Big Family Dinner
Sunday, February 1 | 5:00 PM | Fellowship Hall
Our next Big Family Dinner is on February 1, and we hope you’ll join us! These monthly gatherings have become a wonderful way for our church family to share a meal, connect with one another, and take part in meaningful conversations. Please use the button below to let us know you plan to attend.
Loss of a Spouse Seminar
Sunday, January 18 | 12:30-2:30 PM | Room 112
After the loss of a spouse, people often feel lost, alone, and overwhelmed. We have created a space where one can be seen, heard and supported. If this is you, or you know of someone who has lost a spouse, please use the button below to register to attend our GriefShare Loss of a Spouse seminar. This is open to all persons inside and outside of CUMC.
GriefShare
New Session Begins Monday, February 9 | 1:00-3:00 PM
Grief turns one’s world upside down, making it difficult to know which way is forward and where to turn for help. A GriefShare Grief and Loss Support Group will help you to understand the common emotions people often feel in grief and share practical tips you can use to begin to find peace as you cherish your loved one’s memory. Attend GriefShare, beginning Monday, February 9 – April 20. We meet for 2 hours weekly. Learn more about the program at griefshare.org.
Serve at Soup’s On at Roberts Park UMC
Sunday, January 18
Can you help us provide a meal to hungry neighbors? We need a few more cookie and brownie donations for the meal our group will be serving on Sunday. Please use the button below to sign up
If you have questions contact the church office.
Mission Guatemala Trip
Are you interested in going on a Mission Trip to Mission Guatemala June 5 – 12, 2027? On Sunday, January 25, between services, trip organizers will be available to answer questions and give out basic trip info. There will also be a video of CUMC’s last trip to Mission Guatemala. Stop by the Narthex on January 25 to get all the details!
Scout Sunday
If your Scout would like to participate in Scout Sunday on February 8, at either or both the 9:00 and 11:00 AM services, please contact the church office.
New Worship Series: The Very Good Gospel
Begins Sunday, January 4
If you were to ask your typical American church-going Christian to define and describe the Gospel, the responses would largely be incomplete, weak, deficient, or as author, speaker, and activist Lisa Sharon Harper states, “thin”. At a time when we have access to more resources than at any point in history, for Christians to be so woefully and functionally illiterate when it comes to the Bible and theology, is just a sad state of affairs. Could it be that our inadequate understanding of the Gospel is what’s keeping the Church and the world from experiencing the joy and justice God intends for us?
As we kickoff 2026 we want to remedy that situation. We will be spending the first seven weeks of the year going through Harper’s book The Very Good Gospel, both in Sunday services and in Table Groups.
Our goal is to gain a firm grasp on the width and depth of the Gospel vision, as well as the mandate it places upon us who pledge our allegiance to Jesus Christ. God is in the midst of a grand restoration project of the world He loves. We are being restored and we are called to participate in the restoration of all things. This is very good news indeed!
Save the Date & Special Announcements
- Celebrate MLK Day | Sunday, January 18
- Confirmation Classes Begin | Sunday, January 25
- Souper Bowl of Caring | Sunday, February 8
- Ash Wednesday Worship | Wednesday, February 18 | Noon in the Chapel & 6 PM in the Sanctuary
- Prayer School | Friday, February 20 & Saturday, February 21 | CLICK HERE to sign up
- December Governance Board Summary | CLICK HERE to read