Through Centenary
WINDOWS 3 From the Editor 4 Senior Minister A Kingdom Difference 6 Summer Worship 7 Summer Sunday School 8 Introducing: Jeremy Pegram 10 Summer Stock 11 Soulstice Creative Courses 12 Senior Adults Mission and Ministry 13 Worship in the Park 14 United Methodist Women
15 New Members & Baptisms 16 We Need Your Help 20 Creation Care Caring for God's Creation Is a Missional Endeavor 22 Missions Get Involved 24 Adult Education Sunday School Classes & Small Groups in Mission 26 Memorials 27 Honoraria 28 Children's Ministry Children & Families in Mission 30 Youth Ministry Summer...It's the Best Time
The Mission - The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. ~ UMC Book of Discipline Rationale for Our Mission - The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world by proclaiming the good news of God's grace and by exemplifying Jesus' command to love God and neighbor, thus seeking the fulfillment of God's reign and realm in the world. The fulfillment of God's reign and realm in the world is the vision Scripture holds before us. The United Methodist Church affirms that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Savior of the world, and the Lord of all. As we make disciples, we respect persons of all religious faiths and we defend religious freedom for all persons. Jesus' words in Matthew provide the Church with our mission: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you" (28:19-20), and "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. . . . And you shall love your neighbor as yourself" (22:37, 39). This mission is our grace-filled response to the Reign of God in the world announced by Jesus. God's grace is active everywhere, at all times, carrying out this purpose as revealed in the Bible. It is expressed in God's covenant with Abraham and Sarah, in the Exodus of Israel from Egypt, and in the ministry of the prophets. It is fully embodied in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is experienced in the ongoing creation of a new people by the Holy Spirit.
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John Wesley, Phillip Otterbein, Jacob Albright, and our other spiritual forebears understood this mission in this way. Whenever United Methodism has had a clear sense of mission, God has used our Church to save persons, heal relationships, transform social structures, and spread scriptural holiness, thereby changing the world. In order to be truly alive, we embrace Jesus' mandate to love God and to love our neighbor and to make disciples of all peoples. ~UMC Book of Discipline
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From the Editor
Missions Are for Everyone Doug Peninger Director of Communications
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or the July/August issue of Through Centenary Windows, we are taking a look at the missional component of our Christian faith. By that, I mean the hands and feet, the actions we particpate in to share our faith with our neighbors and our world. If you look back, over the years, at the history of our congregation, it is easy to see the impact that this chuch has had on the community of Winston-Salem. Crisis Control Ministry, Samarian Inn and the H.O.P.E. truck all got their start from members who were called to put their faith into action. These three ministries are merely a place to begin. There are many, many more. I remember well the times when Centenary hosted the Samaritan Inn for an entire month. Volunteers would coordinate to be with our neighbors during the night to provide warmth, comfort and conversation. Think about it, an entire month! This speaks volumes to the commitment of this important need. But the need is not only within the community. It can come from within the soul. Allow me to explain. I've had the opportunity to serve on
numerous boards within the world of professional photography, from the state and regional level to serving as vice-president of Professional Photographers of America (PPA) Charities. While serving on these boards, my goal was always, one, not to mess it up, but most important, two, leave it better than I found it. PPA Charities created a wonderful partnership with Operation Smile where photographers from all across the United States participate in what is called "National Family Portrait Month." The goal is that all proceeds from the event would be donated to Operation Smile. It is thrilling to know that participation in this event now allows PPA Charities to donate $100,000 to Operation Smile annually. This donation provides enough funding for 400 surgeries to repair cleft palate and lips to children in need. What a mission!!! The beauty of that mission and what it has in common with many of our mission opportunities at Centenary is the human factor. Opportunities to touch lives are important. Whether this is accomplished with dollars or hands, it all adds up and it takes both. But the human factor is not only to those who receive the care. It is also vital to those helping to make it happen. Missions cannot happen with just one person. It truly takes a village. Could you image packaging all of the meals for "Stop Hunger Now?"
We normally send out 20,000 meals per event. One person would be there for days. But, when a room of volunteers come together, it only takes a few hours. Did I mention the conversations that occur during that time and the relationship building that occurs? One thing leads to another and all of the sudden, you have made a new friend or learned something new. All the while you come away with an intrinsic feeling of accomplishment, knowing you did something to help our world. What I want to impress upon each of us, myself included, is that there is a place for everyone when it comes to missions. If you can sweep a floor, there's room. If you can hammer nails, there's room. If you have a listening ear, there's room. I hope as you read through this issue, you will be inspired to find a new place, or perhaps visit a familiar one, where you can be involved in missions. The need is great and the fields are ready. Where will you go? •
On the Cover
Our cover image features participants from the Mission 5k in 2015. Come join us in August as we support this important mission.
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lhuffman@centenary-ws. org 336-397-1362
Senior Minister
A Kingdom Difference By Rev. Lory Beth Huffman
the hands and feet of Christ in our local neighborhood and community as well as in the global community? I long for a church that is known for ne of my favorite aspects of doing acts of service and kindness being a Jesus follower is the directive that make a Kingdom difference, to Love your Neighbor as you love especially for the least, last and lost yourself. (Mark 12:31). How we that Jesus loved so much. live out this missional command is as varied and creative as our When I first arrived at Centenary, imagination will allow. And the there was a push to participate result of acts of love and kindness in the Rescue Mission 5K, about directed at others are foundational 6 weeks after my start date. I for our faith development. When we thought this might be a fun way to are able to regularly do things that get to know the community and do serve others more than they serve something together as a church. ourselves we are becoming a mature This has become one of the coolest disciple. When you look at your ways our church has found to serve life and your calendar do you see a our community as a congregation. multitude of opportunities where We have chosen two 5K fundraisers you are serving others before you to support, one for the Rescue indulge yourself? Is there balance in Mission in August and the other for how you use your time? Habitat for Humanity in the spring. It is an easy and mutually beneficial One of the significant take aways opportunity to engage in service. from the home meetings I did my first six months that leadership I call it a win/win/win. First of identified as a top priority, was to all, it is motivation for us to be develop missional opportunities for personally active and healthy by the congregation. This congregation moving and exercising. When I have has been so generous through the a goal to train for I am always more years with your dollars. But there is committed to my exercise. Running a growing desire to also be generous or walking is as easy as it gets! with your hands and time. We are looking for growing opportunities Second, when we come together as to engage our membership with a church and participate as a large hands on service. How can we be group, we financially support these
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really important missions in our community that are working to care for some of our most vulnerable neighbors. We are committed, as Christians, to not only be concerned about issues of poverty but try and do something about it. For both of these races, Centenary member registrations have comprised more than a third and sometimes almost one half of the registrations for the whole race. We have helped increase the financial success by helping them raise more money for their cause just by inviting our membership to come out and participate. We have capacity to significantly impact, for the good, these worthwhile community efforts. The third win in participating in these community 5K’s is the visual impression our large contingency makes on the community. By wearing our white “Go� running man Centenary t-shirts, we are easily identified as part of Centenary which then begins to create visual narrative for the community that Centenary is the kind of church that cares about the community and is making a difference. It also creates the narrative that we like to have fun together! Friends, this is a form of witness and evangelism. We are showing the world that we care about our community and that we like to do
things together. That can be opportunity to join Centenary on the participating in these two 5K’s each attractive for others who long to be streets with your white Centenary year. See you at the starting line! • t-shirt is Saturday, August 27, 2016 part of a community that matters. for the Rescue Mission 5K. Here’s This is just one example among an the link to register and find out more. increasing number of opportunities http://www.fleetfeetwinstonin which leadership is working to get salem.com/mission5k. this congregation out of the pew and into our community, loving our Let’s be the kind of church that when neighbors while deepening our own people outside the church see or discipleship by selflessly serving hear about us, they associate us with others. By the way, your next actively serving others. Let’s start by
Be sure to ready Lory Beth’s blog, Faith Meets Life, each week. Visit www.faithmeetslifecumc.org each week for inspiration, reflection and challenge.
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Evangelism and Engagement
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Introducing: Jeremy Pegram By Rev. Jeremy Pegram
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y family and I are very excited about becoming a part of Centenary. My wife, Allison is an art teacher at Jefferson Middle School. Luke is 11 and will be in the 6th grade next year and Elliott is 13 and will be an 8th grader. As a family, we love to go on long hikes, travel, watch movies and read books together. We even make time for an occasional coastal fishing trip. I'd love to share my fishing stories some time. In the meantime, please enjoy the picture of my boys and me with our latest catch. When fishing, I often reflect on the time Jesus told his disciples that he will “…make them fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19), which brings me to share more about my hopes and dreams as I begin my new role at Centenary come July. I’m looking forward to serving as the Associate Minister of Evangelism and Engagement, and I’ve already had many conversations about what that journey might look like as we minister together. I feel certain missions will be a
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huge part of Evangelism and Engagement ministries. Missions are very near and dear to my heart. I truly believe Missions and Evangelism go hand in hand, and both are a
means of God’s divine grace. I define Evangelism as the work of fostering encounters with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Missions are one of many ways to make those encounters possible. In the eight years I have served
local churches, I have been on three international mission trips to Costa Rica, three trips to the Navajo Nation to serve at the Four Corners Native American Ministry of the United Methodist Church, and I’ve been to Wetumpka, Mississippi, and Logan, West Virginia. Plus, I’ve participated in a host of local mission experiences. However, my first mission trip while in college is one that I’ll never forget. Along with about 35 other students and our campus minister we traveled nearly 800 miles by van from North Carolina to Delray Beach, Florida. Somewhere between Jacksonville and Daytona, while traveling on I-95, a semitruck blew a tire that collided with the grill of the 15-passenger-van of which I was in the driver’s seat. Traffic was bumper to bumper and there was no option except to ram right into the flying rubber. Fortunately, there was only slight damage to the van’s exterior, and we completed our trip as if nothing ever happened. Missions and Evangelism are sometimes dangerous and scary, but they can also be exhilarating as we witness God’s Kingdom break into the heart of someone who is estranged from the Gospel. Allow me to share more. Nearly 14 years ago, my friend, Lisa put her teenage son to bed one night as he suffered from what seemed like symptoms related to the flu or even less, the common cold. Lisa gave him over-thecounter medicine to help him rest. Michael, Lisa’s son, never woke again. With no one else to blame for her loss, Lisa blamed God. She hated God with disdain. She had no desire to attend church and really wanted nothing to do with Christianity.
In 2015, many years later, a very good friend of Lisa’s had been on a mission trip to Costa Rica. Rhonda couldn’t help but to tell Lisa about her experience and how she encountered God along the way. Rhonda knew another trip was scheduled and invited Lisa to sign up. Lisa was reluctant. Her routine was to visit Michael’s grave every day, and she had concerns about being in ministry with school children, a huge component of the mission trip. To help put Lisa at ease, Rhonda and I met with her and allowed her to share her concerns. We discussed creative ways to stay in touch with Michael while away. We explained that she had every right to excuse herself from participating in any activity that would make her feel uncomfortable once she was onsite. We assured her there would be no pressure and she could go at her pace.
to the grace that will be shared and opportunities to create encounters with Gospel. I hope Jesus will send us on fishing expeditions with something the world needs to hear – Good News! My prayer is that our mission together will be a means in which God will forever change lives. •
Fast forward to the spring of 2016 when Lisa, filled with apprehension, boarded an airplane for the first time. 48-hours later Lisa walked into an elementary school classroom where her heart melted. She was able to feel love and emotions that had been stifled by years of harbored grief, bitterness and hatred. The bright eyes, big smiles and warm hugs that were shared freely by the children were a means of grace that allowed Lisa to encounter the Gospel once again. The Gospel teaches that God always loves us and seeks us out even when we turn away. I’m not sure what Lisa’s expectations were for the trip, but I imagine she never expected to fall in love with God again. Friends, as we journey together during my time as one of your ministers, I look forward to being in mission with you. I look forward
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Doug Peninger
Director of Communications/ Soulstice Director
A great week of creative learning and personal growth has been created just for you! Soulstice courses are designed to inspire you intellectually and spiritually as you learn new skills and techniques. With everything from set building to music and photography, there is something for everyone. Courses are crafted for any experience level, so don’t be afraid to try something outside of your normal comfort zone. You might discover that you have great skills at liturgy or hymn writing or maybe you have an eye for creating images. Maybe you don’t know a hammer from a screwdriver. Now is your chance to try something new or enhance the skills you already have. Our brochure, with complete course descriptions is available on the Centenary website as well as information centers anound campus. I hope you will find a course which will inspire you and present a challenge. Registration is now open. Simply go to www.centenary-ws.org and select the Events tab and choose the Sign Up link. I look forward to seeing you July 18-21, 2016.
Rev. Jonathan L. Brake Spiritual Journaling
Writing to Grow Spiritually
Janet Boschker
DSLR Camera Bootcamp
Rev. Sarah S. Howell
Rev. Kate May
Dr. Robet E. Frazier
Rev. Lory Beth Huffman & John Rushton
Liturgical Writing for Worship
Singing Is Good for the Soul Hymn Writing and History
Martha Bassett
Building Community Through Singing
Set Building for Worship
Creative Drama for Worship
Rev. Dr. Anne Conover Visual Arts in Worship
cford@centenary-ws. org 336-397-1353
Senior Adults
Mission and Ministry
Homebound, Handy Helpers, Meals on Wheels
By Rev. R. Craig Ford
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ll senior adults are special. You are a vital part of the Centenary United Methodist Church. I am honored and humbled to have the privilege of working with you. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do. Many of our Senior Adult organization are involved with the visitation of the homebound, which provides great love and care to those who can no longer come to share in the ministry here at the church. Each of our homebound are important, and even though they can no longer share in the ministry at the church, they are just as important as ever. Please note that any of our homebound who have special needs for transportation can find willing assistance by requesting a Handy Helper to provide that help. John Anthony and those who assist him have been a blessing to many. Our gratitude is extended to those persons who have aided in this aspect of ministry. I want to lift up one of the most important ministries that is conducted in WinstonSalem--“Meals on Wheels,” a project of Senior Services. This service is being aided by the help of many of our senior adults. I trust you will appreciate the following comments by Jule Spach, Donna Smart, and Wade Clayton. Jule Spach: “In l981 Senior Services was born under the dynamic leadership of Richard Gottlieb and soon, as part of the team that followed, Woody Woodall’s presence proved vital in the area of finance. In the beginning, funds were at a minimum and many of the difficult
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and demanding decisions made by Woody enabled the program to move forward. From this tiny beginning, and often from these very difficult decisions made by Woody Woodall, today’s Senior Servcies has grown into one of the most important, one of the biggest, and one of the most caring programs in the community. It now functions with an operation of millions of dollars. The late Woody Woodall played a vital part in its beginning.” Donna Smart: “Senior Services’ Meals on Wheels program ministers to adults in our community who are striving to live with dignity, alone at home. While many of the clients are senior adults, a few of them haven’t yet reached “senior citizen status,” but are unable to leave their homes due to various reasons. They may be confined to a wheelchair, or they may not own a car. It is a blessing to deliver a meal and a smile to them. I’ve been serving meals on the Centenary route since the summer of 2009, and then acquired a second Centenary route the following year. On average, our senior adults at Centenary have reported approximately 2,100 meal deliveries annually – on average – and I have an idea that we are serving many more than that. Some of us forget to ‘call it in.’ But it’s more than simply dropping off the food. Many times, the meal delivery is one of the few—if not the only—visitors that these dear people see during their day. A smile and a few minutes of conversation is often their only social experience in their day. It is a privilege and a blessing to serve some of our most vulnerable citizens in this way. And thank God for them – and for Centenary UMC’s Senior Adults!” Wade Clayton: “When you retire, volunteer requests come your way in a fast and furious way, and you start to wonder how you ever had time to work. As time passes, you learn to guard your schedule, becoming more selective in what
and where you choose to volunteer. Bernice and I discovered a window in our schedules allowing us to volunteer together in a way that would benefit individuals, perhaps ‘off the radar screen.’ Having observed other busy members of our senior adults serving meals on wheels, we decided this would be an opportunity for us, truly meeting the definition of outreach. We called Senior Services Inc. at 336725- 0907, and made an appointment with the Meals on Wheels Coordinator. We went through a brief orientation and were assigned a route to serve that met our schedule. Many volunteers serve multiple routes—as couples, friends as pair, or singles. We have found it most rewarding to see the smiles and gratitude shown by our clients as we deliver the only complete, hot meal they will have that day. Bernice and I are not ‘veterans ‘ in this endeavor, having served only two years, but Centenary’s footprints are all over Senior Services with such names as Stockton, Maynard, Brady, Brewer, Waugh, and so many others serving in an effort to meet the need that otherwise might be overlooked. Meals on Wheels needs volunteers. Each week a request to volunteer appears in the local paper. ‘Why not You?’ And by the way, Centenary United Methodist Church sponsors a route.” Many of our senior adults serve those in need. I want to express my gratitude to those who serve, often in unknown ways. Thank you for all you do and continue to do. May God be close to you as we continue through the coming year at Centenary. •
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We Celebrate New Members
Dan & Mary Dwight
John & Betty Earle
Jeff and Kelly King (Pierce)
We welcome you in Christian love and renew our membership covenant with you. Chad & Marybeth Terry (Laura, Kate)
Humberto Valencia
We Celebrate Baptisms We celebrate the baptism of Hudson Greene Newbauer, son of Jackson & Megan, and brother of Wyatt (4). We celebrate the baptism of John Grant Shipley, son of John & Meg Shipley. We celebrate the baptism of Miller Benjamin Smith, son of Chase & Jenna Smith. We celebrate the baptism of Maria Isabela Ritter (Izzy), daughter of Davis & Gabi Ritter. We celebrate the baptism of Ryan William Lycan, son of Tom & Sarah
Lycan and brother to Matthew (5) & Thomas (2). We celebrate the baptism of Kate Terry, daughter of Chad & Mary Beth, and sister of Laura (7). We celebrate the baptism of Mary Blythe Maner, daughter of Trent & Ashley Maner. We celebrate the baptism of Kelly King. We celebrate the baptism of Pierce Grey King, daughter of Jeff & Kelly King.
We celebrate the baptism of George Troendly Petree, son of Chip & Tucker, brother of Walter (1), & grandson of Harold & Louise Pollard. We celebrate the baptism of Scott Pollard Johnson, son of Soren & Nell, brother of Louise (5) & Thor (3), & grandson of Harold & Louise Pollard. We celebrate the baptism of Nolan Patrick Donley, son of Ryan & Amy Elizabeth, and brother of Emma Kate (3).
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We Need Your Help We are in the process of updating our membership database. Our records indicate that the names listed on the following pages have not been active at Centenary within the last year. Perhaps there have been hardships or maybe folk have chosen another local church in which to continue their spiritual journey. Perhaps there is a pastoral need in which we are unaware. If you know any of these members and can assist us please be in contact with Cat Zachary (336397-1342)/czachary@centenary-ws.org. Our deepest desire is to be in connection and ministry with all who call Centenary home. Mr Christopher Abernathy Ms Robinelle Adams Ms Megan Adams Mr Michael Adams Mr Stephen Adams Mrs Sylvia Alderson Mrs Sharon Allen Mrs Adrienne Althen Ms Lindsay Anderson Ms Kelley Anderson Mr Reid Anderson Ms Julianne Angel Mr John Angel Mr Nathan Atkinson Mr Thomas Babcock Mr & Mrs Brian Baker Mr & Mrs John Baker Mrs Sherrie Baldwin Mr David Ball Mrs Darlene Ball Mr & Mrs Jesse Barnes III Mr & Mrs Max Barnhardt III Mr Darrell Barr Mr & Mrs Richard and Rachel Barron Mr Edward Barwick III Mr Nathan Battle Mr & Mrs Bruce Beckert Mr & Mrs James Benedict Mr Hunter Bennett Mr Bert Bennett IV Mr Joshua Bennett Miss Julianne Berckman Mrs Debbie Bigley Mr & Mrs John Blackwell, Jr Mr & Mrs William Blackwell Mrs Rebecca Blevins Mr & Mrs Bryan Blythe Mrs Jennifer Booker Mr & Mrs John Boss Mr David Bowdish Ms Beth Boyd Mr & Mrs Michael Bozymski Ms Mary Bozymski Mr J Steven Bradford Ms Meredith Brady Mr & Mrs Robert Brantley Mr & Mrs David Branton
Mr & Mrs Thomas Breese Mr John Bremer, Jr Ms Donna Bridger Mr Michael Brinkley Mrs Ann Brinson Mr & Mrs Garry Broadway Ms Elizabeth Brooks Mrs Elizabeth Brooks Mr & Mrs Steven Brown Mr Adam Brown Mrs Kelley Brugh Miss Dariel Buczek Mrs Joan Bullings Ms Patricia Burke Mr William Burr Mr Timothy Burton Mr Joshua Busch Edward Busch Mr Jack Butler Mr & Mrs David Butner Mr David Glenn Butner, Jr Mr J Curtis Butner, Jr Ms Marie Butner Miss Lisa Bynum Mrs Allison Byrd Mr & Mrs Scott Byrd Mr & Mrs Brett Byrd Mr & Mrs Juan Calderon Mrs Helen Callaghan Mr Todd Calloway Mr & Mrs Thomas Calloway, Jr Mrs Camille Cameron Dr & Mrs Charles Campbell III Mr Blake Campbell Ms Lauren Campbell Mr Ross Campbell Mr Jack Canady Mrs Grace Carlton Mrs Betty Carpenter Mr James Carter Mr William Cashion, Jr Mrs Allan Chapman Mr Charles Chatham, Jr Mr Keith Chostner Mr & Mrs Brandon Christie Mr & Mrs Gregory Ciener Mr Neil Clark III
Mrs Jessica Clark Mrs Barbara Clarke Mrs Carin Clarke Mr & Mrs Daniel Clowers Mr Frank Coan, Jr. Mr William Lee Coan Ms Jennifer Collins Mrs & Mr Anne Combs Mrs Nancy Connell Mr & Mrs Scott Connell Mr Lee Connelly Mrs Margaret Controne Mr & Mrs Thomas Cook, Jr Mr & Mrs William Copeland Mr Robert Corbin Mrs Suzanne Corbin Mr George Corbin III Ms Elizabeth Cowan Mr W Daniel Cox Mrs Kristine Cox Miss Sheryl Crane Mrs & Mr Vicki Craver Mrs Jennifer Craver Mr & Mrs David Crawford Mr Robert Crawford II Edward Crawford Mr Christopher Crews Mr Charles Crockett IV Miss Hazel Elizabeth Crone Mr Brian Crowder Mr Clyde Crutchfield, Jr Mr Michael Culler Mrs Elizabeth Culp Mr Christopher Culp Mr David Daniel Ms Virginia Davis Miss Katherine Davis Mrs Jennifer Davis Ms Katherine Davis Mr Chadwick Davis Mrs Amanda Deal Mrs Sara Delaney Miss Tricia Denham Miss Margaret DeRamus Dr Julia Desanctis Mrs Suzanne Dillon Mr & Mrs John Dimling III
Mrs Joyce Dimock Mrs Alice Dixon Miss Alice Dixon Mrs Alice Dodson Mr & Mrs William Doss, II Mr Thomas Douglas Mr James Douglas, Jr Justin Drake Mr John Duckett Ms Mignon Durham Mr W David Edwards Mrs Paula Eglin Mr John Elkins Mr Joe Eller, Jr Mr John Elliott Mr David Ellis Miss Leslie Ellis Dr & Mrs Allen Elster Mrs Valerie Emory Mr Douglas Esleeck Ms Melinda Essic Mr Patrick Fansler Ms Kelly Fansler Mr Brandon Fetter Dr William Fisher III Mrs Ann Hayley Flanagan Mr Mathew Flatow Mr & Mrs Michael Flatow Mr & Mrs Gregory Fleming Mr & Mrs Martin Flowers Mr & Mrs John Fox Ms Julia Fox Mr & Mrs Robert Frackelton III Charles Fulk Miss Amy Garland Ms Frances Garner Mr Steve Garner, Jr Mr Robert Garner Mr Heyward Garner Mr Steve Garner, Sr Ms Kathryn Gates Ms Patrica Gentry Mr Allen Gentry Mr James Gibbs, Jr Mr Elmer Gilleland Dr Anne Glenn Mr Paul Glenn Mr Clyde Glunt Mrs Melissa Glunt Mrs Norma Goelst Miss Ingrid Goelst Mr & Mrs Kerry Gonzalez Mr Parker Gray Mr & Mrs Roy Greco Robert Greene Justin Greene Mr & Mrs Roger Greene Mr & Mrs George Greer Mrs Beverly Griffin Mr Christopher Haisty Miss Meredith Hale Mr & Mrs James Haley Mrs Jamie Hall
Mrs Allison Hall Mrs Delpha Hamilton Miss Amy Hammock Clark Hammock Mr Christopher Harding Mr James Carlton Hardwick III Mr Benjamin Hardwick Mr Nash Hardy III Mr Martin Hardy Ms Sally Harper Ann Harper Mrs Cathy Harrington Mr & Mrs Douglas Harrington, Jr Mr John Harrington Mr Brett Harris Mr & Mrs James Harris Miss Elizabeth Harris Miss Caroline Harris Ms Lauren Harris Parikh Mr & Mrs Clay Hassler Mr & Mrs John Hauber Mrs Nanette Hayes Mrs Sarah Haynes Mrs Jacklyn Hedrick Mr & Mrs William Henderson Mr & Mrs Stephen Hendrix Mr Andrew Henley Mr Mark Henrichs Mr & Mrs Matthew Henrichs Mr & Mrs Thomas Henson Mr & Dr Kevin Heston Mrs Charlotte Hieronymus Ms Kathryn Higgins Mr & Mrs Walter Hinnant Mr Earl Hipp, Jr. Mr & Mrs John Hocutt Ms Patricia Hoffmann Dr & Mrs Benjamin Holder, Jr Miss Melanie Holder Mr James Holder Mr Alexander Holland Mrs & Mr Anne Holland James Holmes IV Mr & Mrs Andrew Holmes Miss Tara Holmes Mr Ralph Holthouser III Mrs Charlotte Holton Mr Michael Hooks Dr & Dr David Howe Miss Tammy Annette Huddle Mr James Hudson Mr Hinton Hudson III Mrs James Hughes Ms Donna Hyatt Mrs & Mr Mary Iauco Ms Kathleen Irvin Holly Isbister Mrs Linda Jackson Mr Gary Jackson Mr William Jackson III Mr & Mrs William Jacobsen, Jr Miss Kristen Jacobsen Mr John Jamison
Mr & Mrs John Janney II Mr & Mrs Jarman Jenkins, Jr Mrs Mary Ann Jenkins Mr Timothy Jewett Mr William Jewett Mrs Suzanne Johnson Mrs Kelly Johnson Miss Celeste Johnson Mr & Mrs Eric Johnson Mrs Leslie Johnson Ms Eloise Johnson Mr & Dr Joseph Johnston, Jr Ms Trena Joiner Mr James Jolliff III Mr Randall Jolliff Mr & Mrs William Jordan Mr & Mrs J Michael Jordan Miss Sarah Keith Mr & Mrs Robert Kelly Dr Judy Kem Mrs Nancy Lee Kennelly Mr & Mrs Billy Kilby Mr Cornelius King, Jr Mr Donald King Mrs Mary King Mr Derek Kingman Mr Colin Alexander Kinken Mr Carl Kirkpatrick Ms Melissa Kittridge Mr & Mrs Jeffrey Klein Ms Vivian Kline Mrs Donna Knostman Mr Horace Robinson Kornegay III Miss Rebecca Kornegay Ms S. Tucker Kornegay Mrs Anne Kornegay Mrs Rachel Kroll Mr Jonathan Kubu Mrs Kelly Lael Mr John Lambert Mrs Mary Elizabeth Lamphear Mrs Allison Laprise Mrs Mary Margaret Lasker Mr Jonathan Lavender Mrs Jennifer Lavender Thompson Mr Steven Lawson Mr & Mrs Frank Leak, Jr Mr Louis Lee Miss Ann Leist Mr & Mrs Andrew Lester-Niles Mrs Judy Line Mr & Mrs James Link Mr William Littlejohn Mrs Kenneth Scott Long Mr James Lowder Mr & Mrs Jowvandgift Lucas Mr & Mrs Harry Luther Mrs Christi Lyons C. Scott Lyons Ms Delores Mackay Ms Margo Macomson Dr & Mrs Christopher Madden Ms Joye Maier hehn
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Mr Thomas Mardis Mr Nicholas Marion Mr & Mrs Tommy Martin Ms Stephanie Martin Mr David Martin Mrs Kathryn Martin Miss Janet Mashburn Mr Mark Masich Mr & Mrs James Matthews II Dr & Mrs James Mattox Mr William May Mr James May Miss Meredith May Mr Robert Mayer III Mr David Maynard Mrs Melanie McCabe Miss Jennifer McCarthy Mrs Patsy McClure Mr Jay McCullough Mr & Mrs Robert McElveen Miss Fannye McGee Mrs Amanda McGibbon Mrs Ashley McGlone Ms Alicia McIntosh Mr Robert McKenzie Mr Jeffrey McNeil Dr & Mrs Jeffrey McNeil Mrs Norma Messick Mr Aaron Messick Mr Ryan Milhous Mr Preston Miller Ms Cynthia Miller Mr Stuart Miller Mr & Mrs Donald Milligan Mrs Bethany Mills Mrs Ann Mirchandani Mr & Mrs Jason Mitchell, Sr Miss Margaret Mitchell Mr John-Mark Mitchell Dr & Mrs Phillip Moore Mr & Mrs Wayne Moose Mrs Kandice Morrison Mr Rudolf Morrow Mr & Mrs Davey Morton Mr Gordon Muir Mr James Mulligan, Jr. Ms Jennie Mulligan Miss Elizabeth Myers Mrs Deborah Nance Mr & Mrs Somsavanh Nanthanaj Ms Ellen Nelson Ms C Holbrook Newman Dr George Newsome Mr & Mrs Kevin Nunley Dr & Mrs Liston Orr Miss Ashley Park Mrs Elizabeth Parker Mr & Mrs James Parker Mr & Mrs Alexander Pashayan Mr Gregory Paterson Mr Jeffrey Paterson Mrs Stephanie Patrick Mr Douglas Patterson & Mrs Neville
Watkins Mr Andrew Patton Mr Joseph Patton Mrs Betsy Payne Mrs Jennie Pazienza Ms Jacquelyn Peace Ms C Leann Pegram Mr David Peoples III Miss Kimberly Ann Peoples Ms Susan Perkins Mr & Mrs Eric Peterson Mr Jason Peterson Mr Karl Pfefferkorn Mr Alexander Phelps Ms Harriet Phillips Mrs Deborah Pigman Mrs Teresa Plunkett Mr John Plyler Miss Katharine Pollock Mr B Edwin Pollok Miss Elizabeth Poole Mrs Ashley Poole Mr & Mrs David Poovey Dr & Mrs Thomas Pope, Jr Mr David Pope Mr & Mrs Robert Porter Mrs & Dr Caroline Poteat Mr Donnie Price Mr William Price, Jr Mr & Mrs Calvin Puckett Mr & Mrs Brian Rabalais Mr Vincent Rabil Mr Robert Ragsdale Mr William Ragsdale Miss Jennifer Randolph Dr & Mrs Richard Rauck Mrs Betty Rawls Mr & Mrs Gregory Rayburn Mr & Mrs Oliver Read IV Mr Stephan Reavis Miss Catherine Reece Mr John Reece, III Mr George Reece Mr Jake Reiner Ms Susan Reins Miss Sarah Remy Mrs Harriett Reyes Mr John Reynolds Miss Kathryn Reynolds Ms Holly Richardson Mr Charles Richardson Mr John Richardson Ms Genevieve Riebel Mr & Mrs Douglas Roberts Mr & Mrs Alan Robertson Mr Spencer Robinson Ms Lindsay Robinson Mr Michael Robinson Mrs Mae Ross Mr & Mrs Clay Rucker Mr Nathan Ruffin Mr Stuart Ruffin Mrs Kelli Rush
Ms Linda Russell Mrs Lea Anne Rutledge Ms Evelyn Ryan Mrs & Mr Ellen Sandridge Mr Edward Sandridge Mr Edward Sartin Mr Edward Sartin Mr Christopher Sartin Ms Rebecca Sawyer Mrs Anna Gray Schien Dr & Mrs Benjamin Schrock Mr Matthew Schultz Mr & Mrs William Michael Schultz Mr Jordan Schwall Mrs Elizabeth Scott Ms Jeanne Scott Miss Lydia Ann Sfreddo Mr & Dr Steven Shearer Mr Parker Sheffield Dr Mark Shehan Mrs Robin Shimizu Mr & Mrs Mark Shore Miss Katharine Shore Ms Debbie Shuler Mrs Sarah Simon Mrs Kathryn Simpson Mr William Sims Mr Brian Slawter Mrs Vickie Slaydon Mrs Theresa Smiley Mrs Larkin Smith Mr Robert Smith Miss Emily Smith Mrs Jennifer Smith Mr J Raymond Smith II Mr Joseph Smith Mrs Elizabeth Smyth Mrs Jayne Sommer Mr Kenneth Sommerkamp, Jr Ms Allison Southard Mr & Mrs Jon Southern Mr & Mrs Donald Sparks Miss Laura Spencer Mr & Mrs James Spencer III Mr James Spivey III Mr Allen Stanton Mr & Mrs Ledyard Staples Mr Tyler Steele Mr Walter Steele Mr Preston Steele Mr Jay Stephens Mr Christopher Stockton Miss E Stockton Mr Douglas Stokes Mrs Lara-Anne Stokes Bradley Mr Richard Stone Mrs Kimberly Strahm Mr Joshua Strickland Mr & Mrs Harold Stubbs Ms Lawrence Stubbs Mr Scott Sutton Mr Marshall Sutton Mrs Kristen Swanson
Mr & Mrs Michael Sweeney Mrs Ashley Tate Mrs Katharine Tate Miss N Kim Taylor Dr Gregory Taylor Mr Lacy Teague Mrs Deborah Teague Mr Kenneth Teague Mrs Callie Terry Mr Harold David Terry, Jr Miss Dena Terry Mrs Jennifer Theiler Mr & Mrs James Theuer Mr Parker Thomas Ms Ann Thomas Mrs Joanne Thomas Mr & Mrs Timothy Thomerson Miss Dewitt Tillett Mrs Brittany Todd Mr & Mrs C Bradley Tucker Dr & Mrs Scott Tucker Miss Mary Jane Tucker Mr & Mrs Patrick Turner Mr & Mrs William Ussery Tyler Van Zandt Mrs Amy Vaughn Ms Cynthia Wadkinson Ms Martha Waggoner Ms Jennie Walker Mr Stephen Wall Ms Molly Lynn Wall Mr & Mrs Don Wall Mr & Mrs George Wallace Ms Susan Walley Mrs Cynthia Warlick Mr & Mrs Robert Warren Mr David Watts Mr Paul Webster Mr & Mrs Todd Weddle Taylor Weddle Mr Randy Weddle Mr Jonathan Wells Mr & Mrs Keith Wells Mr David Wells Mr & Mrs R. Wells, Jr. Mr & Mrs Kim Westmoreland Mr Davison Westmoreland Miss Katherine Westmoreland Ms Susan Wheatley Dr Anne White Mrs Karen White Mr Donald White, Jr Mrs Beth Whittle Mr Charles Wiggins Mrs Cathy Willard Mr & Mrs James Williams Mr Benjamin Williams Mr David Williford Mr Zachary Williford Miss Wanda Wilson Mr Winford Wilson, Jr Mr Daniel Wimmer Mr Adam Winseck
Mrs Heather Winseck Mr David Womble Ms Marcia Wood Mr & Mrs Todd Woods Mr & Mrs John Wooten Ms Kimberly Wright Mr Alan York Mrs Patricia Ann Young
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Cretion Care
Caring for God’s Creation is a Missional Endeavor Rev. Jonathan L. Brake In the Spring of 2016, Rev. Lory Beth Huffman led us through a series of sermons based on the Social Creed of the United Methodist Church. In the section on “Our Natural World,” we read that: “All Creation is the Lord’s, and we are responsible for the ways in which we use and abuse it. Water, air, soil, minerals, energy resources, plants, animal life, and space are to be valued and conserved because they are God’s creation and not solely because they are useful to human beings. God has granted us stewardship of creation. We should meet these stewardship duties through acts of loving care and respect.” (The Book of Discipline of the UMC, ¶160) First and foremost, the care of God’s Creation is an act of mission toward our Creator. And because scripture makes clear that God’s creation is for the purposes of healthy relationships – human, divine, and natural world – we understand that our mission work is about relationships of all kinds.
Mission to feed the hungry. For a long time, we have encouraged church members to spend time serving at the Betty & Jim Holmes Food Bank Garden. The Creation Care Team has itself adopted a raised bed for our second year. The Holmes were members of Centenary and the garden they started at the Children’s Home (not to be confused with the Children’s Home garden where many of us get our strawberries each year) has received Centenary’s ongoing support, over the years, both financially and through individual volunteerism. Funds for the raised beds, for example, were donated by Centenary a few years ago. So, we carry on the tradition. All food is raised at the garden by sustainable means which promotes preservation of the soil &and nutrients, and goes to the Second Harvest Food Bank or Samaritan Ministries to provide fresh food for those in need. We have already been able to provide lots of early spring produce, in the form of kale, Swiss chard, radishes and romaine lettuce to both.
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Mission to educate ourselves and others promotes “faithful use by humankind.” This past winter we hosted screenings of two award winning environmental documentaries in Memorial Auditorium: Chasing Ice about the melting of earth’s glaciers and Kilowatt Ours about energy conservation including actions that individuals and organizations can take to reduce our negative impact on the natural world. The Creation Care Team is now collaborating with our counterpart, TEEM, Temple Emanuel's Environmental Movement, by sharing their new resource the Triad EcoHub!, a meet-up group at www.meetup.com/Triad-EcoHub-Poweredby-TEEM/. Our shared goal is to connect you with the many different educational opportunities taking place in the Triad, every day, that address environmental issues like seminars, film screenings, lectures, etc. The Creation Care Team will directly post events and invite others to join this new meet-up group which now numbers over 100 members If you're interested in the environment it is worth a look. Please check it out.
Mission to clean up and beautify promotes both, “preservation” and “enhancement.” The Creation Care Team participated in the Clean Sweep in October 2015 and the Great American Cleanup in April 2016, national events sponsored locally by Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful, Inc. We expanded our responsibility to incorporate about ¼ mile of Silas Creek, more than doubling the area we covered in the past. We invite you to help us this year with the Clean Sweep, October 1, 2016. Centenary UMC participates in these events annually as part of our Adopt-a-Stream obligation for Silas Creek starting at Shaffner Park and continuing along the Greenway to Burkeshore Road.
Mission to Plant for the Future The Team jumped in for the first time, in recent memory, to take part in the “Community Roots Day”, another annual event held in October. Church members joined an estimated 500 other volunteers to plant a couple hundred trees along West Clemmonsville Road. This was a beautification as well as an ecological project. As most everyone knows, trees take in large quantities of carbon dioxide, the number one greenhouse gas. We plan to participate again this Fall and invite you to come as well. This is a great intergenerational event.
Mission to Share God’s Creation with Others On Tuesday, December 29, the Creation Care Team joined forces with Anthony's Plot to share leftover poinsettias from our Advent season with some of our closest neighbors, residents at Crystal Towers. They were delighted to receive the colorful holiday cheer. To learn more about the Centenary Creation Care Ministry, go to www.centenary-ws. org/?p=2110. Our planning meetings are always open to anyone, held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30pm in Room 222. Fall Activities will include: a book discussion on “Hospitable Planet,” The Big Sweep cleanup along Silas Creek, Composting at Worship in the Park, Planting Trees for Community Roots Day, our Annual Creation Care Dinner, and completion of the GreenFaith Energy Shield designation for Centenary. Contact Person is Frank Hassell, c_frank_ hassell@yahoo.com.
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Missions
Get Involved Rev. Sarah S. Howell
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his year, our Missions Committee is beginning the work of clarifying our missional vision. This will become more solidified when the broader church vision is crafted, but in the meantime, we are asking ourselves where, how, and why we are committed missionally in the local community and around the world. In looking at the long list of local missions we support financially through grants, we saw that there are six basic categories where our support goes. Of course, some ministries fit in more than one category, but in general these are the types of service and outreach programs we help make possible: • Faith Development • Housing & Homelessness • Hunger & Poverty • Children & Education • Radical Hospitality • Health & Wellness These agencies are homeless shelters and food banks, schools and missional congregations, clinics and emergency relief services, and much more. Of course, there are so many good causes out there—how do we
decide which ones to support? These missional categories are a starting point for us in our grantmaking process, and we hope to refine those guidelines more in the future. In the meantime, one important question is how directly involved Centenary’s people are. We can feel especially good about financially supporting Samaritan Ministries because our members serve there once a month; we know the importance of Forsyth Jail & Prison Ministries because we have led worship at the prison and participated in prayer circles at the jail; we gladly give to Stop Hunger Now because our own families have put on gloves and packaged meals to be sent across the ocean to feed hungry people through their work. We hope that we can continue asking how we might have boots on the ground in more of the agencies we support financially. If you are a Centenary member and you volunteer at one of our missional partners on your own or through work, we want to know and celebrate that! Although there are many ministries that need our monetary gifts more than our people, we know that we are called to be the hands and feet, and not just the pocketbook, of Christ.
As we continue to clarify our vision for Centenary more broadly, our vision for missions will come more into focus; in the meantime, we encourage you to get your hands dirty and learn firsthand the difference your church is making in the community. On the next page are just a few examples where you may get involved.
Samaritan Ministries | 2nd Friday of each month Each month, we need 6 volunteers to stay overnight at the Samaritan Inn, to help serve meals and watch the monitors, to fellowship with the guests and hear their stories. To learn more and sign up, visit www.tinyurl.com/SamaritanVolunteers.
World Relief Centenary has begun a new partnership with World Relief, a faith-based nonprofit providing services to refugees resettling in the Triad. Our Good Neighbor Team walks alongside a family while they adjust to a new life. To learn more, contact Tanner Robinson (tannergrobinson@gmail.com).
Loaves & Fishes Every Tuesday morning, Loaves & Fishes provides financial assistance and a food pantry to our neighbors in need. To learn more or to volunteer, contact Marianne Bach (mdbach332@hotmail. com). Haiti Mission Trips There are 2 mission trips to Port-au-Prince, Haiti in the upcoming academic year: a general trip Oct. 13-17, 2016, and a medical mission February 4-11, 2017. To learn more, contact Rev. Sarah Howell (336-397-1348 / showell@centenary-ws.org). You can also get involved with the Winston-Salem Street School, the H. O. P. E. food truck ministry, the Food Bank Garden, the Backpack Program, Love Thy Neighbor, DAYBreak Respite Care, and much more! Stay tuned for many more opportunities to serve! 23
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Sunday School Classes & Small Groups in Mission Rev. Jonathan L. Brake
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ost of us would be more active in service to others if we had some friends with whom we could serve. That’s the understanding behind Centenary’s encouragement for Sunday School Classes and Small Groups to do service projects together. Our groups have served at Samaritan’s Inn, the WinstonSalem Street School, Loaves & Fishes, the UMAR Homes, the Overflow Shelter, HOPE of WinstonSalem, the Food Bank Garden, and more. Each experience brings our members closer to one another, God, and those we serve. Through groups serving in the community, Centenary has grown in our connection and commitment to the Winston-Salem Street School, HOPE, the Food Bank Garden, and
the Backpack Food program with two public schools. A couple of years ago, one of our newest Sunday School classes, Common Cup, began service together in ways that they could include their children, most of
whom are in elementary school. They adopted a raised bed at the Betty & Jim Holmes Food Bank Garden – discovering how much fun it can be to serve together, how our
connections grow stronger outside of the church classroom, and what it means to be the church that we want to be. Their next project was to pack lunches for the HOPE Food Truck at their facility. This project grew into a “baking session” at a class member’s home, followed by the rest of the family members arriving for a cookout and fellowship. During the winter, the adults helped with the Overflow Shelter, coming into direct contact with those they have been serving. On Sunday, June 5, the Common Cup Sunday School Class members took it one step further, riding with the HOPE Food Truck and Van to deliver meals in several food deserts of Winston-Salem. Children of class members wore
This is the power of service through the existing groups at Centenary – small groups,
School Class? Learning another new skill – loom knitting hats for our neighbors who will come to the overflow shelter this winter! •
their Centenary Children’s Ministry shirts and “Flat Jesus” came along to feed the hungry as well! [See picture of children in front of the HOPE Truck] Holly Lee shared that her highlights of the afternoon included seeing our children interacting with other children, being inspired by the way HOPE leaders Mary & Art interacted with people being served, and receiving big hugs from children who were experiencing the love of Christ along with a healthy lunch. She said, “there is clearly more need than just hunger.” She was able to “debrief” with her boys about their feelings after serving with the HOPE Truck, that there is a difference between pity and compassion, and that Jesus calls us to be compassionate people. As the families of the Sunday School Class experience serving together, they are discovering that the group has more purpose, deeper relationships, and a greater comfort level when together each week in the classroom. The impact of handson service has been clear on this Sunday School Class and we know that so much more has transformed in the hearts of those participating. Holly Lee shared that perhaps her favorite part of serving through Centenary is having a different set of friends who enrich life in a way that we don’t get anywhere else in our society.
Sunday School Classes, choirs, UMW Circles, and more. Is your group doing service? Speak to Rev. Sarah Howell for ideas and possibilities where you can join hands in active service. What’s next for the Common Cup Sunday
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Memorials Backpack Ministry at Wiley In memory of Todd Hatcher Greenwood by Martha Keiger.
Centenary Choir Fund In memory Lespie Stewart Smith by Kate Craver.
Centenary Fund In memory of Minnie Louise Smith by Viola H. Crump, James Bunn, lll, Dr. & Mrs. Frank Rayburn. In memory of Eugene Wilson by Betty Ann and Dewey Chapple. In memory of Paul R. “Dick” Webster, Jr. by Betty Ann and Dewey Chapple, Dr. & Mrs. Frank Rayburn. In memory of Ann Shippey Lewallen King “Annie” Spencer by Allison Burns, Mrs. J. Robert Elster, Mr. & Mrs. John Brady, Ralph & Gayle Atkinson, Martha Martinat, Ken & Mary Jean Carlson, Elizabeth & Jim Holmes, James Butler, Sr., Ray Blevins, Mr.& Mrs. James B. Harper, The Chapel Class, C. Penn & Jane Craver, Jr., Neal & Carolyn Harrell, Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Vaughn, Circle # 7, Mary Preston Yates, Mrs. Bruce Elmore, Mr. & Mrs. William E. Elmore, Jr., William & Vera Hervey, The Staff & Board Of Winston Salem State University Foundation, Mr.& Mrs. John C. Whitaker, Tammy & David Caldwell, Dalton Ruffin, Jane Pope, Betty & Jim Becher, Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Spach, D. L. McMichael, Jr., Margot Cunningham, Margaret Felts, Richard Stockton, Elizabeth & Charles Duckett, Kathryn Snavely, Molly Johnson, Sara & Rick Crowder, Rosena Dillard, Donna Torreyson, Courtney Connor, Lyndsay Foster, Nancy & Paul Gwyn, Paul Amrich & Myra Barginear, Betty & Jim Brewer, Elizabeth & Phil Pleasants, Mr. & Mrs. R.G. Boulton, Tom & Megan Lawson, Stuart & Priscillia French, Virginia Tanner, Henry & Dyeann Jordan, Robert Vaughn, Jr., Betty Allen & Conrad Graham, Yvonne & Rick Rayburn, Claire & Hudnell Christopher, Mr. & Mrs. Henry M. Booke, Ozmer Henry, Jr., Minta & Frank McNally, Peggy & John Taylor, Linda & Rex Welton, Ronald & Sharon Shealy, Chester & Martha Brown, DeeDee Fenwick, Ellen & Logan Jackson, Betsy & Bill Joyner, Mr. & Mrs. Rob Kornegay, Spencer & Donna Gung, Bud & Candy Palmer, Jane McNair, Mr. & Mrs. John Gallins, Rose Chamblee, Sally Burns, Allan & Bill Womble, Rob Shore, Mr. & Mrs. Ernie White, Eleanor J. Vance, Kay & Bill Baldridge, Corty Freeman, Ann & Clarke Crenshaw, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hauser, Barbara & Brent Kirby, Mary Ann Ratcliff, Mrs. Polly Martin, Howard & Selma Hardin, Jane & Sam Ogburn, Jr., Mr. & Mrs. Sam C.
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Ogburn, Sr., Elizabeth A. Ogburn, Ann & Roane Cross, Susan & Jerry Schwartz, Vicki Fragakis, Ellyn Cooley, Emily Lambeth, Carol & Chip Holden, Dan & Dawn Boyer, Putter Caudle, Piedmont Trust Company, Bob & Ellen Cash, Tom & Nancy Cannon, Kathryn Snavely White, Robert & Acra Kluttz, James & Molly Southern, Albert Butler, Leigh Rowe, Steve & Pasty Ashworth, Bill & Ann Deviney, Robin & Ron Clein, Wiiliam & Betsy Blue, James & Camille Galloway, Mrs. Athena P. Gallins, Mr. & Mrs. Douglas E. Leckie lll, Tom & Kay Carter, The Roaring Gap Club, I. L. Long Construction Company, Paul & Sharon Glenn, Brian& Laura Murdock, Tanner Companies, Lynn & Jeff Young, Cal & Mary Ratcliff, Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Edwards, Jr., Anne & Doug Gunnell, The Palmer Family: Candy, Bud & Tim, Rolland & Diane Barrett & R. J. Barrett, Butter Birkas, Mark & Karen Sohmer, Mrs. John G. Medlin, Ms. Ridgely Phillips, Ms. Elizabeth M. Hale, Beth & Jim Einstein, Wynn Tanner, Wilba Brady, Nella P. Fulton, James Bunn, lll, Betsy & Bob Whaling. In memory of Anna Bland Faison Fisher by Ralph & Gayle Atkinson, Dr. & Mrs. Frank Rayburn, Martha Martinat, Ken & Mary Jean Carlson, Luther M. Senter & Loy Senter, John & Judith Mountjoy, The Chapel Class, Mr. & Mrs. Sam Ogburn, Sr., Irene Apgar & Brian Joyce, Forest R. Nester, Mr.& Mrs. James B. Harper, Mr.& Mrs. Donald P. Sullivan, Harriet & Royce Hough, Circle # 8, Ray Blevins, William & Diane Payne, C. Penn & Jane Craver, Jr., Larry Bohannon & Sharon Hamilton, Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Spach, Otie & Ken Anderson, Robert L. Rustad, Henry & Dyeann Jordan, Mary Ann Cross, Frank & Becky Foster, Elizabeth & Phil Pleasants, Peggy Ellen Jenkins, Shirley & Buddy Barco, Carl & Kitty Saufley, Sandra & Wayne Shugart, Tom & Megan Lawson, Spencer & Donna Gung, Robert & Natalie Faison, Betty Beasley, Jane McNair, Mr. & Mrs. James A. Cavenaugh, Jr., Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Edwards, Jr., Charles & Iris Hutchinson, Bill & Bobbie Caldwell, Bob & Lenna Severs, Tom & Nancy Cannon, Wilba Brady. In memory of Augustus Horace Deudney by Mr. & Mrs. John Brady, DeeDee Fenwick, Ken & Mary Jean Carlson, Ray Blevins, Barbara & Dean Henrichs, Larry Bohannon & Sharon Hamilton, Karl F. Yena, Henry & Dyeann Jordan, Robert Vaughn,Jr., Peggy Ann & Rusty Frank, Mr. & Mrs. Sam Ogburn,Sr., Anne & Manford Haxton, Jerry & Patricia Pugh, Linda (Vannoy) Smith, Mr.& Mrs. James B. Harper, Frances Wilson, Bob & Anne Gordon, Mr. & Mrs. Henry M. Booke, H. Vernon & Frankie Winters, Virginia Porter, Ann & Jerone Herring, Elizabeth & Bob Shaw, Sandra & Wayne Shugart, Martha Martinat, Bob & Lenna Severs, Bill & Bobbie Caldwell, Tom & Nancy
Cannon, Anne & Doug Gunnell, Wilba Brady, Johns Hopkins University Political Science Department: Faculty & Staff. In memory of Bess Richardson by Betty Richardson. In memory of Bob L. Myers by Ralph & Gayle Atkinson, The Chapel Class, Tom & Megan Lawson. In memory of Dr. George P. "Jack" Williams, Jr. by Betty & John Earle. In memory of James Alexander Yates lll by Richard Alexander & Betty Alexander, Susan N. Day, Morris & Beverly Marley, Gordon H. Cox, Allison McCall, Garry & Sally Groves, Cynthia & Joseph Hunter, Vernon & Frankie Winters, Annette & John Lynch, Anne & Tom McDowell. In Memory of Judy Lynn Morris Jones by Dr. & Mrs. Frank Rayburn. In memory of Lorraine Erna Buelow by Sandra & Wayne Shugart. In memory of Madolin Hudson by Jerry & Jinnie Davis, James P. Hudson, Margaret Speaker, Sandra & Wayne Shugart. In memory of Nicholas W. Mitchell, Jr. by Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. London, Jr., Ms. Ann King Windham, James Bunn, lll. In memory of Todd Hatcher Greenwood by Mrs. J. Robert Elster, Kent & Judy Hathaway, Gayle & Ralph Atkinson. In memory of Hubert “Woody” Woodall, Jr. by Martha Martinat. In memory of William M. “Buck” Butler, Jr. by Mrs. J. Robert Elster, Ray Blevins, Vernon & Frankie Winters, Pam & Randy Warren, Gordon Cox, Bill & Allan Womble, Mr.& Mrs. Dexter Campbell, Jr., Bud & Candy Palmer, Geneva Ann Dickson Lee, Mebane & Linda Turner, Dr. & Mrs. A. D. Kornegay, Anna & Fletch Steele, Mr. & Mrs. Sam Ogburn, Sr., Elizabeth A. Ogburn, Ralph & Gayle Atkinson, Mary Ann Cross, Ken & Susan Sommerkamp, Stuart & Priscilla French, Community One Bank-Eastern Region: Sherri Adams, Chris Babcock, Dennis Burke, Karen Butcher, Ammanda Byerly, Rose Carter, Kaylin Cribbs, Angela Foster, Lisa Gordon, Susan Halo, Brent Loy, Melinda Mabe, Janet Monroe, Keith Parsons, Amber Southard, Kelly Wallace, Charles & Lucille Patton, Charles & Elizabeth Duckett, Thomas & Elizabeth Gatewood, Cal & Mary Ratcliff, Tom & Kay Carter, DeeDee Fenwick, Betsy & Bill Joyner, Ellen & Logan Jackson, Mr. & Mrs. Rob Kornegay, Edie Murphy, Elizabeth & Phil Pleasants, Ronald & Sharon Shealy, Bette & Donnie Cobb, Jay & Becky Perkinson, Bob & Lenna Severs, John & Evelyn Turner, Daniel Stokes, James Bunn, lll, Mr. & Mrs. Danny Newcomb, Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Perry, Jr. In memory of Betsy Transou Nading by Dr. & Mrs. Frank Rayburn. In memory of Sam Brake by James Bunn, lll. In memory of v by James Bunn, lll.
Children's Ministry Fund In memory of Lenora Carter by Allison Burns.
Glad Tidings Window Fund In Memory of Judy Lynn Morris Jones by Sharon Shealy, Jay & Becky Perkinson, Rod & Beth Pegan, Joe & Gay Park, Laura & Phillip Shepherd, Milton & Linda Pearce, Circle # 1, CUMC Music & Arts Ministry Team, Ellen and William Jackson, Laura and Robert Esleeck, Caroline Mitchell, Lu & Mark Hagel.
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& Jennie Hinshaw, Linda & Ned Michaels, Susan Mann, Michael & Deanna Avent, GARANCO, Inc., Becky & Julian Aldridge, Claudette Cook, Charles & Lucille Patton.
Centenary Fund Winston Salem Street School In memory of Judy Lynn Morris Jones by Judy and Bill Scurry. In memory of Lorrraine Erna Buelow by Brigitta Maselli.
In memory of Ann Shippey Lewallen King “Annie” Spencer by Bob & Ellen Cash. In memory of William M. “Buck” Butler, Jr. by Janie Jenkins.
Music and the Arts In memory of William M. “Buck” Butler, Jr. by Mr. & Mrs. Ted Hill.
Missionary Friendship Fund In memory of Minnie Louise Smith by Mr. and Mrs. James R. Donald. In memory of Anna Bland Fisher by Elizabeth Fenwick.
Radio Ministry In memory of Thomas Miskimen by Phyllis Slawter.
Sacred Music In memory of Anna Bland Faison Fisher by Caroline Mitchell. In memory of Augustus Horace Deudney by Phyllis Dunning. In memory of Bob L. Myers by Betty & Jim Brewer, Jeffery Coltrane, Jr., Byah D. McGee, James R. Carter, Polly Wicker, Marshall &Marjorie Jennette, Gladys Lowe, Tom & Christina Pearsall, Dick & Peggy Warfford, Kate & Frank Craver, Mac & Linda Burris, Marsha & Thomas Tice, Larry & Laura Graham, Robert & Stephany Alphin, Perry & Jan Mathis, Beulah Souther, Steve & Sherry Souther, Gary & Sue Trapp, Kathryn N. Lee, The Thursday Afternoon Music Club: Jean Ashley, Judy Briggs, Barbara Byrd, Ellen Crowther, Pragna Shah, Alma Thompson, Rhonda Vestal, Kimberly Jennette. In memory of Thomas Jeffrey “Jeff” Koontz by Caroline Mitchell.
In honor of Ellie Norman by Mrs. Maurice Sponcler.
Children's Ministry In honor of the birth of Elizabeth “Betsy” Scott Welch by Edwin & Sue Welch.
In memory of Sam Brake by CUMC Music and Arts Ministry Team.
Loaves and Fishes
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In Memoriam Carolyn Milsted Bell March 26, 2016 Doris Cockerham Gehring April 9, 2016 Augustus Horace Deudney April 12, 2016 Todd Hatcher Greenwood April 12, 2016 Hubert C. “Woody” Woodall, Jr. April 19, 2016 Thomas Arthur Miskimen April 24, 2016 William M. “Buck” Butler, Jr. May 1, 2016 Christine A. Johnson May 8, 2016
H.O.P.E. In honor of Jonathan Brake by Circle #1.
Loaves and Fishes In honor of Marianne Bach by Sue Davis. In honor of Morris “Mo” Marley by Michael & Mary Sperry, Bonnie Willard, Priscilla Robinette, Charles Chatham, Sally Burns, Bible Study – Gospel of Mark. In honor of Morris & Beverly Marley by James Bunn lll.
Love Thy Neighbor In honor of Larry Hollar by Ben Wilson & family. In honor of Eva Hollar by Larry Hollar.
Music and Arts Fund In honor of Pollyann Holthusen by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hauser. In honor of Susan Bates by Jean Burroughs.
Radio Ministry In honor of the birth of Elizabeth “Betsy” Scott Welch by Edwin & Sue Welch.
Senior Adult Ministry The ministers and members of Centenary Church extend their deepest sympathy to the bereaved families and pray they may know the comfort and peace of our Heavenly Father.
In honor of Paul Armstrong by Jean Burroughs.
UMCOR In memory of Todd Hatcher Greenwood by Aurelia Ammerman, John & Susan Elster, Dr. & Mrs. Charles Bokesch, Timothy & Kathleen Cooper, John & Sandra Wimbish, Noelle & Randy Cockrell, Putter Caudle, John & Kelly Merritt, Robert Hungate, Dave
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Children’s Ministry
Children and Families in Mission “Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced.”
By Rev. Kate May
~ John Keats
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ave you ever had an amazing vacation and then came back and tried to tell people about it? Maybe you showed your pictures to your friends and found yourself saying, “It was even more amazing in person, the pictures just don’t do it justice.” Or trying to recount something that happened and seeing blank stares on the faces of your listeners only to finish by saying, “I guess you just had to be there.” I imagine we have all had that moment when we can truly agree with Keats that there is nothing like personal experience to make something come to life. It is for that reason that mission experiences are such spiritual growth experiences for people of all ages and why we in children’s ministry do what we can to engage our children and families in ageappropriate mission experiences.
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all over the US were challenged to make cards that would be given to delegates in which they would write a short note. These cards would then be shared with the homeless neighbors fed by one of Portland, Oregon’s many ministries to the homeless neighbors of Portland. To take it a step further the children were invited to raise $2/card which is the cost of a meal at the ministry where their cards would be shared. Our kids made 109 cards and between personal and class projects including a Sunday morning bake sale collected $333.64!
For example… Did you know that this year our 3rd and 4th grade Sunday School classes participated in a mission project that connected them to General Conference? Children
Did you know that our rising 4th, 5th, and 6th graders are invited each summer to participate in a mission day camp we call SOW (Serving Out in the World)? Each morning they participate in a mission project and each afternoon have time to simply play and fellowship together. Last
summer our adventures included touring and making hygiene kits for guests at the Ronald McDonald House, putting together shelves and making more hygiene kits for a school food pantry that continues to stay open through the summer so families can continue to get what they need through the summer when their children are not always able to access the food they get when school is in session, and a day of working in the Jim and Betty Holmes Foodbank garden which provides fresh produce for so many of the ministries in our
area. Did you know that Stop Hunger Now is an opportunity for our entire congregation to be in mission together? This is an opportunity that our families and kids especially love because there truly is a job for everyone! Together in 2 hours we package 20,000 meals that are sent to different places in the world where relief is needed because of disaster or simply lack of adequate food supplies. This year’s Stop Hunger Now event will be
Sunday, October 16. We hope you’ll mark your calendar now to join us! With this small sampling I hope you can see the role that missions currently plays in our ministry with children and their families and we look forward to new opportunities being developed now for the future. Keep your eyes and ears open for information about a mission trip opportunity for families! •
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Youth Ministry
Summer...it's the best time "Love makes everything that is heavy light." By Tammy Pollock
~ Thomas Ă Kempis
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t's that time of year, the time in the life of every youth minister, director, intern, volunteer that we begin to put the finishing touches on our summer mission trip plans. Reservations are made, checks to cover the costs are trickling in, we are chasing paperwork, refilling the first aid kits, checking our mileage, and praying, praying, praying diligently for the hearts of every person on our team and those we will serve. It is a very busy and, yet, most joyous time in ministry. I love summertime youth ministry (let's face it, I love anytime youth ministry, but summer...it's the best time). Webster defines missions as (noun) 1. an important goal or purpose that is accompanied by strong conviction; a calling or vocation. 2. a sending or being sent for some duty or purpose. 3. those sent. If you read the Gospels we find that Jesus doesn't define missions anywhere BUT he lives out the definition of mission. He feeds people, heals people, sits with people, prays with people. Jesus shows us that
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we are to tend to one another, serve one another, share with one another, pray for one another...love one another. It's not something we do on occasion, it is something we live out all the time, it's a way of life. Jesus tells us the greatest commandment is:
“You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: You must love your neighbor as you love yourself. All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.” (Matthew 22:37-40) If we are loving God and loving each other (God's people) then we are living out the definition of mission. Now, it is true, we intentionally take two youth ministry mission trips away from home each
summer. One to the Hinton Rural LIfe Center in Hayesville, NC. There we sit with people we would never have the chance to know otherwise. We help them fix their homes, but mostly, we try to be present to them the way the world isn't. I can't tell you the number of times I have watched
our youth sit with someone for hours, paying attention to them completely, because they know that is what Jesus has asked us to do. The second trip is our Senior High only trip. This year we will head to inner-city Chicago to work alongside YouthWorks! There we will partner with local organizations that work with the underserved and marginalized people of the city as well as work in the food pantries, kid's clubs, soup kitchens, etc. We go out, we are being sent, because of our great love for God to go out into the world and share that which we know to be true about God's love
for each of His beloved children. It is a powerful time away from our daily living to immerse ourselves in living out the way of Jesus. At the end of each trip, before we come home, I always remind the youth that what we have experienced on our mission trip, the way we have lived together serving others, that is the real world... That is the world Jesus calls us to. Loving God and loving each other. For many of them, coming home to what they had left behind is harder than our leaving because they have seen a glimpse of the Kingdom of Heaven. It is such a beautiful thing. Our youth don't just lead the life Jesus calls us to twice a year. They live it out all year long right here at home through Love Thy Neighbor, STOP HUNGER NOW, Angel Tree, and taking care of one another. They see that mission, like Jesus, isn't something to be done, it's a way to live. George Eliot once said, "What do we live for if not to make life less difficult for each other?" That is exactly right! And that is what we are invited to do by Jesus himself. That my friends, is missions. • P.S. We invite you to join us at our upcoming Love Thy Neighbors dates: August 21 September 11 October 9 November 6 December 4
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