a bank in Decorah and left that position to be an online advisor for Upper Iowa University. After retiring from that position…I started some training courses to be a Lay Speaker in the United Methodist Church.
In 2012, I was asked to consider serving as a Local Pastor in a couple of churches here in NE Iowa and began taking classes in Course of Study to prepare for being licensed in the UMC. I completed the COS courses (20 of them) in 2024. It has been such an honor to have been called by our Lord to serve His people. In serving God’s people…I consider myself a partner in the work we all do for our Lord and love working with the people.
I also love getting to know the people and all of the connections we all have.
Blessings to you all…
Pastor Julie