Rev. Dr. T. Ray Wheeler
Luke 10:25-37
This series ties into this year’s Vacation Bible School. This week will be trying to unravel the mystery in the Parable of the Good Samaritan.
DATES AT A GLANCE
Back to School Dance - Sunday, August 9
Earth Day Fair - Saturday, August 22, 8:30AM-12PM
urgent announcements
Small Group Conversations about Land Begin
We are moving into the time when we will have small group discussions about the future of the land on the western end of our campus. If you are part of an existing small group (Daffodils, Koinonia, Methodist Men, Sunday school class), we are setting up times to visit those groups. If you are not, then please sign up for one of the additional small group times at this link. We want everyone's voice heard!
Community Events
Boogie Into the Fall
Join us for our Churchwide Back-to-School Dance!
Saturday, August 9 | 5–7 PM | Hines Hall
Music from all generations! Bring the whole family and dance the summer goodbye. Got a song request? Email Michelle at
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See you on the dance floor!
Third Annual Earth Day Fair: Summer Edition!
Join us on Saturday, August 22, from 8:30 AM–12:00 PM for this free community event, which features local organizations, hands-on learning for all ages, family activities, gardening, wildlife, recycling, and more. Invite your friends and neighbors and help us celebrate, learn, connect, and care together.
Hilarious Family Comedy "MINDSWAP" Coming to FUMC Bentonville This Weekend!
Lower Lights Theatre Company is thrilled to bring its upcoming production of Martin & Margaret and the MINDSWAP right here to FUMC Bentonville!
About the Show: It's Christmas, 1938, high in the Swiss Alps. Brilliant inventor Professor Georg Wachtendorf has created a machine capable of swapping minds—and his daring plan is as outrageous as it is ingenious: infiltrate Nazi Germany, swap minds with Adolf Hitler, and change the course of history without firing a single shot.
Joined by legendary adventurer Martin Buchanan, resourceful museum curator Margaret Henkel, a delightfully proper British butler, an unforgettable Nazi villainess, and more twists than a vintage spy serial, Martin & Margaret and the MINDSWAP is a wildly inventive comedy inspired by Golden Age farce. Packed with lightning-fast dialogue, physical comedy, mistaken identities, romance, espionage, and theatrical magic, it's an adventure the whole family won't forget.
Performance Details:
Dates: August 7 & 8
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: FUMC Bentonville (201 NW 2nd St)
Tickets: $15 General Seating
It's the perfect outing for friends, couples, and families! Grab your tickets online today.
Purchase Tickets Here: https://www.lowerlightstheatre.org/mindswapfumc
Tickets will also be available at the door.
Doors open at 6:30 pm.
Please enter thru the main sanctuary doors off Central Ave.
Family Ministries
Regular Sunday School Returns
Sunday, August 16th, our Regular Sunday School classes will begin for ages Kindergarten - High School. Join us from 10-10:45am!
Kindergarten & 1st Grade | Explore & Discover Rm
2nd & 3rd Grade | Upstairs Classroom
4th & 5th Grade | Upstairs Classroom
6th Grade | Upstairs Classroom
Junior High | Youth Classroom
Senior High | Youth Classroom
Youth Leadership Council
If you are a current youth student who wants to serve your peers and help shape the direction of our ministry, consider applying for the Youth Leadership Council! Members of this team give a voice to our programs, events, and overall vision—helping ensure that our ministry reflects the needs and ideas of the students it serves.
Applicants must be in grades 8–12 and have at least one year of regular participation in our youth program. Please complete all parts of your application and have your character references submitted by September 6.
Click here to apply!
Blessing of the Backpacks
Students, teachers, and anyone getting ready to return to school, please join us Sunday, August 9th in all services for the Blessing of the Backpacks!
announcements
Go Deep in Bible Study with Dr. Ray!
Looking for a thoughtful, in-depth study of Scripture in a welcoming small-group setting? Come go Deep In!
Join us in our fall season, beginning Monday 10 August from 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m. in the Georgine Cawood Library, just across from the main office. Bring your Bible, your questions, and a brown-bag lunch. This season, we’re beginning with When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S. Kushner, a thought-provoking exploration of faith, suffering, and the questions we all face when life doesn’t make sense. For more information, contact the facilitator, Pastor Ray at ray@fumcbentonville. (Note: Find the Kushner book at your favorite book retailer or library.)
Disciple Bible Study this Academic Year
Would you like to take a deep dive into the Bible this upcoming academic year? Pastor Michelle and Brian Lookadoo will be co-teaching Disciple Bible Study I Sundays from 4-530p starting August 23 and running through May 2027. Space will be limited, and you need to be committed to attending most of the sessions, plus daily readings and reflections. If you are interested, contact Pastor Michelle,
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Share your Comments on the Land
Have some thoughts about what we could do with the land on the western side of our campus? Share your thoughts anytime at this link to be part of the conversation. If you wish to be anonymous, just type "anonymous" in the name blanks.
Keeping Up with the Land Discussion
As we discern our path as to what we should do with the land to the west side of our campus, you can keep up with all the information shared with the congregation, as well as provide your own input, by checking in on the website page dedicated to the discussion. You can find that page at this link. Thank you for sharing your voice and staying involved in this important church decision.
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