God calls us to be disciples of Jesus, building community through
service and fellowship and sharing the love of Christ with all.

Advent 3: Joy
Sermon: Joy is Our True Home
Thessalonians 5:16-24

We sing “Jesus, Joy of Man’s Desiring”: Jesus, joy of man's desiring, holy wisdom, love most bright….”Home is not only a place but also a state of mind. Home is where the heart is. Advent for some people becomes Blue Christmas. This may be difficult for people who suffer from depression, sick or losing loved one. Even with these challenges, I believe that God calls us into experiences of true joy, as the first Christmas people did. Paul addressed people who faced a sense of darkness, “Rejoice always!” Joy is not just an expression of being happy. God’s life-giving and transforming grace and love brings real joy to us. 

Please click here for “A Statement of Our Openness”

It is our congregation’s response to the decision of the General Conference of the global United Methodist Church to retain discriminatory language regarding human sexuality in our governing document.

Poinsettias can be ordered December 1 to December 15. 

The forms for ordering your poinsettia plants for the Christmas altar are now available in the back of the church, in Fellowship Hall or here. The deadline for ordering is December 15th.  Plants will be on display starting December 22nd.

• Christmas Eve Services - December 24th at 5:00 pm and 10:00 pm.
• Homecoming Sunday - January 5, 2020 at 9:30 am.

Advent … Coming Home

Do you remember how good it felt to go home for Christmas the first time you weren’t living at home anymore ?

This year, we’re going to be thinking about COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS—coming home to our family, coming home to Bethlehem, coming home to our church family, coming home to God.

Join us, all are welcome.

There’s a place for YOU here this Christmas and throughout the year.

Christmas Pageant, December 15th, 9:30 am

The Perfect Gift,” adapted by Kathleen McKenzie, will be presented by our Sunday School students during the 9:30 am worship service. All are welcome.

Live Nativity -  December 15th at 7:00 pm

Come celebrate Christ’s birth with a recreation of that special Bethlehem night—a tradition for our church and the community proudly offered by our Youth Groups. Join us to sing carols, warm ourselves by a roaring bonfire and witness that special night so long ago that changed our lives and changed the world. Enjoy delicious hot cocoa and light snacks. Freewill donations will be graciously accepted to benefit our Summer 2020 Mission Trip.