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The Shallowford Steeple Lewisville United Methodist Church, Lewisville, NC October 5, 2011 OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD You and your family are invited to participate in this outreach ministry sponsored by the LUMC youth. Brochures are available in the church office, in the narthex, or from June or Emily, but let me share with you a brief description of what takes place. Boxes and information will be available Sunday, October 9th. First, you and your family get a shoe box and fill it with small toys, school supplies, hygiene items, and other items such as hard candy, socks, gloves, flashlights, t-shirts, watches, small books, whatever. Next, you fill out the form and enclose $7.00 to cover the cost of postage. Last, bring it to church on or before November 6th and put it in the box in the narthex or the west wing lobby. Questions? Call June Hayes, 945-3203. This year s goal is 300 shoe boxes! So, join us and happy packing! Let s spread God s love throughout the lands! CROP WALK IS OCTOBER 16 Walk date is Sunday, October 16, at 2:30 pm. EVERYONE can be a part of CROP Walk either by (1) walking (see Don Petty for forms) OR (2) by sponsoring a person who is walking. Help CROP stop hunger. ATTENTION, SHOPPERS: GOOD NEWS! GREAT JOY! Dude, You Hear What I Hear? is a Christmas musical for kids! The performance date will be Sunday, December 4. Our first meeting/rehearsal with children and parents will be Sunday, October 9, at 4:30 pm in the sanctuary. Children ages 3 through 5th grade are welcome and encouraged to join us as we celebrate Christmas.

The Shallowford Steeple Lewisville United Methodist Church 6290 Shallowford Road P. O. Box 305 Lewisville, NC 27023 Phones: 945-3203/945-4419 Fax (Church): 945-0925 Website: www.lewisvilleumc.org Church E-mail: toni@lewisvilleumc.org Pre-Sorted Standard U.S. Postage PAID Lewisville, NC 27023 Permit No. 1 DATED MATERIAL Address Service Requested Ministry and Staff of the Church Resident Bishop Larry M. Goodpaster District Superintendent William T. Medlin, III Pastor Keith Bingham Minister of Visitation Becky Bingham Director of Christian Education June Hayes Music Director Debby Trivett Director, Youth/Young Adult Ministries Emily Couch Missionary to Cambodia Esther Gitobu Chairperson of Administrative Board John Wells Chairperson of Council on Ministries Margy Smith Lay Leader Jim Fridy School Care Director Kim Styers Preschool Director Marcia Sexton Secretary Toni Jones Gift for the month of October for Crisis Control: dry pasta Gift for the month of October for LCAP: 3-oz. bathroom cups Tuesday, October 11, is the deadline for news to be submitted for the October 19 issue of The Steeple.

Congratulations to the following youth who were voted for by the youth as our first YOUTH COUN- CIL: Walt Williams, Sam Rains, Becca Ward, Torri Foster, Ross Alexander, Noah Williams, Jackson Hayes, Emma Hayes and Peyton Anderson. The individual voted most by his peers, and who will serve as Youth Council President is Walt Williams. Please be in constant prayer for these youth, by name, who will be serving and growing as leaders in the youth ministry of this church. What s happenin with the youth this month, you might be asking? Well, here s your answer: Sunday, October 9 th Parent Meeting (3:30pm-Youth Room); Youth Meeting (4:30-6:45-Youth Room); Haunted Trail Registration forms due to Emily by the end of Youth Saturday, October 15 th Haunted Trail Xtreme Fear in Greensboro, NC (Meet in West Parking Lot no later than 7pm return time cannot be determined) Sunday, October 16 th Youth Meeting (4:30-7pm Meet in Fellowship Hall) Saturday, October 22 nd Casting Crowns Concert (Eat before you come & meet in West Parking lot @ 5:30pm); Emily has all of the tickets in hand, no worries! Sunday, October 23 rd Youth Meeting (4:30-6:45 Youth Room) Friday, October 28 th Halloween Lock-in (6pm-8am Youth Room); YOU DON T WANT TO MISS THIS! Come dressed in your best, appropriate costume; bring sleeping bag, pillow, games, a 2 liter drink, a snack, toiletries, appropriate pajamas (Are we seeing a trend here?), and friends no RSVP necessary, but we will take an estimated headcount on 10/23; Worship will take place with Pastor, Andy Lambert as the guest speaker parents please contact Emily if you would like to volunteer to help for this event! PRAYER FOR OUR PROGRAM: Please be in prayer for the planning and implementation of 4 new subministries in the youth ministry here at Lewisville. They are each long-term goals, and we just ask that you bathe them in prayer so that the leaders of the youth ministry can fully discern God s will for each. If you ever have any questions about the happenings of ONEGROUP youth ministry, drop Emily a line at emily@lewisvilleumc.org or check out the youth website at www.lewisvilleyouth.com. You can also like us on Facebook (We have 2 pages) search for: LUMC youth or Lewisville UMC Youth.

UMW NEWS UMW CIRCLE MEETINGS º The UMW Morning Circle will meet on Monday, October 10, at 10 am in the parlor. Please bring dental floss for our health kit project. º UMW Circle 1 will meet on Monday, October 10, at 1 pm in the parlor. º The Melba Forbis Friendship Circle will meet on Tuesday, October 18, at 7 pm in the Yokefellow Class. º The SOC Circle will meet on Saturday, October 22, at 8:30 am at Panera Bread in Clemmons. LADIES NIGHT OUT!!! (aka SNACK, CRAFT, & YAK) No Snack, Craft, and Yak in October. SPECIAL THANKS TO BETH HOUFF for helping with the Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Dinner! UMW READING GROUP The United Methodist Women s Reading Group is currently reading Just Choose Happiness: A Guide to Joyous Living, written by Nell W. Mohney. The book explores committed choices for joyous and happy living. Ms. Mohney believes an abundant life can be had in the here and now as well as in the life to come. The book discussion will be Monday, Nov. 7, at 10 am in the church parlor. Two books are circulating. Contact Harriet Binkley to help find one. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ESTHER GITOBU! October 10 is Esther Gitobu s birthday. Esther is a missionary in Cambodia who is partially supported by our church. Greetings may be sent to her at: Esther Gitobu c/o United Methodist Mission No. 7 St 606 Sang Kat Boeng Kak II Phnom Penh 3, Cambodia or netcam@online.com.kb SHEPHERD S CENTER FUNDRAISER: OCTOBER 8 The Shepherd s Center of Greater Winston-Salem will hold a Crafters Showcase fundraising event on Saturday, October 8, from 9am 3pm at First Christian Church, 2320 Country Club Road. Admission is free and over 40 crafters are expected to be in attendance. Other activities include a Kids Korner, food concessions, and a Gold & Collectables Exchange for cash on site.

STEWARDSHIP RECORD OF FAITHFULNESS As members, we uphold the Church with our promise to give of our presence, gifts, prayers, and service. Promises to Keep: Presence Sept. 25 Sunday School: 199 Worship: 282 Oct. 2 Sunday School: 177 Worship: 247 Promises to Keep: Gifts Sept. 25 General Budget $ 9,358.05 Hunger Fund $ 10.00 Discretionary Fund $ 10.00 School Church Connection $ 55.00 Oct. 2 General Budget $ 9,074.20 Hunger Fund $ 2.00 Discretionary Fund $ 150.00 Church/School Connection $ 25.00 Open Arms $ 25.00 Cleaning Bucket Fund $ 20.00 STEWARDSHIP CORNER Stewardship means giving of ourselves. The concept is illustrated by saying, Give Christ all the keys. Keys lock and unlock. We must give Christ the keys to all of our lives. Every corner of our lives should be unlocked to Him. MEMORIALS AND HONORARIUMS General Budget Gifts: In memory of Ruth Blackwelder, Harriet Binkley s sister, by George and Dona Stilphen and Bettie Shaw; In honor of Nancy Fisher for her birthday, which was October 4, by Bettie Shaw; Building Fund Gift: In memory of Ruth Blackwelder, Harriet Binkley s sister, by David and Brenda Shanks; Cemetery Fund Gift: In memory of Treva Robbins by Peggy Scales; Cleaning Bucket Fund Gift: In memory of Ruth Blackwelder, Harriet Binkley s sister, by Mike and Toni Jones. LEWISVILLE IS A STEPHEN MINISTRY CHURCH Stephen Ministers are trained lay care-givers who provide emotional and spiritual care to persons who are experiencing difficulties in their lives hospitalization, loss of a loved one, loss of job, or any other crisis situation. This is care in addition to the care the pastor gives. If you are interested in having a Stephen Minister, fill out one of the slips in the pew rack and put it in the offering plate or hand it to the minister or one of the Stephen Leaders, Becky Bingham or Tom Lee. MEALS ON WHEELS NEEDS DRIVERS! A hot meal. A thank you hug. That s what it s all about for the people who deliver meals to our community s elderly in need. Right now the Meals-on-Wheels program of Senior Services needs 100 more volunteers in the next 100 days. Please give us a call if you can spare about an hour and a half, one day a week or one day a month to deliver hot meals to homebound seniors. There s someone out there waiting to give you a hug. To sign up or get more information, please call Leslie Smith at 721-6910.

From time to time I find a bird s nest in a tree. It s amazing to know how birds work so hard to build a nest for their young. After construction, the eggs are laid, protected, hatched, fed and cared for by the parents. Every ounce of the adults' energy is devoted, not to their own comfort and feeding, but to the survival of their young. Robert Schnase writes, The notion of building nests is often used as a metaphor to describe people successfully providing for their own comforts. If someone arrives at a career position of some ease and security, friends say, You've built yourself quite a nest for yourself here! When we are comfortable, secure, and feel at home in our workplace or living area, we talk about the space being our own little nest. The word nest often connotes shelter, coziness, homelike, comfortable. In actual fact, the nests which birds build are not for the birds who build them, but for their young, for the next generation. The hours of carrying straw, sticks, and mud, the days of defensive watchfulness, and the weeks of endless feeding are all for the benefit of the new ones, the young, the future. Now consider "nests" we build in our churches. The buildings, programs, ministries, job descriptions, and services we build - are they for our own comfort and coziness? Or are they to further the faith and provide for future generations? Does our giving serve us and our needs or serve God by serving the mission of the church to reach new people? Here at Lewisville UMC, we seek to serve those who are already a part of our church as well as those who are outside our church as well. We ask questions of ourselves about what will feed, nourish and help those outside the church or those new to the faith. And the budding faith of young people requires our committed attention, extra care and support. For those who practice Extravagant Generosity, the nests we build are not for ourselves, they are for the next generation, those new to the faith, the future of the body of Christ. Jesus said, I came not to be served, but to serve. LUMC is a generous church that serves not herself, but our community, our church family, children and youth. Follow Jesus example, be generous in spirit and seek to serve, not be served. Keith OUR CHURCH FAMILY.. SYMPATHY: We express our Christian love and sympathy to.. º Robbie and Erika Jester in the death of Robbie s grandfather, Martin Jester, Sr., on September 25; º Beryl Moser in the death of her brother, Frank Graham, of Winston-Salem on September 28; º Betty Leslie in the death of her uncle, Ray Snyder, of Roanoke, VA on September 28; º Christy, Matt, Macey and Brett Wiseman in the death of Christy s grandfather, Leo Harrell, on October 3. NEWCOMER ORIENTATION We will be offering a two-week class during the Sunday School time (9:45 am) in the Fellowship Hall on Sundays, October 16 and 23. The class will discuss the United Methodist Church in general (beliefs, history, organization) and LUMC in particular (history, organization, programs and ministries). Open to all interested. This class is not a requirement before a person joins our church, but helps all become more acquainted with Lewisville UMC. Even good for long-time members to learn more about the United Methodist Church.

ATTENTION, METHODIST MEN! The Methodist Men will have their monthly breakfast meeting on Sunday, October 9, at 7:30 am in Asbury Hall. All men are invited. MANDATORY ACOLYTE TRAINING Sunday, October 9 3 pm in the sanctuary I am ready to begin work on the picnic shelter and have set up the following work days for my Eagle Scout Project: Saturday, October 15, from 9 am to 5 pm and Saturday, November 5, from 8 am-4 pm. (Please note: the second workday, Nov. 5, was previously set for Oct. 29 but has been changed to Nov. 5.) Any Boy Scouts who would like to come work may earn service hours. I also need some adults with pickup trucks and power tools. Please call me for further information and to sign up at 336-945-7869 (home) and 336-408-7228 (cell). Thank you for your continued help and support in this endeavor. Thank you, Walt Williams God is doing exciting things at LUMC and that s something to celebrate and support. Each year during October, our church has a time of special emphasis on stewardship and our key word is generosity. Our theme for this year s emphasis is Extravagant Generosity: The Heart of Giving. Here s what to expect. Our active members will receive weekly mailings that will include a Heart Card. The Heart Card asks you to think about particular things about our church: what you love about our church; who in the church has made a difference in your spiritual life; your hopes for our church. Heart Cards are brought to church with you on Sundays and placed on a big board in the West Wing lobby to share with all. Special Heart Cards for children and youth will be available during Sunday School and both worship services. The week of October 24 th, the letter will include a 2012 Estimate of Giving brochure. Commitment Sunday, when we present our Estimate of Giving brochures to God, will be Sunday, October 30, at both worship services. Our theme talks about generosity, a quality that we respect when we see it in others and one that Christians seek in their own lives. The opposite of generosity is selfishness, self-centeredness, greed, and selfabsorption. We never describe people as generous who keep everything for themselves and only serve themselves. Generosity focuses on the spiritual qualities of the giver, derived from the generosity of God. God has been abundantly generous to us, so let s consider this month the spirit of generosity in our own lives.

Lewisville United Methodist Church Preschool Sept., 2011 The Fall Clothing and Toy Exchange was an extraordinary success. This is the Preschool s largest fundraising event of the year. Our goal is to continue to strive for bigger and better and we think we are succeeding! The preschool raised almost $14,000! A very big thank you to all of our wonderful, hardworking volunteers, church members, staff members, chairpersons and friends who shared a few hours of their time and their helping hands. It proved to be a great success and it is a wonderful asset to our loving preschool program. Thank you to all of our consigners for bringing in their gently used clothing toys, books, games, etc. and also to those of you who shopped our wonderful sale. Get ready for our Spring sale, the dates are set Sat. Mar. 17 th and Mon. Mar. 19 th! Thank you to those who donated your unsold items to charity; your caring makes a difference. Our Donations This Season Included: Lewisville Library, Lewisville Elementary School, Forsyth Memorial NICU, WFUBMC NICU, Lewisville Baptist Church Clothes Closet, Newborns in Need, Amos Cottage, Imprints Remember to save your wire hangers that you got this time for the Spring! If you don t plan on using them, please consider donating those hangers to the preschool. If you have any suggestions or comments regarding the sale, please email lumc_cex@hotmail.com or you may visit www.consignmentmommies.com to rate/review our sale. We encourage you to do this so we can enhance your shopping experience and you will be able to find other sales in your area. Thanks to all those consignors who kept their same # for the Spring. We look forward to seeing you again! You will look for your # and name on your tag bag next time. Look for registration/tag bags to be available around February. Kelly Morris, Karen Bowen, Becky Hepler and Kayla Smith - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ADDRESSES OF COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THOSE IN MILITARY SERVICE NEEDED!!! Circle one: Fr. Soph. Jr. Sr. Grad. Student Military Name College Mailing Address E-mail address Phone number Please drop this form in the offering plate, mail to the church office, or call the church office at 945-3203 with the information. Thanks!

The Shepherd s Center Presents Fall Life-long Learning Series.. The Fall 2011 Adventures in Learning education series sponsored by the Shepherd s Center will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, October 18, 20, 25 and 27 at College Park Baptist Church. The series will begin each day with light refreshments at 8:15 a.m. with classes beginning at 9:00 a.m. Six exciting morning course selections include: Introduction to Calligraphy, Terrorism Ten Years Later, Small Space Gardening, Local Authors & Their Writing Process, Current Trends in Health and Mysticism of World Religions. The lunch and learn course option at noon will be focused on Dance and Opera with guests from UNC School of the Arts, Fred Astaire Studios and the Academy of Dance Arts. Two afternoon sessions begin at 1:30 pm and include Local Neighborhood History Tours and What s New Out There? - looking at investing, exercise options and therapy dogs. The cost for the full series is $20 for members and volunteers; $25 for non-members. Lunch is available for an additional fee. Call the Shepherd s Center at 748-0217 for more information or to register. HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL OCTOBER 22 Come join us on Saturday, October 22, from 4:00-5:00 pm for an hour packed full of fun in the fellowship hall. There will be games and prizes for kids, lots of goodies at our bake sale, and more! All ages are welcome. Hope to see you there! (Sponsored by LUMC Preschool) UMAR: On Thursday, November 10, at 12 noon UMAR (United Methodist Agency for the Retarded) is having a luncheon to make our Winston-Salem District churches aware of their ministry to challenged adults who live in their group homes and to show how our churches may be in ministry with their staff. (There are two group homes run by UMAR in Winston-Salem.) If you would be interested in attending the luncheon, which is free (an offering will be taken), please call Harriet Binkley, 766-6817. NOT IN HIGH SCHOOL ANYMORE? DON T WANT TO HANG OUT WITH THE OLD FOLKS? PERFECT! We have a place for you! Starting in December, there will be a Bible Study for YOUNG ADULTS (18-25). If you would like to take part in this Bible Study, please contact Emily! Emily is still praying about which study to use, so please be in prayer for this as well. UPCOMING EVENT: Over the New Year s weekend, Emily is taking a group of College Age/Young Adults to an event called Epiphany if there is interest! It is a 3 day event (December 30-January 1) at the Embassy Suites in Greensboro, NC, full of speakers, drama, music (Rush of Fools), and much more! The cost is $99, but if this something you would really like to be a part of and money is an issue, tell us. We ll find a way for you to go! Still not sure and need more info? Check out the website at www.epiphanyevent.org. Please let Emily know by October 15 th if you would like to go.

Lewisville United Methodist Women Thank you for visiting with us during our membership drive on Sunday, September 25 th. We hope that if you aren t in a circle that you found one just right for you! If you would like additional information, please contact the circle leaders below, or Debbie Norman @ 336-945-9559. Or visit us at our website: Lewisville United Methodist Women And, congratulations to Anne Hennis. Anne was the winner of the United Methodist Women s Bible. Circle I: Nancy Fisher @ 336-945-546 Meeting Time: 2nd Monday of each month (except May) in the church parlor at 1:00 pm Circle of Concern: Vivian Newman @ 336-766-5588 Meeting Time: 3rd Wednesday of every other month (Sept/Nov/Jan/March/May) at 6:30 pm. Meeting location changes according to service project Melba Forbis Friendship Circle: Dawn Langevin @ 336 766-4435 Meeting Time: 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm in the Yokefellow Class Morning Circle (Circle II): Margaret Van De Reit @ 336 724-9939 Meeting Time: 2nd Monday of each month in the church parlor at 10:00 am Sisters of Christ: Sarah Watkins @ 336 778-8933 Meeting Time: Alternates between 4th Thursday at 6:30 pm in parlor and 4th Saturday at 8:30 am at Panera in Clemmons (Note: Babysitting available for the evening meeting upon request) LUMW World Thank Offering Annual Meeting, Thursday, Nov. 3rd @ 6:30 PM Each year United Methodist Women across the United States celebrate a World Thank Offering in November. The World Thank Offering is an opportunity to respond to God s abundance and grace with spontaneous gifts of gratitude. Through Thank Offering contributions, UMW mission projects are supported in all 50 states and in almost 100 countries, and even right here in Forsyth County. These projects vary from support to schools, hospitals and clinics, day care centers and homes for senior citizens to educational training courses to prevent soil erosion, leadership development, sewing and nutritional courses, and medical training. The first Thank Offering was observed in Lansing, MI, due to the inspiration of Mrs. H. E. Taylor 130 years ago. In 1881 Mrs. Taylor recorded this account: " I had just sold dried apples and had a $5 gold piece. I cried aloud, What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits? A voice said, You can make a Thank Offering. At once I thought of the gold piece and said, Yes, Lord! I can and I will. "I left my work - not the poetic kind, but the washtub-and told my husband that the Lord had given me a wonderful thought, and I was going to write Mrs. Lathrop, our district Corresponding Secretary, and tell her about Thank Offering. Step by step our women were guided to make a Thank Offering." The World Thank Offering was not thought out; it was given. At first each woman was asked to give two cents a week. Last year the amount given through the Thank Offering from all UMW across the world was around one million dollars. This beautiful story of "Thanksgiving" shows what can happen when one woman responds to the still small voice. Please join us on Thursday, November 3, 2011 @ 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall for our annual World Thank Offering Meeting. The meeting is pot luck and all are asked to bring a dish. The meeting will be hosted by the Melba Forbis Friendship Circle. Angela Davis, our Education and Interpretation Coordinator, will present our program and it s sure to be exciting and uplifting! You don t have to be a member of a circle to attend, all are welcome!

SHARING IN MINISTRY GREETERS AND USHERS (8:30 AM SERVICE) Oct. 9 Michael and Mandee Jones Oct. 16 Criss Family Oct. 23 Dave and Susan Britten Oct. 30 Brian and Judi Burkhart GREETERS (11 AM SERVICE) Oct. 9 Lois Beatty (Sanctuary) Oct. 16 Valerie and Mark Alexander (Sanctuary) Anderson Family (West Wing) Oct. 23 Carolyn and Don Petty (Sanctuary) Joyner and Gwen Horn (West Wing) Oct. 30 Phyllis and Jimmie Moore (Sanctuary) GREETERS, please note: Your name tags are available in a gray file box in the fellowship hall pantry for the 8:30 am service and in a gray file box on the history cabinet in the narthex for the 11 am service. They are in alphabetical order. Please return when service is over. WHO COMMITTEE October WHO Committee Chairs: Harriet Binkley and Millie Orrell Betty Hall Becky Bingham Christy Wiseman Kim Roberts Jan Morris Linda Martin Rebecca Keith Millie August Paige Ballus Sandy Barrett Wanda Carleton Kathy Arfmann Gwen Horn Linda Uhl WHY COMMITTEE October WHY Committee Chairmen: Dave Britten and Mike Jones (Toni) Mark Alexander Skip Morris Kevin Clark Brian Burkhart David Shanks Frank Foster Paul Green David McGuire Jeff Hall David Miller Larry Peddycord Children s Church Schedule (8:30 am Worship Service) Oct. 9 Kurt and Robin Speckhart Oct. 16 Brad and Marcy Daniel Oct. 23 Robin Cox & Diana Van Helmondt Oct. 30 Jeff and Sarah Watkins Please note: Materials for Children s Church will be in the classroom for you to check out ahead of time as resources for Sunday morning activities. If unavailable to teach, please be responsible for finding your own substitute. Remember: Children s Church is offered for 4-year-olds through 2nd graders. 8:30 am Nursery Schedule Oct. 9 Suzanne Farlow & Amber Edwards Oct. 16 Robin Cox Oct. 23 Jan and Ben Jobson Oct. 30 Sharon Hill 11:00 am Nursery Schedule Oct. 9 John and Kelly Morris Oct. 16 Heather Coleman Oct. 23 Angie Pantazopoulos Oct. 30 Chris and Denise Perry

The following is a list of LUMC Sunday School teachers for the 10-11 and 11-12 Sunday School years. Thank you for all the support and care that each of you give to our children, youth, and adults here at LUMC! Children s Department Angela Adams Alex Appanaitis Mariedith Appanaitis David Arrington Jo Ann Arrington Jessica Baker Paige Ballus Tom Ballus Becky Bingham Angie Choplin Daniel Choplin Elissa Clark Silesia Clark Denise Criss Ken Criss Josh Domenico Amber Edwards Kacey Edwards Kevin Edwards Teresa Edwards Julie Elkin Dawn Evans Ronnie Evans Etta Farlow Suzanne Farlow William Farlow Ellen Farmer Lee Ellen Farmer Jeff Ferner Shelly Ferner Jim Fridy Karen Fridy Jason Harvey Marci Harvey Mike Hayes Amanda Isasi Domingo Isasi Beth Johnson Linda Lyon Sherry McGuire Angel Messick Trent Messick Jan Morris Skip Morris Mae Norman Hiatt Julie Owens Angie Pantazopoulos Kim Roberts Neal Roberts Debbie Ruperto Rod Ruperto Karen Slaughter Rob Slaughter Ed Smith Emily Smith Margy Smith Kurt Speckhart Robin Speckhart Crystal Spicer Elise Ward Rachel Ward Jeff Watkins Sarah Watkins Christy Wiseman Colleen Yarnell Glenn Yarnell Sylvia Yarnell Two Plus Class Paul Mullican Matt Wiseman Fellowship Class Cindy Bingham Gordon Bingham Harriet Binkley Ron Darby Jerry Farmer Jim Fridy Jason Harvey Mike Hayes Tom Lee Trent Messick Matt Wiseman Yokefellow Class Bo Houff Youth (Jr. and Sr. High) Tanya Kivett June Hayes Mike Hayes Mandee Jones Beth Rudy David Smitherman Chris Sonafrank David Speaks Dona Stilphen George Stilphen Mitzi Swing Christy Wiseman Matt Wiseman Colleen Yarnell Discovery Class Barry Brown Denise Criss Larry Peddycord Matt Wiseman Upper Room Class Cheryl Gross Gary Gross Buck Johnson Nan Johnson Dawn Langevin Julie Rains Tim Rains Janet Sizemore Seekers Class Mike Hayes Jason Harvey Marci Harvey Mandee Jones Michael Jones Trent Messick Dean Norman Rob Slaughter Ed Smith David Smitherman Wesleyan Class Harriet Binkley Ron Darby Jerry Farmer Jim Fridy Mike Hayes Nan Johnson Tom Lee Maxine Mast Tim Rains Ed Smith George Stilphen John Wells Debbie Weston A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THE SUBSTITUTES who help the Sunday School classes have a successful year. Thank you to teachers, helpers, and substitutes who make the Christian Education at LUMC such a success!