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November 26th, 2010
Volume 157, Number 24
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Giving back what God has freely given
For conference churches, Thanksgiving is time to share abundance
By Rachel L. Toalson
Managing Editor
Thanksgiving, then, becomes a time to share abundance with those who have not.
For First UMC, McAllen, that means collecting canned goods and other nonperishable items four weeks prior to Thanksgiving and sorting, packing and distributing boxes of food. They’ve been doing it for 17 years, said Susan Hellums, border area mission coordinator for the conference.
“It’s become kind of a family tradition for our church family,” she said. “We have families who come to do this, and it’s a wonderful opportunity not just for serving but for fellowship.
“And we hope it provides (recipients) with enough food for Thanksgiving but also for more than that. We hope it’s a blessing for them as well as to us.”
Needy families are referred to the church through social service agencies like Avance and the Area Agency on Aging, Hellums said. Many of the recipients are elderly and disabled, but there is also a fair number of younger families who qualify for the boxes, she added.
Almost 170 boxes were delivered to the needy in McAllen last year, Hellums said.
The volunteers who assemble the boxes also pray over them before they’re delivered. And when families deliver the boxes, they stay to pray over the recipients.
“We’ve thought about having people come and get (the boxes), but it really is a gift when we take it to them,” Hellums said.
Four weeks before the food delivery, she said, each family of the church is given a Thanksgiving food collection bag to take home with them. Families are encouraged to bring the items listed on the bags, their “first fruits” to the church and leave them in collection bins for the baskets.
The outreach’s concept, Hellums said, is taken from Nehemiah 10:35: “We also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of the Lord each year the first fruits of our crops and of every fruit tree.”
Nonperishable food items included are rice, pinto beans, vegetable or canola oil, sugar, flour, pumpkin cans, Fideo, bouillon cubes, corn, vegetables, green beans and fruit salad. The church’s communion offering on Nov. 7 helps purchase turkeys and additional perishable items to fill the baskets.
Baskets were delivered Nov. 21, Hellums said.
Dale Corinth UMC, Lytton Springs Baptist and the Lytton Springs UMC will gather this year at the Baptist Church from 4-7 p.m. for a service and a thanksgiving dinner that’s open to their community, leaders said. The effort is a continuation of last summer’s cooperative Vacation Bible School.
The three groups work together in sending about 50 boxes a month to the troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. The women of the churches have been making dresses from pillow cases for little girls in Africa and filling boxes of food for the needy in Caldwell County.
Leaders believe “there is always an opportunity for feeding the needy,” they said.
Corredor de Esperanza, a mission district in San Antonio that exists under the Metropolitan Mission Board with boundaries within Interstate 10 East, Interstate 37 South and Loop 410 Southeast, including the churches Aldersgate, Epworth and Highland Terrace UMCs, will be holding a joint Thanksgiving service Nov. 21 at 5 p.m. at Aldersgate UMC.
A spaghetti dinner will be at 5, and worship begins at 6, said the Rev. Dawn Barker Baird, a part-time pastor for the Corredor.
“We are encouraging all members of the Corredor churches to invite neighbors and family to the service,” Baird said. “After all, what better way to start off a week of Thanksgiving celebration than to give thanks and celebrate all the blessings God has given each one of us.
“We are trying to build community within our three worshiping communities as well as open our doors to our neighborhoods.” Baird said the community around Aldersgate has already begun responding to outreach. Members recently walked around the neighborhood to meet neighbors and give them a loaf of bread, at the same time inviting them to the new evening service at the church.
“It has been so exciting to watch some of those neighbors come to the evening praise service to worship and fellowship with our established congregations,” Baird said. “we are prayerfully hopefully that they (and more) will also attend this Thanksgiving service.”
 
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Tent revival draws more than 150 from 30 churches
By Rachel L. Toalson
Managing Editor
In the same spirit of the tent revivals that shaped the United Methodist heritage, the Southwest Texas Conference youth engaged in an event that mirrored the life-changing worship sessions of old.
The cold temperatures held no sway over the more than 150 students and leaders who gathered in a Spring Branch field, beneath a white tabernacle, and worshiped for 24 hours.
The vision for the Nov. 6-7 tent revival, the first of its kind for conference, youth, was handed down this summer when the Rev. Rusty Freeman, conference youth ministries director, was at River Camp.
“I have been trying to catch a vision for a long time about doing an outdoor music festival, but never felt it was right,” he said. “I didn’t want it to be about performance or a battle of the bands. I wanted all the focus to be on Christ. So the concept of doing a 24-hour time of worship in the outdoors came to mind.
“I know God wants his people to worship him and that our church is in desperate need of revival. Tent Revival served both purposes.” Eight worship bands and 10 different speakers, teachers and preachers helped students worship from noon Saturday until noon Sunday.
The purpose, he said, was to worship God and spark revival.
He did not introduce bands or speakers, did not make any announcements about upcoming events, did not even give instruction or an explanation of the event’s purpose.
“I was intentionally quiet on all of this,” Freeman said. “I wanted it to be about God and his glory. I think we achieved this.
More than 30 churches were represented at the revival, including some that were not Methodist churches.
Freeman said Tent Revival might or might not become a regular youth event.
“I will most likely do it again but will change up some things,” he said. “I might make it longer and spread out worship. I might include some intentional breaks in the worship to give folks a chance to rest, digest the information from the sermons and the experience from worship. We also need time of Sabbath where we are not engaged—just play, eat or visit.”
Freeman said he hopes other churches will be inspired to try something like this of their own.
“Revival is intended to be contagious,” he said. “I don’t know what will come of this, but if nothing else, I hope at least one of our churches is reminded of the early camp meetings and Wesleyan revivals that helped shape a nation and change a world for Christ.
“I hope at least one church will piggyback what we did and do their own revival. It can be in the country or an urban setting. The important thing is for God’s people to gather once again, seek the Holy Spirit, devote times of prayer and fasting and ask God’s hand to once more be upon his Church and upon the body of Christ.”
“I hope at least one church will piggyback what we did and do their own revival.” The Rev. Rusty Freeman- Conference Youth ministries director
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The faith legacy and true urgency are what make change in church
In the book Holy Conversations authors Gil Rendle & Alice Mann describe congregational pain (crisis) as an energy source, stimulation and motivation (an “ouch”) that’s being experienced & named by enough congregants to launch conversation and discernment about static condition, unspoken fear, complacency, denial, leaving our comfort zone, responding to changing context and engaging in new patterns of ministry.
In his book, A Sense of Urgency, Harvard professor John Kotter says that feeling a sense of urgency about our situation is one of the blessings of crisis. Change efforts can fail because of a lack of true urgency. True urgency stands over and against what he calls false urgency. False urgency is frenetic, panicked, energy-sapping. True urgency is steady, unrelenting, powerful. Put into church terms, true urgency involves trying to live our missional calling ever more fully, in a way that’s life-giving and transformative to everyone involved. Until urgency is felt throughout an entire congregation, very little shifts. Sometimes crisis gives rise to a congregation’s sense of urgency.
How would you describe your sense of urgency, that of the other leaders of your congregation, the average person in the pews? What do you need to do to help people realign hearts and minds to create a culture of growth? You are encouraged to focus on what’s doable (quick & easy), start now, and act urgently, a tactic that creates results quickly. Alertness, movement and leadership, now—and from many people, not a few—are the signs of true urgency. The Jesus of the gospels is a person who felt a gut-level urgency. The early church was marked by that same urgency.
Only 12 spaces remain in Parish Christian Educator School Jan. 12-15, welcoming faculty Elise Eslinger on worship, sacrament, sacred space, prayer centers, multi-sensory, music, movement, pilgrimage, small groups and biblical storytelling, all used in the ministry of Christian education.
Fee of $250 covers resource text upon arrival, seven meals at Mount Wesley from 1 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday morning.
Consideration is given to registrants intending to complete all six courses offered over the 3-year school. As long as spaces remain, those wishing to attend only this particular course would be welcome, particularly children’s music leaders, young adults interested ancient-future worship and spirituality, associates who lead small groups and leader teams and local pastors. Contact PCE School Dean Chrys Baier at cbaier@ucumctx.org or Christian Formation Team Chair Carole Lahti at dlahti@sbcglobal.net.
Children’s Ministry Forum ’11 is coming to Coker UMC, San Antonio, Feb. 22-24 and is designed for children’s ministry leaders in large membership congregations (at least 250 in worship). However, leaders from all size congregations are welcome—those who have responsibility within the scope of children’s ministry, like weekday staff, directors, Sunday School teachers, children’s coordinators and pastors. Sponsored by GBOD, the Large Church Initiative and Cokesbury in collaboration with the Southwest Texas Conference Council on Children’s Ministry, event theme is “Remembering Our Story!” including remembering the Biblical story, our personal story of our relationship with God and helping children and their families learn the story in memorable ways. Renowned UM storyteller the Rev. Michael Williams is among national leaders. More information is available at www.gbod.org or by e-mailing maryalicegran@gmail.com.
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Kerrville District news
We will gain souls if we work on sermons
“Your sermons suck!” So began Darrell Staedtler to that assembled hall of holy preachers gathered in Llano. Since he is a well-known hit songwriter (as in “You’ll Always Be A Fire I Can’t Put Out,” a Number 1 hit by George Strait) we all listened. He caught our attention with that opening line – which is what he tries to do with all his songs! Just like I did with you, using his opening line.
The setting was our district professionals meeting. With host pastor and singer Stan Troy, Darrell and Brandy Sanderson led our worship and offered the program on “Song Writing and Sermon Writing.” Darrell and Brandy entranced us with their singing some of his original Christian music in our worship. He inspired us as he and Brandy offered a communion special with his own musical setting to the ancient, Orthodox “Jesus Prayer.”
After our worship he and Stan talked of Stan’s learning from Darrell how to improve his own song-writing and the impact that has had on his sermon writing. Even as they have co-written some songs, Stan has come to appreciate Darrell’s injunction to “re-write, re-write, re-write” – if you care that people listen and take away the Gospel message. He urged us to focus on strong point captured in a title and to hammer home in the structure the clear message we wanted members to carry out!
I think he convicted us all of “the more” we need to do in giving greater priority to mastering our messages for those hungry Sunday morning for the Bread of Life. It was easy to imagine and pray that we could use Bob Molder’s advice to train and delegate greater responsibilities to our lay leaders. Our district lay leader lifted up our nominations and training processes as a means to pass along more of the ministries to the laity so we could spend more time “re-writing” the Word we offer on Sundays. We’ve heard it before, but always and continually we need to be reminded.
Great preaching is still what our congregations want from their pastors. The shepherding of the proclaimed Word is so vital, even as we pastors call on those in need. Preaching today is a tremendous challenge as we face five distinct “generations” of people in our pews that live in different cultures and speak different languages. We live in a challenging and turbulent time with an amazing diverse world around us. No longer can we expect an increasingly hostile secular culture and media to help us teach our stories and undergird our values.
Stan has asked for and received “brutal” feedback on his song writing, all for the sake of creating a song that might be heard.. He and I pondered if we preachers would submit ourselves to such a brutal or even gentle mentoring of our sermons. We may have members or friends who would help us.
Luke recalls Jesus speaking with his disciples about “the end times.” Jesus points to all that will come and then says “This will give you an opportunity to testify….I will give you words and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict. By your endurance you will gain your soul.”
We will gain “many souls” if we work on our sermons as hard as Darrell does on his songs. He had the luxury of spending three years, off and on, working on his Number 1 hit. We have until Sunday morning – every week! There is much to do with “making disciples for Jesus Christ.” For us preachers, however, it begins with our preaching. As shepherds we’ll best lead the sheep by the Light of the Word.
District happenings
“Christmas Healing” worship service Friday, December 10th at 6:00 pm, Gaddis Memorial United Methodist Church in Comfort, Texas will be having a “Christmas Healing” worship service. Last year, it was called “Blue Christmas” and it is specifically intended to give a word of hope and healing to those who are having a tough time making it through the holidays due to the loss of a loved one.
Chaplain Steve Doss of Peterson Hospice will be our speaker that evening. Our desire is for this to be an ecumenical service for people of all denominations. So, feel free to invite people you know from other churches to attend.
Kerrville District Missions Committee helped put a team together to build a new ramp at Cherokee United Methodist Church. This project has made the church accessible to visitors and members with disabilities. In addition to the ramp other around the church were taken care of also. Thank you to the Mission Team who gave of their time and talents.
Kerrville District Equipping the Saints
and District Celebration
Saturday, January 29, 2011
First United Methodist Church, Kerrville
Classes that will be offered are:
• Local Missions
• VIM
• Disaster Relief/Early Response
• PPRC
• UMW
• Communications in the 21st Century
• Music/Worship for Small Membership Churches
• Charting the Course
• Church Outside of the Box
• Christian/Islamic Dialog
• Stewardship/Good Sense
• Finance
• Lay Leader
• Trustees
Mark your calendars! Registration forms will be sent out soon!
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Corpus Christi District news
Take time for God at Thanksgiving
As Thanksgiving quickly approaches many of us are rushing around to make plans to feed others. Baskets are being made to give to those who are in need, and people are beginning to plan menus for the gatherings at hand. Yet, in the midst of all the rush, many of us are starving spiritually. I am reminded of another in the Bible who rushed around trying to prepare the meal for the master, while her sister Mary took the time to be spiritually fed on the words of Christ as she sat at His feet. As we enter into this season of Thanksgiving and of Advent, maybe we need to take a few lessons from Mary. Perhaps we need to take time to linger in God’s presence and to know that Christ has all that we need. This year as you approach Thanksgiving and Advent accept the gift that God so freely gives, the gift of time to linger in Christ’s presence.
No matter what is happening around us, I believe that each of us need this gift more than we will ever admit. If we are honest we can admit that we are starving and we so need to taste the goodness of our Lord this season. The good news is that it is available to each of us if we will only take time quietly to prepare our hearts and minds once again for Christ’s coming. Are you ready to be fed by Christ? Take some time to sit in His presence not just today, but each day. And I believe you will find that this will be the best Advent season ever.
District happenings
UMCOR Case Management Training
Do you have a heart for people in need? Every local church needs people to become certified in Case Management. When tragedy strikes; be it to a family, a neighborhood, or an entire region, we are called to respond to help those in need. Learn how to help victims be empowered in their own recovery.
Charitable organization around the world look to the United Methodist Church when training people to help others. This class is considered the gold standard for volunteers in Case Management. UMCOR will be in Corpus Christi at Grace United Methodist Church on December 2 & 3, 2010 to certify volunteers in Case Management. Specifically invited because of recent flooding disasters, this training will be helpful to anyone serving in a ministry that struggles with how to provide a leg up, not simply a hand-out.
When: Thursday & Friday, Dec. 2-3, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Attendance at both days is required for certification.
Where: Grace United Methodist, 11222 Leopard St., Corpus Christi, Room 130/132.
Please park and enter on the McDonald’s side of the Building so as not to interrupt the Preschool.
Cost: The 2-day course is free. A course manual, snacks and lunch both days will be provided.
To Register: Go to the SWTX conference website www.umcswtx.org under the Outreach/Disaster- Response link.
Questions?: Contact Rev. Beth Tatum at beth.tatum@yahoo.com or 713-724-8873.
Ministry Workshops in the Corpus Christi District
Jan 22, 2011 – Three Rivers
Feb. 5, 2011 – Grace, Corpus Christi
9:30am – 12:30 pm
Registrations have been sent to all churches.
Brush Country Awards Banquet
Feb. 16, 2011
Goliad, Texas
Look for nomination forms at your church
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McAllen District news
How are people experiencing God today?
As I make the rounds in the district, I find myself impressed by the resource we count on in our buildings. I worship in beautiful, sometimes stunning houses of worship, with colored glass and soaring height, and I think about all that has happened there—marrying and burying, singing and praying. Someone felt something very big happening here, and they built a monument to the experience. It reminds me of the Godly Play children’s lesson, where we teach children to mark the presence of God by stacking stones into an altar. Boy, have we stacked the stones.
It’s an old response to mark the spot where we have met God; that’s where the Godly Play lesson comes from. In Genesis, Jacob had a dream of a ladder connecting heaven and earth, a thin place where God made a covenant with him. The next morning, Jacob took the stone he had used for a pillow and stood it on end, poured oil on it, and gave it a name—Bethel, house of God. “Surely the Lord is in this place—and I did not know it!” Jacob exclaimed. “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven” (28:16-17).
The thing is, a lot of the folks who experienced the presence of God in our places aren’t there anymore. The monument stands, but in many cases it does so as a reminder of what has been. I cherish the tradition handed down to me—it is central to my faith and my identity—but the question remains, how are today’s people experiencing the presence of God in the world? Where are the thin places for them, the places where God already is, and they don’t yet know it? What would it look like to build altars there, and what role can our current buildings play in that process? How might they serve as altars to new experiences of God?
There is no question that we have experienced the power of the covenant-making God. Christ has come alongside us over and over, with mercy for the suffering and redemption for the broken. This is current reality, not just a tradition memorialized in the past. Jesus calls us today to be witnesses to his saving, healing, reconciling work, not for our glory or success, not for the building up of our churches, but for the sake of the world, for the sake of the kingdom. May we use all we are and have build that kind of altar to the transforming presence of God.
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Mission trips to Mexico can be safe
by Ricky Willis
Pastor FUMC Pineville
Images of violence and chaos had folks thinking we were entering a war zone. Yet, in spite of what we were hearing, we were convinced that our brothers and sisters in Mexico needed our presence of solidarity and hope now more than ever. Having a longstanding relationship with Willie Berman, I trusted that he would not put our team in any circumstance that would be unsafe. So, our team of 18 was resolved to go.
Our experienced turned out to validate what I have learned on other occasions. That is, what we see in the media is often not the reality. Their job is to sell news and they do not often portray the whole picture. To be sure, there are pockets of violence occurring in Mexico , but it was far removed from where our team was ministering. Like any city in the United States, people in Mexico would tell us, “Yes, there are sections of town that you just don’t go to at night and you should stay away from, but for the most part, life here is normal.”
We had a wonderful experience and never felt in any kind of danger. We traveled throughout the city, walked the streets, shopped in the public malls, ate at restaurants, and even walked the streets at night. Like every time I have gone before, the people were grateful and encouraged by our presence, but we received the greatest blessing from being among them. The people who were a part of our team are already making plans for a return visit.
I would encourage any group that has made plans to go or is considering going to Mexico to trust in the judgments of Larry Norman, Director of LAVIM and Willie Berman, Director of Mexico VIM, about safety. They are committed to monitoring the conditions there and providing a safe experience for all who come. While we were there, the people were saddened to hear about groups cancelling due to fears of the violence. Such news is disheartening to the people there and it is placing the Volunteer in Ministries staff in Mexico in financial strain. Projects are being cancelled and needs are going unmet. We were asked to let churches know that they are needed now more than ever and not to believe all that we see in the news. Your safety is of primary concern for the people of Mexico as well.
God is at work in the midst of what is happening in Mexico and God is still calling teams to respond to the need. Be not afraid and trust in God’s providential care. As we experienced, by taking such a step of faith, it was the best mission we have experienced yet.
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San Angelo District news
District Celebration: “Our Golden Resources”
The San Angelo District hosted our annual celebration on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at First Church, San Angelo. We had our leadership training during the morning from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Bishop spoke with the Lay Leaders and the Staff Parish Relations Committees; Cheri Brewster led the session on Administrative Board / Council; Debbie Steinbach met with our Finance Chairs and Treasurers; David Seilheimer joined us at short notice to replace Larry Harrison (who had surgery) and David led our Trustee session; Beverly Burk led the session on Worship. We send our heartfelt thanks to these for assisting the leaders of our churches.
The San Angelo District Celebration began at 11:45 a.m. This year our theme was “Our Golden Resources.” We used this time to honor our Older Adult Ministries in the local churches as well as honoring our Bishop Exemplar award nominees as Super Stars, and announcing our Exemplar award winner, Mrs. Elaine Hibbitts from First UMC, Barksdale.
The ministries recognized were:
Christ’s Shepherds in the Canyon, First UMC, Barksdale
Guitar Outreach Ministry, Brackettville UMC
Methodist Social Hour, First UMC, Robert Lee
Mature Adult Council (MAC), First UMC, San Angelo
Senior Adult Ministries, Sierra Vista UMC, San Angelo
C I H U (Can I Help You?), St. Luke UMC, San Angelo
Thursday Prayer Group, Trinity UMC, San Angelo
Wesley Singers, Wesley UMC, San Angelo
The Cokesbury Christian Singers, an Older Adult Ministry from First Church, San Angelo, provided our entertainment for the day. Wesley Campus Ministry students assisted our caterer with serving drinks and cleaning up after the meal. Casey Taylor catered for us again this year and did a fantastic job! We had a wonderful day in the San Angelo District!
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Briefs
Several contacts needed for Witness stories
Several series are planned for future issues of The
United Methodist Witness, but we can’t write them
without you! Please let us know if you have any
contacts for the following themes:
Four areas of focus—what is your church doing
to engage in ministry with the poor and to improve
health globally?
Generosity—focusing on generosity as the giving
of one’s time, talents and treasure. Do you have
individuals in your church who deny the “American
dream” and instead give their money/time/talents
to following Jesus’ command to “make disciples of
all nations?” Has the faithful generosity of members
changed your church or enabled your church to be
more effective in ministry? Let us hear from you!
Health and wellness—what does your church do
to promote health and wellness (including physical
health, financial health, spiritual health)?
Marriage—what does you church do to promote
healthy marriages among members? (This could
include marriage classes, seminars, date nights,
babysitting services, etc.). Do you have couples
within your church who have exemplified good
marriages?
Ordinary Radicals—Similar to the generosity focus,
this series will focus on individuals who have traded
their comfort and stability to engage in ministry with
the “least.”
Send information, including contact names and
contact numbers to rtoalson@umcswtx.org or
call 210.408.4524.
Kerrville District
The Kerrville District staff has compiled the
information for Page 6 and paid to use the
space as a district newsletter.
Bill Henderson
Superintendent
dskerrville@texxa.net
Elizabeth Cover
Admin. Assistant
kdumc@texxa.net
Address:
222 Sidney Baker S # 528
Kerrville, Texas 78028
District Office
(830) 896-6400
Fax: (830) 896-6407
Program Office
(830) 896-6400
District Calendar
November
24-26 District office close for Thanksgiving
December
2 District Youth Professional’s Meeting
at Marble Falls, 11-2 PM
13 Newsletter Deadline
15 Consultation Deadline
District office closed
December 20th - 31st
Corpus Christi District
The Corpus Christi District staff has compiled
the information for Page 6 and paid to use the
space as a district newsletter.
Eradio Valverde, Jr.
Superintendent
districtsuper@bizstx.rr.com
Sheila Campbell
Admin. Assistant
ccdistrict@bizstx.rr.com
Linda Morrow
Ministries Director
ccprogram@bizstx.rr.com
Address:
3510 Gollihar Road
Corpus Christi, TX 78415-2750
District Office
(361) 852-8268
Fax: (361) 852-3370
Program Office
(361) 852-8268
District Calendar
November
24-26 District Office Closed for
Thanksgiving Holiday
December
7 Pastors Report Due into
District Office by noon
14 Newsletter Deadline
16-Jan 2 District Office Closed for
Christmas Holidays
January
6 Sea City Workcamp Meeting at
District Office – 6:00 p.m.
13 District Professional’s Meeting at
St. Lukes UMC
18 Check out Day at District Office
9-12 Year End Reports Due
20,21 Cabinet Meeting
22 My Job Workshop at Three Rivers
FUMC
26-29 Sexual Ethics Meeting
McAllen District
The McAllen District staff has compiled the
information for Page 7 and paid to use the
space as a district newsletter.
Rev. Laura Merrill
Superintendent
lauramerrill@sbcglobal.net
Linda Jewell
Admin. Assistant
umcmcallen@sbcglobal.net
Oralia Sanchez
District Editor
oralia0804@yahoo.com
Address:
1909 W. Harrison St.
Harlingen, TX 78550
District Office
(956) 428-0200
Fax: (956) 428-1728
Program Office
(956) 428-0200
District Calendar
November
24-25 Thanksgiving Holiday –
District Office Closed
30 Camp Thicket Endowment Committee
6:30 p.m. District Office
December
20-31 District office closed
January
20 “Check Out” Day
29 McNorth Laity Banquet
@ 12:00 noon FUMC Kingsville
30 McSouth Laity Banquet
@ 5:30 p.m. Location to be announced
San Angelo District
The San Andelo District staff has compiled the
information for Page 8 and uses the space as
a district newsletter.
Larry Altman
Superintendent
sangds@suddenlinkmail.com
Amy Moore
Operations Manager
sangom@suddenlinkmail.com
Gini Christian
District Ministries Coordinator
sangpd@suddenlinkmail.com
Address:
1315 S. Abe Street.
San Angelo, TX 76903
District Office
(325) 486-1500
Fax: (325) 482-0033
District Calendar
November
29 Women’s Advent by Candlelight,
SA-FUMC
December
9 DS Committee Meeting and
Annual Staff Reviews,
St. Luke UMC 10:00 a.m.
9 San Angelo District Open House,
4:00 – 6:30 p.m.
20-31 District Office Closed
January
11 2010 Apportionments due in the
Conference Office by NOON.
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