The Spire. Free Food Friday. As a new year rolls in, so does another semester of Free Food Friday!

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1 I n s i d e t h i s i s s u e : Health & Wellness Fair Rummage Sale Facebook and Website Church Council Report 3 Diaper Drive 4 Calendar 5 Zumba 5 The Spire F V o l u m e 1, I s s u e Free Food Friday As a new year rolls in, so does another semester of Free Food Friday! The first Friday back was January 0th. We had a great turn out with numerous prayer requests! If you re interested in helping, either preparing food or giving food out at campus, we meet at 8:45 in the CLC kitchen to prepare the food. At 10:30, we meet on campus in front of the Kleberg Ag building (north west of College Hall on the circle). If you would like to donate food/water or money to e b r u a r y this ministry, please contact Debbie Byrd (361) or Jeffery Byrd (361) Location of food hand-out on campus

2 P a g e Health and Wellness Fair A Community Connection Team Update: Please mark your calendar, the date of the second annual Health and Wellness Fair has been changed to Saturday, March 5. We discovered that we had scheduled our event on the same day as a huge Health Fair taking place at the American Bank Center. Many of the venders we had last year where already committed to this event in Corpus. Date: 3/5/017 Time: 10am - 1pm Location: Community Life Center Free Screenings Win Door Prizes and $100 HEB Gift Cards Dance and Cheer Performances Free Massages and Flu Shots The Rummage Sale has been held since spring of 006. The youth thank you for years of support! Rummage Sale Submitted by Liisa Hewitt It s time for Spring Cleaning! The annual Rummage Sale is set for Saturday, March 4th from 8am to 1pm. Funds from this event are used to support our youth ministries. If you have items to donate, they can be left at the CLC. If able, please take the stairs from the front entry and place items in the first room down the hall. Please call Liisa Hewitt at if you have any questions. Facebook and website The church s Facebook page and website are being updated! Look out for recent updates on events and meetings. If you see anything that needs updating, or if there is anything you would like added, please let Nicole Hewitt know at To like the church s Facebook Page: 1. Go to the church s Page by searching the church s name on Facebook. Click Like below the Page's cover photo T h e S p i r e

3 V o l u m e 1, I s s u e P a g e 3 Church Council 016 Submitted by Chris Genz 1. Pastor - Valli Blair. Finance Rep Ricki Cunningham 3. Finance Rep Susan Wise 4. Trustee Rep Keith Pawelek 5. Trustee Rep Blaine Wise 6. SPR Rep Steve Perkins 7. SPR Rep Ann Harrell I would not be over exaggerating to say 016 has been a learning process for the Church Council. This was the first full calendar year using the Healthy Church Initiative process (a single board system). The Church Council is the governing board for our church. It sets policy and the direction for FUMCK. But we also have to put on our managing hats when we do the business of the Staff Parish Relation business or make finance and Trustee decision. That part of the meeting is led by that representative on the Council and not the Council chairperson. The Council takes the place of four or five committees that we had before. The Council tries to make decisions and changes more transparent to the congregation. The Single Board system makes changes easier and quicker by not going through the long chain of command of numerous committees. All these new ideas are still a work in progress. I can also easily say that this has been a year of transition for the Council and our church. We were blessed to have Pastor Jim for the first six month of 016. Jim was an idea man and with the help of several people he/we put the HCI process in motion. Jim changed the multi-committee paradigm. We are using a new way of thinking and I thank him for that. Now in walks Pastor Valli. She is a more high church, goes by the Book of Discipline, Elder versus a Deacon type of pastor. But, and this is huge, Pastor Valli is a more of a roll up her sleeve and gets the job done type pastor. We are on the move again. Both pastors, although very different, are agents of change for our church. Both pastors fully support the HCI process, the idea of moving out into the community, and helping our neighbors. For the Council, Pastor Valli has been an easy transition. Your 017 Church Council is: The Council had a slow start early on while we were learning the system. But we picked up some steam as the year went on. We solidified most of our church policies from safe sanctuary to the Community Life Center usage policy. We changed our money handling procedure which now more aligns with the Methodist Book of Discipline. Our church acquired a piece of property and the Trustees are deciding what to do with it. We also decided that while still taking care of our members, we want to continue to move outside our wall and help our neighbors. In September, Rev. Dr. Bob Allen, who is the Rio Texas Conference head of the HCI process, gave the Council a refresher course on HCI process. We made some slight changes to our process but we are set and ready for 017. Overall this has been a good year and I am expecting great things for Worship Karen Meadows 9. Youth Angel Vela 10. At Large Member Jeffrey Byrd 11. At Large Member Marge Peterson 1. At Large Member Peggy Westbrook 13. Chairperson Chris Genz

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5 First United Methodist Church Kingsville 30 W Kleberg Ave Kingsville, TX Phone: (361) Website: valliblair@gmail.com By loving God, Loving People and Serving, we aim to be a center of Spiritual, Physical and Emotional healing for all people in Kleberg County. Through healing ministries, we lead people through an intentional process to become disciples of Jesus Christ connecting God s people to each other, the community, and Jesus. Lives will be changed though God using us! Facebook: First United Methodist Church Kingsville Texas Weekdays Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays 8:00am 5:00-6:00pm 7:00pm 8:15am 11:00am 8:30-10:30am 1:00-:00pm 5:00-6:00pm 5:30-7:30pm 5:30pm 6:30pm 8:30-10:30am 10:00am 10:00am 10:45-11:30am 8:30am 10:30am Calendar Walking Girls Scouts Emmaus Nutrition Class (Feb.) ESL classes Weight Loss ( nd /4 th Wed.) Girls Diabetes Class Sister & Brother Act Rehearsal Chancel Choir Rehearsal ESL classes Bible Study Quilters (1 st Fri.) Zumba Free Food Friday Prep FFF TAMUK Brenda Flores, one of the ESL students, is beginning a Zumba class on Thursdays from 10:45-11:30am in the CLC. Brenda used to dance in the National School of Ballet in Mexico and lives to dance. She is very excited to teach this class and hopes you will join her! Class is open to everyone. Beginning in March, class will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:45-11:30am.