Italian Students Learning English at PUMC! (7/2019)
For several weeks during the summer, students from Italy are visiting the USA and studying English. We’re helping them by providing a space to meet in our Potter’s Hand Room.
Read MorePUMC to Host American Red Cross Blood Drive (8/2/19)
The American Red Cross’s Summer Blood Drive will visit PUMC on Friday August 2 (from 2-7PM). It will be held in our Fellowship Hall. Appointments are recommended, but walk-ons are welcome.
Read MorePUMC Assembling Hygiene Kits for Migrants (July 2019)
PUMC is helping to provide UMCOR with Hygiene Kits which can be delivered to the “Transitional Centers” helping migrants who have been released from detention.
Read MorePUMC Ready to Roar into Vacation Bible School! (6/24/19)
Online registrations for this summer’s Vacation Bible School are now available (check out this post for the link). Our VBS will be held during the week of June 24-28., from 6-8PM. Our theme this year is “Roar: Life is Wild but God is Good!”
Read MoreThe Purple Potty Returns! (6/9/19)
Is there a Purple Potty on your lawn??? Contact our Youth Group’s plumbers (BLAST) and they’ll remove it for you. They’ll also want you to update your “insurance policy” to help them attend Summer Camp at Malaga.
Read MoreWomen Suplement Summer Lunches (6/2019)
The United Methodist Women are collecting toiletries that will be offered to Pitman residents as part of the First Presbyterian Church’s Summer Lunch Program. Drop your donations in the “Love Your Neighbors” box in the narthex.
Read MorePitman Camp Meeting Schedules 2019 Summer Season (6/30 thru 9/1)
The 149th annual Pitman Camp Meeting kicks off on Sunday June 30, 2019. Each Sunday’s service begins at 7:30 in the Grove Auditorium. Open this post to view the season’s week by week schedule.
Read MoreGreater NJ Ready to Conference! (5/19/19)
The Greater NJ Annual Conference will meet in Wildwood between Sunday 5/19/19 through Tuesday 5/21/19. Here are some details along with a link to the conference Live Stream.
Read MoreServices will Recognize Native American Sunday (5/19/19)
Sunday May 19 will be a special service in which we celebrate the contributions of Native Americans to our society. PUMC Lay Speaker Steve Ozkowski (who has roots in the Mohawk Tribal Nation) will deliver the sermon in both services.
Read MoreThis Picnic Will Never Be Rained Out! (5/16/19)
We’re throwing an indoor picnic” on Thursday 5/16/19. No ants, no rain. Just some good food and fellowship. It starts at 5:30.
Read MoreChoirs to Lead Celebration of Palm Sunday (4/14/19)
On Palm Sunday (4/14/19), our choirs will present a cantata entitled “Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross.” Join in the celebration of Palm Sunday and in the reflection of the cross. There will only be one service; at 10:15 AM.
Read MoreFrom Palms to Eggs- Easter 2019’s Schedule of Events (4/14 – 4/21)
Easter is on the way! Beginning with Jesus’ Triumphant entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and ending with His resurrection on Easter Sunday, we are celebrating this Holiest of Weeks. Here’s a summary of the events and services that we are holding.
Read MoreSmall Group to Study “The Unreasonable Jesus” (4/2/19)
A new small group will form on April 2 to study the book, “The Unreasonable Jesus: Becoming the Person He Made You to Be.”
Read MoreDaffodils Fight Cancer! (4/14/19)
Order a pot of mini daffodils and help the American Cancer Society. Orders are due on 4/7/19, and the daffodils can be picked up on Palm Sunday (4/14/19).
Read MoreBoy Scouts Serving Up Some Spags! (3/23/19)
Our church sponsors Boy Scout Troop 55. One of the ways we support them (in addition to prayer and hosting), is to take part in their annual Spaghetti Dinner! On Saturday March 23 (from 4:00 – 7:00 PM) the scouts will serve up a dinner of Spaghetti & Meatballs, salad, and beverage. Not only is it an annual tradition which helps to support the tremendous ministry of the Boy Scouts, it is also a great dinner! Spaghetti Dinner Saturday, March 23 Any time between 4:00 and...
Read MoreA Covered Dish Taste of Spring! (3/19/19)
Everyone is welcome to our “Taste of Spring” covered dish dinner. It will be held on Tuesday 3/19/19 at 6PM in the Fellowship Hall.
Read MoreWomen Driving for Diapers! (3/24/19)
Our United Methodist Women are collecting diapers and baby wipes to be donated to the Camden Neighborhood Center’s daycare program.
Read MoreUMCOR Sunday Provides Relief (3/31/19)
The United Methodist Committee on Relief responds to worldwide disasters throughout the year. The funds needed for each relief effort are donated as the needs arise. And, 100% of those donations go directly to that project. The special offering on UMCOR Sunday (March 31) , is the only funding UMCOR receives to manage these relief efforts.
Read MoreEat at Chick-fill-A, help someone to Our Fathers House (3/26/19)
Our Father’s House is holding a “Spirit Night” Fundraiser for their Scholarship Fund. It’s easy and fun to support this “fundraiser.” All you have to do is to eat at the Mantua Chick-fill-A on on Tuesday March 26, and tell the cashier that you’re supporting Our Father’s House. Join us at anytime between 5-8 PM, and part of your purchase will be donated to our scholarship fund. The Our Father’s Scholarship fund helps parents with limited...
Read MoreMen to Retreat for Mission-Shaping! (3/15/19)
The Men’s Fellowship group will hold their 2019 retreat on the weekend of March 15-18. The retreat speaker will be Pastor Matt Murphy, who led our retreat a couple of years ago. Pastor Matt will build on his introduction by taking us to where “the rubber meets the road” and showing us how to fulfill the mission to which God is calling us.
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