#BeUMC celebrates the core values that connect the people of The United Methodist Church. No matter the challenges we face, God is with us, and we continue to have opportunities to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world! You are invited to be a part of this meaningful campaign by including…
January 29, 2021 Beautiful Beloveds, What kind of weather will this weekend bring? Depending on when or who you ask we could get a very little or a whole lot of snow and wind. Probably by the time you read this, you’ll know the answer. What does that mean for worship on Sunday? Here’s the…
January 22, 2021 Beautiful Beloveds, Together in Christ…Committed to Serve. Our church mission reminds us of our purpose in our community and beyond. It begins in our connection to one another and to Christ. In the last two years, we have really strengthened our flexibility, creativity, and adaptability muscles, and have found new and old…
January 15, 2021 Beautiful Beloveds, This week, I was asked, “What is the purpose of your church?” In a global sense, the purpose of every United Methodist Church is To Make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. What is the purpose of our local church? I would argue our church serves…
January 8, 2021 Beautiful Beloveds, Happy New Year! Tomorrow, we celebrate new beginnings. Daniel Shinabarger joins us as our new Director of Music. We also kick off a new worship series: For Sake of Life. What do we do in our daily lives for sake of life? Lately, our practices have been focused on mitigating…
January 1, 2021 Beautiful Beloveds, Happy New Year! As we turn the calendar, may we leave disappointment, hatred, and resentment behind, and start the year with faith, hope, and love. Let us find new, familiar, and ever-faithful ways to remain, Together in Christ…Committed to Serve. Heather **I am taking some sabbath time with my family,…
December 24, 2021 The Work of Christmas When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and princes are home, When the shepherds are back with their flock, The work of Christmas begins: To find the lost, To heal the broken, To feed the hungry,…
December 18, 2021 Beautiful Beloveds, How do you know you’re home? It’s more than an address, and for some may have little to do with biology or genealogy. It is a feeling of belonging, of safety, and security to be exactly who and whose you are. For some those feeling are evoked by a song,…
Please read the correspondence below from Brother Ken Diebner of the Veritas Foundation. He reached out to our congregation asking for donations of bandanas for the School of the Blind. Happiness in Sierra Leone Bandanas Sent to UMCO Hello Pastor Baker, From all of us at the Veritas Foundation, we wanted to thank you and…
December 11, 2021 Beautiful Beloveds, How are you? A friend of mine, when I ask this question, often responds, “I’ve got all the feels.” In this holy season of Advent, as I talk with people, that’s what I’m hearing, all the feels. There’s the warmth of home and hearth, sadness at so many losses, excited…