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Inside this issue: February, 2013 Greenville District Great Day of Service 2013 April 13, 2013 Ending Hunger in our lifetime Mary s Message 2 Birthdays 3 Basic Church Administration Seminar Important

1 Inside this issue: February, 2013 Greenville District Great Day of Service 2013 April 13, 2013 Ending Hunger in our lifetime Mary s Message 2 Birthdays 3 Basic Church Administration Seminar Important Dates & Calendar 4 Youth News 5 Road Warriors Fundraiser 6 Local Church News 7 Golf Tournament 8 Special points of interest: Rev. Robert Cox is the new Greenville District Communications coordinator. Please send information you want in the newsletter, the web site, or the Facebook page to him at greenvillescumc@gmail.co m Website= greenville.umcsc.org (no www) Facebook page = Greenville SC District Deadline for the March newsletter is February By Davis Crews Greenville District Great Day of Service 2013 April 13, 2013 Ending Hunger in our lifetime By the Numbers: On Super Bowl Sunday Americans will eat: 1.25 Billion chicken wings, enough to circle the earth more than twice 4.4 Million pizza pies 89 Million lbs. of chips, enough to fill 20 space shuttles All while: Our world produces 4.4 lbs. of food for every person to eat every single day 1 Billion people go hungry 25,000 people die each day from hunger related issues Every 6 seconds a child dies from malnutrition Greenville District Response: Raise $78,000 Gather 1500 volunteers Package 28,5000 meals for Stop Hunger Now Offer countless lbs. of nonperishable food to local hunger relief ministries We need: All 72 churches in the district and 1 YOU Go here to register a gift or to volunteer: The District Connectional Ministries team hopes each congregation will begin considering their response. Funds for the event are due to the Conference office March 31, So, what is Stop Hunger Now? Stop Hunger Now is an international hunger relief organization that coordinates the distribution of food and other life-saving aid around the world. The organization is driven by a vision of a world without hunger and a mission to end hunger in our lifetime by providing food and life-saving aid to the world's most vulnerable and by creating a global commitment to mobilize the necessary resources. Stop Hunger Now s meal packaging program provides volunteers the opportunity to package dehydrated, high protein, and highly nutritious meals that are used primarily to support development programs and to save lives in developing countries around the world. In its efforts to respond to emergency needs around the world Stop Hunger Now receives and distributes significant donations of in-kind aid. These donations are large quantities of food, medicines, medical supplies and other such items as may be of use in fighting hunger and providing relief in a crisis. (continued on page 2)

The Great Day of Service Saturday, April 13, 2013 Advent UMC in Simpsonville Stop Hunger Now s meal packaging program provides volunteers the opportunity to package dehydrated, high protein, and

2 The Great Day of Service Saturday, April 13, 2013 Advent UMC in Simpsonville Stop Hunger Now s meal packaging program provides volunteers the opportunity to package dehydrated, high protein, and highly nutritious meals that are used in crisis situations and in school feeding programs for schools and orphanages in developing countries around the world. Participants work in three hours shifts beginning at 7:30 am and going until 7:30 pm. Cash contributions can be made payable to: Greenville District Great Day of Service. To volunteer for a three hour shift, go to: Help end hunger in our lifetime. Join with Stop Hunger Now and make a difference. Mary s Message It doesn t take long to make the transition from the Christmas holidays back to the routine of life and work. While the decorations have been packed away, I pray that the gifts of the season hope, peace, joy, and love will remain with us and infuse our life and work together. We have several opportunities for ministry and mission on the horizon. The first is our District listening session with Bishop Jonathan Holston on Sunday, February 10 at Aldersgate UMC from 3-5pm. Clergy and laity are encouraged to attend and to hear Bishop Holston talk about his vision for the future of the SC Annual Conference. I look forward to seeing you there. On April 13 we will have our District Day of Service, once again hosting a Stop Hunger Now event at Advent UMC. In addition, we will have an opportunity to participate in a similar event conferencewide on June 11 during our Annual Conference gathering in Florence. Our fundraising goal for the two events is $78,000. I am confident that we will be able to meet and exceed this amount. Many of you have already begun projects in your churches. Your generosity will make a difference in the lives of people you will never know. And thanks to your generous spirits, the Greenville District finished the year by paying 82.1% of our apportionments, up from 80.4% in The Annual Conference finished at 87.03%, up 2.63% from last year. The Columbia district is to be commended for paying 100% of their conference apportionments! If they can do it, why can t we? Thank you for all that you have done to make mission and ministry possible, and for all that you will do to extend our witness in the year to come. With a glad and grateful heart, Mary V. Teasley

Basic Church Administration Keeping Records and Maintaining Legal Requirements A seminar for Pastors and Church Leaders 2/1 Brant Goulart 2/1 Maggie Stevens 2/4 Robert Jackson 2/4 Rilcita Thompson

3 Basic Church Administration Keeping Records and Maintaining Legal Requirements A seminar for Pastors and Church Leaders 2/1 Brant Goulart 2/1 Maggie Stevens 2/4 Robert Jackson 2/4 Rilcita Thompson 2/6 Cassidy Garrison 2/7 Larry Smith 2/11 Abby Hook 2/14 Steven Brown 2/16 Ashley Mixon 2/16 Benjamin Whitt 2/18 Tacoma Arries 2/20 Charles Johnson 2/26 Laura Canine 2/27 Tyler Jones 2/28 Karen Rush Please help us update our birthdays! We don t want to leave anyone out. Send your updates to Rhonda in the district office at gvdist@umcsc.org. Saturday, March 2, :30 am to 3:00 pm Cost = $15, Includes lunch, refreshments, and materials Grace United Methodist Church 627 Taylor Road, Greer, SC Who Should Attend? Senior Pastors Chairs and members of Board of Trustees Chairs and members of Staff/ Pastor Parish Relations Committees Membership Secretaries Financial Secretaries Treasurers Purpose: To provide church officers and pastors the information they need to keep proper records for the administration of the church in accordance with the Discipline and legal requirements. Membership Records Chronological rolls Baptism, Preparatory rolls Family information New requirements from General conference Giving Records IRS requirements UMC requirements Separation of Duties Counters and requirements Reporting to contributors, boards and councils Financial Records Custody of cash and documentation Reporting to Church Councils and boards Separation of duties Multiple signatures Banks Personnel Requirements Government requirements = IRS, INS Who qualifies as an employee? As a contractor? Records required to be kept Government - W2, W4, 1099, I-9 Personnel files for S/PPRC Record keeping for church requirements Background checks Safe Sanctuaries Legal Requirements Trustees, Trust Clauses, Church Incorporation Insurance requirements, making sure property is protected Liability Property Safe Sanctuary and misconduct Director s Insurance To Register: go to the Greenville District website, and click on the registration button. Payment may be made at the door. Make checks payable to Grace UMC. A note about the seminar leader: Rev. Robert Cox received his Master of Accounting from the Professional Accounting Program at the University of South Carolina, and was the Corporate Controller for South Carolina s largest moving and storage company when he felt is calling to ministry. He comes with years of experience and background knowledge that can help your church maintain records and documents in accordance with the Discipline of the UMC and with various government agencies. If you or your church officers need help in understanding what documents and records to keep and how to keep them properly, please take advantage of this seminar.

4 Important Dates To Get On Your Calendar Save the Dates: February 10, 2013 Bishop s Listening Session 3-5 pm Aldersgate UMC, Greenville February 22-23, The United Methodist Men Spiritual Retreat Weekend will be at Spring Maid Beach Resort, Myrtle Beach, SC. March 2, :30 am 3:00 pm Basic Church Administration Grace UMC, Greer April 13, 2013 Greenville District Great Day of Service Advent UMC, Simpsonville 7am 7pm Teams work in two hour shifts to pack meals for Stop Hunger Now Our Goal: Raise $78,000 and pack 285,000 meals with 1500 volunteers! Sign-ups to participate in the event will begin in early The committee needs to know what hunger ministries your congregation is already doing and if anyone in your congregation is interested in working on the Great Day of Service Team. Please contact Virginia Crews at the number below with any hunger ministries your church is involved with and the names of persons interested in working with the Stop Hunger Now Event Team Virginia Crews vcrews@bellsouth.net Greenville District Calendar 2/2 VBS Training Workshop, Saturday, February 2, to be held at Simpsonville UMC from /10 3-5pm, Bishop s Listening Session, Aldersgate UMC, Greenville. 2/12 District Clergy Meeting, 9-12, Mountain View UMC 2/21 District Connectional Meeting, 6:30 pm, Buncombe Street UMC. 2/22-23 United Methodist Men s Spiritual Retreat, Springmaid Beach, SC 3/2 Basic Church Administration. A Seminar for Pastors and Church Officers, Grace UMC, Greer. 3/14 Clergy Orders Meeting Lexington UMC, Lexington 3/17 ~ Greenville District Youth Night of Worship at Trinity UMC, 2703 Augusta Street, Greenville 3/30 District Golf Tournament to Benefit Great Day of Service, Hejaz Golf Course Mauldin, SC

youth ministries and offer opportunities for students and youth leaders to grow in faith and leadership.

5 Greenville District Youth News! Greenville District Youth Mission Statement Greenville District Youth Ministries exist to provide a connectional approach to youth ministry while valuing the individuality of each church, support youth ministries and offer opportunities for students and youth leaders to grow in faith and leadership. February ~ REVOLUTION State Methodist Youth Retreat, Columbia Methodist Youth from around the state of South Carolina will gather in Columbia on February for our state youth retreat call Revolution. For more information and to sign up visit the SC Conference Website. February 21 ~ THE FOUNTAIN ~ IHOP on Woodruff 9am On the third Thursday of each month, a gathering of area Methodist Youth leaders is held. In February, we will gather at the International House of Pancakes on Woodruff Road. This gathering is called THE FOUNTAIN and begins at 9am. The purpose of the gathering is to provide a time for support to each other as youth leaders. It is the goal of THE FOUNTAIN to keep each other filled up so that we are pouring into students out of overflow. Please make plans to join us! In March, the meeting will be held in the evening so that area youth workers who have conflicts during the day may attend. Mark your calendar for March 21 and plan to join us at Fuddruckers on Woodruff Road at 6:30pm for dinner! March 17 ~ Greenville District Youth Night of Worship at Trinity UMC, 2703 Augusta Street, Greenville - On March 17 our final night of worship for the school year will be held at Trinity UMC. We will enjoy a time of worship, with message, an opportunity for community building and also a pizza dinner! We will meet from 6:00pm until 7:30pm. March 30 ~ Great Day of Service Golf Tournament ~ HeJaz Golf Course, Mauldin - Consider being a part of the golf tournament we will be hosting to benefit the world hunger relief organization Stop Hunger Now. The tournament will be held on March 30, 2013 at the Hejaz Golf Course in Mauldin, SC. To register to play in the tournament, please visit the Advent UMC website at and look for the STOP Hunger Now Golf Tournament link on the "ticker" on the left hand side of the page or Leigh Randall for registration information. Registration includes a full afternoon at the course that will begin with a BBQ lunch followed by a shot gun start at 1:00pm and will conclude with an awards reception. Sponsors are also needed. To become a sponsor for the tournament, please Will Randall for a sponsorship package. On Saturday, April 13, the Greenville District Great Day of Service and also the Greenville District Youth school year mission STOP Hunger Now Packaging Event will be held! If you have collected any money for STOP Hunger Now, please make checks payable to STOP Hunger Now and mail to Rhonda Gilliam at the Greenville District UMC Office, 213 College Street, Greenville, SC or to Leigh Randall at Advent United Methodist Church, 2258 Woodruff Road, Simpsonville, SC as funds are collected. Thank you! A number of fundraisers are being held throughout the district! Please let Leigh Randall know of fundraisers you are holding so we can join together to STOP Hunger Now!

Check Out This Fundraiser Event for the Great Day of Service Stop Hunger Now Meal Packing Event Greenville Road Warriors & the United Methodist Church Greenville District present a night to benefit

6 Check Out This Fundraiser Event for the Great Day of Service Stop Hunger Now Meal Packing Event Greenville Road Warriors & the United Methodist Church Greenville District present a night to benefit Stop Hunger Now! March 1, 2013 Greenville Road Warriors will work with the United Methodist Church Greenville District to help the hungry via a night to benefit Stop Hunger Now. For every $10 ticket sold in the RED section, $2 will be donated to Stop Hunger Now. United Methodist Church Involvement: Promote the night to all Greenville District member churches and encourage ticket sales via all promotional vehicles/mediums available to the churches ( blasts, websites, bulletins, inchurch media, etc.). Conduct a sales/fundraising contest among all of the member churches culminating with the three churches that sell the most tickets receiving VIP experiences for participating congregation members and church volunteers/staff. Designate a Point Person for each church to take ticket orders, collect funds, make payment and distribute tickets to congregation members. Select church to provide Stop Hunger Now point of contact for game day logistics serve as a liaison as needed. Benefits: Use of a (50) person party suite - food and drink not included and (5) VIP parking passes. Opportunity to view pre-game warm ups from the Road Warriors bench. Opportunity for church staff/volunteers to participate in an intermission contest. PA announcements during the game recognizing the top three churches from the fundraising contest. Group recognition of all participating churches via Group Welcome Graphic on video board. Stop Hunger Now presence on the concourse. Road Warriors will select a member of one of the churches to sing the National Anthem the night of the game. Road Warriors will recognize a key Stop Hunger Now volunteer during a pre-game ceremony. Road Warriors will craft and distribute a press release highlighting the donation made to Stop Hunger Now and the involvement of the Greenville District churches. Chris Lewis Executive Vice President/General Manager (O) Chris.lewis@greenvilleroadwarriors.com Greenville Road Warriors Hockey Club BI-LO Center 650 N. Academy Street Greenville, SC 29601

7 Church News and Opportunities Covenant UMC is offering a 6- week class on Aging and it is open to all pastors. "Aging is Not for Sissies" will be taught by Susan Singleton, an elder law attorney, and Sally Lowery, aging consultant and a volunteer Medicare Counselor with Medicare's SHIP program. It will be Sunday afternoons 3:00-4:30pm from February 3 to March 10th and is free of charge. You can register with Covenant UMC at This class will give you insights into the aging process, including discussions about Advanced Directives, Alzheimer's, Caregiving, Dignity, Estate, Financial, Grief, Healthcare, Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Quality of Life & Spiritual issues. The goal of the class is to provide helpful resources, information and guest speakers to guide you through the maze of common aging and caregiving decisions. This class will provide new information and resources to use in caring for your congregation. Spouses are welcome. Linda Guthrie Associate Pastor Covenant United Methodist Church 1310 Old Spartanburg Road Greer, SC Liberty Hill Methodist Church at 301 Liberty Hill Road, Greer, SC is having a hotdog supper and mission play on Feb. 2. The supper will be from 5-7 PM and play begins at 7 PM. This is a fundraiser for Jason Gray going to Kenya as a missionary. He will establish a sports ministry, teach adults about building and gardening, and lead bible studies. Jason is responsible for all his living expenses and materials to do his work. If you are willing to help support Jason, your tax deductible money can be sent to: Adventure in Missions, 6000 Wellspring Trail, Gainesville, GA and list Jason Gray on your check so they can get it to him. You can check on him at the website: iamjasongray.com. You can follow his work on that website. He also needs your prayers as he meets hard times in Kenya. Let There Be Light Rosemary Hughes & Vance Jenkins in recital Experience the beauty of stained glass and the glow of candlelight as we celebrate the gift of our new Sanctuary Piano. Sunday, February 3, :00 PM Sanctuary, Buncombe Street United Methodist Church 200 Buncombe Street Greenville, SC The love offering collected will be placed into the Music & Arts Ministry's Arts Outreach Fund, and these gifts will be used to spread the light of Christ to the community beyond the church walls through music and the arts.

Greenville District of the UMC 213 College Street Greenville, SC 29601 Phone: 864-233-3611 FAX: 864-242-1272 Email: gvdist@umcsc.org Communications: greenvilles- Non-profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Permit No.

org GREENVILLE DISTRICT HOSTS GOLF TOURNAMENT TO BENEFIT GREAT DAY OF SERVICE MARCH 30 ~ 11:30am ~ HeJaz Golf Course ~ Mauldin, SC On behalf of the Greenville District of the UMC, I am writing to

The tournament will be held on March 30, 2013 at the Hejaz Golf Course in Mauldin, SC.

8 Greenville District of the UMC 213 College Street Greenville, SC Phone: FAX: Communications: greenvilles- Non-profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 473 Greenville, SC Like us on Facebook at Greenville SC District We re on the Web: GREENVILLE DISTRICT HOSTS GOLF TOURNAMENT TO BENEFIT GREAT DAY OF SERVICE MARCH 30 ~ 11:30am ~ HeJaz Golf Course ~ Mauldin, SC On behalf of the Greenville District of the UMC, I am writing to request that you consider being a part of the golf tournament we will be hosting to benefit the world hunger relief organization Stop Hunger Now. The tournament will be held on March 30, 2013 at the Hejaz Golf Course in Mauldin, SC. Stop Hunger Now sends meal packages around the world to countries in need, and their ultimate goal is to eradicate world hunger. All Methodist churches in the Greenville area are joining together to host a meal packaging event on April 13, 2013 as our Great Day of Service. It is our goal to package 285,000 meals for Stop Hunger Now. In order to accomplish this goal, we must raise $72,000. By means of the golf tournament, The Stop Hunger Now Charity Golf Classic, we hope to raise money to contribute to this goal. To register to play in the tournament, please visit the Advent UMC website at and look for the STOP Hunger Now Golf Tournament link on the "ticker" on the left hand side of the page or Leigh Randall at leigh@advent-umc.org for registration information. Registration includes a full afternoon at the course that will begin with a BBQ lunch followed by a shot gun start at 1:00pm and will conclude with an awards reception. Sponsors are also needed. To become a sponsor for the tournament, please me and I will send you a sponsorship package. My address is willrandall15@gmail.com. Thank you for your support of the STOP Hunger Now Charity Golf Classic on March 30. Together we can help end world hunger! Sincerely, Will Randall Advent UMC Youth/STOP Hunger Now Golf Tournament Coordinator

From the District Superintendent

From the District Superintendent The Monthly Newsletter of the Greenville District, South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church April, 2014 Greenville District Great Day of Service Methodist Family Partnership Annual Conference