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2 VBS 2019 2 Music Ministries 2 Guest Pastor June 30th

3 Happy Birthday to Our Founding Father 3 Thank You Note 3 Prayer Request List

4 Fellowship Calendar 4 Memorial & Honorariums 4 Church Staff

What’s INSIDE

Prayers needed!! for our Jr.

Hi UMY Team during their summer mission trip. The group will be leaving at about 9:00 a.m. this Sunday morning heading for Eureka Springs. Putting their faith into action where they will complete projects such as repairing homes for families in need. Working at home-less shelters and leading children's outreach pro-grams through Christian service.

The Power of One The other day my son Alex took his girl friend Annie around Stuttgart to show

off the town. Next stop was Memphis. Memphis is a special place for Alex.

He and the youth groups he has been part of spent a week each summer there

showing the love of Christ to the people in the Big Hampton neighborhood.

They did this by roofing their homes through the local mission ministry known

as Service Over Self (SOS).

Alex and Annie pulled into a Memphis gas station and while pumping gas he

saw a car try and pull into the station off the street. But it stopped short. He

went over and helped them push it in to the pumps. The female driver com-

mented that the car was out of gas, but she didn’t have the money for it. So,

Alex pumped her gas and paid for it. Needless to say, it had an impact on the

woman.

The power of one. One person can make a big difference in the life of another.

I want to re-iterate a word I shared with you a few weeks ago. And that is for

each of us to go out of our way to reach one, bring one and keep one. If each

one of us would do that we would grow by at least one profession of faith, one

new member, one more in worship, one more in a small group, one more in

mission. You get the picture. When we all do that, we will change the lives of

many people in Stuttgart and beyond, as well as bring more people into the

family of Christ.

It’s easy to be intimidated thinking that each of us must reach as many people

as we can with Jesus and his love for them. Instead, I want to remind you to

just focus on reaching one person.

We haven’t had many first-time guests lately. Let’s pick up the mantle of disci-

pleship and each one reach one, bring one and keep one. They’ll be glad you

did. God will be glad you did. We’ll all be glad you did. And you’ll be glad

you did. Remember, the power of one this week.

Pastor B

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FUMC VBS 2019

JOIN THE ADVENTURE !! PLAY, LEARN & GROW TOGETHER!

AGES 4 TO GRADE 6 VBS STARTS MONDAY, JUNE 24TH

AT FUMC 5:30—7:00 P.M.

Last day— THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH

A BIG THANK YOU! To… Chancel Choir for the beautiful anthem Holy Spirit,

Living Breath of God on June 2. Christen Moss, Melody Stackhouse, Sydney White

for the uplifting bell quartet on June 2. The Chancel Choir Ladies for the Spirit filled an-

them on June 9.

Lindsey Phillips, Melody and Larry Stackhouse for blessing us with the beautiful trio on June 16.

ADULT CHORAL MUSIC MINISTRIES SCHEDULE

• Sunday, June 23 10:15a.m. – ANTHEM “Empty of Me”

• Wednesday, June 26 6:30 p.m. – Chancel Choir 7:00 p.m. – Chancel Choir Men only

• Sunday, June 30 10:15 a.m. – Chancel Choir Men sing

JULY – No Chancel Choir on Wednesdays or Sun-

days. Choir practice will resume On Sun., August 4.

Amy Youngblood— Dir. of Music Ministries

Our Pastor Bryan will be out June 30th. The guest pastor that Sunday is Rev. Rex Dickey. Reverend Rex Dickey is an Arkansas native, born in West Mem-phis, and married to Cindy Edwards of Earle, AR. Rex has faithfully served the United Methodist Church in Arkansas as a pastor for over 30 years including the McCrory Circuit, Ola, a one-year pastorate in the British Methodist Con-

ference at Tower Hill Church in Hessle, East Yorkshire, Mansfield/Huntingon, Associate Pastor at Lakeside in Pine Bluff, and Senior Pastor at Marked Tree, Jonesboro First, Bentonville First, and as Superintendent of the Forrest City Dis-trict. He currently serves in extension ministry beyond the local church as a Corporate Chaplain for Cobb-Vantress, Inc., in Siloam Springs, AR and resides in

Fayetteville, AR where his wife works as Case Administrator of Washington County Drug Court. Rex and Cindy have two adult children and are first-time grandparents to Avery Jane, daughter of their son, Ben, and his wife, Haley, who live in Pea Ridge. Their daughter, Sarah, and her fiancée, Iain, who live in Ra-leigh, North Carolina are awaiting their wedding in August.

ABOUT OUR GUEST PASTOR- SUNDAY JUNE 30TH

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Please be in prayer for those listed

and not listed, but who are in our hearts as they struggle with life’s problems. AT HOME: Gerry Daniels, Sylvia Gist, William (Bill) L. Knoll, Pat Peacock, Margaret Tackett. NURSING HOMES: Stuttgart Crestpark: Virbell Carnahan, Sissy Knoll. Chambers Carlisle: Louine Leech. Clarity Point, Fayetteville: Carolyn Moore. Robinson Care Center NLR: Nelma Pelton.

OTHERS: Brenda Ainsworth, Jane Arnold, Wesley Baden, Wayne Bethea (James Bethea’s father), Bobby Bradber-ry, Larry Chastain, Allie Brooke Cole-man, Ann Graham, Mike Hill, Deborah Jo Leech, Gretchen Oliver, Elmer & Estelle Seidenschwarz, Marc Stringer, The family of Melanie Wilks Teague (daughter of Otto & Jeannie Teague). The family of Margie Hobson Murphy (mother of Marci Sites). The family of John Thomas Conrad.

Happy Birthday to our Founding Father

Dear First United Methodist Church, Missions Team, The American Legion Auxiliary along with the 2019 Girls State Dele-gates and their families are so very thankful for the members of FUMC’s continued financial support to this worthwhile program.

Gratefully yours, Naomi Borchert Sec/Treas Unit 48

Loren Hord, Caroline Bauman, Riley S. , Erica H. , Hailee S.

John Wesley, the man credited with

creating the Methodist movement was a fascinating figure. The second son of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, he was born on June 17, 1703, in Epworth, Lin-colnshire, England. After six years of education at the Charterhouse, London, he entered Christ Church, Oxford Uni-versity, in 1720. Graduating in 1724, he resolved to become ordained a priest; in 1725 he was made a deacon

by the Bishop of Oxford.

In late 1735, a ship made its way to the

New World from England. On board was a young Anglican minister, John Wesley, who had been invited to serve as a pastor to British colonists in Savan-nah, Georgia. When the weather went sour, the ship found itself in serious trouble. Wesley, also chaplain of the vessel, feared for his life. But he no-ticed that the group of German Moravi-ans, who were on their way to preach to American Indians, were not afraid at all. In fact, throughout the storm, they sang calmly. When the trip ended, he asked the Moravian leader about his serenity, and the Moravian responded with a question: Did he, Wesley, have faith in Christ? Wesley said he did, but later reflected, "I fear they were vain words."

One evening in May,1738 Wesley had

an experience that c hanged every-thing! Attending a society on Al-

dersgate St., London, someone was reading Luther’s preface to the Epistle to the Romans, describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, he felt his heart strange-ly warmed. Wesley felt he did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation and assurance that Christ had taken away his sins, and saved him for the law of sin and death.

Wesley did not intend to found a new

denomination, but historical circum-stances and his organizational genius conspired against his desire to remain in the Church of England.

Follower’s of Wesley met in private

homes, but soon became to large. Then “classes” were formed, meeting each week to pray and read the Bible. The movement grew rapidly, as did it’s critics, who called his followers method-

ists, a label they wore proudly.

To read the more complete history of John

Wesley go to www.christianitytoday.com

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FELLOWSHIP CALENDAR

CHURCH STAFF

Bishop

Rev. Gary E. Mueller

District Superintendent

Rev. Mark Norman

Pastor

Dr. Bryan W. Fink

bryan.fink@arumc.org

Director of Music Ministries

Amy Youngblood

music@stuttgartfumc.org

Church Adm. Assistant

Lee Bradley

secretary@stuttgartfumc.org

Finance Secretary

Jillian Snyder

finance@stuttgartfumc.org

Director of Education

Lisa Henderson

education@stuttgartfumc.org

Director of Jacob’s Ladder

Elizabeth Alvarenga

wdcm@stuttgartfumc.org

Youth Minister

Jennifer White

youth@stuttgartfumc.org

Membership Secretary

Jan Gregory

Nursery Attendant

Kay Knoll

Custodian

Janice Minor

First United Methodist Church 307 East Fourth Street

Stuttgart, AR 72160

Phone: 870-673-1131 Pastor’s Cell Phone: 479-409-6730

Fax: 870-673-4146

Jacob’s Ladder: 870-672-9801

We’re on the Web! www.stuttgartfumc.org

Come Worship With Us!

SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 2019 9:00 a.m. ...... Sunday School 9:00 a.m. ...... UMY Jr. Hi leaves on Mission .................... Trip to Eureka Springs 10:15 a.m. ...... Worship 4:00 p.m. ...... Intercessory Prayer Group MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019 6:45 a.m. ...... Jacob’s Ladder TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2019 6:45 a.m. ...... Jacob’s Ladder WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2019

6:45 a.m. ....... Jacob’s Ladder 12:00 p.m. ..... Pastor’s Bible Study .................... in the church parlor 6:30 p.m. ..... Chancel Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. ..... Chancel Choir Men Only

THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2019 6:45 a.m....... Jacob’s Ladder

FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2019 6:45 a.m....... Jacob’s Ladder SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 9:00 .............. Dresses for Haiti Mission

MISSION STATEMENT We are ever striving to be a center of faith, study, growth, healing, and hope for the community by reaching out and receiving people as they are: helping them relate to God; and strengthening that relationship.

Recent Memorials & Honorariums Received

In Memory of: Melanie Wilks Teague given by Mr. & Mrs. Samuel (Carole) Teague; Mr. & Mrs. David (Jimmie Jo) Leech; Ms. Julia (Judy) Baser; Mr. & Mrs. Harold (Meredith) Lovett. In Memory of: Elsie Yvonne Kennedy given by Mr. & Mrs. David (Marci) Sites; Mr. & Mrs. Harold (Meredith) Lovett; Ms. Julia D. Baser.

In Memory of: Walter (Dub) Clark given by Mrs. Rosella Hargrove. In Memory of: John Thomas Conrad given by Mr. & Mrs. David (Marci) Sites; Mr. & Mrs. Hal (Meredith) Lovett; Mrs. Rosella Hargrove; Ms. Pamie Watkins; Mr. & Mrs. James (Tammy) Whiteside; Mr. & Mrs. Walt (Ella) Krisell; Ms. Julia D. Baser; Ms. Allison D. Holland.