Sunday School Fundraiser! The Sunday School is grateful for all used clothes and household items that were donated. We worked with Bargain Thrift Center in Philadelphia and Got Sneakers. Bargain Thrift Center gave us .20 per lb of the list of materials. Got Sneakers gave us compensation for Athletic sneakers and cleats. Thanks again to all…
“I hope to visit you and talk with you face-to-face, so that our joy may be complete.” 2 John 1:12 As 2020 thankfully comes to an end I want to let everyone know how much I wish that I could do exactly what John said he hoped to do—see everyone face-to-face—because I know our joy…
Good afternoon members, friends, and family of St Paul’s United Methodist Church in West Deptford New Jersey. This morning in its ‘Annual Conference,’ the Greater New Jersey Conference of the United Methodist Church, our Bishop, and the Bishop’s cabinet have officially reappointed me as the pastor of Christ’s United Methodist Church in West Deptford, New…
“Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them.” Isaiah 58:7 Dear Church Family, I hope you are well and have enjoyed a wonderful dinner with family or friends. The Delaneys were gathered in Smithville for a homemade Indian meal that we all agree was…
Sunday School is now taking place every Sunday at 11 a.m. on zoom. Contact Superintendent Elaine Luoma for the link and join us! As of right now, no Pumpkin Party is planned, but that doesn’t mean we won’t come up with a fun virtual or socially distanced activity. We are doing a collection of used…
“Here I am to worship; here I am to bow down. Here I am to say that You’re my God!” Reservations required! To reserve, text or email Pastor Dave at 609-703-4201 or you can reserve online by clicking here. PHASE 2’s implementation will be subject to a review of New Jersey’s COVID numbers during the next…
“Grace be with all who have an undying love for our Lord Jesus Christ!” Ephesians 6:23 September traditionally represents a time of returning to church after our summer “vacation time.” Obviously, these are different times and we face different challenges, but life goes forward. And, as we go forward, I know that each of us…
Almost all of us are connected to the world through WiFi and the Internet, whether it is our phones or our tablets or our television viewing. And the last thing any of us ever want to see is that spinning wheel with the word “buffering” beneath it. We just don’t have the patience to wait,…
We’d like to extend our gratitude to the volunteers who have helped make our online worship so successful. Without their help, the online experience would be much less professional. Thank you to: Music leaders: Glenda Steffee, there every week; Carla Branyan, Rich Favetto, Denise & Molly Hosier, Debbie Richman, Kathie Spellman, Charlie Taylor. Technical help:…
Reservations required! To reserve, text or email Pastor Dave at 609-703-4201 or you can reserve online by clicking here. Dear Friends, Most of us know the old classic hymn that asks “Shall we gather at the river?” And, some of you have been asking whether we will gather at the river this summer and the…
Our VBS was a great success! Thanks to all our volunteers who made this online event possible, especially Sunday School Superintendent Elaine Luoma and Craft Director Mary Ann Jones. We know children and parents alike look forward to our Vacation Bible School each summer. Unfortunately, due to the uncertainty of the Covid-19 virus and what…
By now almost every member of our St. Paul’s church family has watched a worship service or a communion service, my daily devotional PD@930, or even our “One-Room Sunday School Classroom” on their computer, smartphone or television set. St. Paul’s is broadcasting live literally seven days a week! It is so important for everyone to…
Update August 2020: Thanks to everyone who has donated, we raised the entire $2,500 and sent it to Liberia. Thank you all! One way of showing the world that we aren’t about our building, but rather we live as people who love our neighbors, was in our feeding of the ICU staff at Inspira in…
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Dear Church Family and Friends, I pray and hope that your faith is an essential element in the person who you are….
Feeding Inspira ICU Staff… Pastor Dave has gotten to know the staff at Inspira ICU pretty well. He’s the one they call when someone is critically ill or dying and requests a pastor. He has spent many a night in the ICU, comforting and praying with family members as their loved one goes home. So…
”You are the soul, enchanted with its wings, The single voice that raises up the dead To shake the pride of angels. I have said.” These words are from Stephen Vincent Benet’s poem DIFFERENCE. This poem always comes to my mind before Memorial Day Weekend. In my “31 years” I have often been struck by…