September 4 - 10, 2016 Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World
BUMC CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY BUMC will close at 2 pm Sunday and remain closed through Monday for Labor Day. Sunday night events and classes will not meet. We will reopen Tuesday at 8:30 am. In case of emergency, contact the pastor-on-call at 615-969-3086.
COMMUNION OFFERING
COMMUNION
Offering
This month’s communion offering goes toward Love in Deed. Love in Deed is a new church-wide day of service on October 15. More than 800 people in our congregation will serve local youth and the homeless, pack meals, donate clothes and household items, and train people in disaster response. You can give during communion in the offering plates or text BUMCCOM and a dollar amount to 28950 (ex. BUMCCOM 50). If this is your first time giving through text, you will receive a text back with information on how to register.
ON POINT BREAKFAST BIBLE STUDY www.bumc.net/PointMen Thursdays beginning September 15, 6:30 am, Tabernacle Join the PointMen for chicken biscuits and spiritual conversation every Thursday morning. If you’re looking for a community of men who equip and encourage each other in their walks with Jesus Christ, now isd the time to join us at On Point. Speakers this fall include JD Walt, Sower-in-Chief of Seedbed; Davis Chappell, senior pastor of BUMC; and Jason McAnally, pastor of Home Church Nashville. Contact Herschel at hfrench@bumc.net for more information.
OFAM: SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN FORUM
www.bumc.net/HumanDev Monday, September 26, 6:00 – 7:30 pm, Room A291 OFAM is hosting Bethany Christian Services to share about the Safe Families for Children program. The program is designed for families to help parents and children during a crisis as an alternative to foster care on a temporary basis. RSVP to ofambumc@gmail.com to attend the forum. Childcare available upon request.
“DEEPER” LEVEL SMALL GROUPS www.bumc.net/AdultClasses
Groups start meeting Labor Day weekend Our new small group curriculum, DEEPER, is a way for you to take what you hear from the pulpit each week and get to a deeper level of understanding. Various groups offered during the week. Visit www.bumc.net/AdultClasses for more information.
FALL HOUSING INITIATIVE www.bumc.net/Housing Saturdays, September 17 & 24, October 1 & 8, Columbia, TN Sign up for our fall Housing Initiative as we help build a home for the Reed family through Habitat for Humanity of Williamson-Maury County. We need 15 volunteers for each build date. Contact Jennifer at jhite@bumc.net for more information.