Meet Our Team
The Rev. Dr. William A. Fisackerly IV, Pastor
Kim Fisackerly, Music Director
Kim and Bill Fisackerly (Fi-SACK-er-ly) have been married 40 years (or, as Rev. Bill says, “Not long enough!”). They met at our United Methodist Children’s Camp in Brandon, FL in 1982, where they were on the summer team for the 5th and 6th grade camps.
Kim was born in West Virginia and moved with her family to Miami when she was 3 years old. She grew up in Miami (Kendall area) and is a life-long Dolphins fan. (She even had season tickets to the 1972 “Perfect Season”!)
Kim is gifted in music, drama, writing, baking, and has a love for children and making people feel welcomed. She currently is holding two jobs – Music Director for First UMC of Lake Wales and in customer service at Publix. But her greatest joy has been in raising their three children – Bethany, Allyson, and Wil – and in now being Mimi to her grandchildren Ollie and Annie!
Rev. Bill was born in Tampa to Rev. Bill and Annabelle Fisackerly, a Methodist pastoral family. They served at 6 different churches while “Billy” was growing up, ranging from Tampa to Havana, Florida. (Look it up!)
Rev. Bill and Kim were married in 1984 and moved to Atlanta for seminary at Candler School of Theology, where he served as an assistant pastor at Cokesbury UMC in Atlanta. Since that time, they have been assigned to Deltona, Sopchoppy/Ochlockonee Bay (look it up!), Estero, Port Charlotte, Tampa, Marco Island, Bonita Springs, and now here at Lake Wales/Indian Lake Estates.
Rev. Bill loves playing guitar, fishing, disc golf, telling bad jokes, and being with Kim. He also loves finding new ways to tell the Gospel story so that people can hear it fresh and be inspired to share their faith with others. He also loves mangos!
Email address: pastor@fumclw.org
Janice Troutman, Financial Secretary
I was born in the house my father, a carpenter, built in Frostproof, Florida. I grew up in a very loving family with my parents, two brothers and two sisters and maternal grandmother. We were members of the Frostproof Church of God.
I attended Frostproof Elementary and graduated from Frostproof High School. My first job after graduation from high school was at Ben Hill Griffin, Inc. in Frostproof. I worked in the Fruit Accounting department and eventually became its’ supervisor. At night I attended accounting classes at South Florida Junior College in Avon Park.
My husband and I are very proud of our three adult children and our six grandchildren. After Preston and I were married we visited the First United Methodist Church in Lake Wales and were made to feel welcome by the couple sitting on the same pew. We joined the First United Methodist Church in 1992 and both became active in many areas of the church. I began volunteering in the office and was hired as Financial Secretary in 1993.
Today I am responsible for areas that I learned from my Father who served as “Clerk of the Church” for 44 years at the Church of God in Frostproof.
I am thankful to my church for allowing me to use my skills as my ministry at First United Methodist Church of Lake Wales.
Email address: janice@fumclw.org
Administrative Assistant
Email address: office@fumclw.org
Brenda Kavelak, Accompianist
Bio coming soon!