May Birthdays
5/1 Kyle Rodgers
5/4 Chet Overstreet
5/6 Janice Overstreet
5/11 Jackie Brown Jr
5/12 Elizabeth Halterman
5/24 Sandra Bagwell
5/25 Sheryl Hosick
5/27 Melanie Liles
5/27 Audrey & Grant Waggoner
5/28 Lesa Clark
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL!!
April Anniversaries
5/13 Duane and Jennifer Rose - 35 years
5/21 Jimmy and Amber Panosh - 2 years
Congratulations!
May Calendar
Pastor's Porch Mondays at 1 pm
Lifelong Learning Center is open Sundays by appointment 4:00-5:00 PM
Contact Lexi, Jennifer, or Bro. John.
4/28-5/19 UWF event "Candle Burning" Please See Bulletin Insert
4/29 Monday Pastor's Porch 1:00 PM on Zoom
5/2 Thursday National Day of Prayer
5/9 Thursday UWF meet 10:00 am at church & Zoom
5/12 Sunday Mother's Day
5/12 Ascension Sunday
5/17-5/24 Bro. John will be in Florida
5/19 Day of Pentecost
5/26 Trinity Sunday
5/27 Monday Memorial Day
Please Note: There are plans in the works to have a yard sale on 5/11 for the benefit of the Uganda orphanage. More information to follow. See Sue Gill.
MESSAGE FROM BRO. JOHN
As you read this, another Resurrection Sunday has passed! Time marches on but the resurrection effects should last a lifetime! Because of the completed work of Christ on the cross, we can live a life everyday of hope, peace, and confidence! Our job, as the blood bought church of the living God, is to point others to Jesus! We may use our voices, our lives, and by inviting others to meet Him as Lord and Saviour! Don't let the resurrection spirit go dormant for a year! Keep it alive by telling everyone what Christ has done for you as the opportunities come! Go be the church!! Blessings Bro. John
UNITED WOMEN IN FAITH
Please join our United Women in Faith in support of Hope Unlimited Family Care Center by bringing a "Baby Gift" to church beginning April 14 through April 28. The United Women in Faith is a mission giving organization in support of women, children, and youth around the earth. Any questions, please see members Jennifer, Phyllis, Agnes Janene, Janice, Sue, Cheryl, or Bro. John.
S.O.U.L. MINISTRIES
"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
S.O.U.L. Ministries (Seeds of Unconditional Love) mission is to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ by meeting needs locally, nationally, and internationally, as God provides opportunities and means. We support a local Christian school in the village of Santa Rosa in the Amazon region of Ecuador. From internet service, equipment, teacher support, volunteer participation, student scholarships, and personal visits, we are pleased to supply necessities for Christian education. We are blessed with awesome community support by Pastor Raul and teacher Holger. We support an orphanage outside Mbarara Uganda. In addition to food, water, medicine, and other necessities, we make visits virtually and in person to provide guidance and spiritual support. It takes around $600 every two weeks to feed around 140 children at the orphanage. In addition, we support several in helping with continuing education from the jungle in Ecuador to Uganda to exchange students living in our community. We are so blessed to always have enough when the time comes to send funds because of the donations that are made by people like you. From the beginning in November 2023, $24,534.00 has been raised with a Chili Supper that brought in a little overt $5,000.00! Wow!! What amazing work in just a short time. Thank You!! We have several volunteers that support online via Zoom as aides to teachers with pronunciation and conversational skills. We have some advanced students and Ecuadorian English teachers that enjoy one on one tutoring. Opportunities for visiting mission sites are available to anyone interested. There is always a need, whether in Uganda, Ecuador, or right her in our hometown. There will be a team gong to Uganda in July. If interested, please contact Bro. John Smithmier.
BELIEVERS ON THE MOVE
The Book of Titus is a blueprint for Christians. Christians must be good citizens in society, not just in church! Our community life should reflect Christ's love as much as our church life does. Ann B. Davis (5/5/26-6/1/14) put it this way: "I'm convinced we all have a GOD SHAPED Space in us, and until we fill that space with GOD, we'll never know what it is to be WHOLE."
*****Jesus replied: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Matthew 22: 37-39