The Transmitter - Fayette United Methodist Church

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1 The Transmitter - Fayette United Methodist Church Welcome to Fayette Pastor Jeff and Suzanne Bandy Come to worship and meet our new pastor and his wife Sunday Worship 10:30 am JUL/AUG/SEP 2018 Sunday Worship time: 10:30am Adult Sunday School: 9:30am Childcare is available during worship PO Box 99, 305 East Main St. Fayette, OH Church: Pastor Jeff Cell: FLC: Website: fayetteumc.org Jeff Bandy, Minister jbandy121@gmail.com Chris Seiler, Secretary jcseiler@live.com Kirk Keiser, Board Chairman Pastor Jeff s availability: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9am noon, 1pm 4pm, please contact Pastor Jeff to plan a time to meet. Other times can be arranged, if necessary For rental of Family Life Center or church basement contact Eliott Richardson (more information on church website)

2 July 1 st marked the beginning of a new chapter in the life of Fayette UMC. My wife, Suzanne and I are excited about serving the church and the community as we make our home here. We have made good progress in unpacking the essentials and are looking forward to getting settled in these first couple of weeks of July. From the time we arrived we have felt welcome and we appreciate all the sincere greetings and offers of hospitality. Thank you! As brothers and sisters in Christ this attitude of hospitality and concern for one another and for those around us is to be a defining characteristic of who we are as the church. I would like to encourage all of us to be praying for how we can extend our hospitality beyond our current comfort zones. God calls for the church to be seeking peace and justice in our community by sharing the love of Christ with everyone we encounter. Remember Paul s encouragement to the Colossians, Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him (Col 3:15-17, NIV). In our thankfulness for what Christ has done in our lives we are to make ourselves available to our brothers and sisters in Christ and our neighbors, sharing the grace and love that Jesus Christ freely offers to all people. We look forward to the days ahead as we walk together in the power of the Holy Spirit as partners in mission and ministry in Fayette and beyond. Grace and Peace, Pastor Jeff In our Thoughts and Prayers Let Pastor Jeff know if you have anyone to add to this prayer list. Amy Ambriole, Curt Cooley, Robert Ford, Joyce Fruchey, Jamie Jarrell, Paul Johnston, Lucas Lavinder, Don Merrilat, Becky Clingaman Strauss, Wayne Williams, Ladies at Serenity Haven

3 Financial Information JUN-18 YTD Tithes/Offering $6, $51,694,91 Designated Offerings $ $12, Interest $ $ Facilities Rental $ $ 4, Miscellaneous $.00 $.37 $7, $69, Budget Expenses: $10, $64, Weekly Tithe needed to meet budget $ 3, Mortgage Balance $205, Financial Update: Our current financial status is showing a 14% decrease in Tithes from the same period last year. June 2018 we collected $7, in Tithes and had $10, in Expenses, our expenses exceeded revenue by $3, To meet the budget the board approved for 2019 is to receive $3, in Tithes for general fund expenses each week. Our mortgage on the Family Life Center will mature in February 2019 and at that point we either choose to pay it completely off or seek another mortgage loan. We currently owe $205, Kelly Bentley Treasurer The annual Ice Cream Social will be August 3, 2018 Your help is needed from donating supplies, pies to cleaning tables there is a place for your service on this day. All profits made from this event is given to local ministries. Look for sign up forms at church or you can call Kris Keiser at or

4 With Full Dinner Family Life Center Friday, August 03, :30 to 7:00 Free WILL DONATION ALL PROCEEDS TO LOCAL MISSIONS FUMY would like to thank everyone for their support of their mission trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee! The group successfully completed their work, which consisted of re-roofing a home, roofing and siding a shed, work on the gutters, and work on the floors inside the home. It was a great week of work and all 13 of our youth worked extremely hard to get the job done. None of this would have been possible without the generous sponsorships that our youth received and the support of our congregation! Thank you!

5 Administrative Board Meeting April 19, 2017 Attendance: Pastor Andrea, Kirk Keiser, Kelly Bentley, Jeanne Johnson, Jackie Blue, Ron Ely, Jim Fruchey, Dale Pfund, Elliot Richardson, Jeni Rychner and Sally Stuckey. Guest: Sue Schaffner K Keiser called the meeting to order. Pastor Andrea opened with prayer and introduced Sue Schaffner. Sue has been working with the Fayette Food Pantry for ten years. The food pantry is now located in the front office area of the former Fayette Tubular building. The space is donated and the utilities paid by the owner. It costs $300 a month to operate the food bank and serves fifty or more families per week. Staff Report: Youth Ministries: There are four more FUMY meetings with the Lock-In scheduled for May 7. There are 9 graduating seniors in FUMY this year. Facilities: The elevator has passed inspection. The eve on the FLC has been repaired. Please let someone know if you see water overflowing the gutters on the building. Worship: Confirmation Sunday will be May 7 th. There will be a potluck following the service to welcome the new members to the church. May 14 th Mother s Day will be celebrated and May 21 will be graduation Sunday to honor the seniors. Administration: Articles for the May June newsletter should be turned in. The membership data base is being updated. Children s Ministries: Fizz Kids is going well. The secretary s minutes from the meeting of March 15 was approved on a motion by J. Fruchey. D Pfund second, motion approved. The financial report was presented. K. Bentley noted that there is only $3116. In the general fund for operating expenses if the Missions Fund, Memorial Fund and Family Life Center funds are subtracted from the account. Cost cutting measures discussed. R. Ely moved to approve the report. J. Fruchey second, motion approved. Pastor s Report March 15- April 19, 2017 Worship Planned & Sermons Preached: 6 and 1 Community Good Friday Service Prayer Blogs Written: 18 Pastoral Visits: 11 Congregational Care Team Visits: 0 Funerals: 1 (attended) Baptisms: 0 Continuing Ed Days: 0 District Events/Meetings Attended: 4 Conference Events/Meetings Attended: Community Meetings/Events Attended: 7 Youth Events/Classes: 7 Small Groups/Bible Studies Led: 6 Church Meetings Attended: 4 Prayer Blog Stats: 149 Total Unique Visitors 357 Total Unique Views - no spam views were detected.

6 Multiple shares from within the congregation We will continue the prayer blog with a weekly entry published on Mondays Easter Events Report: Palm Sunday Worship: 61 people in attendance, lower than previous years. Palm Sunday and Holy Week coincided with Spring Break this year. Community Good Friday - well attended throughout the community. Easter Egg Hunt: Approximately 80 people, 50 kids Easter Movie Event with Lunch: 25 people While the weather was beautiful for the egg hunt, that beautiful weather worked against staying inside to watch a movie. For next year we are planning to have food at the park for the egg hunt. Easter Worship: 82 people in attendance at Sunrise (this is the highest attendance in the three Easters that I have served as pastor) 84 people in attendance at 10:30am. (166 total) Emotionally Healthy Church Training: We will be offering a training on building emotional health within the church. The training will be based on The Emotionally Healthy Church by Peter Scazzero. The Rev. Dr. Dan Gildner, dean of chapel and contextual ministries at United Theological Seminary, will be facilitating our training. We have opened the training up to the district and the other churches in our area. I will also invite folks from the staff team and the church to participate. This will be held May 13 th from 9-12 in the FLC. Confirmation Update: We have 8 students participating in Confirmation. The kids are really inquisitive and engaged in learning the confirmation material. They are excited for confirmation class and the time they get to spend growing together with their friends. I will be leading the Jr. High FUMY lesson on April 26. The group (that is mostly comprised of confirmation students) will be learning about Biblical interpretations and the Wesleyan Quadrilateral. Confirmation will be during worship on May 7. We will have a potluck following worship to celebrate with our newly confirmed members! Congregational Care Team Update: We have had interest in the congregational care team from 4 people. We will be instituting visitation groups that each team member will go and visit. The members of the team will fill out visit reports during the month of May to let me know how their visits went and what prayer needs they learn of during their visits. We will report the number of congregational care team visits during the board meeting each month as part of the pastor s report. Old Business: In the past a gift card has been purchased for the person who plows the parking lots. R. Ely moved to purchase a gift card at the usual amount again this year. D. Pfund second, motion approved. Supporting the Food Pantry with a monetary gift discussed. It was felt this could be included in the Mission & Outreach budget. New Business: J. Blue suggested the address number of the FLC be put on the front of the building. The company who put the sign on the building will be contacted about numbers that will match the lettering front of the building. J. Fruchey moved to adjourn. D. Pfund second, meeting adjourned. Jeanne Johnson Secretary

7 Administrative Board Meeting May 16, 2018 Attendance: Pastor Andrea, Kelly Bentley, Nancy Lavinder, Dale Pfund, Jeanne Johnson Kirk Keiser, Elliot Richardson, Jeni Rychner and Sally Stuckey K. Keiser called the meeting to order. Pastor Andrea opened with prayer followed by the staff report. Care Giving & Visitation: The One-Way class is making fruit baskets to take to the new neighbors who are in the area of the church. Children s Ministries: The VBS will be held with the Christian Church again this year. The Fizz kids closed the year with a swimming party, there were twelve in attendance. Three members will be moving up to FUMY. Facilities: The elevator alarm button has been repaired. The lights in the FLC will be changed to LED lights. The porch at the parsonage needs painting and some landscape work needs to be done Mission & Outreach: There will be no community meals this summer. The secretary s minutes from March and April were approved on a motion by D. Pfund. S. Stuckey second, motion approved. The treasurer s report was reviewed. E. Richardson moved to approve the report. D. Pfund second, motion approved. Pastor s Report: Sermons and worship: 4 Pastoral Visits: 7 Congregational Care Team Visits: 4 Funerals: 1 Continuing Ed Days: 2 District Events/Meetings Attended: 1 Conference Events/Meetings Attended: 1 Community Meetings/Events Attended: 1 Youth Events/Classes: 4 Small Groups/Bible Studies Led: 2 Church Meetings/ Events Attended: 2 This month it was announced that I will be reappointed to Trinity UMC in Bowling Green. My last Sunday will June 17. Then I will use vacation time for June (10days). Will and I will move out of the parsonage by June 24. The trustees may want to paint the front porch at the parsonage as paint is peeling off of the white portions of the porch. They may also want to mulch the parsonage landscaping so that it will look nice for the new pastor. Rev. Jeff Bandy will begin his appointment here at Fayette UMC on July 1, Kirk Keiser is working with Jeff and his family about move in dates and transition information. I will leave a flash drive with info on it for Rev. Bandy. New Business: The church is the sponsor of the Boy Scout program in Fayette. The Boy Scouts have are now allowing girls in the scouting program. Girls would be in separate dens with female volunteers. If girls are allowed in the Fayette chapter female volunteers are already in place for the program. J. Johnson moved to approve the charter change to include girls in the Boy Scout program. K. Keiser second, motion approved. The church pays for the moving expenses for the new pastor. The upstairs carpeting will be replaced and the other carpets cleaned prior to his moving in. D. Pfund moved to adjourn, K. Bentley second, meeting adjourned. Jeanne Johnson, Secretary Administrative Board

8 Administrative Board Meeting June 20, 2018 Attendance: Kelly Bentley, Jim Fruchey, Nancy Lavinder, Dale Pfund, Jeanne Johnson Kirk Keiser, Elliot Richardson, Jeni Rychner and Sally Stuckey K. Keiser called the meeting to order. The staff did not meet this month. The secretaries minutes from the May meeting were approved as read on a motion by J. Rychner. S. Stuckey second, minutes approved. The treasurer s report was presented. It was noted there is enough money in the Family Life Center fund to make the monthly payments until the note is due in February. The church family will be reminded in October of the amount of money owed on the building in hopes we can make a large payment on the final due date in February. D. Pfund moved to approve the report. N. Lavinder second, motion approved. A general discussion was held to facilitate a smooth transition when Pastor Jeff starts on July 1. There are a couple staff position which will also be changing within the next few months. Pastor Jeff would like to have several small gatherings to get acquainted with the church family on a social level. Anyone interested in hosting a small group contact K. Keiser. Parsonage painting and cleaning will be Monday June 25. New carpet will be installed upstairs and the other carpets will be cleaned. Meeting adjourned. Jeanne Johnson Secretary