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  • 2024 Advent Devotionals (December 2024)
    by Chuck on November 15, 2024 at 6:39 pm

    The Devotional Booklet for the 2024 Advent Season has been published! If you don't have a hardcopy, you can view the booklet in this website post. The devotional contains articles for each day in the […]

  • Pastor’s Ponderings: Always be...
    by Chuck on November 9, 2024 at 9:01 pm

    God’s will for us is to be joyful, to pray and always be thankful. When we keep our focus on God when we're in the midst of difficult circumstances, our Thanksgiving be still be filled with hope and […]

  • Christmas House Tour Opens Doors and...
    by Chuck on November 2, 2024 at 8:05 pm

    The Christmas House Tour is an annual event organized by the Pitman Women's Club. It raises scholarship funds to help High School Seniors as they prepare for college. This year, PUMC will be one of […]

  • Open Wide for Trunk or Treat! (10/26/24)
    by Chuck on October 10, 2024 at 6:26 pm

    PUMC will host it's annual Trunk or Treat on Saturday October 26, 2024 (6:30-8:30). Drop by for a Fall family celebration. Wander through the parking lot to admire the decorated trunks, then come on […]

  • Christmas Marketplace to Open (11/9/24)
    by Chuck on October 9, 2024 at 2:41 pm

    The Sixth annual Christmas Marketplace will be held in the Fellowship Hall on Saturday 11/9/24 (between 9AM-2PM). The Marketplace raises funds to support a variety of missions projects which feed […]

  • Pastor’s Ponderings: Embrace the...
    by Chuck on October 8, 2024 at 3:12 pm

    It's the middle of October and Halloween is coming upon us. There are a lot of spooky and mysterious things associated with Halloween. But as Christians, how can we see God in the midst of all of the […]

  • Membership Class Opens (10/20/24)
    by Chuck on October 6, 2024 at 6:44 pm

    A new Small Group is about to begin. It's called a "Membership Class", but it's for anyone who wants to know more abut the United Methodist Church or to know more about the people of PUMC. If you're […]

  • Missionaries Retire… But… (10/6/24)
    by Chuck on October 6, 2024 at 6:00 pm

    Missionary friends John and Dasia Abramovich worshipped at PUMC on 10/6/24. They came to worship, to fellowship, and to report on what they're doing in their "retirement".

  • PUMC to Host Autumn Blood Drive...
    by Chuck on September 28, 2024 at 3:37 pm

    PUMC's Fellowship Hall will once again host the American Red Cross for its Autumn Blood Drive. Emergencies keep happening, and blood is always needed. The drive will be held on Thursday October10 […]

  • Open Mic Opens Hearts to God (9/20/24)
    by Chuck on September 25, 2024 at 2:27 pm

    On Friday 9/20/24 PUMC held an Open Mic night which was dedicated to bringing Jesus to everyone involved. This Christian Open mic night welcomed musicians from across South Jersey who presented a […]

 

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  • Deaconesses are still here – let’s invest in them too!
    on November 26, 2024 at 6:31 pm

    A distinctly separate order from deacons, deaconesses and home missioners serve in a wide variety of full-time lay ministries for the church.

  • Zimbabwean gets posthumous honorary ordination
    on November 26, 2024 at 6:29 pm

    The Rev. Norest M. Nyakudanga became the first lay member in Zimbabwe to be honored with a posthumous ordination for decades of preaching in The United Methodist Church.

  • General Conference leaders start afresh
    on November 26, 2024 at 3:39 pm

    With mostly new membership, the group that plans The United Methodist Church’s big legislative assembly hopes to turn the page on past mistakes and act with more transparency.

  • World AIDS Day call: ‘Put people first’
    on November 25, 2024 at 4:30 pm

    At two global AIDS conferences, numerous speakers emphasized that faith communities can play a vital role in combating the stigma attached to the disease.

  • Bishop Warner remembered for humility in exile
    on November 25, 2024 at 4:25 pm

    After a military coup forced him out of his native Liberia, United Methodist Bishop Bennie Warner began ministry anew in the U.S. He died at age 89 after serving in Oklahoma and Arkansas.

  • Philippines reelects Acdal, Estrella, Painit
    on November 22, 2024 at 6:37 pm

    United Methodists in the Philippines have reelected three bishops and assigned them to continue in the episcopal areas that they had been leading.

  • Social media graphics from UM News
    on November 22, 2024 at 3:42 pm

    Meme for the first Sunday in Advent is available to download in four languages and share on social media.

  • Church responds as typhoons batter Philippines
    on November 20, 2024 at 10:15 pm

    Filipino United Methodists are rallying to help survivors of a series of tropical storms that have caused massive flooding, washing out roads and destroying homes and crops.

  • ‘I’m blessed’: Church crews respond to storms
    on November 19, 2024 at 3:35 pm

    United Methodists from Moneta, Virginia, got to work in Western North Carolina, helping with recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene caused massive flooding in the region.

  • Bishops zero in on challenges ahead
    on November 18, 2024 at 6:04 pm

    As The United Methodist Church starts a new season, bishops discussed financial concerns and ministry needs ahead — including faith formation and care for immigrants.

 

 

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This bi-weekly “e-Newsletter” provides 3-4 feature articles about our lives as United Methodists.  Recent issues discussed the symbolism we use in Easter (along with a quiz!), Methodist Women Who Made History, and a series on Grace (one issue each for Prevenient Grace, Justifying Grace, and Sanctifying Grace).   Did you know that Elvis recorded his earliest hits in a building shared shared with the Methodist Church’s Television, Radio and Film Commission?  This is an example of some of the interesting stories in the United Methodist Now newsletter.

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