Jim Calfee Africa Project Updates
Some updates on the Jim Calfree Africa Project in Kenya from Vance Luke. Art and craftwork from the Maasai and Kukuyu peoples are on sale Sunday, December 10 in Brummet Hall between services.
News
Register Now for Spring 2024 Upward Basketball and Cheerleading
Online registration for Spring 2024 Upward Basketball and Cheerleading is now open. Registration is online, through the Upward website. Early registration is $100, on or before January 31 After that, regular registration is $110.
Celebration Sunday
We are encouraging every one who considers St. Paul’s United Methodist Church your church home to join us for a special Sunday celebration of inspiring worship and fellowship over a catered lunch!
St. Paul’s UMC and the Gretta Moffat School, Africa
The Gretta Moffat School and Mission was established in 2005 when St Paul’s UMC got actively involved. St. Paul’s built the school, maintains the building, provides the salaries for locally hired and well trained teachers, and provides uniforms and school supplies for the children.
Halloween Daze Trunk or Treat and Haunted Maze
Halloween Daze and Trunk or Treat is coming to St. Paul’s UMC Sunday, October 29, 2023, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Join us for a safe and fun Halloween event for all ages! Wear your favorite costume. There will be carnival games and Trunk or Treat.
What is happening with Methodist “Disaffiliations”?
Some of our church members, as well as people who may just be curious about what they hear in the news, are looking to know more about what is happening the The United Methodist Church as they hear about “disaffiliations.” Here is a summary of information, originally shared in a congregational meeting in April, 2023 but updated this August, about what is going on.
On the 10 Commandments
Some weeks I find more in the Scriptural text, or my research thereof, than I can share in a standard sermon, and I have to choose what to include lest I preach longer than our average attention span cares to engage. With that in mind, and with so much good material drawn particularly from the inimitable Walter Brueggemann’s “Exodus” portion of The New Interpreter’s Bible Volume 1, I thought I’d share more here on our blog. Blessings to you who choose to visit and read!
Now That Faith Has Come (Book Study)
Join the Women’s Fall Bible Study with Rev. Meredith Joubert! Beginning Thursday, August 17, we will study the book of Galatians in a Beth Moore and Melissa Moore study called “Now That Faith Has Come”.
Summer Youth Program
St. Paul’s UMC Summer Youth Program 2023 begins Sunday, June 4 and ends with the District Youth Kick-off August 18-19. It’s inclusive and open to all youth entering 5th grade in the Fall, through current 12th graders. We’ll meet Sunday afternoons in the Billy and Ann Still Life Center, unless otherwise noted.
Making Sense of the Bible (Book Study)
The world’s bestselling, most-read, and most-loved book is also one of the most confusing. In Making Sense of the Bible, Adam Hamilton, one of the country’s leading pastors and Christian authors, addresses the hot-button issues that plague the church and cultural debate, and answers many of the questions frequently asked by Christians and non-Christians alike.