Ministry to the Margins Scriptures for January 31 Sermon came from Isaiah 61:1-2 and Luke 4:21-30. In His first sermon at his hometown of Nazareth, Jesus affirmed Isaiah 61:1-2. His purpose as God’s Son and Savior was to provide Hope, Healing and Hospitality to those people, especially “Gentiles,” on the margins or edges of society....
The Scriptures for Sunday’s sermon were Nehemiah 8:1-3; 5-6; and 8-10 and Luke 4:14-21. The sermon title is from Nehemiah 8:10. Our joy comes from God who made heaven and earth and sent his Son to save us from our sins. That’s the Good News!
The January Mission Emphasis is The Holy Highway Girls Home in Pickton, Texas. They are a State licensed 501 (c)(3) organization but receive no funding from the State of Texas. They depend upon donations as well as tuition fees to maintain quality operation expenditures. “By giving to the Holy Highway Girls Home, you will help us with...
Healthy Church Initiative (HCI) Self-Study is under way. The HCI team is diligently preparing the extensive self-study for our Consultation weekend. Our weekend is March 4-6, 2016. Mark your calendar now and reserve the weekend. You will be asked to participate in focus groups on Friday evening and all day Saturday. Details will follow. What...
Christmas Eve Service 2015 Join us for a beautiful Christmas Eve Service at 6:00 p.m. on December 24 as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. We will sing our favorite Christmas carols, share Holy Communion and sing “Silent Night’ in the Candlelight. It is a family friendly service and we would love to share the moment...
Our Healthy Church Initiative (HCI) self-study is in full swing. The date has been set for our consultation weekend: March 4-6, 2016. The HCI team has been meeting and dividing up tasks that have to be completed six weeks prior to this weekend. Here’s what we’ve learned so far: We have received our ‘Stats’ from the...
Our special guests this Sunday will be the Sawyer Family Band. You are invited to come hear them at our 9:30 a.m. service. They will be at the Reilly Springs Jamboree the evening before. On Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m., Miss Devon along with the Sawyers, will host a children’s music workshop at Wesley. All children...
Be a Barnabas: Be an Encourager! Imbedded in the Acts of the Apostles is a “sub-story” that the writer, Luke, shares with all readers. Along with Simon Peter and the Apostle Paul, the two main persons in this early history of the Christian Church, is a man named Barnabas. His name literally means “Son of Encouragement”...
On September 10, your HCI (Healthy Church Initiative) Team met with Gloria Fowler from the North Texas Conference to be trained to put together our Church Self Study encompassing the past twenty years at Wesley UMC. Statistics from membership, Sunday School, Worship Attendance, and Monetary Giving will be included in this self-study. This will...
September 2015 Newsletter