ISSUE 5 | NOVEMBER 2015 EDITION
THE WOODLANDS UMC
MONTHLY THIS MONTH’S
NEWS: 2
BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING
Two senior couples find ways to give back to the church through The Woodlands UMC Foundation.
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TODAY’S GIFT... TOMORROW’S SERVICE TO HIM Fifteen years ago, we had a dream to build a Foundation to support the life-changing ministries and facilities of The Woodlands United Methodist Church. You are responding with an outpouring of gifts that will help us to reach others with the love of Christ long after we are gone. Thirty-eight years ago, St. Luke’s UMC Foundation in Houston dared to imagine what we could become and gave us a seedplanting gift of $75,000. The faithful members who supported the St. Luke’s Foundation for decades before had no idea their gifts would
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GENEROSITY GROWS
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FOUNDATION OVERVIEW
Endowment fund benefits scholarships at The Woodlands Methodist School.
Detailed charitable activity report.
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ALL–TIME DONORS
See a list of everyone who has made a gift to The Foundation.
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Your Pastor,
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CHURCH NEWS
Ed Robb
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one day help a fledgling congregation 50 miles away become a dynamic community of Christ-followers! And we are grateful for their faithful gifts that have reaped such a great harvest for Christ’s Kingdom.
Learn ways to financially support The Foundation.
As you read the inspiring stories in this special double issue of The Point Monthly, I leave you to ponder this question: What will you do today to create opportunities that will change lives for Christ?
See a list of births, deaths, and new members.
LEGACY LEADERS
Join a select group of donors who are leaving a legacy to the church.
BUILDING A FIRM FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE By Nathan Nix SALLY & GEORGE
HOLTIN
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George and Sally Holtin first visited The Woodlands UMC in 1994 with their son and daughter-in-law, who were already members. Since that Sunday over 20 years ago, they have become pillars of the church community, participating in the Goldenaires Choir, the Chancel Choir, and helping to lead Prime Timers with their friends Ken and Joyce Nesmith. “I’ve been a Methodist all my life,” says Sally. “I felt this church, more than any church we’ve ever belonged to, was stronger in supporting the missions of the Church, which I think is a very important thing.” Ken and Joyce, who moved from the FM 1960 area to be closer to their children and grandchildren, echo their friend’s appreciation of the church. “We immediately fell in love with (the church),” says Ken, pointing out in particular the quality of the music, sermons and missions. As they’ve witnessed the church grow over the years, both couples recognized that the only way the church could continue to serve its thriving congregation with programs ranging from a fantastic Children’s Ministry to their beloved Senior’s Ministry was through support above and beyond regular tithing. For a long time, that outlet wasn’t available. In 2000, The Woodlands UMC Foundation was established at the suggestion of current Executive Director Sally Bacon. “I said, ‘Ed, there are so many people who want to give, and they just need a vehicle,’” Sally (Bacon) says, recounting the conversation with Dr. Robb that led to The Foundation’s creation. She had just helped the Houston Junior Forum raise a significant amount of money, and she saw no reason the church couldn’t do something similar considering how much bigger it was. “Once you become an organization that’s been around a while, you have to start planning long-term and not just trying to get past the immediate things,” she says, pointing to the example many universities have set with their alumni fundraising as a model of success. “I just felt like it was something that the church needed for future growth.” The Foundation provided just the sort of opportunity the Holtins and Nesmiths
JOYCE & KEN
NESMITH
were looking for — one that allowed them to invest in the ministry of the church both here and now and for years to come. “We take every opportunity … to honor someone, in memory of and so forth,” says George. “That’s our avenue — through The Foundation. It’s an opportunity for us to see that the work of this church is carried on into future generations — not just seniors, but people of all ages in our community. It has a great mission and a great outreach that is very successful.” Sally (Holtin) cites the strong leadership of the church and its history as assurances they are making a sound investment. “I felt sure this would be a good Foundation for this church because the church has great leadership. The money won’t float away. The church will, I feel, no doubt, keep going with the help of God. We have grandchildren that belong to this church and great-grandchildren that belong to this church, and we want it to keep going and all the ministries to keep going for them to be able to participate in.” Both couples have also signed up to become Legacy Leaders, which means they will leave a portion of their estate to the church in their wills. “It gives me a feeling that the work that they’re doing now will continue and I’ll be able to participate even though I’m not here,” Ken says. Sally Bacon, who has signed up with her husband to leave their own gift to the church in their will, calls it “a gift that keeps on giving.”
“Flowers fade really fast. You want to make a gift that’s not gonna be gone in one year. You want something that’s going to have staying power and live on in perpetuity.” Joyce even goes so far as to view supporting the church as “an obligation.” “That’s just the way I feel, that it is an obligation. I’ve always felt it was more blessed to give than to receive, and we all know that we should give all that we can, and a strong foundation is always the best for any building.” Sally (Holtin) also points out the example it sets for future generations. “Sometimes our children do what we want them to do and sometimes they don’t, but we keep trying. You hope to be a model for other people, in particular your own family.” So far, disbursements from The Foundation have been used to build Grace Garden Columbarium, to build The Woodlands Methodist School’s playground, to buy a security software check-in system for the church’s Children’s Ministry, and to give scholarships to students going on missions trips to Belize and with UM Army. “The Foundation is helping the church to do God’s work,” Joyce says in summary. “That’s really what it’s all about. It’s very important that this be continued in the future.” “We’re solicited a lot for different things,” George adds, “and I just feel more strongly about this than I do anything else.” • 3
STEPPING UP TO FUND CHRISTIAN EDUCATION By Nathan Nix “That really was such a wonderful surprise,” says Sally. “You don’t often get young people interested in doing something big. Laurie Shults reached out to us and asked if we could help put something together. I started calling people and found other donors for us to come up with the minimum amount.” Since tuition at an elementary school like TWMS is much more than at a part-day school like Children of The Woodlands (COTW), Linda says the scholarship endowment fund for students is greatly appreciated. It wasn’t until The Woodlands UMC moved to its current location that the idea of a full elementary school was seriously considered, even though the church had successfully offered kindergarten classes for over a decade. After years of parents asking for a first grade option, Dr. Robb gave Linda Wilmoth, Executive Director of Child Development, permission to give it a try. “I prayed, ‘God, bring me 12 students,’” says Linda. “If I had 12 people sign up, it would be enough for a class that will more than break even financially. I got 20, so I had to do two classes. I thought, ‘Ok, I guess this is really supposed to happen.’” The Woodlands Methodist School (TWMS) has added a grade level each year as the initial 2011 class of first graders advanced. It now serves up through 5th grade and will add 6th grade next year. Upon seeing the wonderful effects a Christian education had on their own children, some TWMS parents decided to establish a scholarship endowment fund for children who couldn’t afford to attend the school. When they approached Linda to learn how to bring the scholarship into existence, she directed them to Sally Bacon and The Woodlands UMC Foundation.
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“It has been a huge blessing to the school and to the church — and not just a financial blessing, but one that carries some weight and power in saying we have intention to stay. When you say ‘endowment fund,’ to me there’s longevity built into it. It kind of affirmed the school was going to make it and move forward and grow.” Once enough interest on the principal had accrued and the first scholarship was ready to be given out, Linda took her recommendation to the school’s scholarship committee. “The schools together have a board, and that board has a scholarship committee that’s within the board,” explains Linda. “They make the other scholarship committee decisions, but we consider these endowment scholarship funds above and beyond what has already been set aside.” The first scholarship was awarded to a little boy being raised by his grandmother, a member of TWUMC who has officially adopted him. “He has some learning issues, so our nurturing environment is perfect for him,” says Linda. “He’s doing well here. He gets lots of extra love and attention because of our small groups.” Stories like his are exactly why Laurie and her husband, Justin, were so passionate about helping start the scholarship endowment fund. They’d
witnessed their own children benefit from the school’s low student-toteacher ratio and faith-based approach and knew there was surely a family somewhere who needed this sort of education but couldn’t afford it. They couldn’t start the fund alone though. Recruiting others was key to getting it off the ground, and it remains important as it grows. “Hopefully it will have a snowball effect and get other people involved,” says Justin. “We can enlarge the foundation where it will provide for much more and go on indefinitely.” The Shultses see the fund as much more than a charitable donation — to them, it’s an investment in the Kingdom of God. “It just fulfills one of those key pillars of the church where you’re reaching out to people and you reach out through the school,” says Justin. “I think it’s felt through the family and then through the generations. It just has a lasting effect.” Linda echoes Justin’s statement about the fund’s impact. “With generous gifts to the endowment fund and to our general growth fund, the sky is the limit for what we can do at The Woodlands Methodist School.” For those interested in making their own investment into the life of the church, The Shultses encourage them to seek out conversations with church and school leadership about how you can help meet needs. “I think everyone has something tugging at their heart,” says Laurie. “Even if the idea isn’t completely clear, clarity will come through starting to have those conversations and prayer. I’m sure of that.” •
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A FOUNDATION OVERVIEW By Sally Bacon
Grace Garden In 2001, the Foundation’s first chairman, Earl Johnson, had an idea to bring a columbarium to our church campus. Earl is a man who gets things done, and it wasn’t long before Grace Garden columbarium was a reality. Built and maintained by the Foundation, Grace Garden is a place of reverence and remembrance, offering members and their families a final resting place at their beloved church home. Built around a bubbling brook, the lush garden setting beckons butterflies and songbirds and invites quiet time spent with the Lord in prayer. But it is also a place full of life and joy as families and brides often have their portraits taken on the footbridge surrounded by God’s beautiful creation. For more information about Grace Garden, please contact Dana Spencer at dspencer@twumc.org. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. 6
— Psalms 23:6
The Family Life Center is home to The Woodlands Methodist School and Foundation scholarship recipients that attend there.
Foundation Board of Directors Students at The Woodlands Methodist School play on playground equipment generously funded through a grant from The Woodlands UMC Foundation.
2014 Detailed Charitable Activity The Foundation’s bylaws provide for a distribution up to five percent of the three-year average endowment fund balance to selected ministries and needs of the church. Distributions in 2014 included:
Children’s Security Check-in Software
$ 35,000
The Woodlands Methodist School Playground
$ 75,000
Gary Laugharn, Chairman Lee Haag, Vice Chairman Jim Neikirk, Secretary Danielle Johnson, Treasurer Jeff Harris Brian Petrauskas Vicki Richmond Ed Robb Executive Director Sally Bacon
Scholarships
Asbury Theological Seminary
The Woodlands Methodist School
$ 1,700
Student Mission Trips
UM Army
Belize
$ 10,000
Youth With A Mission Internship
$ 2,500 $ 10,000 $ 1,000
TOTAL $135,200
Foundation fund balance as of 8/31/15
$2,858,770
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With gratitude and thanksgiving, we express sincere appreciation to the individuals, families, foundations, and organizations listed below who have given so generously to The Woodlands UMC Foundation. Donors September 2000 — August 2015 ABWA The Woodlands
Carolyn Baird
Lennore Bevis
Mary Brashear
Advance Heat Transfer
Ronnie Baird
Mike & Lauri Bezilla
Craig & Amanda Brast
Technologies
Neal Baker
John & Stacei Bible
Braun Research, Inc.
John & Kathy Agee
Wayne & Gwenda Baker
Tim & Tracey Bieser
Jonathan & Jennifer
Ronald Alexander
Scott Balke
Renate Bigelow
Breazeale
James & Kathryn Allen
Andrew & Betty Ballay
Peter & Kerri Bigler
Erika Breen
Marcus Allen
Bank of America
Robert Billet
Mark Breitling
Thelma Allen
Foundation Matching Gift
Nancy Binkow
Brian S. Dempsey
Allied Pilots Association
Thomas & Louise Bannigan
Mary Birch
Insurance Agency
Daniel & Erika Alman
Ronald Bannon
Randy & Suzanne Birdwell
Shirley Bridwell
Rex & Belinda Alman
Keith & Dori Barber
Barbara Birkes
Dorma Briggs
Amazon Smile Foundation
Barge, Waggoner, Sumner &
Joe Black
Johnny & Dianne Brock
Mark & Vanessa Amelunke
Cannon, Inc.
Yeardley Blackwell
George Bromley
Arthur Anderson
W. Barmore
Gerald Blaine
Larry & Lynn Bronstad
Dave & Betty Kay Anderson
Daniel & Sherri Barnes
Tim & Lisa Blanchard
Brookstone L.P.
Felecia Anderson
Joan Barnes
Eddie & Cindy Blazek
Billy & Sheri Brown
Patricia Anderson
Ewan & Jacki Barr
Steven & Cathy Bleakley
Mack Brown
R. Keith & Diana Anderson
David & Mandy Batson
Chris & Sherri Boatwright
Lynda Brown
William Anderson
Murray & Faye Batt
Lewis & Carolyn Bock
Terry & Gay Brown
Anderson Properities
Susan Baxley
David Bock & Mary Levesque
Jeffrey Brownawell
Steve & Janet Anna
Daniel Baxter
Marie Bodden
Guston Browning
Andrew & Grace Antoshkiw
Amy Bayer
James Bodenheimer
John & Cindy Bruce
Jim & Beverley Armstrong
Chris Beaird
Gerald & Nancy Bodey
Bob & Lou Bruce
Jeffrey Armstrong
Bob & Kathy Beaird
Mike Bodin
Scott & Patty Bruha
Jerry & Ann Armstrong
Tom & Charlie Beaman
Guy Bodine
Bill & Suzanne Bufton
Rick Armstrong
Beatty & Wozniak, P.C.
Michael Boeding
C. Bump
Robert Armstrong
Brett & Lisa Beaty
Brian & Erica Bogan
Bob & Katherine Bunch
George & Jane Ann Arnau
John & Michelle Becker
Robert Boisselle
Mark Bunker
James & Susan Arnold
Mike Becker
Douglas Bolton
Jeff & Belinda Burbach
J. Thomas Arthur
Judith Behlau
Beth Bone
Larry & Pat Burch
Mark & Kathryn Artlip
Margaret Behne
Shirley Bonham
Bonny Burdette
Otis & Jean Ashorn
Calvin Belbin
Mark Boring
James & Debbie Burgess
Tom Ashworth
Believers Class
Casey & Karen Borowski
William Burney
Rhonda Atchetee
Larry Bell
Wendell & Eleanor Botkin
John Burns
Norma Ault
Tony Benedetto &
Donna Bourgeois
Mary Burns
Jim & Robyn Austin
Gayle Storey
Patrick Bourgoyne
Kenneth Busi
Richard & Heather Avant
Ronnie & Debby Benson
Kim Bowen
Rita Bustamante
Dewayne Back
Dianne Benton
James Braden
Doug & Carol Byers
Kim & Sally Bacon
David & Michelle Betcher
Dale & Carla Bradford
Belton Byrd & Diane Bass
Vivian Baggett
David & Jana Bethel
Eric Bradshaw
Charles & Nancy Caillouet
Glen & Melissa Bailey
James Bettis
Jane Bradshaw
Thomas & Elisa Caldwell
Bob & Carol Bailie
Joanne Betts
Roger & Staci Brady
Richard & Cheryl Callicott
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Doug Callon
Keith & Bronya Coleman
Glen Davenport
Gerald Dyson
Ronald & Nancy Cambron
Cameron & Kathy Collins
Morris & Carol Davidson
Tom & Jeanine Early
Eugenia Campbell
Sue Collins
Frank & Lyndal Davis
Peter & Patricia Eckdahl
Roger Campbell
John Connell
Fred & Patsy Davis
Steve & Katy Eckel
Kathleen Canaday
Tom & Renee Conner
Ida Davis
Frances Eckert
Mildred Cannan
B.B. Connor
James Davis
Marianne Ed
David Cargill
Mark & Christy Conrad
Joe & Carolyn Davis
Edison, McDowell &
Terry & Barbara Cargill
Consensus Communications,
L. Davis
Hetherington LLP
Einar Carlson
Inc.
Bud & Norma Dealy
Jerry & Diane Edwards
David Carlyle
John Cook
Eric & Mindy Deardorf
Brian & Barbara Egan
Mary Carmack
Alan & Michele Cooke
Marion Dearing
Rob & Linda Eissler
J.R. Carpenter
Maxine Cooper
Randy & Belinda Deaton
Carmen Elliott
Geneva Carroll
Tony Cooper
Darrell & Kathleen
Judith Elliott
Preston Carroll
Carole Coots
Debenham
Nancy Elliott
Shelia Carroll
Joni Cope
Leta DeFee
Mary Elmquist
Minnette Carter
Larry Cope
John & Carmen Deithloff
Daniel & Diana Elsmiller
David & Barbara Casmay
Lynn & Janet Copeland
James Deleon
Emptying Nest Class
Ron & Charlotte Casso
Jean Corbin
Deborah Denham
Bill & Leigh Engibous
Donald & Patricia Caudill
Craig & Allison Cordola
Daniel Dennis
Albert Entz
Cloy & Barbara Causey
Kyler & Elizabeth Cornish
Kathryn Deshotels
Wiliam & Heidi Espegren
Larry Cave
Manning & Franka Correia
William Deubner
James Etheridge
Peter Chakoutis
Becky Cottingham
David & Melissa DeVeau
Karen Ettel
Kirby & Glenda Chancey
Mary Couch
Deborah DeVeau
Betty Evans
Cherie Chaney
Bill & Gaye Couch
Stephen DeVeau
John & Nancy Evans
Mark Chapman
Judith Coughlin
Marina Devlin
Lois Evans
David & Nancy Charbonneau
Children of The Woodlands
Kevin & Pamela Dickerson
Will & Pam Evans
Chevron Humankind
Bette Cox
Wayland Dickson
Gary Everett
John Christman
Dan & Bryna Cox
Earl Dittman
Everson Family Foundation
Cinco Energy
David & Angel Cox
DLA Piper
Dave & Judy Falb
Management Group
Lisa Cox
Steven Dodds
Steve Farber
Ed Cipperly
Mickie Cox
Michelle Dodson
Emil Farr
Bob & Jan Cissna
Tom & Bonnie Cox
Bud & Betty Dole
Jim Farrell
Paige Clardy
James & Marjorie Crabb
Richard Donley
David & Kathryn Farries
George Clark
Mark & Justine Crabbe
Barry & Cindy Donoho
Kim Farris
Laurie Clark
Bill & Gaye Craig
David Doolittle
Mike & Kathy Farris
Mike & Laura Clark
Martin & Pat Craighead
Lawrence Dorr
Ken & Linda Feld
Paul & Katy Clarke
Paul & Susan Cravey
Russ & Shirley Dorr
Barbra Fell
Cleburne County
Jim Crawford
Harry & Mary Douglas
Fellowship Bible Church
Republican Party
Mitchell Crawley
Katherine Douglas
Austin & Betty Ferguson
Norma Cleveland
B.C. Cromer
Brian & Linda Downey
Irene Ferguson
Gary & Lynn Clifford
Harold Cropper
Bob & Janet Downing
Stephen Fernelius
Dale & Marilyn Clinton
Fred & Linda Crum
Dr. John Wheeler
Dennis & Minnie Ferrer
Bob Cloud
Steve & Linda Crumley
Scott & Mary Draudt
Victor & Jenny Fettes
Brian & Rebecca Coates
John & Beth Culbertson
Laurence Dryden
Kenneth & Diane Field
Coats, Rose, Yale, Ryman
Jeff & Robben Cunningham
Douglas Dufner
Walter Fischer
& Lee, PC
Ron & Linda Curington
Bob & Charla Duggins
Todd Fishburn
Marilyn Cochran
Robert Currie
Carol Dukehart
Clark Fisher
Dirk Cockrum
Stan & Pat Curtis
BJ Dunlap
Fixed Income Securities, LP
Rebecca Colantuoni
Lila Daley
David Dunn
Martin & Lois Fleck
Doug & Kim Colbeck
Joel & Patricia Daniels
Steven Dunnam
Ronald Fleger
Stanley Cole
Roger Daniels
Matt & Mandi Dupler
Bill & Pam Flesner
Wil & Jennifer Cole
Jack & Betty Darnell
Cheryl Dupree
Amy Floden
Bill & Kathy Cole
Nilton & Deborah DaSilva
Ray & Lollie Duroy
Denton & Mary Lou Florian 9
Ginny Foley
Beatrice Gilmartin
Randy & Amy Hairr
Ronald Hill
Francis & Deborah Foret
Tereasa Gilmore
Mirand Haley
Helmi Hintzen
Jim Foster
Steve & Alice Ginsburgh
Andy & Lisa Hall
Carroll & Kaye Hird
John Foster
Barbara Glamann
Robert Hall
De’Anne Hite
Lorrie Foster
Mary Ellen Gleske
Margaret Hammer
Holly Hitt-Niner
Jeffrey Fowler
David & Karen Glover
Steve & Becky Hamrick
Roy Hoga
Walter Fowler
Laura Glover
Mark & Bonnie Hanley
Shirley Hogue
Boyd & Mary Fox
Lillian Gohlke
Marietta Hansen
Holland & Hart, LLP
Dawn Francis
Steven & Carol Goldberg
Cathy Hard
Ravenell Holley
Jay Frank
Quinn Gombert
Thomas Hardin
Jeff & Susan Hollier
Marvin & Betty Frank
Good News Sunday
Gary Hargis
Greg & Melinda Holt
Nancy Frank
School Class
Ruth Hargis
Michael Holte
Tom Frantes
Seth Goodchild &
Glenn & Sissie Hargreaves
George & Sally Holtin
Curtis & Pamela Frasier
Lois Waldman
Scott & Mimi Harlan
Hometown Greetings,
Patrick Freeh
Preston & Jean Goodwin
Miriam Harmon
Susan Thompson
Wayne & Karen Freeman
Ray & Mich’elle Gordy
Jim & Sue Harrington
Ken & Barbara Homrighaus
Chris & Alex Frenzel
Bill Graham
Jeff & Aletha Harris
Kirby & Jennifer Hopkins
Jacqueline Freyberg
Jim & Mary Graman
Jerry & Nadyne Harris
Keith & Debbie Hotard
Derek Fritsch
Dave Grant
Nancy Harris
Connie Houk
Dennis Frost
Lani Grant
Harrison, Bettis, Staff,
HP Company Match,
Richard & Barbara Fulmer
Stew & Shelli Grant
McFarland & Weems LLP
Your Cause, LLC
Suzanne Gager
Janice Gras
Christopher & Cynthia Hart
Ronald Hrehor
Debra Gallagher
Frank & Cora Grasso
Harlan & Marie Hartman
Thom & Glenda Hudson
James Gallagher
Shannon Gratland
John Harvey
Bert & Dot Huebner
Peter & Paula Gamwell
Quart & Jackie Graves
Carolyn Harvick
Alan & Jennine Huet
Donald Ganzert
Ruth Grazier-Myers
Beverly Haskins
Bryan Huff
Sergio Garcia
Greater Houston Physicians
Fred & Rebecca Haston
Cheryl Huffman
Linda Garner
Medical Association
Anne Hatch
Bobby Hughes
Doug & Geni Garrison
Robert Greaver
Gregory Hauptman
Donna Hughes
Gerald Gastineau
Basil Greaves
Amanda Havern
Mark & Jeri Hughes
Virginia Gatlin
Barbara Green
George Haynes
Howard & Krystal Huhn
Alan Gauvreau
John & Brenda Green
John Heffner
Mike & Ann Humke
Geoffrey & Hollye Gavin
David Green
Douglas Heimburger
Tristan & Judy Hunt
Christine Gaynor
Greenberg Traurig
Tom & Libby Heintz
David & Barbara Hunter
Rick & Ginny Geisler
Philanthropic Fund
Jerry Hendon
Yvette Hurd
Kathie Gensbigler
Gregory B. Keys
Shirald & Suzy Hendrix
Carl Hutchings
Ron & Peggy Gentzler
William Grimes
Kevin & Pam Hendryx
Nelda Hyatt
David & Carla George
Gene Grogan
Nick & Heather Henley
ISS Facility Services, Houston
James George
Hans-Ulrich Guenther
Claude Henry
J.P. Morgan Chase
Joy George
Andre & Candi Guilbeau
L. Franklin & Teresa Henry
Foundation Matching
Sandra George
Gulf Coast Bank and
Ron & Geri Henry
Buddy Jackson
Bob & Susan George
Trust Co.
Roy Henry
Dixie Jackson
George Lindahl III
Noble & Linda Gulledge
Christine Hensley
Jerry Jackson
Family Foundation
David Gundersen
Bill Hercules
Larry Jackson
Dorothea Gerber
Donald Gundersen
Richard & Stacey Herring
Charles Jansky Family
Leonard Gerlowski &
Herbert & Josephine
Greg & Stephanie Hester
Keith & Maureen Jantz
Jane Vaselenak
Gundersen
Lynn Hester
Japs-Olson Printing Co.
Paola Giannotti
James Gundersen
Jurgen Heuser
JDMV Holdings LP
Gibbs & Bruns LLP
Larry Gunter
Brad Hibbetts
Willis Jefferys
Todd & Kathy Gibson
Bill & Sandy Gussner
Jean Hickey
Bill Jensen
Michael & Abby Gibson
Paul Gutknect
Frank Higgins
John M. Bower
Rick & Mary Gilger
T. G. Gwinn
Shirley Highsmith
Kenneth & Sally Johns
Mozelle Gillett
Lee & Martha Haag
David & Sue Hill
Brett & Cynthia Johnson
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Caleb Johnson
David & Margery Koogler
Don Lindley
Dan & Breanna McCoy
Chuck & Dee Johnson
Bob & Wendy Kopal
Derle & Gay Lindner
Derek & Whitney McCoy
Chuck & Dani Johnson
John & Louise Kramer
Henry & Kathryn Lindner
Bart & Lesa McDonald
Neil & Phyllis Johnson
Margaret Krapf
Caleta Linn
David & Sharon McDonald
Earl & Pat Johnson
Dot Kraus
Eric & Denise Lipar
Mark & Paula McDonald
Mark & Diane Johnson
Michael Krenek
Frank Lipscomb
Jon & Estelle McFarland
Olin & Ferol Johnson
Jon & Worth Krenytzky
Joseph & Antoinette
Mitchell McFarland
James & Lanelle Johnston
Matt Krohn
Listengart
Joseph McGlohn
Ed Jones
Betty Krueger
Dan Litz
Bobby & Sally McGowan
Randy & Carolyn Jones
Clarence Kuhnel
John & Sandy LLewellyn
Larita McGown
Randy & Amy Jones
Delores Kurvink
Charles Lloyd
Gregory & Melissa McGrath
Blair & Margie Jordan
Eileen Kuster
Gene & Jennifer Lochridge
Richard & Beverly McGrath
Greg & Jane Jordan
Adora Kutchin
Frances Loftin
B.F. & Nancy McKenzie
Juanita Jordan
Raymond & Janet Kutchka
Alice Lofton
Gail McLain
Leigh Ann Jordan
P.K. & Tracy Kvien
Charles & Judith Long
Mike & Michelle McLellan
Steve & Apryl Jordan
Jay Labelle
Janet Loughran
Sandra McMillan
Kevin & Vicki Judice
Andy & Sue Lacara
Dana Love
Alison J. McMillian, DDS
Ellsworth Kalas
Edith Lahey
Randy & JoAnne Lowry
Maureen McNamara
Fred Kappel
Beatrice Lampkin
Lillian Lowther
Jamin McNeill
Paul Kartzke
Tim Lance
Susan Lucas
Roy & Wanda McNeill
Joshua & Andrea Kaylor
Dick & Karen Lange
Rick & Jody Luke
Kevin & Debra McQuain
Steven Kean
Patricia Langevin
Gary & Jan Lyons
Jim McWaters
Dan & Cathy Keating
Jeff Langford
Pat Mackey
Don & Kay Meador
Shirley Keeney
Richard & Rebecca Langley
Hartley & Jane Mackintosh
Calvin Mears
Robert Keiser
Anthony & Donna Lannie
Gerald & Arlene Maczik
Sherri Meaux
Thomas & Carolyn Keith
Larchenielsen Therapies, PLLC
Jim & JoAnn Maddock
Steve & Linda Meeds
Mary Kelley
John & Nancy Larkin
David & Beverly Maggard
Chris & Julie Meenan
Claude & Pam Kenner
Stephen Lasalle
Elisabeth Majni
David & Dale Mefford
Harold Kerr & Mary
Phillip Lasco
George Mallett
Dave & Dee Megee
Aperauch
Ann Lathrop
Eula Malson
George Menghi
Stephen & Leann Kesinger
John Lauck
Fred & Liz Manhart
Johnny & Cheryl Meriggi
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Gary & Tami Laugharn
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Barry & Mary Kienholz
William & Fanelle Laughlin
Linda Manning
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Joel & Karen Kiker
Bob Lauman
Carol Marek
Anne Meyer
Garry Kiker MSPC
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Marlene Meyer
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J. Parry & Sydney Lauzon
Margie Marquardt
Donald & Cathie Miller
Wayne & Michelle Kimball
Mary Laverty
Lee & Gail Marshall
Doris Miller
Kimberly Kincheloe
Law Office of Patricia
Ken & Amy Martin
Jim Miller
David Kinder
Williams Prewitt
Mary Helen Martin
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HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE By Sally Bacon
The Woodlands United Methodist Church Foundation provides for the future of this congregation as we work to fulfill the Great Commission. By providing support for our church now and into the future, we can focus on bringing Christ’s love to those across the street and across the globe. Named Endowment Funds All gif ts to The Foundation are unrestricted, allowing The Foundation board greater flexibility in responding to funding needs, unless the donor requests a specific use. Gifts may be directed to: • Unrestricted General Fund • Missions Endowment Fund • Student Missions Endowment Fund • Society of St. Stephen Endowment Fund 14
• The Woodlands Methodist School Scholarship Endowment Fund Many families choose to establish a named endowment fund as a legacy or memorial gift to the church. Current endowment funds are: • The Luc William DeVeau Endowment Fund • The Lynda Whitley Frank Endowment Fund • The Elizabeth Seibert Neikirk Endowment Fund • The Patricia Ann and Jack B. Powell Endowment Fund • The Ann and Bill Stokes Endowment Fund Contributions may also be given in memory of a loved one or in honor of special occasions such as weddings
or anniversaries; birth, baptism or confirmation; a friend’s birthday; or a special thank you to a teacher. We will send the person or family a note informing them of your thoughtfulness. The Foundation accepts gifts of cash by check or credit card, securities, and real estate that meet certain criteria. If you are considering a planned or estate gift, The Foundation office will be glad to help you arrange it in a way that meets your life circumstances with the assistance of your financial advisors. For additional information about The Foundation, or if you would like to begin discussion about the advantages of including The Foundation in your estate planning, contact Sally Bacon at 281.466.8618 or sbacon@twumc.org. All inquiries remain confidential. •
FOUNDATION GIFTS AUGUST 18 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
In Memory of Marilyn Cochran, mother of Brad Cochran Marilyn Stinson In Memory of Luc DeVeau, son of David and Melissa DeVeau Deborah DeVeau In Memory of Nancy Head, mother of Jane Ahrens Tommy and Mamie Polk In Honor of Diane Juergens Dennis and Joyce Woodley
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In Memory of Jim Killian Ted and Charlene Trascher In Memory of John Morgan, husband of Dee Morgan and father of Kathy Washburn Jonathan and Jennifer Breazeale In Honor of Taylor Shook receiving the Eagle Scout Award, son of Deweie and Kay Shook Jim and Betty Patton In Honor of Clarence Thompson’s 90th Birthday Marilyn Stinson Harold Thompson In Memory of Sarah Thompson, wife of Clarence Thompson Harold Thompson In Memory of John Wing Jonathan and Jennifer Breazeale FOUNDATION UNRESTRICTED Kim and Sally Bacon
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AN INVITATION TO LEAVE YOUR LEGACY By Sally Bacon
A simple remembrance, as a witness of your faith, can mean so much to The Woodlands UMC when it comes in the form of a planned gift. Legacy Leaders are visionaries who think beyond their own lifespans to fulfill the mission of our church: Win people to Jesus Christ, Disciple them in faith, Help those in need. We invite you to become a Legacy Leader and leave an imprint of love that will enable The Woodlands UMC to make a difference for generations to come. For more information, contact Sally Bacon at sbacon@twumc.org or 281.466.8618. Thank you to these Legacy Leaders for their commitment to our future ministry for the Kingdom: Steve and Janet Anna Jim and Robyn Austin Kim and Sally Bacon Tony Benedetto and Gayle Storey Dan and Bryna Cox Jeff and Aletha Harris Kevin and Pam Hendryx George and Sally Holtin Harold Kerr Gary and Tami Laugharn Mark and Susan Lauritsen
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