Pastor Ira Cameron

Ira and Simone Cameron Have lived in Ware MA for the past 41 years, where they raised their two sons, Scott and Michael. We have been blessed with two wonderful grandchildren, Scott’s son Adam and Michael’s daughter Evelyn. Simone and I just celebrated our 55th anniversary earlier this year.

My first appointment as a licensed Local Pastor was in 1993, the same year that I started working for the US Postal Service, at the bulk mail center in Indian Orchard, where I worked as mechanic repairing mail handling equipment, retiring after 22 years. During that time, I served churches in Uxbridge, Ludlow where I retired, and Monson, where I retired for the second time.

Prior to my appointment as an LLP in 1993, I served churches in Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts as Sunday School teacher, youth and young adult group leader, Dean of Jr./Sr. high UCC music camp and certified lay speaker in the Southern New England Conference UMC. As a retired Licensed Local Pastor, I have and still do serve on two district committees (Superintendency and Ministry) and last year, just before Bishop Devadhar’s retirement, he saw fit to appoint me as Sacramental Minister for the Commonwealth West District doing a lot of pulpit supply ministry throughout this district and beyond.

While my pastoral appointment to the United Methodist Church of Holyoke, Granby and South Hadley is as a short-term interim pastor, it is my intention to remain in close association with you and your church until such time as the New England Conference can appoint an appropriate pastor whose gifts and graces closely match your church’s ministry needs.

I would like to invite all members and your friends and families to come and see what is new and exciting that your church has done in the past two or three years to really make your church a warm and welcoming place to come and worship the Lord.

I look forward to having the opportunity to meet and get to know so many more of you, as we worship God together here in South Hadley. Please, come and make yourselves comfy, this is your home.

Blessings, Ira