Grace and Peace to you! As we end another chaotic COVID year, and begin a new year filled with hope and promise, thank you for your faithfulness to the ministry and mission of HPCUMC/The Warehouse through your generosity. Because you gave:
• 627 families received gift cards for a Thanksgiving meal.
• The Alternative Christmas Gift Program raised over $5,500.
• Tornado Relief giving raised over $5,900.
• Super Serve Saturday offers support to our community ministry partners.
• Christmas Eve worship was moving and Inspirational, featuring the newly created Youth Choir at the family service. Over 1,450 people participated in person, and on-line.
• The Family Ministry offered ”A journey to Bethlehem” featuring a Live Nativity. Over 200 people experienced the love of God through the retelling of the birth of Christ.
• Our Preschool has been innovative in providing a quality education.
• Our Family Ministry held their first “Pumpkin Picnic”. 30 families (88 people) attended with 25 volunteers offering hospitality.
• The UMW Cookie/Candy/Craft sale, raised over $2,700 for missions.
• The Warehouse has started a new worship opportunity: Dinner Church. After sharing a meal together a message, and dialogue follows. 34 people attended the first offering, and 43 at the second.
• Innovative Discipleship Pathways continue to feed and transform our Children/Youth/Adults growing in relationship with God/one another.
• In person worship provides opportunities for folks to re-engage with their faith community face to face; and the Simulcast/Live streaming of weekly worship, touches the lives of over 700 people weekly.
Thank you for letting your light shine; the fruit of your generosity is abundant. I look forward to seeing you in church in the coming days!
Through Christ,
Pastor Doug