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Official Site of the First United Methodist Church of Berkeley Springs
Parent Group for Ministries and Outreach.
The FUMC hosts a Men’s Bible Study in the church basement every Wednesday starting at 7 AM for one hour. The study is open to all men in the community and is led by participating volunteers and occasional guests in a study of their choice. Coffee is provided and volunteer donations are accepted to help identified needy in the Berkeley Springs community. All men are welcome. Please come and check us out. You will be pleased.
The VBS schedule for 2019 is as follows:
July 11 @ Berkeley Springs Town Park, 5:30 – 8:00 PM
July 18 @ The Blue, 5:30 – 8:00 PM
July 25 @ Cacapon State Park, 5:30 – 8:00 PM
August 1 @ Berkeley Springs Town Park, 5:30 – 8:00 PM
We are still needing VBS helpers. If you can help at some or all of the sessions please contact the Church Office 304.258.2766.
Our Go Friends Mission is asking Jesus for our next Director, so that Go Friends may launch its next decade of service. Our new Go Friends Director must have a love for children and a joy for how Jesus is eager to meet them, love them and get to know them. The new Director must have mature organizational skills to effectively manage returning and new volunteers. The new Director must be able to effectively manage the tried-and-true process that is already in place for planning the program and seeing it through. A new person needs to be in place not later than June 1, if possible. If you would be interested in serving as Go Friends Director, you may contact Pastor Doug or the Church Office at firstumc3@frontier.com or call 304.258.2766.
VBS is back!!! VBS for FUMC is currently being planned and we are in need of volunteers. VBS dates are Thursdays July 11; July 18; July 25 and August 1, each night beginning at 5:30 PM til 8:00 PM. Each night will be at a different location around town with varying activities each night. We need volunteer helpers for activities, games, worship message, food prep, registration and people to help guide attendees to the stations during VBS. There will also be a need for helpers to setup and clean up after VBS. If you can help, please contact Kim Rightnour at firstumc3@frontier.com or the Church Office 304.258.2766.
go Friends is looking for items that can be used for fairy gardens: large baskets, drip pans of big planters that can hold water. Anything about 4 inches deep, by about 15 inches, any shape. I’ll need about 8 of them.
The Baltimore-Washington Conference will once again be offering college scholarships for the Fall 2019 semester. Students can apply January 3 – March 7, 2019 through an online application system. Scholarships are available to students attending or enrolling in accredited colleges and universities in the United States. Students must be an active member of a church for at least one year and be attending (or will attend) an accredited college or university within the United States full-time. Students will need to provide their official transcript (high school or college) and contact information for two church references (pastor and another member of the church). In addition, the student must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. For additional information and to apply, visit www.bwcumc.org/administration/local-church-resources/scholarships/.
Go Friends Families along with FUMC Youth families are participating in ” Rice Bowls Challenge Fill a Bowl, Feed a Child”. The families will take a “rice bowl” bank home and then they have from November 1 till November 29 to fill it up. The banks will be returned and broken to tally up their amounts. We would like the church family to join in the challenge, so I will have a large bank placed in the sanctuary for you to drop any loose change you have. We will see how many children we can feed with our collected efforts. If you would like to read more about this go to WWW.RICEBOWLS.org or contact the church office 304.258.2766. THE CHALLENGE IS ON !!!!!!!!!!
Go Friends has been furnishing meals for one of our families on Thursdays whose mom is battling cancer. This year she is unable to cook or bake for her family. We would like to involve the church in this outreach. If we get more than one meal on Thursdays, they can use it for another day. If you are interested, please contact Bonnie Weber or the church office. Thank you so much for your support through the years.
FUMC Youth Group will be having a breakfast Saturday, October 6, 6:00 AM -9:00 AM in the Social Hall open to the public. All proceeds will go to benefit activities of the Youth Group this year. FUMC Youth Group will be having a breakfast next Saturday, October 6, 6:00 AM -9:00 AM in the Social Hall. All proceeds will go to benefit activities of the Youth Group this year. If you can provide some time to volunteer on Saturday (the breakfast) or Sunday (help with parking), please contact Amy Hatcher or the church office 304.258.2766.
Youth Group Opening Night
September 23, 2018
5:00 – 8:00 PM
6th graders & Up
Come out to The Blue, bring a friend, see what we are about!
Hamburgers & hot dogs will be served
Bring a side dish to share
We will have games, and an epic paint balloon challenge!
Questions: contact the church office 304.258.2766 or firstumc3@frontier.com
*Anyone who wants to participate in the paint balloon challenge should wear old clothes and bring a towel!
*Anyone who does not have a teen, but would like to donate a dessert or side dish, it would be MOST appreciated! You may drop off your dish at The Blue between 3:00 – 5:00 PM. You are also WELCOME to stay and watch the festivities.
