June 2015

InSpire OMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST

Volume 6, Issue 3

Inside the

Issue

High School 2

Graduates

UMW

Candle burning

Automated

Giving

‘Interactive’ 3

Sermon Series

All Church Picnic

Community Kids

- May Baskets

Eagle Lake Camps

Vacation Bible 4

School

Upcoming

Events:

June 28

4 p.m.

All Church

Picnic

Click here to

view the online church

calendar

The Container Project is a nonprofit organization

founded to serve the community both locally and

abroad by the distribution of non-perishable goods.

Through the Container Project items such as new or

gently used clothing, linens, limited medical sup-

plies and sewing machines are gathered and distrib-

uted wherever the need is identified. The Container

Project partners with other nonprofit organizations,

churches (such as Community, Missouri and Fair-

view United Methodist churches and New Horizons)

and volunteers throughout the Midwest.

Martin Luther King, Jr., once said, “Life's most

urgent question is: What are you doing for others?”

The Container Project provides many people with

the opportunity to stop, reach out and help others in

our communities and across the globe.

In 2014 Community UMC donated funds to create

350 school desks for the children of Nicaragua.

Through the efforts of dedicated individuals the

desks became a reality, were shipped in January,

and

are in

use today. Thanks to Community, as many as 700

children now may sit at a desk as they attend school.

Although we have made a difference we still have a

long way to go in our efforts to improve education. If

you want to challenge yourself or groups and would

like to make a difference please consider a gift of $40

to cover the cost of a desk. This would be a visible gift

that would make a difference as soon as it hits the

ground.

Container Project has been blessed with many dona-

tions of goods, services and funds to make it possible.

These donations are critical to the survival of the less

fortunate people living throughout the world. If you

are looking for a way to make a difference in lives of

others, please consider ways we can partner together.

Your gift of time, talents, goods or funds are all of

great value. Container Project would not be possible

without the gifts of many.

—Rick Ellsworth

INSPIRE PAGE 2 VOLUME 6, I SSUE 3

Community UMC offers electronic

giving as a way to automate your

gifts to the church.

Electronic giving offers convenience

for individual congregation members

and provides giving stability for our

congregation, especially during the

summer when giving decreases due

to many factors.

Direct Debit Giving (called ACH

giving) is used to transfer funds auto-

matically from your checking or sav-

ings account to the church’s bank

account. Credit and Debit Card Giv-

ing lets you make offerings automati-

cally on a pre-determined schedule

using a credit or debit card.

You can go to http://

www.communityumc.net and select

“Online Giving” under the Home at

Community tab at any time to set up

an automatic donation plan, change

your donation plan, make a 1-time

donation or view your online dona-

tion history. An authorization form is

also included in this newsletter to

help you sign up for automatic giv-

ing. These forms will also be availa-

ble at the church.

In addition, we will begin offering

giving by text message. This will be a

simple way to make 1-time gifts for

many different ministries. More in-

formation and instructions about this

method of giving will be available in

July. As you contemplate future con-

tributions, please consider electronic

giving.

United Methodist Women burned a

candle for 52 minutes during worship

on May 24 in honor of and in memory

of people.

The cost of funding one minute of

mission work through the Women’s

Division of the Board of Global Min-

istries is $25.54. Community United

Methodist Church donations will

support 52 minutes of mission work

as the total donation amount for the

2015 UMW Candle-burning is

$1,319.26. Your contributions toward

missions is appreciated by people

around the world. You can receive a

full list of honorary and memorial

gifts at the church office.

Community UMC congratulates high school graduates

Community United Method-

ist Church celebrated with our

high school seniors as they

graduated this past month. A

moment of celebration and

blessing occurred during wor-

ship on May 17.

The following are our 2015

high school graduates: Lucas

Bentley (Battle), Shaunte

Horsley (Battle), Devin Savage

(Hickman), Zach Stone

(Hickman), and Matt Troyer

(Rock Bridge). Congratulations

to all of them! Please pray for

them as they take their next

steps in the journey of life.

PAGE 3 INSPIRE VOLUME 6, I SSUE 3

The All-Church Family Picnic will

be June 28, 4-7 p.m. on the west side

of the church.

Everyone is invited to enjoy hotdogs,

beans, chips, dessert and drinks,

along with an array of fun activities.

Some of these activities include a

waterslide, gaga ball, four-square,

volleyball, face painting, a cakewalk

and many more. The Kona Ice truck

will be there to offer treats to cool you

off after all the fun.

Be watching for sign-up sheets to

donate food or to help set up. In the

event of rain the picnic will be re-

scheduled. If you have questions

please contact Jeanette Williams or

Pastor Curtis at 445-6131.

Community UMC is pleased to

partner with the United Methodist

Missouri Conference and to collabo-

rate with Eagle Lake Camps to bring

an exciting camp experience for ages

7-12.

We’ll have five days, Aug. 3-7, 9

a.m.-4 p.m., of contagious fun with

highly trained camp counselors, in-

credible activities and in-depth Bible

studies. Some of the fun will include

inflatables, bungee trampoline, gaga

ball and other high-energy activities.

Mark your calendars now for this

unforgettable week. For more infor-

mation and to register your child vis-

it nextgenumc.org/reg. Your friends

and neighbors are welcome, too. If

you have questions, please contact

Jeanette Williams at

jetpuff54@gmail.com or Pastor Curtis

at colsen@communityumc.net.

The cost is $25 for the week.

Community Kids deliver May baskets to The Terrace

In July, Pastor Curtis Olsen will

answer some of your questions

through the “You Asked for It” ser-

mon series.

This fun and engaging series be-

gins with your questions, whether

they are serious or funny, theologi-

cal or cultural, long or short.

To submit your questions, please

use the response area on the wor-

ship registration card, email

Pastor Curtis at

colsen@communityumc.net, or re-

spond to the Facebook posts when

they are posted. Pastor Curtis will

focus on the most asked questions,

and will answer a few fun ones. too.

Please join us for a great month of

worshiping God and learning more

about Jesus Christ and each other .

Community Kids made and

delivered May baskets to their

friends at The Terrace on April

29. The children arrived at The

Terrace to find a welcoming

group of residents ready to lis-

ten to stories and to tell stories.

Wow! Who would have thought

there would have been someone

there who had been in WWII?

The children passed out the May

baskets, sang Happy Birthday to

Dale Smith and Thad McCanse,

and then we had to say goodbye.

Everyone had a great time and,

of course, we plan to visit again

soon.

Eagle Lake Camps experience set for early August

3301 West Broadway Columbia, MO 65203

573-445-6131 Fax 573-446-2957

www.communityumc.net

Deadline for submissions for July issue is June 20

Community United

Methodist Church Our mission is

to make new

disciples of

Jesus Christ

for the

transformation

of the world.

Vacation Bible School is quickly

approaching, and people have al-

ready begun to sign up using the

church website. Community UMC

will be filled with excitement July

26-30 from 6-8:30 p.m. Children

youth in grades 3-8 and volunteers

will be experience “Everest: Con-

quering Challenges with God’s

Mighty Power.”

VBS is free to everyone, and din-

ner will be served each night for all

participants and volunteers. There

are many ways everyone at Com-

munity can support VBS. Volun-

teers are needed to serve as crew

leaders and to help with decora-

tions.

A sign-up will be available soon

for food donations. Serving around

1,000 meals is a huge undertaking

and every donation is valued. Your

support of VBS is greatly appreci-

ated as we minister to the children

and youth of Community UMC as

well as many children throughout

the city of Columbia and beyond.

Registration forms available at

CUMC or online at

www.communityumc.net. Hanson

at 673-2629.

To volunteer or to get more infor-

mation, please contact Christi

Farmer at 823-3177 or Kristen

Hanson at 673-2629.

Register for exciting VBS program