Here is What is Happening at "The Church!"

This Sunday there is no worship service because we will be busy "being" the church by serving a free thanksgiving dinner to all who come to us. This Sunday starting at 8:00am we will be gathering in the kitchen located in the lower level of the church to start preparing for our guests to arrive about 12:00 noon. We can use your help! Come for as long as you want or for as short as you want, we will have a job for you. We plan on serving from 12:00 noon until 2:30 or 3:00. If you can bake a pie or desert or purchase a desert to bring and drop off that would be wonderful! Hope to see a big turn out Sunday to help with this great project!

Beverly Farm Christmas Wish Lists will also arrive this Sunday. There are paper ornaments with names of 50 residents of Beverly Farm with their personal wish list attached.  If you want to participate in this ministry, choose your ornaments and wrap your gifts and then place the gifts in plastic garbage bag with the paper ornament attached to the outside. This will help us get the gifts to Beverly Farm easier. You will have 2 weeks to shop and get your gifts ready. We hope to have all the gifts ready to be delivered by Sunday, December 11th!

There is a "Kids" night out this Friday at the church from 5:30-8:30 pm. Children will have a meal together, play fun games, do crafts and other activities. The evening will end with a movie and popcorn. If you would like to have a child participate please RSVP by calling the church office at 618-656-4648. If you would like to volunteer to help with this ministry on Friday it would be greatly appreciated. You can volunteer for an hour or the evening. This has become a great outreach ministry and more and more children are enjoying this event. 

Pastor Jackie and I know this is an extremely busy time of year for most of you. We don't want church to be an added stress, but a blessing. We want people to come to church to receive joy, comfort, a meal, love, help, friendship, and HOPE! This is a season of hope. We want Immanuel Methodist and Praise Community Fellowship to be a blessing in your life. If things are just too crazy for you to participate or help at this time, no worries. We want you and your family to experience PEACE, JOY and LOVE this season and all year! 

Sincerely, pastor kent