The Word

[Pages:6]tWhe ord June, 2019

A Publication of First United Methodist Church of Hendersonville

CHANGING LIVES MAKING DISCIPLES

204 6th Avenue West, Hendersonville, 28739 828.693.4275

For the Bible Tells Me So

One of my earliest memories of Church is the morning my Sunday school teacher taught us a song. It went like this: Jesus loves me, this I know/For the Bible tells me so. These words are both simple and powerful. They have stayed with me all my life. They remind me of the promises contained in Holy Scripture. At certain times in my life when I have been lonely or sick or sad, I have recalled Bible verses that have helped me through. In a few weeks, the children of FUMC will gather for First Kids Camp. One of the most important things that will happen is that they will learn Bible verses that will carry them through the ups and downs of their lives. And like me, like you, they will one day be able to recite their favorites from heart.

This summer, I would like to hear from you about the passages of Scripture that have sustained you; the ones that continually remind you Jesus and His love. I will ask you to share your favorite verse. Six passages will be selected ? the ones receiving the most submittals -- will be our worship texts from July 7th to August 11. Pastor Christy, Pastor Jean, Pastor Jeremy and I will preach on your favorites for each of those Sunday mornings.

So, how do your favorite passage for this series? You can simply click on the church website home page banner or complete a form and drop it in the ballot box located at the Welcome Desk with your favorite verse. If you would like to include the reason your selected verse means so much to you, I would be delighted to hear! We will also have an opportunity to "vote" on a Sunday morning and in the ballot box at the Welcome Desk.

Twenty-five years ago, I wrote a Ph.D. dissertation of the Swiss theologian Karl Barth. He wrote a voluminous number of books; enough to fill a large bookcase. One of my professors liked to quip, "Life is short, but Barth is long." Near the end of his life, Karl Barth was on a lecture tour of seminaries and universities in the United States. A seminary student raised his hand one day to ask an impossible question: "Could you sum up your theology in a sentence for us?" There was snickering across the lecture hall. How on earth could Karl Barth sum up all that he had written in a single sentence? But the old theologian smiled broadly and replied without missing a beat. "I would be glad to sum it all up for you," he said. "Jesus loves me this I know for the Bible tells me so."

In this issue . . .

Page 2-3 Fellowship/ Missions

Page 4-5 Family Ministries Back Pg. Administrative/

Finance

This summer we will celebrate that great truth that gets to the heart of our personal faith. We will learn from each other about Jesus and his love. We will explore together what the Good Book has to teach us.

Mark

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Hannah Anderson

Brock and Pamela Brasco

Sally and Bill Hale

Richard and Phyllis Kiger

Elizabeth and James Logan

Ann Thomas

heart Do you have a

for children in need?

You can provide a safe and loving home for a child in foster care by becoming a foster parent. Training is provided free of charge by Crossnore School & Children's Home. Crossnore's staff support you throughout the training and licensure process, as well as provide supervision and continuing education when children are placed in your home. For more information or to reserve your spot in the class, contact Angela Bollo at abollo@.

? Tuesdays, June 18 through August 27 ? 6pm - 8:30pm

June 2, 2019 1st Sunday Food Drive

JUNE-- Backpack Program

JULY--Storehouse AUGUST--IAM SEPTEMBER--Backpack Program OCTOBER--Storehouse NOVEMBER--IAM DECEMBER--Backpack Program

Radio Broadcast ends June 9

The final radio broadcast of the Sunday 11 am worship service on WTZQ will be Sunday, June 9. If you would like to

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worship with us in your home, please visit our website, and select the Worship and Watch Live tabs to

view and listen to worship. If you do not have internet, please contact Greg Deeter, 828.435.3528.

Two Views on Human Sexuality and the Bible

In this one-session class, Pastor Mark will present two ways of interpreting scripture in relation to the current debate in the United Methodist denomination around homosexuality, marriage and ordination. He will then share his own position and describe how he believes it can be supported biblically. He also encourages all who are open to sticking around a bit longer to share their experiences, concerns and views with him. See class schedules below:

Sunday, June 2 *10:15-11:15AM, Barber CLC *12:15-1:15PM, Gettman

Tuesday, June 4 11AM-Noon, Gettman 5:30-6:30PM, Gettman

Wednesday, June 5 9:30-10:30AM, Gettman *6:30-7:30PM, Gettman *Childcare Provided

Habitat for Humanity Faith Build

Habitat for Humanity and Thrivent Financial are partnering to make affordable housing a reality for Henderson County through the Faith Build program, a partnership powered by Christian faith and a passion to build stronger families, churches, and communities. As members of FUMC we are called to build community inside and outside the church. A Habitat for Humanity Faith Build is a meaningful and fun way to answer this call! FUMC is a committed partner in this year's Faith Build. Congregation members are called to generously volunteer their time, choosing to help with construction or non-construction activities. Financial support for the project is being provided through a $5,000 Missions grant.

Whatever your interests or skill level, you can make an impact! Some of the ways you can get involved in this Faith Build include volunteering on a build day, providing lunch for on-site workers, creating a welcome basket for the family, participating in the groundbreaking and dedication events, or praying for the build team.

Please join us for the groundbreaking and wall raising on June 8 or for one of the FUMC work days on June 15, June 27, August 6 or August 24.

For more information contact George Abernathy at 828-406-1606 or gwabernathy@.

What if you had it in your power to keep one child from severe malnutrition, malaria, intestinal worms, abuse, homelessness and despair?

In fact, as a member of FUMC you have done this and more for 692 children through your support of ZOE over the past six years. And we now are partnering with another 105 children in Kenya to support their rise out of poverty and hopelessness to productivity and hope. The Upendo "Love" Group was formed in January of this year, and the young people have begun their three-year journey out of abject poverty by attending training, planting crops, starting businesses and returning to school. The report of the group's beginnings is in the mission folder of the FUMC website under ZOE, and you can read it by clicking here.

Some ZOE supporters in FUMC have given $4000 per year as a challenge match for our congregation. We in the congregation provide the remaining $4000 a year for three years until the children graduate as fully sustainable families. To donate, you can write a check to FUMC and put ZOE in the memo line. For more information, go to or contact Carol Watson at 803-530-7120 or carolhw313@

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Family Ministry Events Coming Up

Kids Power-Up Camp (VBS)!!!

June 24-27 / 9:30a-noon, Age 4-rising 6th grade

Come "POWER UP!" with us as we discover God's POWER give us everything we need! Register on the Children's page of FUMC's website. Deadline to register is June 3. Snack donation requests: chocolate chip granola bars, apple sauce squeeze pouches, individual size bags of pretzels, individual size bags of Chex mix, individual size bags of animal crackers, and small paper plates.

Dad's turn!

Our Middle School Youth are sponsoring the annual Father's Day Bulletin. To have a dedication included for your dad, grandfather, or a special father figure, fill out a form from one of our youth, available near the welcome desk. We will accept dedications Sunday, June 2 and Sunday, June 9. The cost is $5.00. Last day for submission is June 10th.

This is a fundraiser for the Middle School Youth Mission Trip with PASSPORT missions in Greenville, South Carolina, July 8-13

Find First Kids and One Youth on Social Media

Find us on Social Media to receive important reminders, updates and photos!

Facebook: Please join First Kids-Hendersonville and One YM these groups are linked to the First United Methodist Facebook

page.

You can follow us on Instagram @firstkidshendo and @1youthm

Two preschoolers argue over who gets to be Jesus' best friend.

A 2nd grader wonders, "Why do weapons exist?". A preteen opens up about life at school. Two toddlers recently placed in foster care need someone to hold and comfort them.

A 1st grader runs up and gives you a big hug just like she does every time she sees you. This is life in Children's Ministry. Leaving my position as Director of Children's Ministry is bittersweet to say the least. I will certainly miss the loving hugs, the playful curiosity, and the continual reminder of what it means to have faith like a child. But I won't miss it too much, because I will continue to regularly volunteer in Children' Ministry. I volunteer because I believe the children of FUMC should be our top priority. If we see a need and do nothing about it, we can't expect that someone will fill that need. We must be part of the solution (James 2:14-26).

It's my hope you will take time to pray and consider if Children's Ministry is a place where you can serve weekly or monthly. We need people of all ages, abilities, and talents. And it's not just babysitting and reading bible stories. It's soooo much more! It's building personal relationships while guiding kids in their spiritual development. It's creating a fun, safe environment where kids can be themselves and ask big questions. It's sharing God's infinite love. It's important, holy work and it takes many willing hands and hearts to do it well.

Volunteering with kids may seem like a daunting task to some, but fear not! The amazing Children's Ministry staff will train and equip you to succeed! Please reach out to Angela Bailey (angela@) or Mitch Corn (mitch@) for more information about Children's Ministry. Or contact me if you've ever considered becoming a foster parent (I always have to put in a plug for foster care!).

With love and gratitude,

Lauren Tilden

We would love to have your family join us at First United Methodist this month!

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Parent Small Groups

We'd love to connect you to other parents and help you develop relationships along the way as you seek to raise your kids to follow Christ. For more information or to join a group, email colleen@

Sundays, June 2 and 9 at 10:10a in Room 214 There's no script for handling all the challenges parents face. This study encourages and equips parents in this important role. For more information, or to join this group contact Colleen Schnitzer at colleen@

First Kids Preschool/Kindergarten Ministries

Birth thru Kindergarten Sundays: 8:15am-12:15pm (Drop off and pick up during any of our three services) Wednesdays: begins again September 11) *Bible Stories, Crafts, Games

Theme: Power Up Key Question: Who gives you the power to do everything? Bottom Line: Jesus gives me the power to do everything Memory Verse: "I can do everything by the power of Christ." Philippians 4:13

First Kids Elementary Ministries

1st thru 5th grade Sundays: 9am-12:15pm (Large group from 10-11am) Wednesdays: Begins again September 11 *Kids Worship service with videos, lesson, and small groups Theme: Power Up Bottom Line: Love others because God loves you. Memory Verse: The fruit the Holy Spirit produces is love, joy and peace. It is being patient, kind and good. It is being faithful and gentle and having control of oneself. Galatians 5:22-23a, NIrV Life App: Life App--What God is doing in you to change the world around you

One Youth Ministries - 6 thru 12th Grade

Sunday Night Youth: 6-8pm (Begins again September 26, see you then!) Dinner, Games, Worship, Small Groups

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Upcoming Events for Children and Youth

June 2 ? End of Year Cook Out ? 5?7:30pm - Location TBD June 9 ? Graduation Sunday ? 9:15 & 11am June 9 ? Senior Banquet ? Doors open at 5:30pm June 16-22 ? High School Appalachia Service Project Mission Trip June 23 ? Memorial Drive UMC Houston, TX ? Agape Youth Choir ? Musical "Prodigal" 2pm ? BCLC June 30 ? National White-Water Center, Charlotte, NC, 12:30pm

One Youth Weekly Small Groups

Sunday Mornings: 10:10-11am for 6-12th at church Tuesday Mornings: 7:07am for High School Youth at Appalachian Coffee (will not meet during the summer) Tuesday Afternoons: 3:33pm for Middle and High School at Appalachian Coffee (will not meet during the summer) Wednesdays: begins again September 11

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for the July Word is

June 18, 2019

First United Methodist Church 204 6th Avenue West Hendersonville, NC 28739 828.693.4275

Church Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30-5p.m. Friday 8:30-1:00 p.m.

Sunday Worship Schedule: 7:00 am Chapel open for prayer 8:30 am Traditional Worship (Sanctuary) 9:15 am Ignite Worship (Barber CLC) 11:00 am Traditional Worship (Sanctuary) 9:45 am Sunday School for all ages 9:00-10:45 am Hospitality Coffee 10:30 am Sunday School for all ages

Church Staff

Mark Ralls, Senior Pastor, 828.424.1058 Christy Sharp, Associate Pastor, x3539 Jean Goodwin, Assistant Pastor, x3530 Jeremy Morris, Mission Pastor Colleen Schnitzer, Dir. Family Ministries, x3537 Mitch Corn, Interim Dir. Elementary Min., x3534 Angela Bailey, Dir. Preschool Ministry, x3534 Jackson McCarthy, Dir. Youth Ministry, x3538 Marissa Moore, Youth Assistant Michael Brannon, Director of Music, x3527 Kelli Mullinix, Director, Praise Worship, X3536 Deborah Kirkman, Dir. Weekday School, x3532 Jason Gardner, Sound Technician Greg Deeter, Church Administrator, x3528 Gloria Summey, Administrative Manager , x3540 Cindi Ledford, Administrative Assistant, x3531 Caroline Easley, Financial Administrator, x3529 Colleen Raulerson, Food Service Manager John Watterson, Facilities Manager, x3533 Sherry Lindsey, Facilities Assistant, x3533 Steve Henry, Facilities Assistant, x3533 Wayne Monroe, Security, x3535

In Memory of Julie Williams Sue and Don Kauffman Music Fund

In Memory of Anita Austell Elizabeth Rogers Music Fund

In Memory of Frances Winstead Elizabeth Rogers Weekday School Scholarship Fund

In Memory of Bob Betts Elizabeth Rogers Memorial Fund

In Memory of Martha Watson Helen Palmer Alma Lee Cheves Class

In Honor of Dan & Nancy Barber Elizabeth Rogers Missions Fund

In Memory of Frances Winstead Michael and Sue Smith Fay and Howard Sloan Weekday School Scholarship Fund

FUMC Operating Fund

The Finance Committee would like to share the following Operating Fund update. Please contact Caroline Easley or Greg Deeter if you would like more detailed financial information .

Through, April 30, 2019

Budget year 1/1--12/31

Actual

Revenue

$489,818

Budget $471,880

Expenses $496,212

$504,935

Dear FUMC Family,

I would like to thank one and all of you for keeping me in your prayers, and for the cards and the gifts of your presence at the rehab facility, during my recent illness. Your love and thoughtfulness was instrumental in my recovery.

It is certainly good to be home and resuming my old life, and I look forward to further participation in FUMC activities.

Sincerely, Gretchen Ryan

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