Neighborhood Center Bus Destroyed by Fire!
As reported in the June/July edition of the Methodist Relay, the bus used by the Neighborhood center in Camden caught fire and was destroyed. They are in the process of raising $100,000 to purchase a new bus. PUMC supports the Neighborhood Center with our Missions fund. The Neighborhood Center offers after school programs, child care, and summer camp programs for children living in the city of Camden NJ. Camden is one of the poorest and most dangerous cities in the country, and...
Read MoreMens Fellowship Gathers with John Abramovich (5/9/14)
Our United Methodist Men’s Fellowship group gathered this morning (Saturday 5/10) to hear the teaching of John Abramovich. John and his wife Dasia are serving the Lord in Poland by organizing youth camps and by leading Bible Studies. We have been supporting them for years and are blessed through our connection with the Abramovichs. John and Daisa have been in the US for the past few months, but will soon return to Poland. This morning, we were blessed to learn from John’s Bible...
Read MoreUrban Promise Shares Trek with PUMC (4/27/14)
Experiencing God’s Creation beyond the Asphalt Jungle… On Sunday April 27, Jim Cummings and Jeff VanderKuip visited PUMC to give us an update on how God is working through them to minister to the needs of the youth in inner city Camden. Jim is the director of Experiential Learning at Urban Promise, and Jeff leads the Urban BoatWorks program where kids learn how to build wooden boats (and to have the courage to put them on the river and to ride in the boats they built!). Back in...
Read MorePUMC Gives Wings for Redbird (4/20/14)
Somebody Needs to Help These Poor People! Years ago, PUMC member Don Beckett and his wife were driving through the hill country of Appalachia. Surrounded by poverty, Mrs. Becket said “somebody needs to help these poor people!” Years later, Don had lost his wife, but he never lost his wife’s plea on behalf of the poor children in Eastern Kentucky. In 2013 a team from our church journeyed to Red Bird Mission, which is in the center of the Redbird Mission Conference of the...
Read MoreReport from Duane & Alice Walters (12/2013)
The following was published in Duane & Alice’s December 2013 newsletter. It features a message written by their boss (earthly one, that is!)… We remember with the apostle Paul that our citizenship is in heaven. The Lord may use us to help bring many more from all over the world to recognize their real home with Him. So instead of touching just one continent with our service, my current job touches almost every continent. Here is what my boss says about our being here in...
Read MoreBreakfast Buffet & Yard Sale (4/26/14)
Start Your Day with Our Breakfast Buffet! On Saturday April 26, the Men’s Fellowship group will throw one of our famous Breakfast Buffets in our Fellowship Hall. The buffet starts at 8:00 AM and runs until 11:00 AM. The menu includes delicious items such as our French Toast casserole, Eggs, Chipped Beef, Pancakes… and some fruit to balance off the “bad” stuff! Cost of the buffet is Adults $6, $4 kids, free for children 2 and under. Concurrently with the breakfast,...
Read MoreFruitful Living (4 of 5): “Risk Taking Mission” (3/30/14)
The sermon on Sunday March 30 introduced practice #4 of our five part series on the “Five Practices of Fruitful Living” During this season of Lent, we are following the companion devotional guide by Robert Schanase entitled in “Forty Days of Fruitful Living.” The sermons introduce the week’s topic, and we discuss and study these topics during our small group meetings that week. Risk Taking Mission and Service This week’s “practice of fruitful living” was presented by...
Read MoreGood Friday Breakfast (4/17/14)
The United Methodist Women will sponsor their annual Good Friday Breakfast on the morning of Good Friday (April 17) at 8:30 AM. The guest speaker will be Meg Rambo. To learn more about Meg, her husband Scott, and their missions, click here.
Read MoreJohn & Dasia Abramovich to Visit PUMC (4/6/14)
John and Dasia Abramovich will be at PUMC on Sunday, April 6th, and will join us for dinner and Bible Studies on Tuesday, April 8th. We will be blessed as they share their work with the children of Poland with us. Background John and Dasia Abramovich have been missionaries in Cieszyn, Poland for sixteen years. John is from Runnemede, and was content leading youth and young adult ministries in local churches. But God had plans for John far beyond New Jersey. After a guest speaker shared the...
Read MoreScott Rambo to Meet with Youth (3/2/14)
Scott Rambo, a missionary to Uganda, will be visiting our BLAST youth group during our meeting on Sunday March 2. Scott will share his mission experience. It is a great privilege for us to know and have a connection with faithful missionaries in the world. The BLAST hour begins at 6PM on Sunday, March 2. Scott met with the United Methodist Men back in December and gave a great message about telling the story of Jesus. Click Here to learn more about that...
Read MoreMissionary Joy Phillips at Kountry Kitchen (3/8/14)
Joy Phillips Meet Joy Phillips and hear of her work with Mango Ministries in South Sudan. Join her for breakfast at the Kountry Kitchen on Rte 40 in Elmer, on Saturday, March 8 at 9:30 AM. Breakfast buffet is $7.75. Space is limited. Make reservations ASAP. E-mail joy.phillips@wgm.org; or call 765-618-0530.
Read MoreUrban Promise Visits PUMC (1/5/14)
Dr. Bruce Main, president of Urban Promise delivered the message this morning during both services. Dr. Main spoke on Colossians 3:15-7 using the Soren Kierkagaard quote, “What’s important is not the road you travel, but the way you travel the road you’re on” (or something like that…). Our surroundings may not look very good. We may want to be on another “road”. We may be tempted to keep saying, “One day I’ll ___”. But our...
Read MoreUrban Promise (1/5/13)
In concert with missions such as the Neighborhood Center and Kid’s Alley, part of our mission at PUMC is to help the people of Camden NJ transform their city into one that is free of poverty and full of promise. Dr. Bruce Main, president of Urban Promise, will be our guest speaker on Sunday January 5 (at both services). Members of the organization’s StreetLeaders program will provide music during the services. Urban Promise is located in Camden, NJ. Their mission is to equip the...
Read MoreScott Rambo Meets with Men’s Group (11/24/13)
Scott Rambo, who with his wife Meg has been serving as a missionary in Uganda. During a visit to the States, he gave an update during the worship services, and then he met with the Men’s Group after the 11:00 service. Scott and Meg are affiliated with World Gospel Mission. They have been training pastors in Uganda. When they return to Africa, they will be going to Congo to set up a similar training program. During his meeting with the UMM, Scott related the need to teach the Bible...
Read MoreMissionary Updates (10/1/13)
Each October as we join Christians everywhere on World Communion Sunday, we think that it is appropriate to update you on the work of the global missionaries that we help to support with our prayers and benevolence offerings. PUMC has always been a missional church. Presently, we divide your missions dollars among 45 ministries. Missions are an inherent part of our faith. Our missions prayers, financial support, and volunteer time start at the doors of PUMC and extend locally, nationally, and...
Read MoreWings of the Morning Airplane (6/7/13)
The following is a report from the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference about the delivery of an airplane whose purchase was supported by the conference… ————————————————————- You’re probably familiar with the mission called “Wings of the Morning.” Our church has supported this mission for years even going back to the days in the old church when Wings of the Morning...
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