ReNew. Phase ONE. ReNew our sanctuary to create an inspiring worship space.

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1 The Flame Summer West Main Street, Lewisville, TX firstlewisville.org GOD WILL MAKE A WAY A SERMON SERIES ON THE BOOK OF EXODUS 6/12 The Name of God EXODUS 3: /19 God Still Calls Us EXODUS 3:1-6 6/26 Darkest Before the Dawn EXODUS 5:1-22 7/3 The Lamb of God EXODUS 12:1-14 7/10 God Makes a Way EXODUS 14:5-31 7/17 True Freedom EXODUS 6:1-9, 19:1-8A

2 Don t miss the best week of the year! VBS 2016: July 18-22, both evening and daytime. It will be here before you know it! We will be on a Deep Sea Discovery to learn God is with us wherever we go. Registration for VBS children as well as volunteers can be found on our church website (under children s tab) as well as paper forms in the church office. With over 300 children expected, we will need you to help! Don t miss this opportunity of outreach to share Jesus love with so many precious children. Please help make VBS 2016 a wonderful and powerful experience for so many. questions to VBS@firstlewisville.org. All VBS trainings will be in the Family Life Center Room 301: Sundays, June 26 and July 10, 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, 7:00 p.m. You must complete one of these trainings in order to volunteer for VBS.

3 Phase ONE ReNew our sanctuary to create an inspiring worship space. ReNew Fulfilling God s mission. Realizing God s vision. This is a season worth celebrating! Our debt is Finally Paid in Full, and we are joining together as a faith family to make our commitments to ReNew. Our extravagant generosity will lay the foundation for vibrant ministry for generations to come. To make a gift or pledge to ReNew, simply contact Marla Frye in the church office at marla@firstlewisville.org. Our pay-as-we-go approach will... ReNew our Sanctuary to create an inspiring worship space. ReNew our Soul Café area to promote fellowship and radical hospitality. ReNew our exterior to welcome the community. ReNew our signage to create positive guest experience. ReNew our Family Life Center to better serve families. How do I learn more? Pastor Andy and/or any member of the building committee are happy to visit with you.

4 Facebook.com/FUMCLewisvilleKids Camp Bridgeport is a great way to spend a week having fun and growing spiritually. It is a camp for children completing grades 3-5, July 25 29, and the cost is $375. To register go to Summer substitutes are needed for Sunday school. Please consider helping out in children s Sunday school this summer. We have one teacher having a baby and several others will be taking a much deserved break and that means we have classes that need your help. No outside work is required, all lessons are prepared for you with a script ;-) You don t need to commit for the whole summer we will be glad to have you any Sunday you can help. We need your loving presence. Mandi about volunteering, mandi@firstlewisville.org. Summer Fun Camps Join the Journey is a program that seeks to help guests and new members find their connection points at First Lewisville. Many people visit churches and even join them only to go years without finding a place, other than worship, to connect with others and the mission of the church. While worship is integral to our faith, it is not the only point of connection. Join the Journey is designed to help you not only be a member of this church, but also to help you move forward as a disciple of Jesus Christ. While we hope you will stay for the 6-week duration of the course, we realize that schedules change and things happen. So, we have designed each class to stand alone so you have the flexibility to miss a week and pick it up another time. Registration available online at: Nature Art: June 13 6 (M, T, W, Th) 18 months school age Independence Day: June (M, T, W, Th) 18 months school age Sizzlin Science: July (M, T, W, Th) 18 months school age CCDC Fall Registration Christian Child Development Center (CCDC) is now enrolling for the school year! CCDC serves families with children 18 months old through Kindergarten. School hours: 9 a.m. 1 p.m. and limited full-day options. For more information please visit firstlewisville.org or contact Janet at ccdc.janet_page@verizon.net of Adult Bible School The Evangelism committee is planning to hold Adult Bible School in parallel with evening Vacation Bible School. There will be 2 formats to choose from. A get-together format for fellowship and discussion and a class format which will study the Book of Haggai (2 chapters in 4 nights). Contact Don Hamilton(donham3111@gmail.com) for more information. Contact Karen Lott for more information on Join the Journey at klott2001@gmail.com.

5 Mosaic {young adults} Summer is happenin with First Youth! Sunday June 5 Youth from 5-6:30 p.m., small groups and games to welcome in the summer. June 12 18: Middle School Mission Trip to Wetumpka, AL with Youth Works June 25 July 3 High School Mission Trip to Fentress, Co, TN with Appalachia Service Project Sunday July 10 Youth from 5-6:30 p.m. Sunday July 17 Youth VBS Training (Mandatory-must attend if you wish to volunteer) at 11 a.m. during Sunday School. July Vacation Bible School July 24 Summit Worship July 24 July 29: Youth week Youth week is a fun-filled week of awesome events! July 24: TBA July 26: Color Wars July 27: Mission Day July 28: Rough Riders game July 29: Cookout and fireworks at the lake Contact Emily Douglas (emily@firstlewisville.org) or visit firstlewisville.org/youth for more information about any of these events! Text firstyouth to to receive up-to-date information and reminders. Sunday Mornings: Coffee and Conversation a.m.: Young adults meet in the Library for coffee, community, and a guided conversation and Bible study. Small Group Connection: Supper Clubs Groups meet monthly for food and friendship to share life and our faith journeys together. Contact jonathan@ firstlewisville.org to get connected! Summit Our next Summit Worship is July 24. We re going to celebrate the summer in Summit style with an outdoor concert and cookout! Look for more details soon. Open Table: Sundays, June 5 and July 10, 5:30 7 p.m. Join the Summit community at Tierney s in Old Town for dinner, drinks, fellowship, and an open, nonjudgmental conversation about the big questions of life and faith. We all have something to share and something to learn join us for a great night of getting to know each other and growing together. Evolve for ages meets Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at Starbucks on Main Street and Garden Ridge in Lewisville. Contact Megan Everitt and Abby Owens at college@ frstlewisville.org for more information. Mosaic s Clarksville Mission Trip We are heading back to Clarksville for a one-day trip on June 10! Our focus this trip will be on their town community center, The Hub, and will include both working on a mural and teaching a computer class. Contact Eric Page for more information! A note from the Evangelism Committee: So, if we are going to become persons who share our faith with those outside the church we first have to become persons who regularly share our faith with persons inside the church. Take a few moments this week and think of how you might start to encourage people in our church to share their experience of God with others. There are many Christians who, down deep inside, want to share their faith but they honestly don t know what to say. Let s figure out a way to help them. Faith sharing in worship service is a practice that is rooted in the Wesleyan experience. Do you have a faith story that you can share with the congregation? In my study today I came across this saying that seems to summarize evangelism for me, Make a friend; be a friend; introduce your friend to Christ. I think this is a good motto for us to use. -Don Hamilton My Brother s Keeper My Brother s Keeper will have their monthly Men s Breakfast Saturday June 11 and Saturday July 9 at 7am in the Family Life Center. Come join us for some good food and fellowship! After breakfast we will head over to the metal shop to work on PETs frames from 8 a.m. 12 p.m.. If interested, please contact Nathan or Perry at mbk_fumc@ yahoo.com. Dorcas Pie and Cobbler Sale June 19, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. 12 p.m. outside Soul Cafe Ascension Sisters Sewing Ministry s Sewing Day Ascension Sisters Sewing Ministry will hold a sewing day on Sunday, June 26, from 12:15 3:00 p.m. in the church parlor. We welcome all who can sew, cut fabric or ribbon, iron, or stuff Fiber-fill into the completed projects. (Continued)

6 907 West Main Street Lewisville, TX firstlewisville.org return service requested Beneficiaries of our breast cancer comfort pillows, port pillows, and neck comfort pillows for chemotherapy treatments have been Lewisville, Flower Mound and Greater Dallas Oncology Offices and Hospitals. All material for the pillows is donated and the pillows are completely free to the patients. If you plan to attend and sew, please bring your sewing machine. If you have any questions, please contact Robbie Ellis, , Or you may contact Robbie if you would like to donate 1 yard of 100% cotton fabric, a package of ¾ Velcro, or a bag of Fiber-fil. June Communion Offering The June Communion Rail Offering will go to help Vacation Bible School. Vacation Bible School is the single biggest outreach event we host each year. For an entire week each summer, instead of reaching the 75 children we have in weekly attendance, we have the opportunity to teach almost 300 kids about God s amazing love and grace. With the support of this church we are able to offer VBS to so many children, including Basswood and New Hope, that would not get the option to experience this wonderfully powerful week. This year we hope to mail a postcard to houses surrounding the church; our hope is to reach new families including single parent families we are on mission to serve. July Communion Offering The July Communion Rail Offering will go towards Camino de Vida. Camino de Vida is our Spanish language worshiping community. This community is an important outreach to our Lewisville community. Rev. Jonathan Perry s Last Sunday June 12 - Rev. Jonathan Perry s last Sunday. Reception following the 9:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. worship services in the Soul Café. Rev. Yvette Blair-Lavallais Reception June 19 - Rev. Yvette Blair-Lavallais will join us. Reception following the 9:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. worship services in the Soul Café. Church-Wide Revival Event Rev. Mike Baughman (Union Coffee) to preach All-church lunch on lawn from 12:00-2:00 PM Special evening worship service Mark your calendars! Permanent Endowment Fund in Memory of Jacob Grant