1.23.26 FUMC Announcements

January 23, 2026

4C: Creation
Rev. Dr. Michelle Morris
Genesis 1:1-5, 24-31; John 1:1-14
This sermon will be a celebration of God as Creator, but also the God who shared that aspect of who God is – creation – with us. And then, God gave us the responsibility to care for the creation that we co-create with God. We are created to be creators and stewards of creation. 

Weather Warning
We are keeping an eye on the potential of snow, sleet and freezing temperatures in the forecast. Check your email, text, or social media on Saturday for info on Church Services.


DATES AT A GLANCE

Creation Care Team Lunch - Sunday, January 25, 12:30PM
Leadership Meeting - Saturday, January 31, 9AM-12PM


Community Events

Volunteer to serve our community and help make $500 for the church!
The 2026 Run Bentonville Half Marathon will be the morning of Saturday, April 4th. We will have all sorts of opportunities to sign up as volunteers (Friday on Expo Day), Saturday as Course Marshals at Intersections, Relay Exchange Help and Finish Line help. The city will ~200 volunteers to make the magic happen and we are grateful to be asked to contribute for a fourth year! The city’s Sign Up Genius application isn’t quite ready but hold the date. If we have 20+ church volunteers, the church receives a $500 bonus for our efforts. Please plan to join in the fun!


Family Ministries


Youth Snack Supper Volunteers
Our Youth Ministry team is looking for volunteers to provide a snack supper for our Youth on Sunday evenings. If you would like help out, Click HERE to sign up!


announcements

Support our mission trip to UMCOR Sager Brown Depot
February 1–6, a team of 15 from our church will travel to Baldwin, Louisiana, to serve in the community and at the Sager Brown UMCOR Depot. Our group will assist with construction projects, support local nonprofits, and help assemble UMCOR relief kits. Each participant is required to contribute $50 to help cover supplies for the relief kits, and we invite the congregation to support this monetary mission as well. Donations may be given by check or cash (designated “UMCOR Relief at Sager Brown”) or online through our church website by choosing Special Offering with “UMCOR Sager Brown” noted. Please give by January 26.
We are also grateful to welcome nine participants from First UMC Rogers, along with 57 others from the Great Plains Conference in Kansas. Please keep this mission trip in your prayers as we prepare and serve, that we may share the love and mercy of Christ through this work.

Leadership Meeting Saturday, January 31
Everyone who will be serving this year on Church Council, Staff Parish Relations, Finance, Trustees, and Lay Leadership committees needs to plan to attend our Leadership Kickoff meeting on Saturday, January 31 from 9 a.m. to noon in Hines Hall. We will talk through long term visioning, learn about each other's committees, and have each committees' January meeting as we share lunch together.


Travel to Paris next Fall with Pastor Michelle
Would you like to learn more about church history? Or understand better why we have a separation of church and state in our country? You can learn both AND spend 10 days in Paris if you travel with Pastor Michelle next September. To see the itinerary, learn about costs, and sign up for the tour, click HERE. For other questions, reach out to Pastor Michelle directly ( ). We would love to have you along!


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