Pastor’s Ponderings: What Now? (April 2026)
Now What? After all of the build up to Easter, what should we do to move forward now that Easter is over? In his April 2026 cover article for Steeple Notes, Pastor Mike gives us some ideas on how to handle the “Easter Letdown”.
Read More2026 Vacation Bible School Explores God’s Nature! (6/22/26)
The word Nature conjures up images of mountains, sunsets, and flowers. The earth and everything God created is beautiful, but God Himself is beautiful too! During the week of 6/22/26, this year’s Vacation Bible School will take us to “Rainforest Falls” to learn more about God and who He is.
Read More2026 Easter Egg Hunt (4/4/26)
For the 17th year, kids of all ages are invited to grace the PUMC grounds to search for hidden treasure…. the Easter Egg Hunt is on! It will be held on Saturday 4/4/26, starting at 11:00 AM. Just as we cradle broken eggs as we scoop them up, Jesus wants to heal our brokenness and hold us in His eternal love.
Read MorePUMC Responds to First Responders (4/21/26)
The church isn’t a building or organization; it is a family of people who are part of our community. The people of PUMC appreciate the First Responders who give so much of their time and talents to keep us safe. So we’re holding a free dinner to express our appreciation.
Read MoreAfternoon Worship Service Begins (1/11/25)
On Sunday 1/11/26, PUMC is starting a second worship service which will be held in the afternoon (4:00 PM). If you can’t attend the 10:15 Sunday Morning service, the 4:00 PM Sunday Afternoon service provides a second option.
Read More2026 Men’s Retreat To Put on The Armor of God (2/20/26)
The 24th Annual Men’s Retreat is ready. Accommodations at the Black Rock Retreat Center have been booked, and the Men will gather on the weekend of Feb. 20-22, 2026. This year, we will be blessed to have Pastor Mike lead our sessions, and we will consider “The Armor of God.”
Read More2025 Advent Devotionals (December 2025)
At the end of November 2025, booklets containing devotionals for each day during the Advent 2025 season were distributed. The printed copies of these booklets are available in PUMC’s narthex (and in other churches). The articles are also presented in PDF format in this website post.
Read MoreNeighbors Gather Together to Celebrate at Trunk or Treat (10/25/25)
Fall has arrived, and the change of season reminds us of God’s amazing creation and of His faithfulness.
So we celebrated! On 10/25/25 PUMC held its annual Trunk or Treat.
Old Cars Show New Life! (9/27/25)
On 9/27/25, PUMC hosted its “Second Annual Car Show”. It was a fun day of friends, food, and cars. But it was also a chance to explore our relationship with God. God knows all of us and wants all of us to know Him better.
Read More2025 Camp Meeting: A Summer’s Walk Through the Grove
The 2025 season of the Pitman Camp Meeting gave us a summer of Sunday evenings filled with worship with our neighbors, praise from a variety of musicians, and inspiration from nearby pastors. Take a summer’s stroll In the Garden; open this post to relive a week by week summary of each of this season’s 6 evenings.
Read MorePastor’s Ponderings: What is Truth? (August 2025)
What is Truth? Is there anything that’s actually TRUE anymore???
In his cover article for the August 2025 edition of Steeple Notes, Pastor Mike shows us how Jesus is the Truth that we can always count on.
2025 Camp Meeting- a Summer of Praise and Worship (starts 7/13/25)
“A Summer of Praise and Worship…” The Pitman Camp Meeting will hold its 154th season of services in the Pitman Grove. As in recent years, the 2025 Camp Meeting will meet on Sunday evenings (7:30PM). Several area churches will take turns “hosting” the meetings and leading the worship. Open this post for a full schedule.
Read MorePastor’s Ponderings: Worship is a Living Sacrifice (June 2025)
Paul urged the Roman Christians to be a “Living Sacrifice”. What does that mean in our own time and culture? Pastor Mike looked at this topic in his June 2025 Steeple Notes article.
Read More2025 Vacation Bible School Heads North! (6/23/25)
The 2025 version of Vacation Bible School will be held during the week of June 23, 2025. During this week, we’ll discover our “True North”- where do we turn when we’re lost? Where do we need to be headed?
Read MorePUMC Ready to Host Spring Blood Drive (5/15/25)
Yep- “Another” Red Cross Blood Drive. People keep getting injured or sick, and the needs for blood are continuous, especially as we begin to enter the summer season. You can help fill that need (and maybe even save a life) by donating blood. The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive at PUMC on 5/15/25. Open this post for details.
Read MoreBands to Battle to Share Gospel in Mexico (5/3/25)
A “Battle of the Bands” evening will be held on 5/3/25 to support an upcoming trip to La Palmilla, Mexico. Our missions to La Palmilla have helped this growing church share the Gospel of Jesus’ love and salvation with this community in Mexico.
Read More2025 Easter Egg Hunt (4/19/25)
The 2025 Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday 4/19/25 between 11AM-1PM. Through the “how’d he do that?” wonder of a magic show and through the treasure of broken eggs, this will be a morning of discovering and praising our awesome God! And, we’ll have a lot of fun while doing it (and bring home a lot of “sweet treasures”)!
Read MoreCatacomb Praise to Celebrate 200th Episode! (3/3/25)
During the pandemic in 2020, Pastor Mike was burdened by the fact that we couldn’t meet together for times of praise and worship, so he began to post videos of music and scripture. They were intended to reach us during our time away from the sanctuary, and he called them “Catacomb Praise.”
Over the years, 199 of these videos have now been posted! To celebrate the 200th video, it will be “taped before a live studio audience” in our sanctuary on 3/3/25, at 7PM.
New Small Group to Study “Mere Christianity” (2/10/25)
What is faith? How can finite people even begin to understand the infinite God? This upcoming Small Group will study the book “Mere Christianity”, written by C.S. Lewis. Let’s get together and use our “thinking faith” to encourage each other’s walk with God.
Read MoreMen Retreat Together to Live Harmoniously (2/21/25)
The men of PUMC will join with the men of the Pitman Church of the Nazarene to focus on a weekend of unity. The pastors of our two churches will team together to lead a retreat with the topic “Harmonious Living in a Hostile World.”
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