We often get asked, why did we choose the name EJ Thomas United Methodist Men? There used to be a “cluster” of churches named after Enoch J. Thomas, former pastor of Granby Center UMC, that had been active for many years until recently.  Back then, this group of churches also joined forces to form a men’s group, but eventually the men’s group disbanded. Starting around 2005 when I was just getting involved in Little Utica church activities, some of the more, “mature” men from our church were talking to guys at Bowens Corners and Granby Center churches and wanted to rejoin to work on projects and help our community. Most of our members are no longer able to work on the same sort of projects that involve physical labor, but we are pretty good at fundraising!