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Parsonage updates
We are ready to consider renting our parsonage at 119 South Thomas. Jim Foster and I met with Terry Fischer, RE/MAX BEST CHOICE, who is the only person suggested as someone to handle the renting of our property. She toured our parsonage with us and will be suggesting what amount we might set for rental.…
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Church Notes
Wesley Covenant Service: each year, we offer a Wesley Covenant Service. On January 1, 2023, we will do this along with Holy Communion. The heart of the service, focused in the Covenant Prayer, requires you to commit yourself to God. This covenant is serious and the Invitation is taken directly from Wesley’s service of 1780.…
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Charge Conference
Our Charge Conference has been scheduled for November 9, 2020 at 6:30 PM. Charge Conferences have gone through a lot of format changes over the years, and this year it is going…you guess it: virtual! So, what is a Charge Conference, you ask? In the past, it was an incredibly dull time for Methodists to…
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Charge Conference
November 9, 2020 at 6:30 PM Charge Conference is virtual this year, so we’ll have to skip going to Homestead after the meeting. We can cry over that later. For those new to this, charge conference is when we gather (virtually) and approve church leadership for the coming year. We know the date and time,…
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Growing Your Church
How many of you would like to welcome new people in your church? It is one of the highest stated goals of the churches in The Gateway Regional District every year. Our upcoming Fall Charge Conference learning time will offer you, and as many people from the congregation as possible, video teaching segments and exercises…
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Fall Learning Event
For the last several years, the Gateway Region has been doing fall learning events. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, October 26 from 9:30am-11:30am at Centenary UMC in Bonne Terre. The District Superintendent hasn’t shared speaker information yet, but that should be available soon. Last year, Bishop Farr spoke and did a great…
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Marks of a Methodist
Our Charge Conference is again being paired with a learning event this year. The event allows for growth and is being led by Bishop Bob Farr. He will be presenting 5 Marks of a Methodist – A Wesleyan Way of Discipleship. A Methodist Loves God – Matthew 22:36-38 A Methodist Rejoices in God – Nehemiah…
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Marks of a Methodist
The region has again decided to incorporate the Charge Conference into a learning event. This year, it will be held on October 28 at 2:30 PM at Centenary UMC in Bonne Terre. Bishop Farr’s “Marks of a Methodist” will be Gateway Regional’s fall learning event. More details and sign-ups to come.