Worldwide BBQ
Rev. Dr. Michelle Morris
Acts 10:9-35
On this Fathers’ Day weekend, what better way to celebrate than looking at this passage that is arguably the foundation for the best BBQ ever! Especially because neighbors can now truly eat beside one another.
DATES AT A GLANCE
4S: Second Saturday Supper and Stories - Saturday, June 14
Father's Day Kickball - Sunday, June 15
We Need to Talk About... - Sunday, June 22
Pride Parade - Saturday, June 28
uRGENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Walmart Gives is Active!
Attention Walmart Associates: Walmart Gives is active, and our church can benefit! Give through the Deed platform and designate our church as the recipient and your gift will be matched. This will only be for a limited time in June and only a certain amount of funds will be matched, so please act soon so your church can benefit.
Family ministries
VBS Volunteers Needed
Our Vacation Bible School is FULL, which is awesome, but it also means we need a lot of volunteers to help serve these children the week of July 7-11, 8:30-11:30am. If you have any time to give that week please do not hesitate to sign up!
https://fumcbentonville.shelbynextchms.com/external/form/7bb2632a-13c8-4522-b15e-ebd24175928f
Snacks on the Square
7th-12th grade students are invited to join us on Wednesday evenings for Snacks on the Square! We will meet on the Sanctuary steps at 5:30 to walk to a different snack spot each week!
Father's Day Kickball Game
The whole family is invited to join us at Merchant's Ball Fields on Sunday, June 15th for a Dad vs Kids kickball game! Children ages 4 & up are able to play with us. There will be snacks for everyone as well!
*Please note the location of our game has changed to Merchant's Ball Fields
announcements
Pray for Annual Conference
Arkansas Annual Conference will take place June 18-21. United Methodists from across the state to do the business and visionary work of the church. Please pray for all of us who will travel to Hot Springs to represent our church: Mike Lewis, Katie Bloodworth, Kristin Wells, Wesley Wells, Beth Haney, Brooke Tilley, Jim Spears, Dixie Spears, Pastor Ray and Pastor Michelle.
Pride Parade is Coming!
FUMC Bentonville will be participating in the 2025 Pride Parade on Saturday 28 June. We would love it if you would ride on our trailer and help us show support for our LGBTQIA friends. We will meet at the beginning of the parade route where our trailer will be parked at 4:30 pm. The Pride Parade will begin at 5:00 pm. Our job is to wave and smile along the parade route. If you wish to sign up to ride with us click HERE to sign up (), or you can email, text or call Pastor Ray at
or at 513-305-1571. Come and let’s reach out to our community!
Our First 4S - Second Saturday Supper and Stories - is Coming!
Mark your calendars and plan to come eat in Hines Hall on Saturday, June 14 at 5:30 p.m. for Second Saturday Supper and Stories! Each month we will gather and share stories and supper around a different theme. This month's theme is Family Vacations, and the menu will be deli fried chicken and picnic fixins (vegetarian and gluten free options will also be available). We need 2-3 people to kick off our time together by sharing a story of a family vacation with the whole group, so think about if you want to be one of those people. Otherwise, the rest of us will share our stories around tables together. This is a way to get to know each other better and grow in understanding of each other, so plan to join us each month for this fun food and fellowship time together!
We Need to Talk About... Changes Since General Conference 2024
General Conference 2024 made a number of changes to our Book of Discipline and our overall church structure - some that require constitutional amendments that we will vote on at Annual Conference in June. Changes concern the role of the Deacons, our relationships with one another as a worldwide church, and allowance of ordination and weddings of LGBTQIA+ persons. Pastor Michelle will share these developments and what responsibilities and say the local church has on some of the decisions at a talk on Sunday, June 22 at 5 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Come ask your questions and share your perspectives on these developments.
Join our Missional Prayer Team!
We meet Mondays at 12:30pm in the Parlor to pray over the Mission and Vision of our church: Our church Mission is: Sharing Christ. Making Disciples. Our Vision is: To become the Spiritual Heart of Bentonville; a mission station to equip disciples for building relationships with people who are far from home or feel far away from God. Each gathering begins with a short devotional, followed by a time of prayer guided by our mission and vision. While we regularly lift up the United Methodist Church, including Bishop Laura Merrill and our Conference leaders, as well as our Pastor Michelle, church staff, volunteers, ministries, and local and global leaders, our prayer time follows where the Holy Spirit leads. No two weeks are the same—our conversations and prayers reflect whatever is stirring in our hearts. If you feel called to this kind of open-hearted, Spirit-led prayer, we’d love for you to join us! Our meeting time may possibly be adjusted, depending on the needs of the group. If you have more questions, contact Johnna at
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