We received the following letter from Church World Service, sponsors of the “Blanket Sunday” we collect for every January. Dear friends, Thank you so much for being a sponsoring CWS Blanket congregation! Church World Service couldn’t do our Blankets ministry without congregations like yours. We are so grateful for your generosity. Attached is a banner…
Last Sunday after church Tiffany and Mike Daly came to me. They were the bearers of good news and bad news. Happy news and sad news. I knew almost immediately without words being spoken what the message of the song was … they have found a new home, which moves them closer to Mike’s work…
The Annual Conference of the United Methodists of Greater New Jersey has concluded. I am happy to confirm that our Bishop has reappointed me as the pastor of St. Paul’s UMC West Deptford! St Paul’s in West Deptford illustrates every day what a church of Jesus Christ is meant to be. ALL are welcome into…
Family Promise is one of the most important ministries of our church. Recently the Today Show did a feature on how Family Promise transforms the lives of the homeless. Click below to watch the video.
Although Lent is past, St. Paul’s continues to offer members, friends, and strangers the opportunity to participate in an exclusively ONLINE BIBLE STUDY called Tune-Up. The goal is to get our faith tuned up and ready to bring Christ into the world with love. The class meets using ZOOM conferencing, which is a free app….
St. Paul’s Food Pantry is starting off 2019 with a brand new partner in donating to our pantry. Big Lots in West Deptford reached out to the Food Bank of South Jersey that they were looking to give back to the community through food donations. The Food Bank contacted me to see if we were…
SIGHT AND SOUND TRIP in December was a huge success. We filled the bus and had a great time. The production “Jesus” was incredible! PHILLIES GAME in July was a fun time with hotdogs and baseball. About 35 people attended. POTLLUCK SUPPERS in February, June, September and November celebrated our Family Promise guests and entertained…
I assure you that when you have done it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you have done it for me. Matthew 25:40 Our food pantry gave out Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets to our clients. Thank you so much to everyone that donated. On a continuing basis, any food…
Our annual Angel Wreath was hung on the first of December. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE THAT TOOK AN ANGEL AND HELPED A NEEDY CHILD! Each child received two gifts, a clothing item and a toy or fun item. This important mission services the children from financially challenged families in our local area. Thanks…
We received 13 new members in November. Here’s a photo of most of them. Another new member class took place in March/April. If you are new to our church, or have been attending a while but haven’t made a membership commitment, now is the time! If you’re interested in learning more and possibly making a commitment…
We delivered three carloads of backpacks and school supplies to be distributed to needy children in our area: Thank you very much from the Outreach Committee.
Our Connectional United Methodist mission trip to the Red Bird Mission in Kentucky was wonderful! The three members that attended, Mary Ann, Sue and Mike, all said they would have liked to stay another week. Our trip next summer will be the second week in August. Consider going. It’s such a rewarding experience! Please continue…
When you eat at the Piston Diner, 821 Crown Point Rd, Westville, St. Paul’s will receive money back for our ministries. If you hand in our donation form when you pay your bill, a portion of what you pay will benefit our church. Click here for our Piston donation form. Piston owners Dee and Ish support…
Effective immediately, only church members can borrow church owned chairs and tables. They must sign a formal request that indicates the numbers of items to be borrowed, the dates of use, and then wait for the approval of a church official. Request forms are available from Trista in the church office, from Don Strock, chair…
It is a day to celebrate because we have pretty much paid for the replacement of our two old air conditioning units. I had no idea how much money we might raise on #GivingTuesday but hoped we could get a good start towards the money we need to keep our Sanctuary cool in the heating…
As a pastor I find that a congregation becomes like a family. When we pause on ALL SAINTS SUNDAY to remember loved ones there is a blending of joy, sadness, and celebration of faith as memories are brought back in the light of the candles. This morning at St. Paul’s we remembered our 7 members…