Global Missionaries Send Updates and Request Prayers (11/14/15)
Christmas is one of the most holy and anticipated times of the year for Christians all around the world. Similar preparations and traditions, decorations, celebrations, music, worship observances, the giving of gifts, and gathering of families and friends; all of these rituals that mark this important event in the life of our faith are replicated by Christians everywhere. Our church supports many missionaries who have left the United States to live in countries around the world. They bring...
Read MoreBreakfast & Trunk or Treat: AM for Mexico and PM for Pitman! (10/24/15)
Saturday October 24 was really an all day affair in our Fellowship Hall and Parking Lot! In the morning we held a Breakfast Buffet and Yard Sale to raise funds to support our friends’ church in La Palmilla Mexico. In the evening we just threw a party and had some fun by inviting the community to our annual “Trunk or Treat” night. Here are the details… AM- Breakfast Buffet and Yard Sale The breakfast buffet was organized by our United Methodist Men’s...
Read MoreMen’s Group & Mexico Mission Team to Host Breakfast Buffet and Yard Sale (10/24/15)
The United Methodist Men will hold one of our “famous” breakfast buffets on Saturday October 24. The breakfast will be open from 8:00 to 11:00AM and will feature a variety of goodies. Here’s what’s scheduled to be on the buffet table: Scrambled Eggs Pancakes Sauage Gravy and Biscuits Potatoes French Toast Casserole and to balance things out… fruit cup! The cost is $8.00 for adults, $4.00 for children under 10. If you’re under 2 years old- it’s Free!...
Read MoreMissions Update from La Palmilla (8/11/15)
Our missions trip to La Palmilla ended several weeks ago, but missions leader (and PUMC’er) Jennifer Andrade has remained in Mexico for a few more weeks. She recently sent the following update… Missions in La Palmilla, Veracruz, Mexico… Missions and ministry are alive and well in the rural village of La Palmilla! This past July, a Mission Team, sponsored by our church, went to La Palmilla for a week to work alongside of our brothers in Christ on the continued...
Read MorePUMC’ers take Mission to La Palmilla (7/15/15)
Our mission team has safely arrived in La Palmilla Mexico! For the next two weeks they will be working with our Mexican friends to help complete the construction of their sanctuary. The church in La Palmilla is a United Methodist Church that’s bursting at the seams. There’s not a lot of funding for a construction project in that village, but there is a lot of love for Christ and a lot of desire to share His Word. One of the Mission Team members, Chris Valianti, posted the...
Read MoreUnited Methodists Give the Poor in Belize a Head Start
What if you only had an Eighth Grade education? You didn’t know anything about science or math, your reading lagged behind, and you didn’t speak any English? In Belize, a country on the northeastern coast of Central America, 55% of the youth drop out of school before reaching High School. The problem isn’t desire or the ability to learn; it’s the ability to pay! The country’s commitment to education shrunk as the population grew. The result was a lack of High...
Read MoreWhat is Africa University? What is Shared Ministry?
Africa University…. Wouldn’t it be great if we could train up a team of experts who could help people all over Africa to provide sources of clean water, build churches, build schools, and divert young people away from an impoverished destiny by giving them a college education? As it turns out, the United Methodist Church is doing these things day in and day out. One of the “causes” supported by our Shared Ministries is the Africa University. Instead of sending...
Read MoreAbramovichs Send Update on Mission in Poland (6/1/15)
John and Dasia Abramovich are missionaries in Poland, using their gifts to teach the Bible to children and youth. John grew up near Pitman, and Dasia is from Poland. John and Dasia are both very familiar to PUMC as they have visited us and taught Bible studies during their recent “furloughs” in the States. They recently sent the following update message… Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. (Matthew 5:6)....
Read MorePUMC to Celebrate Peace With Justice Sunday (5/31/15)
PEACE WITH JUSTICE SUNDAY MAY 31 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God” Matthew 5:9 Pentecost celebrates the outpouring of the Holy Spirit calling for God’s shalom. Peace with Justice witnesses to God’s demand for a faithful, just, disarmed, secure, and peaceful world. In 1980 the United Methodist General Conference created a church-wide Peace with Justice program. Volunteer coordinators were recruited in annual conferences; and...
Read MoreUMCOR Takes Action in Nepal (4/27/15)
On Saturday April 25 at 11:56 AM, a massive 7.5 earthquake struck Pokhara Nepal. In Pitman, most of us were sound asleep (2:00 AM)- many of us fell asleep looking forward to the next day’s Breakfast Buffet and Yard Sale. But in Nepal, lives were instantly changed (and ended). Two days later, on April 27, UMCOR (United Methodist Committee On Relief) approved a grant of $90,000 for partner GlobalMedic to bring sorely-needed clean water to Nepal earthquake survivors through distribution of...
Read MoreMexico Mission Benefits from Men’s Cooking and Yard Sale (4/26/15)
On Saturday April 25, 2015, the United Methodist Men’s Fellowship served up one of our “famous” breakfast buffets. The buffet was open not only to serve up a great Saturday morning eating experience, but also to help us serve a church in La Palmilla Mexico which needs help to finish the construction of their new sanctuary. The buffet was held in conjunction with a yard sale. Vendors paid for table space, and those proceeds went to the mission. About 110 people dug into the...
Read MoreLocal Praise Teams Support Church in Mexico (3/22/15)
On the evening of Sunday 3/22/15, some of the best praise teams from area UMC churches came to PUMC to present a concert. It was not only a time of worship, but an opportunity to support a sister UMC church in La Palmilla Mexico… The Methodist church in La Palmilla may be economically impoverished (at least according to our standards), but they are rich in their love for the Lord and in their service for His Kingdom. But, they’re bursting at the seams and they really need a new...
Read MorePraise Band Concert @ PUMC to Support Mexican Church (3/22/15)
For years, our church (along with several other local UMC churches) has been supporting a United Methodist Church in La Palmilla, Mexico. This growing congregation has been struggling to build a new sanctuary that will enable them to further their ministries in this poor region of Mexico. Later this year, a missions team will travel to Mexico to assist in their construction efforts. On Sunday March 22 our church will host a Silent Auction and Praise Band Concert to raise funds for this...
Read MoreWorld Day of Prayer (3/13/15)
This year’s World Day of prayer will be held at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church on Friday, March 13 at 1:00 PM. NOTE: This was originally to be held on Friday 3/6, but it was delayed until the 13th because of the snow storm. What is the World Day of Prayer? It is an ecumenical movement of women from many faith traditions who share a common day of prayer annually on the first Friday of March. Men, women and children are all invited to participate. Why? This global movement, begun...
Read MoreMissions Bulletin Board: Update from the Vanderhoffs (1/13/15)
You may have noticed that one of the Christmas Trees recently displayed in our Narthex was filled with ornaments reminding us of the missionaries across the globe that we support. Here’s an update on Jim & Alice Vanderhoof… Mission’s Bulletin Board… Did you know that we have a year round constant way to remind ourselves of our missionaries and to catch up on what they’re doing? In the Fellowship Hallway, there is a bulletin board dedicated to our...
Read MoreFrom Breakfast Buffet to Trunk or Treat- Busy Day at PUMC! (10/25/14)
PUMC was the place to be on Saturday 10/25/14; both in the morning and in the afternoon! God blessed us with perfect weather and we were able to open our doors to the community and to help install doors on a sanctuary in Mexico… Breakfast Buffet / Yard Sale… In the morning, our mission was to help our sister church in La Palmilla Mexico build their sanctuary. Our United Methodist Men’s fellowship group did this by throwing a breakfast buffet. And, while that was going...
Read MorePUMC Welcomes Pitman Craft Show Visitors (9/20/14)
Pitman was a hub of activity on Saturday September 20 as it held its bi-annual Craft Show. Broadway was closed off as vendors lined the sidewalk with tents filled with their artistic wares. Our church was also busy! We’re located about 1/2 mile away from the show, and we shared our parking lot with visitors and provided free shuttle rides in our church van for the short ride to the craft show area. The Men’s Fellowship Group also threw one of their “famous”...
Read MoreMen to Plug Into Pitman Craft Show (9/20/14)
The Fall Pitman Craft Show is quickly approaching, and PUMC will be a busy place that day. The craft show is a huge event in downtown Pitman. Broadway will be closed to traffic and will turn into a market thronged with people interested in craft items of all sorts. For more information about the Pitman Craft Show, Click Here. The craft show attracts a lot of people… and cars. We are going to open our parking lot to craft show visitors and provide transportation between PUMC...
Read MorePray for Missionaries in Honduras
One of the items topping our national news lately has been the flow of children from Central America to the US who are fleeing the violence and poverty in their homelands. The politics may be controversial, but the story reminds us that we need to be in prayer for missionaries around the world who are our “boots on the ground” ministering to the poor and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. World Gospel Mission (WGM)… Missionaries Joy Phillips and Meg & Scott Rambo have...
Read More“Support Our Troops” Coupons- Mission Completed!
Because the cost of sending coupons to “Support Our Troops” now exceeds the benefit, the Missions Committee has decided to discontinue this ministry. If anyone wishes to send coupons on their own, please see Mary Conover or Grace Kier for instructions. Thank you to everyone who has so faithfully supported this mission.
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