Tags: Blended Worship, Large, Nebraska, Small Group, Youth
When Bishop Ann Sherer-Simpson first talked to the Reverends Davis & Davis about coming to Nebraska, she imaged St. Andrew’s as a congregation going through adolescence. She knew that we had considerable experience dealing with interesting situations. She had been our bishop in Missouri and had appointed us as co-pastors to a congregation in Springfield. Now she invited us to Omaha.
St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church in Omaha was planted as a new church start in 1992. After several years of meeting at a local school, the congregation broke ground in West Omaha, an area so new that it was touch-and-go as to whether the utilities would be in place for the first worship service in the new location. On Christmas Eve, 2004, the congregation celebrated the opening of a new 900 seat sanctuary.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2010 FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILL. – Rev. Shane Bishop was presented as the 2010 Distinguished Evangelist of The United Methodist Church on November 21, 2010, during the 8:30 and 10:30 worship services at Christ Church. The presentation was made by Dr. Jack Ewing, executive director of The Foundation for Evangelism. Rev. [...]
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Tags: Medium, Peninsula-Delaware, Technology, Visitors
Epworth is a vital, growing congregation that continues to be blessed by God at a time when most United Methodist Churches are struggling for members and with outreach to the larger community.
This growth is a result of the movement of God’s Spirit and the willingness of the congregation to live into God’s vision for it to become a church “reaching out, celebrating, and living the love of Jesus Christ in the community and world.” (Epworth’s Vision Statement) Many of the new members have never been part of a faith community or have been away from the church for many years because of disillusionment and brokenness. In Epworth, they have discovered a place of welcome, healing, and an experience of the transforming and extravagant grace of our Lord. 61 of the 68 new members in 2009 became members on profession or reaffirmation of faith which was also true for 2008.
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Tags: Medium, Virginia
Leading Through Change: from Small-Membership to Midsize Church
Growth and change are not necessarily words to be feared. In my experience, as I’ve had the blessing of serving a transitioning congregation, growth and change have meant gospel-guided adventures. For many faithful generations, Macedonia was your typical United Methodist congregation, worshipping with 60 people weekly, with a strong Sunday School program, offering Christ to the community. Last Sunday worship included more than 300. What happened?
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Follow this series of interviews with pastors of churches whose attendance has grown 20% or more in 5 years. We hope this series will be a resource of ideas to help your church.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 8, 2010
MICHAEL HOON YANG JOINS NATIONAL FOUNDATION BOARD
LAKE JUNALUSKA, NC – Dr. Michael Hoon Yang has joined The Foundation for Evanglism board of trustees.
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The Foundation for Evangelism held its annual donor recognition banquet on October 30, 2010 at the Terrace Auditorium, Lake Junaluska, N.C. The evening began with prayer by Dr. Kwasi Kena of The General Board of Discipleship of The United Methodist Church. During the banquet several individuals were recognized, including the 2010 Distinguished Evangelist of The [...]
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On November 1, 2010, Catherine Copeland passed away in San Antonio, Texas.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 8, 2010 CATHY FARMER JOINS NATIONAL FOUNDATION BOARD LAKE JUNALUSKA, NC – Cathy Farmer of Jackson, Tenn., has joined The Foundation for Evangelism board of trustees. Mrs. Farmer previously served as the Director of Communications for the Memphis Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, she [...]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 8, 2010 JAMES HOLSINGER JOINS NATIONAL FOUNDATION BOARD LAKE JUNALUSKA, NC – Dr. James W. Holsinger, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., of Lexington, Ken., has joined The Foundation for Evangelism board of trustees. Currently serving as the Charles T. Wethington Jr. Endowed Chair in the Health Sciences at the University of Kentucky, he [...]
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