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Maryville District church discovers
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In its 5th year, F.R.O.G. camp is jumping with good ideas
Oakland United Methodist Church has 100 people in average worship attendance. Yet they're hosting 95 to 115 children at a day camp held at Fort Loudon State Park.
How do they do that? Led by the Rev. Steve Yeaney, the church recently received a $2,000 Change for Children grant to support a ministry that could be repeated in other churches.
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Ten years after September 11 |
Tragic anniversary falls on Sunday
What better place to remember the loss and pray for peace than at church? As the nation approaches the anniversary of the Sept. 11 bombings, Bishop James Swanson requests that you consider these worship resources from the General Board of Discipleship:
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Top-notch music | |
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Cokesbury West praise band
featured on Rethink Church site
Cokesbury United Methodist Church -- recently ranked #18 among the denomination's fastest growing large churches -- is in the news again. United Methodist Communications reported on Cokesbury UMC's newest worship service and its newsworthy praise leader Paul Jones. ("With the team we have in place, the music sounds authentic, not awkward.")
The article is followed by reader comments giving thought to using professional musicians in worship.
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Affordable mission trip for youth | |
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Wytheville District teens stay busy, stay home to serve own communities Some churches don't have the population or finances to send youth away to Florida or South Carolina for a mission trip. Coordinators in Wytheville District created a way for youth of several churches to come together for a three-day mission trip at Camp Dickenson, Auburn UMC, First Independence UMC, and Flat Rock UMC.
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