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Category: Growth Opportunities

2025 Online Advent Study starts Dec. 1st – The Redemption of Scrooge

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| Education, Growth Opportunities, Small Group Study, Sprucetown UMC, St. James Coburn UMC, Trinity Woodward UMC, Understanding Faith

Register now for The Redemption of Scrooge Advent Study by Zoom! About the Study Is redemption possible for Ebenezer Scrooge? Pastor and author Matt Rawle believes so as he discovers the teachings of Jesus in the words of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. Rawle dives deep into the dark, sad, greedy world of Scrooge […]

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October 5, 2025 – The Belt of Truth: Holding It All Together

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| Growth Opportunities, Worship

Truth isn’t just facts — it’s Christ Himself. The belt keeps the armor in place. God’s truth stabilizes and grounds us when the world offers half-truths and lies. Order of Worship | Sermon notes printable for kids | Sermon Notes printable Watch the service recorded today at Trinity UMC, WoodwardWatch the service recorded today at St. James UMC, Coburn […]

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Lay Servant Classes Offered

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| Growth Opportunities, Lay Servant Ministries

ADVANCED LAY SPEAKER COURSE – ONLINE HISTORY AND POLITY  We don’t know who we are if we don’t know where we came from. This course will look at a brief history of the UMC and then the structure and organization of the UMC. This course suffices the United Methodist Polity Course.  SUNDAYS: NOV 2, 9, […]

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September 28, 2025 Worship – Living as Peacemakers

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| Growth Opportunities, Worship

Anger burns hot in our world online, in relationships, even in our own hearts. But God’s Spirit brings a different kind of fire: one that speaks truth, heals division, and makes peace. Order of Worship | Sermon notes printable for kids | Sermon Notes printable Watch today’s service recorded at Trinity UMC, Woodward Watch today’s service recorded at St. […]

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September 21, 2025 – When Anger Poisons the Soul

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| Growth Opportunities, Worship

This week’s message explores the danger of clinging to self-righteous anger. Unchecked anger doesn’t make us holy. It poisons the soul. Like Jonah, we risk becoming so angry at God’s mercy toward others that we lose sight of grace ourselves. Order of Worship | Sermon notes printable for kids | Sermon Notes printable Watch today’s service recorded at Trinity […]

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September 14, 2025 – Justice, Not Fury: Why Jesus Flips the Tables

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| Growth Opportunities, Worship

Can I justify making a scene in anger by saying Jesus did it, too? Jesus did not flip tables to make a scene; he did it to punctuate the truth that would make a difference. Anger doesn’t have to destroy, it can heal! Jesus didn’t flip tables in rage. He flipped them to shine light […]

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Pastor’s eNote: A Response to the Violence This Week

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| eNotes, Growth Opportunities

After every tragedy, we often hear people sigh, “I hope the world finds God again.” It sounds noble, even spiritual, but if we pause for a moment, the statement falls apart. The world will never “find God.” Nations, systems, and institutions do not repent, believe, or follow Christ. People do. Individuals with hearts stirred and minds […]

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September 7, 2025 – When Anger Burns Us

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We’ve all felt it: that fire rising when someone cuts us off in traffic, ignores us, or wounds us with words. But what if anger isn’t the enemy? What if God can use it, refine it, redirect it? This Sunday’s message “The Fire Within: When Anger Burns Us” will explore how Scripture teaches us to […]

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Pastor’s eNote: The Blessing of Holy Irritation 🪨

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I was asked, “What do you hope to be remembered for?” After a few moments of reflection, I remembered something a preacher said that resonated with me, “I hope to be remembered for putting a stone in someone’s shoe.” May sound odd but consider the stone; small, irritating, impossible to ignore. Not harmful, just uncomfortable. […]

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August 31, 2025 Worship – Love Goes First

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Order of Worship | Sermon notes printable for kids | Sermon Notes printable “Love Goes First” is more than a nice idea, it’s the heart of the Gospel. In this week’s service, we reflect on the radical truth found in Romans 5:8, that Christ died for us while we were still sinners. Jesus didn’t wait for better behavior or […]

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  • May 24, 2026 – Day of Pentecost Worship
  • May 17, 2026 Worship – Ascension Sunday
  • May 10, 2026 Worship – Happy Mother’s Day!
  • National Day of Prayer May 7, 2026

8:30am Trinity

https://youtu.be/KE7QFTdOuPc

9:45am St. James

https://youtu.be/DgxmFp-TZxg

11am Sprucetown

https://youtu.be/HGdTbOQ45Vs

Pastor Theresa Heiser
Read Pastor's eNotes

District Superintendent:
Rev. Dr. Michelle Bodle

Our Bishop:
Bishop Héctor A. Burgos Núñez

Our Connections:
Mountain Valley District
Susquehanna Annual Conference
Northeastern Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church
General Conference of the United Methodist Church

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