Author: umcchugiak

We haven’t done one of these in a while. It’s a BIRTHDAY PARTY LUNCH where you sit with other congregational friends and family who share your same birthday month. There will be some mingling. There will be some eating. But

Charge Conference is not just a United Methodist fall ritual. A United Methodist Charge Conference is a significant administrative and decision-making meeting within the structure of the United Methodist Church. It provides a forum for the congregation and its leaders

A Narrative Budget is a way to try to tell the story of the budget in regards to the ministry that is done. You may give $400 a month to the live of the church. But that $400 is not

Click HERE for our October 5th newsletter.

Every year, the month of October is observed as Pastor Appreciation Month or Clergy Appreciation Month and the second Sunday of October is celebrated as Pastor’s Appreciation Day. Pastors do so much in the life of the church and they

This week we have our annual WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY OFFERING which supports worldwide scholarships.

Often around October 4th, The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, there is a BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS in Roman Catholic or Episcopal churches. But many “mainline” churches also do this as a way to recognize a revered Saint in

We don’t always link to our newsletter, but there’s a lot in it this week. Find it HERE.

This fall we start off the year with a look at the Wesleyan way of Living… Wesley’s Three Simple Rules. After a week spent on grace, we spend a week on each of the three different rules: Do no harm.