FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Covington, TN WITH GRATITUDE:

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1 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Covington, TN June 14, 2017 A Bi-Monthly Publication WITH GRATITUDE: Three years have flown by. We have shared life and love, loss and celebrations. God s presence and peace has sustained us and his hope has called us forward. I stand before you a better pastor and better person because of our time together. You have made me stronger in my faith convictions, more confident in my preaching and teaching, more aware of outreach to the neighborhood, and more compassionate in pastoral care. I have followed so many of your examples as we have learned to be disciples who lead others to Christ and love through service. Your generosity and willingness to make the Kingdom of God more of a reality in Tipton County has touched my heart and encouraged my spirit. We have loved being a part of this community of faith and the wider Covington community. Now, the time has come to say good-bye. Part of me will always be here, and we will take part of you with us! May you stay strong in the faith, continue to grow and make new disciples, and love your neighbor as yourself. You have the right leader in Rev. Dan Camp. May you welcome him and Lane and love on them as you have my family and me. I remind you that as of June 20, I will no longer be your pastor and please give Dan the privilege to share with you in pastoral care needs, funerals, weddings, and other occasions. I will always be a friend in Christ and will be praying for you, but Dan will need to be the one to walk alongside you. I close with Paul s words in Philippians 1, I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ. Lead on! Your fellow servant in Christ, Wade P.S. Thank you for the many expressions of kindness you have shared with Susan, Davis, Brooke, and me over the past several weeks. You have honored and blessed us. We wish to honor each of you and have offered a gift to the Van Fund of the church for many happy trails ahead! Pastoral Staff Rev. Wade Cox Senior Pastor wadecoxfumc@bellsouth.net Care Staff Dr. Faye Beckett Congregational Care ftrumbo@att.net Kendy Erwin Hospitality Care kerwin1962@att.net Outreach Staff Liz Newman Director of Outreach ewnewman2@gmail.com Program Staff Andrew Davis Youth Ministries ajdavis915@gmail.com Dr. Bonnie Wright Director of Music bwright@tipton-county.com Office Support Staff Sandy Burgess Administrative Assistant sburgess@covingtonfumc.com Holley Mills Morris Business Administrator hmmorris@covingtonfumc.com Musician Justin Hanson, Organist Facilities Rebecca Paris Custodian Kenny Summers Maintenance F U MC Office Hours: 9: 00 a. m. - 5 :00 p. m. M ond a y-fri da y Leading Others to Christ, Learning to 1 Be Disciples, Loving through Service.

2 UMW CORNER United Methodist Women are collecting packs of notebook paper to be distributed July 7 th at the Back to School Fest at Covington High School. This event is sponsored by Department of Children s Services. Please drop off your donations in the boxes provided in the lobby of the Christian Life Center or at the entrance under the awning in the upper parking lot. THANK YOU! A $2, America s Farmers Grow Communities donation from the Monsanto Fund was received on behalf of Tipton County farmer, Chad Stewart. Chad selected the Bread of Life Food Pantry to receive the donation. The Grow Communities program partners with farmers to make a positive impact in farm communities across the country by supporting local nonprofit organizations. Since the program began in 2010, more than $26 million has been directed to organizations across rural America. Thank you, Chad, for doing great work in your community and contributing to the Bread of Life Food Pantry. A book sale is being planned for Sunday, September 10 th. As you are doing your spring cleaning, if you have gently used books you would like to donate, please bring them to the church office. Money raised from the sale will be used for missions. For more information, please contact Doris Ann Gray at dorisanngray1@gmail.com. Join us for our Community Worship Night on Wednesday, July 26 th at 6:00 p.m. This will be a contemporary style worship in the CLC with multiple churches invited. This worship is for all ages as we will be giving praise to God and praying for the upcoming year. It's open to anyone and everyone who wants to come! For more information, contact Andrew Davis at ajdavis915@gmail.com or call SAVE THE DATES FOR VBS 2017 First United Methodist Church July 9-12 Dinner begins at 5:30 July 13 will be the closing celebration at Ripley Park Pool and Waterslide beginning at 5:30 p.m. NEW THIS YEAR - REGISTER ONLINE!!! Register your children or volunteer your much needed talents! Visit 2

3 Ann Blackwell and Randy Adams WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! We would like to welcome new members to our church! Ann Blackwell and her son, Randy Adams, joined Sunday, May 21 st during MorningSong worship. George Robert Baddour, husband of Erin Baddour, became a member, Sunday, June 4 th during Traditional worship. We are blessed to have you as part of our church family! George Robert Baddour Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. - Romans 15:7 BAPTISMS We celebrate with the families of George Weston Baddour, Walker Bishop Bailey and Jaylee Morgan Bryant for their Baptism, Sunday, June 4 th. As a church, we look forward to watching these children grow and walking with them on their faith journey. Youth Events Tuesday, June 20 th, there will be a Welcome to Youth Group kick off event for our new 6 th graders and their parents at 5:30 p.m. in the Christian Life Center. This will be a great time to get acquainted and find out what youth group is all about! Youth and their families will have a potluck dinner June 21 st at 6:00 p.m. in the Christian Life Center. Each family should bring their favorite dish to share so there will be plenty of food for everyone! A fun trip is being planned to Holiday World & Splashin Safari in Santa Claus, IN, July 6-8 th. This combined theme and water park provides rides, live entertainment, games, and attractions. The cost is $50. For more information and to reserve your spot, please contact Andrew Davis at ajdavis915@gmail.com or call by June 30 th. 3

4 NOTES OF THANKS! Dear Friends, On behalf of the Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, thank you so very much for your generous donation in the amount of $ This gift will forever help as we strive to improve the quality of life of the families we serve, which is truly the mission of what we do here at the Center. With your support, we can continue our efforts to prevent child abuse in Tipton County and throughout our community. Thank you again so very much for making a difference in the lives of many children and their families. Sincerely, Nicole Caldwell County Director Church Family, We wanted to tell you how much your prayers, visits, and generosity meant to us these past four weeks. It will never by forgotten. Please continue to cover us in prayers during Bo s recovery. Thanks and love, Bo and Lydia Anderson Girls on the Go will have lunch at Paulette s in Memphis, Thursday, June 22 nd. We will leave the church at 11:00 a.m. Please contact the church office at to reserve your spot. June 15 June 16 June 17 June 18 June 19 June 21 June 22 June 24 June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28 June 30 Michael Cooper Justin Davis Victoria Ward Judy Whitehorn Drew Lazure Barbra Racy Chandler Howard Greg Knox Marti Locke Bernadine Bierman Molly Turner Mary Gene Matheny Michael David Walker Bailey Lois Twohig Charles Maxwell Ky Anderson Phronia Dailey Van Shelley Doris Ann Gray W.C. Whitesides July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 July 8 Donna Camiel Susan Cheairs Bill Hensley James McDaniel Bill Enzor Jan Luxton Dot Peyton Lynne Rogers Allie Lewis Stephanie Phillips Hazel Townsend Patty Franklin Carolyn Locke Beth Lockhart Lauren Rogers Nicholas Castleman Elizabeth McCalla Willa Wooten Bobby Bailey Colyn Rogers 4

5 MEMPHIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE REPORT by Melissa Mitchell This year's Annual Conference was hosted by the wonderful people at Collierville United Methodist Church. During our three days together, we participated in five worship services and two teaching sessions. We heard reports and voted on motions and amendments. You can read more about those activities online at the Memphis Annual Conference website, or ask Helene Kramer, Beth Lockhart, Philip Sigler or myself and we would be happy to tell you more. But what I would like to share with you in this report are my impressions as a first-time lay delegate. Our theme was "Sent to Serve God and Neighbor" and every message we heard encouraged us to go out and share the light of Christ in the world. I have a better understanding now of how the United Methodist Church is structured, organized, and governed. I honestly thought the business portion of the conference would be boring (don't tell anyone) but it wasn't. It was interesting. I was impressed with our Bishop each time he spoke to us and I found his messages to be inspiring. He is sincere in his desire for us to do the work of Jesus in our communities. Doing the work of the church is not an easy business but I felt everyone gathered at Annual Conference cares deeply for God and the people in our churches. While we may not all necessarily agree on specific points of action, it was still evident that everyone present was dedicated to discerning God's will for our conference. One of the best parts of being at the conference was the time spent getting to know the other delegates better. We don't get to spend enough time together just talking, eating, and sharing our lives together. Conference gave me the opportunity to do that and it is priceless. I wasn't raised in a Methodist Church, but I have never been more proud to be a member of the United Methodist Church than I am now, after being a part of the Annual Conference and hearing about all the ways we are reaching the world for Christ. You should go. FAREWELL TO REV. WADE COX AND WELOME REV. DAN CAMP Rev. Wade Cox s last Sunday to preach will be June 18 th. Sunday, June 25 th, will be Mission Witness Sunday featuring the following speakers: Youth about the Collide Mission trip; Gail Ganier on the Good Samaritan Outreach Ministry; Emily Lewis, intern and Rev. Renee Dillard, Director for Project Transformation. Rev. Dan Camp will be here Sunday, July 2 nd. A reception to welcome Rev. Camp and his wife, Lane, will be held Sunday, July 9 th in the Fellowship Hall following the 11:00 a.m. service. 5

6 CHILDREN S CHURCH WORKERS June 18 MorningSong: Brooke Shipley and Maddie Pugh (Laura Richardson, emergency relief) Traditional Service: Jaime Hunter and Kacee McCalla June 25 MorningSong: Laura Thornton and Maddie Smith (Brooke Shipley, emergency relief) Traditional Service: Jenny Lazure and Lydia Anderson (Jaime Hunter, emergency relief) NURSERY WORKERS June 18 MorningSong: Annette Maxwell and Sydney Pilkington (Sharman Coley, emergency relief) Traditional Service: Yvonne Bryant and Raygen Escue (Cynthia Ford, emergency relief) June 25 MorningSong: Jennifer Winberry and Lauren Smith (Chelsea Griffin, emergency relief) Traditional Service: JoAnne Cain and Jillian Hunter (Christina Jones, emergency relief) UPPER ROOM PRAYER MINISTRY SCHEDULE June 18 MorningSong Service Traditional Service Volunteers Needed Cathy Adams June 25 MorningSong Service Volunteers Needed Traditional Service Phyllis Richmond Brenda Wrather COMMUNION OFFERING ATTENDANCE & GIVING Thank you for your generous Communion offering, of $ to benefit the Annual Conference offering for Congo Women Arise. This women s center provides transitional housing in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and brings physical, psycho-social and spiritual support for survivors of sexual violence. Women can learn income-generating skills such as cooking, sewing, midwifery, and childcare to provide long-term sustainability. June 4, 2017 MorningSong - Sunday School - Traditional Worship - Bread of Life Worship - MorningSong Offering - Traditional Worship Offering - June 11, 2017-One Worship Sunday School - Traditional Worship - Bread of Life Worship - Traditional Worship Offering $3, $7, $7,

7 SAMARITAN FUND TOTALS # of Awards As of May 27 through June 9, 2017 Amount Type of Assistance 0 $ 0 Bus Ticket 0 $ 0 Food 20 $ Lodging 0 $ 0 Miscellaneous 2 $ Rent 16 $ Utilities 0 $ 0 Vehicle Gas 38 $ 1, Totals # of Awards Year-to-Date Totals Amount Type of Assistance 2 $ Bus Ticket 0 $ 0 Food 106 $ 5, Lodging 3 $ Miscellaneous 27 $ 1, Rent 115 $ 5, Utilities 10 $ Vehicle Gas 263 $ 13, Totals Children: Senior Adults: Adults: Total Individuals: Fixed Income: Lost Jobs: Children: Senior Adults: Adults: Total Individuals: Fixed Income: Lost Jobs: As of June 9, 2017 Samaritan Balance: $2, ROUNDUP UTILITY ASSISTANCE May 27 through June 9, Households were interviewed CES: 10 total households 2 approved totaling $ declined totaling $ CGWS: 1 total household 0 approved 1 declined totaling $80.75 Liz Newman shares: Without fail, our volunteers daily hear words of gratitude, and appreciation. Volunteers are often told to tell the 'people' of First United Methodist "Thank you". It is a blessing to be able to help those in need, the financial support of generous and loving people has enabled the Good Samaritan ministry to positively touch the lives of many people in our community who find themselves in need. This week alone, 32 individuals came seeking assistance for themselves and their families. On behalf of those that you have enable Good Samaritan to help "Thank you"! 7

8 Memorials and Tributes In Memory of Arnold Bull Good Samaritan Fund by Donna Jones In Honor of Brooke Cox Good Samaritan Fund by Skip and Kendy Erwin In Honor of Davis Cox Good Samaritan Fund by Skip and Kendy Erwin In Honor of Wade, Susan, Davis and Brooke Cox Van Fund by Dan and Lane Camp and Family Good Samaritan Fund by Bill Enzor In Memory of Larry Edward Christian Life Center Building Fund by Stephen and Kaye Smith In Memory of Phil Huffman Methodist-Presbyterian Nursery School Fund by Don and Ellen Clark In Memory of Pete McDow Worship and Choir Fund by Don and Ellen Clark Good Samaritan Fund by Donna Jones In Memory of Velma Peeler Landscaping Fund by Billy Anderson Landscaping Fund by Doris, Rachel and Elizabeth Bernard Landscaping Fund by Tom and Shirley Bready Landscaping Fund by Joey and Ann Caldwell Landscaping Fund by Carliss Chastain Choir and Worship Fund by Don and Ellen Clark Good Samaritan Fund by Bill Enzor Landscaping Fund by Mary Kate Huffman Landscaping Fund by Rodney and Faye Hughes Altar Care Fund by Sue Jones Landscaping Fund by Clay and Claudia Kelley Landscaping Fund by Barbara Lakey Landscaping Fund by Billy and Myrna Myers Good Samaritan Fund by George and Molly Peeler Landscaping Fund by Lynne Price Richardson Landscaping Fund by Billy and Myra Richard Landscaping Fund by Marlyn and Scott Seagrave Christian Life Center Building Fund by Stephen and Kaye Smith Landscaping Fund by Dave and Harriet Thomas Landscaping Fund by John and Donna Touliatos Landscaping Fund by Gary and Nina Vanstory Landscaping Fund by W.C. and Eleanor Whitesides Landscaping Fund by Hyatt and Dianne Williams In Memory of Dr. Sue Viprakasit s Sister Christian Life Center Building Fund by Stephen and Kaye Smith In Memory of Jerry Williams Worship and Choir Fund by Don and Ellen Clark The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 8

9 Billy Anderson Bo Anderson Donna Beard Tom Bready Dot Butler Joe Campodonico Amber Corbitt Cimadevilla Cassie Evans Lauren Gilliland Marian Hendricks Janet Klutts Bernie Liles Lori Butler Lindley Donna Luckey Peggy Massey Billy Myers James Neely Frank Racy Carolyn Rogers Lance Russell Mike Shankle BJ Smith Maurice Smith Daniel Stock Jacob Stock Jimmy Turner Bart White Ginny Whitehorn Camille Whitley Dr. Barney Witherington III MaeBelle Wright Rebecca Horstkoetter, sister of Roy Wrather, passed away at her home in Anchorage, Alaska on June 11, Please keep the family in your prayers. COUNSELING Faye Beckett, D.C.C. Doctorate in Christian Counseling. For appointments call the Counseling Ministry: Empowering others to reach their God given purpose. Cindy Pease, M.H.S.P., Licensed Professional Counselor, Nationally Certified. For appointments call the FUMC office , ext. 17. Counseling is available for individuals, couples or families. Fees are based on ability to pay. 9

10 WORSHIP BROADCASTS WORSHIP TIMES Live radio broadcast of the Traditional Worship on WKBL AM 11 a.m. Delayed broadcast of the Traditional Worship on KBJ Cable TV, Channel 5 (city) and 19 (county) - Sundays at 1:00 p.m.; Tuesdays at 12 Noon. MorningSong broadcast is on Mondays at 6:00 p.m. Also, live streaming of the traditional service is available at Both services are also archived at our website and can be viewed online anytime. Morning Song Service Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Christian Life Center Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Traditional Service Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Sanctuary First United Methodist Church 145 W. Church Avenue Covington, TN Phone: Fax: covingtonfumc@covingtonfumc.com Website: Facebook: Twitter: twitter.com/fumccovington 10