This is some very cool news from the Missouri Annual Conference about donations to the tornado relief effort. You can continue to donate through EUMC and/or there will be opportunities for hands on help in the coming days and weeks (starting tomorrow with the trip to Joplin): Joplin Donations Surpass $450,000 Donations to the Joplin [...]
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Yesterday was a great day in the life of EUMC and Tim Schulte. Following worship we approved Tim as a candidate for ministry. Tim will now go under the direction of the District Committee on Ministry and proceed with plans to become a “Licensed Local Pastor”. Once licensed, Tim will be empowered to serve the [...]
This year at Annual Conference we elected delegates for Jurisdictional and General Conference. We elected 7 lay and 7 clergy delegates for General Conference and added 7 more to each for Jurisdictional Conference (for a total of 14 lay and 14 clergy). Jurisdictional Conference is the regional gathering of United Methodists (We are in the [...]
This past week, me and Sue Engsberg (our lay delegate) attended Annual Conference in Springfield, MO. Annual Conference is the annual gathering of United Methodists in Missouri to discuss the past year and prepare for the coming year. It was a good conference, much of the work that Bishop Schnase has done to renew the [...]
It was awesome to be a part of the Confirmation Service this past Sunday. 32 young people publicly professed their faith in Jesus Christ and were confirmed. The auditorium at EHS was full of family and friends to share in this important moment in the lives of these young people. Thanks to everyone who made [...]
The Social Principles of the UM Church are intended for guidance in dealing with the world. Methodists have always believed that our faith is both personal and social — that we are called to live, act, and transform the world in the name of Jesus Christ. It is not easy to do this. The world [...]
While we Methodist adhere to the historic Christian faith, we also have several distinctive emphases. Here is a description of the unique parts of our Wesleyan heritage. Our Wesleyan Theological Heritage Distinctive Emphases Wesley and the early Methodists were particularly concerned about inviting people to experience God’s grace and to grow in their knowledge [...]
Our Christian Roots United Methodists share a common heritage with all Christians. According to our foundational statement of beliefs in The Book of Discipline, we share the following basic affirmations in common with all Christian communities: Trinity We describe God in three persons. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are commonly used to refer to the [...]
Opening Ourselves to Grace: The Basics of Christian Discipleship Steven Manskar Have you ever fallen in love? Do you remember what it was like? Your beloved consumed your every waking thought. You could not wait until you were able to embrace this person and express your love and devotion. When you were with your beloved, [...]
I hope you enjoyed hearing Tim share his ministry journey this past Sunday. We are truly blessed to have Tim here at EUMC and look forward to journeying with him in the years to come. Tim will be meeting with the District Superintendent soon to begin what we call the “Exploring Candidate” phase of his [...]
