205 East Church Street (Church)    206 East Church Street (Office)

P. O. Box 72 (Mailing Address)   Benson, North Carolina 27504

919-894-3028        Fax:  919-894-3476

Rev. Ron Patton, Minister    rpatton@nccumc.org

Dianne Butler, Financial Secretary/Secretary  bensonumc@embarqmail.com

Pam MyHill,   Director of Music larrypammyhill@yahoo.com

Karen Hicks, Director of Christian Education

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Adult Ministries

United Methodist Men

 

The UMM will meet Monday, March 1 for dinner and study at 7:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall.  They are studying "A Shepherd Looks at Psalms 23". We are thankful for the strong attendance and urge all men to participate. It is amazing what this study is revealing to our understanding of God as our wonderful Shepherd. We hope you will come and take part.

United Methodist Women

Circle of Love met on Tuesday, March 9 at 12:00 noon in the fellowship hall.  If you are not attending a circle, please feel free to join us on the Tuesday after the first Sunday of each month.  For more information, call Betty Aiken.

Circle of Joy will not meet for their regular Saturday meeting time. 

Women of the Church have Rada knives for sale--sets and singles--great for personal use or gifts.  See Janet Wilson.  

 

Salud Y Paz in Guatemala

 

Anita Metz and Evelyn Aranda went to Guatemale where they joined a mission team from Florida to add some finishing touches to the Suzanna Wesley Preschool Classrooms at the Camanchaj clinic.  Evelyn painted wall murals depicting Guatamalen people and Anita did construction work.  This was Anita's first trip.  Evelyn traveled to Quetzaltenango to take a 2 week language immersion course in Kiche', the dialect of the Mayan People.  A video clip of the project is available on the website www.youtube.com  Search for Camanchaj, Guatemale (Suzanna Wesley Preschool).

Hand N Hand & Prayer Partners

The staff at Benson Elementary School and Benson Middle School deeply appreciated your support.   New partners have been assigned this fall.  Remember to pray for your partners daily and to remember them at least once a month with a card.  We  met on January 20 to prepare Breakfast in a Bag for Benson Elementary and Benson Middle school staff and teachers.

Back to School Support

We joined  with the Benson Area Ministerial Association on August 15 to provide backpacks and supplies for needy students for the upcoming  year.  We were able to provide backpacks and supplies for 251 youth in our community.

Send A Hug

The Send A Hug ministry is gearing up for another academic school year.  Our goal is to keep our young people, that are attending college, involved and connected with their church family.  Cards, surprise mailings and other contacts are made to each student throughout the year through the Send A Hug project.  As a group or individual, you can help in many ways.

1.  Be in prayer for our students as they face challenges.  Many will not have their family right there to help them and will be making many decisions on their own.

2.  Visit, e-mail or send mail to the young people to let them know that they are being remembered and prayer for.  Student names and school addresses will be put on file  at the church office as soon as they are received.

3.  Make donations to the Send A Hug project.  All the surprises, back to school kits, gift cars, an communications are supported through your donations.  Be sure to mark your check or envelope as Send A Hug so that your gift will be credited to you as well as go to the project.

Thank you for all your support in the past.  Students should have received a surprise gift card to start off their school years and a second card of encouragement.  If you know of a student that is not receiving their mail, please have them contact Susan Auman.  An updated list of student names, birthdays and addresses is available in the Church office and in all vestibules.  Please pray for these students and send them a card to let them know they are loved.

 

 

Prayer Shawl Ministry

If you are interested in learning more about the Prayer Shawl Ministry, please join us at 5:00 pm on Tuesdays in the Fellowship Hall.
Christ Community Christmas Closet On December 12, our church joined with the Benson Area Ministerial Association as a community of faith to provide Christmas for over 125 families.  Thanks to everyone who gave gifts and came out on the 12th to help the families with their Christmas selections.
ACTS Food Pantry Area Churches Together with the support of the Benson Area Ministerial Association operate a Food Panty at the Benson Civic Center on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 9 to 12.  Please continue to add items to your grocery cart for distribution to the needy in our community.
Clothing Closet A clothing closet has recently been opened in conjunction with the ACTS Food Pantry.  We need children's and men's  clothing.