Sunday CoVid Summer Schedule:

8:30am - Casual worship

10:00am - Traditional worship

July Preaching Schedule

SERIES:

Power Plus

JULY 5 preaching: Demond Johnson

John 16:7-15 The Work of

the Holy Spirit

JULY 12 Acts 6:1-7

Filled to Overflowing

JULY 19 Romans 8:1-11 The Roadblock

to Spiritual Power

JULY 26 I John 3:-10

Matthew 5:43-48 Power to Fully Love

Phone: 419/238-0631 FAX: 419/238-3608

email: firstchurch@wcoil.com website: vanwertfirst.net

Embracing, equipping and empowering persons to evangelize

Mission Moment:

There are lots of things coming up to serve God and our community. And it is more important than ever to spread the love of Christ to those who are hurting. With that in mind, get the date

for Project 216 on your calendar: October 3, 9-11 a.m. Project 216 is the organization that we support by packing rice based meals that then get shipped to Mission of Hope: Haiti. This is a family friendly service project for anyone ages 3-103. If you would like a box to start saving your loose change, they are available in the church office. We need to raise the cost of the food, so your loose change can be accumulated to help defray the cost.

Also, Operation Back to School is happening. It will look different, but we will still distribute school supplies to Van Wert County families in need. We need your support financially and we need your prayers and volunteers. Look for more details to come.

FUMC PRAYER CONCERNS: Karen Smith - broken hip, Family of Clayton Hooper - Gil Gutierrez brother-in-law, Jean Auld - health, Hatti Bouillon - bad fall, Harold Merkle - health, Bobbi Steret (sister to Dave Thomas) - hospice, Steve Gehres - health, Rick Schilb - cancer, Billy Nichols (Melinda Farmer’s uncle) - COVID 19, Michele Mendenhall - kidney disease, looking for a kidney donor, see the long term list in the Friendly Visitor, our front line people fighting this virus, those who are sick, our families. The World!

Please see the long term prayer list in the Friendly Visitor for other prayer needs or check the website under the drop down menu “newsletters” @www.vanwertfirst.net.

Military: Ben Scheidt - deployed to Middle East, Caleb Kreischer, Evan Wells, Bryan Zinsmaster, Conner Gordon, Noah Sease, Nick Gutierrez, Gerald Christo-Baker, Ethan Glass, Michael Hellman, Greg Henry, Kyle Spray

Missionaries & Ministries: Stephen Ministry, Stand for Truth Ministry, Jeanne & Gaston Ntambo, Mission of Hope - Haiti.

8:30am & 10:00am Join us every Sunday on Van Wert First United Facebook Live at: Methodist Church

EDITED SERMONS are available online Monday mornings at

www.vanwertfirst.net under ‘Service Videos’

July 2020

First Church Golf Outing YOUTH FUNDRAISER

July 19, 2020 @1pm

HICKORY STICKS GOLF CLUB

Registration available at www.vanwertfirst.net

Scavenger Hunts

Take home craft kits

Facebook Live

Lots of Fun!!

Door Prizes for all contestants

Free meal after outing

Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place

‘Longest drive’ prize for men & women

Discovery Study, the Upper Room and Our Daily Bread

Self-directed resources for focused discipleship. Books are available at the Central Avenue or Jefferson Street entrances in the white carousels.

Give us a call, we will mail these to you!

Worship Music

July 4th

is a national holiday we observe our

nation’s birth which was founded, in part, to

have the freedom to worship as we desire.

We will celebrate this on Sunday, July 5 at the 10:00 a.m.

worship service with a special piano quartet of Annette Hover-

man, Scott Turner, Gloria Wendel and Linda Mechling. They

will play a medley entitled Of Thee I Sing. Other special music

will be Brooklynn Laukhuf, accompanied by her father -

Jeremy and Grandpa - Dale.

Although we are not yet able to lift our voices

in song, we can lift our hearts to the music

played by these skilled worship musicians:

Scott Turner & Annette Hoverman - organ/

piano/narrators

Brass - Quintet with organ

Vocalist - Jakob Schaufelberger

Organist - Tom Kalkreuth

Wayne Wells and our Praise Band at our 8:30 a.m.

Casual Worship services

The church office will be closed Monday, July 6th in observance of the Independence Day Holiday.

NURSING HOME RESIDENTS

Van Crest, Van Wert 10357 Van Wert Decatur Road, Van Wert, OH 45891

Steve Coyle, Wilfred Davis, Karen Elston, Dennis Warnecke

Van Crest, Delphos Assisted Living: 310 Elida Road, Delphos, OH 45833 Nursing Home: 1425 E 5th Street, Delphos OH 45833

Marilyn McCracken, Assisted Living

Hearth and Home 1118 Westwood Drive, Van Wert, OH 45891

Ana Arnold, Ed Bates, Ruth Poe, June Taylor

Van Wert Manor 160 Fox Road, Van Wert, OH 45891

Betty Foust, Janet Hiegel, Jan Osborn, Bob Sowers, Betty Vogt, Carl Wollenhaupt, Dale Wollenhaupt

Shut-ins living away from VW Decatur: Janet Purk Columbus: Frank Van Horn South Carolina: Betty Medaugh

Shut-Ins Laverna Faszler, Frank McGannon, Jay Simson, Jack Spry, Bill Wermer

Nursing home addresses have been added if you would like to send a card to a resident.

First Church Prayer Requests

HEALTH CONCERNS: Sandra Anderson, Parkinsons

Jim Davis, Cancer

Aiden Ellerbrock, rehab Paula Goins, Multiple-sclerosis

Lois Haller, Cancer

Bella Hurless, rehab

Linda Jeknovorian, health

Matt Krites, treatment

Angie Myers, cancer

Harrison Oechsle, eye injury

Bob Say, stiff person disease Mona Scheidt, health

Karen Smith, health

Jack Spry, health

Rebecca Strickler, health

MILITARY: Gerald Christo-Baker, Michael Hellman, Caleb Kreischer

AB Carter, Noah J. 737 TRS/FLT 506 Dorm B10, 1320 Truemper St. Unit 369575 JBSA Lackland, TX 78236-6096

Airman Ethan Glass HSC-2 524 A Street Norfolk, VA 23511-4010

Conner Gordon 2891 I Street Petaluma, CA 94952

Nick Gutierrez 201 Lookout Ridge Blvd. Apt 527, Harker Heights, TX 76548

Gregory Henry 94508 Woodcrest Lane Fort Drum, NY 13603

Cpl Benjamin Scheidt GCE/H&S MT, 26MEU DET A, Unit 80124, Box 003, FPO AE 09508-2400

Noah Sease 6515 Montclair Avenue Lakewood, WA 98499

PFC Kyle Spray 2/6 H&S Co./S-6 PSC Box 20099 Camp Lejeune, NC 28542-0099

Austin Sudduth 386 ELRS/LGRA/PAX Unit 61409, APO, AE 09855-1409

Evan Wells 109 Remington Drive Enterprise, AL 36330

S Sgt Bryan Zinsmaster 1830 Howell Street Fort Wayne, IN 46808

IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL MILITARY INFO YOU WOULD LIKE LISTED, PLEASE CONTACT JANA, OFFICE MGR.

MISSIONARIES - July Focus: Gaston & Jeanne Ntambo, Wings of the Morning. Mission: Bethel Ministry.

GLOBAL CONCERNS - July Focus: Victims of terrorists attacks.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - July Focus: First Church Mission in Van Wert & Church Staff / Volunteers: Synergy - Youth Cross over the Hill.

Financial Report - 5/31/2020

May Income: $56,414.00

May Expense: $57,337.00

Expense over Income: - $923.00

YTD Income: $262,355.00

YTD Expense: $256.694.00

Income over Expense: $5,661.00

July Birthdays

7/1 Linda Jeknavorian Dennis Schumm Heather Keen

7/2 Kris Snyder

7/3 James Pearson Jody Taylor Ron Long Karen Shivley

7/5 Carla King

7/6 Heidi Leiendecker

7/7 Reha Atwood

7/8 Jean Auld Dru Johnson Sherri Arn

7/10 Alan Morris

7/11 John Auld Barbara East

7/12 Denise Davis

7/13 Kirby Joseph

7/14 Robert Say

7/15 Dillon Staas IV Patricia Ford

7/17 Becca Adams Kyle Wendel Ron Allison

7/19 Roger Okuley

7/20 Nancy Bowen-Ellzey Frank Van Horn

7/21 Lois Rase Declan McGraw

7/22 Jason Kreischer

7/23 Kent Smelser Cheryl Kopp

7/24 June Taylor Anthony Alessandrini Jill Smelser Katie Henry Jo Thompson

7/25 Eleanor Souders Conner Gordon Rachel Gordon

7/26 Rachel Spath Ella Stoller Eva Yarger

7/27 Penelope Wagner David Sanders Caral Snider Stacy Strick

7/28 Ray Haas

7/29 Paul Hoverman Kenneth Anspach Rob Miller Barbara Mills

7/30 Dorothy Arnold

July Anniversaries 7/1 Sue & Phil Steinen James & Deb Pearson

7/2 Mark & Mona Scheidt

7/7 Linden & Colleen Krouskop

7/8 Ruth Ann & Bruce Dowler

7/9 Dillon & Renee Staas IV

7/11 Jerry & Cindy Ramsay

7/12 Lindy & Eric Schwab

7/13 Joe & MaryAnn Falk

7/15 John & Leslie Simon

7/18 Dick & Reha Atwood Kent & Kim Hughes

7/20 Marcia & Michael Wise

7/21 Kevin & Diane Bair

7/22 Brady & Brittany Dunlap Michele & Mark McCleery Amy & Brian Welch

7/23 Robbie & Natasha Breese

7/27 Melody & Eric McCracken

7/30 Rebecca & Ryan Strickler

May Attendance Report 8:30 - 0 10:00 - 466

—— YTD Average

8:30 - 58 10:00 - 139

YTD Average - All Services 181

LIBRARY

July Library News: Flash, a donkey, a teaching angel in disguise, will endear you to

him. The Time of Jacob's Trouble, a future world facing its final days was written before our

world today but you'll see many similarities. Books by Amy Sorrells, Tara Johnson and

Abigail Wilson - a mystery, perhaps new authors to you, are hard to put

down. Aiming for Love and Woman of Sunlight will take you on

adventures in the Hope Mountains. Frank Peretti's, The Oath, is set in

an isolated mining town in the Pacific Northwest, another mystery.

These books and others await you on the carousel on top of the

library desk. Library is unlocked. Do enjoy reading this month.

Romaine

Food Pantry needs for July

Paper Items

TOILET PAPER, PAPER TOWELS KLEENEX

Please bring these items for the food pantry. Baskets will be at each entrance.

Monetary donations are also welcome & appreciated.

MEN’S BIBLE STUDY*

Are you looking for a morning study to get your day started off in the right

direction? Do you enjoy energetic discussion on the books of the Bible? Then

we have what you’re searching for! Come take a sit at the round table on

Wednesday mornings at 8am, here at First Church, with other men who enjoy

discovering God’s word together.

Meetings are held every Wednesday at 8:00am. *Studies are currently suspended due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Contact Demond Johnson @419/238-0631

ext. 306 or by email at djjohnson@wcoil.com

for more information.

IN THE CHURCH FAMILY

Deaths:

Pauline McGannon June 8, 2020

Ministry Project

Please be in prayer for the

Bethel Project Ministry Team.

BETHEL

We collected 2,844 pounds of shoes.

$1,137.60 raised!!

Do you feel the Spirit nudging you to do more? Be more?

Are you looking to grow closer in your walk with Jesus? One

of the greatest ways a Christian can grow is through vibrant

small group ministry. Here at First Church we want to walk

alongside you and equip you to do

just that. We offer several different

small and study groups to encourage

and empower you along this path. If

you feel a calling to Join or Start a

New Group, please contact me and

let’s have a conversation.

- Demond

- Drive through event - School Supplies for

PRESCHOOL through HIGH SCHOOL

Sunday, Van Wert August 2 County 2020 Fairgrounds