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June Fundraiser: Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles

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Ashford UMC’s first 2012 fundraiser will be held on:

Saturday, June 9th
11:00am – 4:00pm
in the Fellowship Hall

We are looking for quality items to be donated to the church for this event.

Beginning May 19, 2012, we will be able to pick up your items.

Please contact the church office for further inforrmation.

Greeters Needed

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Ashford UMC Sunday 11 o’clock worship service is in need of additional Greeters
to welcome each person before worship as they enter Sanctuary.

It’s a great way to show your smiling face and say “Hello” to all coming for church.

Please don’t let this opportunity pass you by. Get involved.
Email the Church Office
or call Glenda Johnson at 281-496-4218

History of Methodism

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John WesleyOn April 23, 1968, The United Methodist Church was created when Bishop Reuben H. Mueller,representing The Evangelical United Brethren Church, and Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke of The Methodist Church joined hands at the constituting General Conference in Dallas, Texas. With the words, “Lord of the Church, we are united in Thee, in Thy Church and now in The United Methodist Church,” the new denomination was given birth by two churches that had distinguished histories and influential ministries in various parts of the world.

If you are interested in learning more about the history of the Methodist Church from its inception in 1736 to the present day, there is an excellent well-organized series of articles available on UMC.org.

Read more about the history of The United Methodist Church by year:

  • Roots, 1736–1816
  • The United Methodist Church shares a common history and heritage with other Methodist and Wesleyan bodies. The lives and ministries of John Wesley (1703–1791) and of his brother, Charles (1707–1788), mark the origin of their common roots.
  • The Churches Grow, 1817–1843
  • The Second Great Awakening was the dominant religious development among Protestants in America in the first half of the nineteenth century. Through revivals and camp meetings sinners were brought to an experience of conversion. Circuit riding preachers and lay pastors knit them into a connection.
  • The Slavery Question and Civil War, 1844–1865
  • John Wesley was an ardent opponent of slavery. Many of the leaders of early American Methodism shared his hatred for this form of human bondage. The United Brethren in Christ took a strong stand against slavery, as church members could not sell a slave, and by 1837 ruled that slave owners could not continue as members. As the nineteenth century progressed, it became apparent that tensions were deepening in Methodism over the slavery question.
  • World War and More Change, 1914–1939
  • In the years immediately prior to World War I, there was much sympathy in the churches for negotiation and arbitration as visible alternatives to international armed conflict. Many church members and clergy openly professed pacifism.
  • Movement Toward Union, 1940–1967
  • Although Methodists, Evangelicals, and United Brethren each had published strong statements condemning war and advocating peaceful reconciliation among the nations, the strength of their positions was largely lost with American involvement in the hostilities of World War II.
  • Developments and Changes Since 1968
  • When The United Methodist Church was created in 1968, it had approximately 11 million members, making it one of the largest Protestant churches in the world.

 

Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Donation Program

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The next time you go shopping just present our organization’s bar code to your cashier upon checkout. After they have scanned your KrogerPlus Card you will be enrolled for the current year of the Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Donation Program.

Every time you shop at Kroger and use your enrolled KrogerPlus Card, Kroger will contribute a percentage of your eligible purchases to the Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Donation fund. Once a card is scanned with the bar code, it will be active for the remainder of the program year.

A letter including the bar code and description of the program available on Sanctuary.Welcome Table.

The Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Donation Program will donate $1 million annually. Each organization will earn a percentage of the $1 million equal to the percentage of total earned contributions attributable to that organization.

The current program runs from July 1, 2011 – April 30, 2012

Daniel Thornton Hymns

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If you enjoyed the clip of “Up from the Grave He Arose” used in the Easter photo slideshow, you can listen to more clips from Daniel Thornton’s album, It Is Well – Vol 2, available on Amazon.com.