{"id":6435,"date":"2015-03-26T13:11:53","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T17:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=6435"},"modified":"2015-03-26T13:14:17","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T17:14:17","slug":"local-praise-teams-support-church-in-mexico-32215","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=6435","title":{"rendered":"Local Praise Teams Support Church in Mexico (3\/22\/15)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">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.\u00a0 It was not only a time of worship, but an opportunity to support a sister UMC church in La Palmilla Mexico&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-info'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Methodist church in <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"La Palmilla\" href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=4694\" target=\"_blank\">La\u00a0Palmilla<\/a><\/span> 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.\u00a0 But, they&#8217;re bursting at the seams and they really need a new Sanctuary!\u00a0 For years, PUMC and other local UMC churches have raised funds and sent mission teams to La Palmilla to help them build this new church.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>This Summer (from July 16 through 27) a mission team consisting of members from PUMC and other local churches will head to Mexico to support our friends in La Pamilla.\u00a0 Our mission team has three goals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raise money for the continued construction of the new sanctuary.<\/li>\n<li>Physically contribute to the labor on the construction (which in turn helps them save money on labor costs).<\/li>\n<li>Live among them and share the love of Jesus with the congregation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As we share our love of Jesus with this church, we also support them in their efforts to take the Good News of God&#8217;s love and redemption to people of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maps-of-mexico.com\/veracruz-state-mexico\/veracruz-state-mexico-map-main.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Veracruz<\/a><\/span> Mexico.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1468\" style=\"width: 257px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/LaPalmia-SanctuaryConstruction_132.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1468\" class=\"wp-image-1468 \" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/LaPalmia-SanctuaryConstruction_132-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"LaPalmia-SanctuaryConstruction_132\" width=\"247\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/LaPalmia-SanctuaryConstruction_132-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/LaPalmia-SanctuaryConstruction_132.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Palmilla sanctuary under construction<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1469\" style=\"width: 263px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/LaPalmia-TeamFamilies_9402.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1469\" class=\"wp-image-1469\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/LaPalmia-TeamFamilies_9402-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"LaPalmilla church with PUMC mission team\" width=\"253\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/LaPalmia-TeamFamilies_9402-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/LaPalmia-TeamFamilies_9402.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LaPalmilla church with PUMC mission team<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Silent Auction&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_6443\" style=\"width: 269px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/LaPalmilla-Auction-_photo-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6443\" class=\"wp-image-6443 \" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/LaPalmilla-Auction-_photo-4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"LaPalmilla Auction _photo 4\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/LaPalmilla-Auction-_photo-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/LaPalmilla-Auction-_photo-4.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the auction items available<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In order to raise funds for the La Palmilla church, we held a silent auction in the Fellowship Hall before (and after) the concert.\u00a0 Items were on display and people wrote their bids on sheets next to each item.<\/p>\n<p>Interesting items sold included Flyers tickets, an Eagles autographed football, a handmade quilt, gift certificates to local restaurants and businesses, hand crafted wooden items, and different baskets filled with candles, cleaning supplies, Christian books\/DVDs, bath &amp; body relaxations items to name a few. One of the most popular items bid on was a handmade candy dispenser made by Pastor Glenn Chaplin. Although the retail value was only $20, the bidding was so fierce that the winner paid $100!<\/p>\n<p>Items were supplied by individuals and local merchants<br \/>\n(<strong><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Thanks to all for your generous donations!)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Praise Band Concert&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The concert featured six &#8220;Praise Bands&#8221; from four local United Methodist Churches:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Pitman UMC\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Praise-Team-_IMG_1757.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-6441 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Praise-Team-_IMG_1757-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Praise Team _IMG_1757\" width=\"258\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Praise-Team-_IMG_1757-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Praise-Team-_IMG_1757.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Trinity UMC (Mullica Hill)<\/li>\n<li>Mantua UMC<\/li>\n<li>Richwood UMC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each group sang two or three songs, and everyone in attendance was treated to a special time of worship.\u00a0 At the end of the concert, all of the bands got together for a rendition of &#8220;Carrier&#8221;<br \/>\n(<em><span style=\"color: #993300;\">We&#8217;re called to be carriers of love and devotion&#8230; and with the change in our pocket we can change the world!<\/span><\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Praise God!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>About 200 people attended, and between the love offering the auction items sold, we raised $4,075! All of that will go towards the building fund.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\">+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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.\u00a0 It was not only a time of worship, but an opportunity to support a sister UMC church in La Palmilla Mexico&#8230; This Summer (from July 16 through 27) a mission team consisting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,48,57,14],"tags":[105,67,93],"class_list":["post-6435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-evrpt","category-mexico","category-mission-global","category-worship","tag-fundraiser","tag-missions","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6435"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6445,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6435\/revisions\/6445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}