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GO-GO-GO with Senior Adult Ministries at Hopkinsville First UMC
Written: 10/29/2009
First United Methodist Church in Hopkinsville (Madisonville District) has been very busy this year with a variety of programs for our senior adults. Our largest and perhaps most successful event was held in March 2009. With approximately 82 people throughout our community attending, we hosted a ca...


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Corona de Vida Celebrates VBS
Written: 7/30/2008
Corona de Vida Mission Congregation in Hopkinsville, Ky. celebrated its first Vacation Bible School from Monday, July 7 through Friday, July 11, 2008. Directors Juan Gamboa and María Álvarez trained four teachers—Noraima Cruz, Filomena Cruz, Alondra Ortiz, and Rebeca Saldañ...


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"Trading Places" at Lebanon UMC
Written: 6/30/2008
 Those who worship at Lebanon United Methodist Church (Elizabethtown District) received a surprise on Sunday, April 13. The senior pastor, Rev. Darren Gillespie, and the music minister, Dr. Don Hutchinson, were present as usual, but they served less customary roles in the service. Dr. Hutchison...

An Invitation from Campbellsburg
Written: 6/30/2008
On April 19, 2006, an explosion destroyed the Campbellsburg United Methodist Church building.  During our despair, everyone was so kind and caring.  We were offered alternate facilities in which to hold our services.  Many people kept us in their prayers and sent donations to speed us...


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VBS: Jesus Gives Us the Power
Written: 6/13/2008
Seventy-four youth and children ranging from ages 3-12 gathered the week of June 9-13 for the Pleasure Ridge Park United Methodist Church (Louisville District) Vacation Bible School.  The theme for VBS Summer 2008 was “The Power Lab,” which focused on knowing that Jesus gives us the...

Jackson First United Methodist Church
Written: 6/9/2008
Jackson First is located in historical downtown Jackson, KY. Its physical location is 1022 College Avenue, though this is not its first location. The history of the church dates back to 1834, when an itinerant Methodist minister named Reuben Landrum began the first Methodist ministry in Jackson. Min...


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Caring for Creation & Community: The Sugar Grove Garden
Written: 6/9/2008
Kevin Mays, pastor of Sugar Grove UMC (Bowling Green District), tells about several new projects started by the church’s youth. Our youth have planted a garden, the purpose of which is to grow food for our new food pantry to feed the poor in Butler County. This stemmed from conversations and ...

Why NCD?
Written: 4/3/2008
A Perspective from Smiths Grove "What is NCD?" you may ask.  NCD is a process properly called Natural Church Development that has been successfully implemented by thousands of churches worldwide.  It involves a self-analysis technique that results in church growth both spiritually and num...


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Visit to Cinderella's Closet Helps Girls Feel like Princesses
Written: 2/27/2008
Cinderella’s Closet is a dream come true for many high school girls who look forward to feeling like a princess at their prom. Part of the youth ministry of Immanuel UMC (Covington District), this program provides formal dresses and accessories to financially disadvantaged girls for free.  Er...


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Health Day at Earlington UMC
Written: 2/5/2008
The Earlington United Methodist Church believes in a healthy body as well as a healthy spirit.  This was evident on Sunday, November 18, 2007, as the church conducted its 2nd annual Health Day.  Church members Ferris Larsen, M.D., and Faye Brooks, R.N., organized the day and enlisted the h...


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Taking a "Day On" for MLK Day
Written: 2/5/2008
Home Depot and its employees joined with United Methodists in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day – January 21, 2008 – by taking a “Day On.”Over fifty employees of Home Depot, Wesley House staff, and members of Eben-Ezer NewStart and Preston Highway ReStart (Louisville District) gathered at ...


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Fairview Honors Pianist
Written: 12/27/2007
December is wonderful and busy time of year as churches celebrate the Advent Season. Fairview UMC in Bowling Green had their Hanging of the Greens on December 2, 2007, in the morning and their Christmas Cantata that night. At the end of the Cantata, church pianist Hilda Jenkins was honored with a sp...


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Gingerbread Outreach Connects with the Louisville Hispanic Community
Written: 12/27/2007
Four Louisville District congregations join together for a unique outreach to Hispanic children and families. What gets parents to church?  Their children, of course!  And what gets children to church?  Other children, lots of fun, and something good to eat, of course!  That is ...


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Faith Celebrates 40 Days of Community
Written: 11/30/2007
During the months of August and September 2007, Faith United Methodist Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky participated in the 40 Days of Community Campaign as a follow-up to the 40 Days of Purpose Campaign which was conducted several years ago.  A kick-off brunch was held on Sunday, August 12....

Louisa UMW Shares Christmas Spirit with Nursing Home Residents in the Middle of Summer
Written: 8/31/2007
The halls of the J.J. Jordan Nursing Home (Geriatric Center) in Louisa, KY were filled with the sounds of Christmas in the middle of summer!  For the past few years the United Methodist Women (along with Art Honican, our pastor, and a few willing men) of the First United Methodist Church in Lou...


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Milton UMC Holds Groundbreaking Service
Written: 8/30/2007
The Milton United Methodist Church in the Frankfort District held a groundbreaking service for a new addition to the church facility on Sunday, June 10.  Members of the Youth Praise Choir sang during the service.  The new addition will include a fellowship hall, baptistry, offices, music r...


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Radcliff UMC: "Changing the World through Kindness"
Written: 8/10/2007
Radcliff United Methodist Church is making a change for the better!  They are embracing and implementing the practices of “servant evangelism.”  After reading several books by Steve Sjogren (author of Outflow, Changing the World through Kindness, Conspiracy to Kindness) Kaye Bizzell, Pasto...


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La Iglesia MU de Lebanon da la Bienvenida a los Hispanos (Lebanon UMC Welcomes Hispanics)
Written: 8/8/2007
Lebanon UMC es una iglesia misional, actualmente comprometida con varios proyectos misionales. Pero, ¿Qué es una iglesia misional? Es aquella que reconoce el mandato del Señor y no se conforma consigo misma, sino que busca ser transformada para alcanzar vidas para Cristo. Lebanon UMC ha decidido mov...


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Trinity UMC at Caruthersville, MO
Written: 6/25/2007
Just over a year ago in the Missouri boot heel, Caruthersville was struck by two tornados.  Within the city, 438 homes were damaged, another 205 were destroyed, and 25 businesses were either damaged or destroyed.  The majority of the families impacted were uninsured or under-insured homeow...

Cloverport Dedicates Renovated Sanctuary
Written: 6/19/2007
The congregation of the United Methodist Church in Cloverport celebrated the completion of their newly renovated sanctuary on Father's Day, June 17.  New pews and carpet were installed the first two weeks in June. Trustee Chair Gary Bratcher thanked all those who dedicated themselves to seeing...


  
 

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