Greetings from the SUMC Leadership Team! Last month Peggy Boyll, the 2019 Chair of the team, gave a great overview of the structure of the team and introduced herself. This month I’d like to share a little more about the team as well as a little about me. My faith journey has taken many twists and turns through the years. A little over three years ago, God led my husband Phil and I to SUMC. I remember hearing about a “leadership team” shortly after we started attending worship here but had no idea who they were and what they did. I’ve now learned that there is an “Accountability Leadership Structure” document that defines the Leadership Team, as well as what the foci (am I the only one who didn’t know this is the plural of “focus”?) of the team is supposed to be. The first focus is connecting with Christ, and the second focus is connecting with people. That’s YOU – each and every one of the family of Christ and SUMC. S...
Three trips are in the planning stages for JOY (Just Older Youth) Travelers for 2016. They include the Slugger Museum and factory tour in Louisville and lunch at Huber Farms north of New Albany for April 21, The Creation Museum in Petersburg, KY on July 21 (for which travelers may include school-age grandchildren), and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Museum on in Dayton, OH October 22. Reservations for the first trip will begin January 2. The deluxe motor coach will leave from Southport Church of the Nazarene at 9 a.m. and return at approximately 5 p.m. The entire cost for the motor coach, admission to the museum, and lunch is $58. In order for payments to be made to vendors, the reservation money needs to be received by March 15. (In the event that 50 travelers do not sign up, a full refund will be issued.) Those interested should send a check made payable to Herberta Bierce with the memo JOY Travelers to 830 Cloudy Wing Dr. # 112, India...
Representatives from the Indiana Conference camping ministry will be in the Gathering Place Sunday, April 13, at 3:00 p.m. Families are encouraged to attend to hear about summer camping opportunities for children from kindergarten through high school, for families, and for people with special needs. They will also talk about safety standards, camp director/counselor opportunities, and scholarships available through the conference. For scholarships from SUMC, see Bobbi Howell. To get more information about specific camps go to beacamper.com