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The Concord Herald Volume 9 Issue 1 February, 2016

Concord United Methodist Church

70 Concord Church Rd., Roxboro, N C 27574

336.599.6262

www.concordumcroxboro.com Rev. Karl Neuschaefer, Senior Minister

Curtis Hammock, Children and Youth Pastor

Mrs. Rena Morton, Music Director

Kimberly Stone, Minister of Service

Our Mission

To worship, witness, follow, and serve

Jesus Christ as Lord.

Our Vision

Christ in us; God’s glory manifested!

February

Ushers: Pat Morris

Marvin Morris

Tommy Winstead

Collin Winstead

Greeters: Tommy & Amy Winstead Acolyte: Alexandra Winstead

March Ushers: Bayard Crumpton

Kermit Mathis

Roland Heinrich

Kyle Crumpton

Greeters: Roland & Linda Heinrich Acolyte: Riley Carver

The Pastor’s Corner I’ve chosen to share a bit more personally than usual in

this month’s pastor’s corner. One of the

most profound metaphors used in the

scriptures to emulate the relationship of

covenant, is that of marriage. If you

searched the scriptures you would realize

that the words, marriage, wedding, bride

and bridegroom, appear throughout the Old and New

Testaments. Jesus performed His first miracle at a wedding

feast and He utilizes the context of a wedding in a number of

His teaching parables. And the culmination of our joining in

eternal relationship with God is also set in the context of the

Church as the bride being united with the Lamb. “Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him glory! For the wedding of

the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.”

(Revelation 19:7) This doesn’t mean that one has to be

married to experience this phenomenal relationship with

God; it is His desire that we rejoice in this offer of

relationship made possible through the atoning work of

Christ; a free gift, offered to all and able to be experienced

whether single or married. But we all benefit in observing

those around us that seek to live out their covenant of

marriage as biblically intended. They become a great witness

and a live enactment of the metaphor of an even greater

eternal plan, although this is not to say that it is a perfect

witness. I recently saw the definition of a perfect marriage:

“just two imperfect people refusing to give up on each

other.” In the case of a covenant with God, it’s one perfect

partner refusing to give up on their imperfect creation.

Now here’s where I get personal. I know I’m imperfect,

and I thank God for a partner who took her vows

seriously…for better, or for worst. Little did she know the

magnitude of that promise!

When we began our life together we received a card 30

days into our marriage from Jeanie’s father wishing us a

happy “monthiversary”. That’s right, “anni” was struck

through and replaced with “monthi.” The importance of that

message stuck with us and we have remembered our

“monthiversary” every 15th of each month ever since. Well,

it turns out that this February 15th will be our 500th

Monthiversary and we are planning to celebrate in a big way.

Call us crazy, but we have come to recognize and appreciate

the great importance of celebrating milestones in our

covenantal relationship. Like so many parallels in kingdom

living, it’s just a foretaste of something far greater!!!

See you in worship! Karl


Communication within a church is one of the most

vital elements of our lives together in service.

There are so many events scheduled each week

along with a vast array of ministry opportunities.

In order to take advantage of these possibilities,

we must first be aware of their existence. At the

same time, we as a church have made it possible to

know when these possibilities exist through a

variety of communication tools. Each week

announcements have been printed in our worship

bulletins, they are communicated via e-mail three

to four days before worship, and most key events

are communicated through the church’s monthly

newsletter, which is well read and has a wide

distribution. Given these multiple communication

venues, it has been decided that we will no longer

cover announcements verbally at the beginning of

worship. It is our hope that each of you will utilize

existing communication tools to keep apprised of

church related activities. This will allow our

Sunday worship experience to start immediately

and help us to be mindful of our overall worship

schedule. (Note that if we have an announcement

that has not otherwise been communicated, we

may still make brief verbal announcements when

needed.) Thank you for your consideration and

your feedback is always welcome.

VBS

Scheduled Save the Date -

VBS 2016 is

planned for July

31 - August 4.

Please begin

prayerfully considering volunteering for this fun-

filled week. It’s sure to be a day at the beach! See

Dori Hammock or Renee Barker with any questions.

February Calendar 2 – P.U.M.P. meeting at Mt. Zion UMC at 7 p.m.

6 – UMW Women’s Retreat from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

(Inclement weather make-up date)

7 – Souper Bowl Party after the 11 a.m. worship

Service

10 – Ash Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

15 – United Methodist Women’s meeting at 6:30

p.m. (Light meal)

19 – Joy Luncheon from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

20 – United Methodist Men’s breakfast meeting

beginning at 8 a.m.

24 – Concord UMW serve lunch at the Christian

Help Center

Worship on Sunday’s at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Children’s choir practice each Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

Choir practice each Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Youth Fellowship each Sunday evening from 5-6

p.m.

Prayers

Appreciated

by Kimberly Stone

Please continue to

pray for First

Responders. Across the United States there have been

so many injured in the line of duty and others who

have made the ultimate sacrifice. Every time a First

Responder leaves their family to work their shift,

they never know if they will return home. Pray for

them and when you see a First Responder, smile at

them, or tell them thank you for all they do.

Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers. Our next another opportunity to show

the LOVE of Christ by donating snacks

to the Sheriff’s Office is Valentine’s

Day. You can put your snacks in the blue

tub located in the kitchen labeled Adopt-A-Cop.


Birthdays February

2 – Collin Winstead

6 – Jim Rhodes

9 – Kyle Crumpton

9 – Roger Gardner

14 – Bo Carver

15 – Tommy Winstead

16 – Joan Crumpton

19 – Anderson Long

19 – Melanie Crumpton

20 – Lisa Evans

22 – Allyson Evans

22 – Isabella Parker

22 – Keith Hall

22 – Christian Kirby

22 – Darin Sherow

23 – Violet Bell

26 – George Evans

26 – Amy Winstead

27 – Dudley Dawson

27 – Jake Evans

March

1 – Tim Crews

2 – Barbara Ferguson

4 – Mary Jane Bowman

4 – Bobbie Holeman

5 – Mack Wagstaff

10 – Alex Leonard

10 – Maleah Leonard

10 – Kimberly Stone

11 – Josh Kirby

11 – Pat Morris

14 – Doug Bowman

14 – Riley Carver

14 – Hunter Vaughan

15 – Alice Satterfield

16 – Jennie Wagstaff

16 – Lacy Winstead

21 – Bentley Sherow

21 – Griffin Winn

24 – Angela Thompson

31 – Preston Barker

Concord’s Inclement Weather Plan It is that time of year again and weather can

disrupt our plans for worship and other church

related activities. In order to insure that we

communicate cancellations effectively, we want to

encourage everyone to check the TV for

cancellation information (WRAL – Channel 5, and

WTVD – Channel 11). We will also send out an

email communication and have announcements

made on Roxboro Radio. Please exercise caution

whenever dealing with treacherous weather

conditions. Your safety is of utmost importance.

Anniversaries February

14 – Kevin and Loraine Poole

16 – CC and Sonja Vaughan

22 – Michael and Mia Price

March

15 – Ronald and Bess Whitt

19 – Kenzie and Andrea Sherow

30 - Marvin and Pat Morris

February

7 – Jessica Munday

14 – Willie & Heather Leonard

21 – Don & Melissa Nowell

28 – Donald and Becky Wilson

March 6 – David and Joy Winstead

13 – Zeke & Pam Smith

20 – Jim & Susan Rhodes

27 – Bayard and Janice Crumpton

Prayer Shawl Ministry The prayer shawl knitters will

meet February 1st at 7 p.m. at

church. All are invited to come

out and join us. Even if you

don’t knit or crochet, we can help

you get started. This group

meets monthly and knits or

crochets beautiful items for those

that need a little comfort and care. If you have any

questions, please contact Ernie Carver.


Blood Drive:

Goal Exceeded Thanks to all who came out

and supported the blood

drive on January 10th. Due to

your generous support we

exceeded our goal and there were 24 units of blood

donated. A great big thanks to all who made it so

successful and provided such a precious gift to

someone in great need.

Bess Whitt giving “the gift of Life”

Annual Yard Sale is coming up in

May. Start saving items

for the sale. If you have

no space to store items,

especially large items,

pick up can be arranged.

Call Bob Zippay at 336-

234-8315. All donations

are appreciated.

Proceeds benefit

community projects.

Two Attend Extensive

Yahweh Yoga Training By Bess Whitt

Add to your 2016 goals, that of enhancing your

spiritual and physical health! Pam Smith and Bess

Whitt have just returned from Chandler, Arizona

from a two week training experience with the

originators of Yahweh Yoga! It was a beautiful,

spiritual experience as well as a fairly intensive

physical one! (We do have a few sore muscles to

prove it!) We are excited to share some of our

experience with our yogi sisters and invite all to be a

part of this wonderful worship on the mat! We even

invite any yogi brothers who might want to work on

their strength and flexibility while enjoying

fellowship with The Lord!

Sessions continue on Monday and Thursday

mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Wednesday afternoons at

4:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall. More about our

experience will follow but for now please accept our

gratitude to all our Concord church family for your

prayers and support in our receiving more training for

leading our worship on the mat! A special note of

thanks to Susan Rhodes and Pat Morris for providing

leadership in our absence! Y'all ready for crow?!?

No worries!

3 John 1:2 Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all

may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.

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2nd Annual Chili Cook off

fun for all Ding, Ding, Ding, We have a winner!!! What a

wonderful time of fellowship and food at the 2nd

Annual Chili Cook Off. Three

entries were awarded for the

evening. 1st place; “The Gold

Spoon” went to Bob Zippay. 2nd

place; “The Silver Spoon” went to

Hunter Vaughan. 3rd place, “The

Bronze Spoon” went to Willie

Leonard. (All pictured left.)

Congratulations guys!!

It's such a beautiful sight to see our

youth interact with the adult

members of our church and

community outside of worship. That

is exactly what we strive for, each

year when we plan our chili cook-

off. The fellowship and the

outpouring of support for our youth

is so much more important than

raising funds. Fortunately, our youth

are blessed with financial support for missions and discipleship at the same time. A huge thank you to

those "older youth" that have supported us, two successful years in a row now. We hope you enjoy the

pictures courtesy of Sonja Vaughan and look forward to chili-ing with you next year!

Nurture/Membership Committee to host “souper bowl” luncheon

“Are you ready for some football?” The Nurture/Membership Committee invites the

congregation to a “souper bowl” luncheon in honor of “Super Sunday,” Feb. 7, immediately

following the 11 o’clock worship service. With

our Carolina Panthers playing we offer a pre-

game meal to help us get ready for an exciting

night of football. This will be Super Bowl #50!

We had many wonderful meals and fellowship

last year during our 200th anniversary and we

would like to start off the year with this

celebration. Chili, soups, salad, drinks and

dessert will be provided by the committee.

Please join us as we begin the year in fun and fellowship. No reservations required.


Youth for Christ

Roxboro holds Annual

Meeting

Youth for Christ is an international organization dedicated to bringing the message of Christ's saving

grace to young people around the world. It is, in fact, the group that gave Billy Graham his start, and if

you visit the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, a YFC tent meeting is the first display you'll see. We

are fortunate to have an active local chapter with a wonderful full time staff and many, many

volunteers serving Person County. Several members of the Concord congregation are actively involved

in the ministry, both in support roles and hands-on in bringing the message of Christ directly to our

local children.

YFC Roxboro will have their annual spring gathering on Tuesday evening, March 8, from 7:00 to

8:30 p.m., at Westwood Baptist Church. If you've ever wondered what this ministry is about and what

they are doing in our local community, this is the perfect time to learn more. Join us for an evening of

inspiration and information as young people present their testimonies about what YFC means to them

and the changes it has made in their lives, their families, their schools, their community, and most

importantly, their personal walk with Christ. Light refreshments will be served after the presentation

and staff will be available at several tables in the lobby to furnish more information about the

Warehouse, summer camps, retreats, as well as My Life Matters, Core and Campus Life clubs in our

public and charter schools.

A large number of

Concord's United Methodist

Men were blessed by their

attendance last year, and we

hope the entire Concord

membership will consider

attending this year. Tickets are

required to hold your seat, but

there is no charge. Please

contact George Evans or

Dudley Dawson for more

information or to reserve your

Picture of a YFC summer camp spot for this exceptional evening.

Preparations for Easter to begin Easter will be here before we know it! This year

Easter falls on March 27th. We have “EGG”citing

things in store for our children during the Sunday

school hour. We will be collecting plastic eggs

filled with small trinkets or candy for our egg hunt.

Please see Dori Hammock with any questions.


Annual Brunswick Stew set for March 12 It’s that time of year! The annual Brunswick

stew sale is scheduled for Saturday, March 12th

from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. The United Methodist

Women, United Methodist Men and Forever

Young Sunday School class continue to

spearhead this annual event. Everyone’s help is

needed to make this a successful event. Bayard

Crumpton is in charge of obtaining the perfect

amount of ingredients and has updated the

“Stew Board,” which is located in the back of

the church. With only a couple of weeks to go,

everyone is encouraged to make a selection and pre-cook the ingredients of their choice and

have it to the church by 7 a.m. the morning of the event. We do have to purchase some

ingredients such as salt, pepper, sugar, butter, onions, corn, tomatoes, and Styrofoam containers. If

you would like to contribute to ingredients but don’t have the time or resources for “cooked

donations,” money for the purchased ingredients is graciously accepted! Donate in the collection

plate and mark as “STEW.” On the morning of the event, all ingredients are combined in some

incredibly large stew pots and are stirred together to produce the finished product.

While this is a church-wide event with the congregation helping provide the ingredients, the

monies raised are put to good use in the community. Something about this stew makes it the

best in Person County! In fact, due to its popularity, the only way you can get some of this

delicious concoction is to pre-order. Susan Rhodes is in charge of pre-orders, you may

contact her by email at [email protected], or by phone or text at 336-504-5938. You

may pay before or when you pick up your order. All checks should be made payable to

Concord United Methodist Church, with “Stew” in the memo line. Stew is $7 per quart.

When the 650 quarts are gone, you have to wait a whole year before you can get some!

Everyone at Concord is encouraged to participate. If you have questions, please contact

Bayard Crumpton at [email protected]. Men are needed early in the morning to

cook and then the women are needed to measure it into quart containers for pick-up. All this is

completed by noon and you will have lunch ready when you get home!

Fellowship with UMM A great time of fellowship between 19 Christian men was

held Saturday morning January 16th. This was the first

breakfast gathering and it proved to be a wonderful time

of fellowship and worship. We encourage all men and

their sons to come join us. Our next meeting will be

Saturday, February 20th at 8:00 a.m. Breakfast will be

served thanks to Don Nowell. Reservations are not required. We will meet in the fellowship hall.

You do not want to miss it! If you have any questions, please contact Thomas Carver.

mailto:[email protected]



UMW “Sock it to me”

challenge By Karen Mathis

UMW needs your help!

Once again we have

embarked on a Mission Project to help feed and clothe the hungry in

our area. Please pick up a pair or two of adult, youth or children’s

warm socks and some canned meat, beans or rice to help stock the

Christian Help Center. Drop them off in the Narthex, the box going in to the Sanctuary or in

the kitchen, the next two Sundays.

Our regular UMW meeting will be February 15th at 6:30 p.m. (please

note this is a change in date) with a light meal at the church. We will

use some of the socks to prepare “Blessing Bags” to be given out after

we serve lunch at the Christian Help Center February 24th. (We will

need volunteers to help). The “Bags” will be filled with socks, protein

bars, water, fruit, meat and cheese sticks or nabs and of course a

“blessing”. Have you considered UMW this year as we learn to

be more actively involved in the community?

Even though we worked hard on preparations for the Women’s

retreat, God had a plan for us

when he sent all the snow. By

postponing the Women’s

Retreat, we continue to have

Getting in the spirit of the meeting

new registrations come in.

The retreat has been

rescheduled for Saturday,

February 6th, 9:00 a.m. -1:30 p.m.

If you were registered for the retreat, we will move your

registration to the 6th unless you notify us that you are

unable to attend on the new date. If you have not

registered, please get your registration in to Karen Mathis, Crafting at UMW

3730 Burlington Road, Roxboro, NC 27574. For questions call Karen at 599-9702. You may

use the old registrations forms found around the church or one can be emailed to you.


New Sunday School Study Beginning Feb. 7th Come and be a part of the exciting new Sunday school study

starting Sunday, February 7 at 10:00 a.m. in the ladies “Heart

to Heart” class off the fellowship hall in conference room. Join

us as we journey with Jesus and focus on His teachings and

watch His words in action. “Preparing my Heart for Easter – a

Woman’s Journey to the Cross and Beyond” by Ann Marie

Stewart is an 8 week study that takes us on a journey that

focuses on the life and death of Jesus from eyewitness accounts

from the women that walked with Jesus during His miraculous

earthly ministry. If you are currently not attending a Sunday

School, now would be a great time to come join us and prepare

your heart for Easter, the reason that gives each Christian cause

to rejoice, for He is risen!

Danny Lawrence Contributes to Progress in Iraq Danny Lawrence, son of Dan and Becky Lawrence, is the Commander of the 814th Multi-

Role Bridging Company out of Fort Polk, LA. Currently, 11 of his soldiers are in Iraq,

training Iraqi soldiers on bridge construction. On December 22, 2015, the Iraqi Army

took back Ramadi. This was done by using this exact bridge and direct training supplied by the

814th Multi-Role Bridging Company. This floating bridge was placed across the Euphrates

River giving the Iraqi Army access to Ramadi. To read more about what this company is

doing you may go to: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/444147/iraqi-engineers-assemble-float-

bridges#.VpV7pJma2xg.email

Assembling the floating bridge Information for this article provided by Becky Lawrence and dvidshub.net

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/444147/iraqi-engineers-assemble-float-bridges#.VpV7pJma2xg.email

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/444147/iraqi-engineers-assemble-float-bridges#.VpV7pJma2xg.email


Stephen Ministry

Expands Caregiving By Lisa Evans

Two members of Concord UMC

were among 321 pastors and

congregation leaders at a Stephen

Series Leader’s Training Course (LTC) held from January 10th – 16th in Orlando, Florida. Pat

Morris and Lisa Evans attended the seven-day training event hosted by the St. Louis-based

Stephen Ministries organization. Participants came from across the U.S. and Canada to learn

how to implement and direct Stephen Ministry, a system of Christian caregiving, in their

congregations.

Pat and Lisa were trained as Stephen Leaders at the event. They join an established team of

4 Stephen Leaders at Concord, which started its Stephen Ministry in 2012. Since that time, 23

members have been trained as Stephen Ministers and numerous people in crisis have received

the formal and confidential care of a Stephen Minister.

Stephen Ministry gives CUMC an effective way to train and organize members to provide

one-to-one Christian care to individuals struggling with a crisis like grief, divorce, loneliness,

relocation, hospitalization, a terminal illness, or unemployment. All Christians are called to

care for and love one another. By equipping laypeople we can help them fulfill their calling as

Christians and also expand the amount of caring ministry available through CUMC.

One of the highlights of the LTC was that people from 40 different denominations, 40

different congregations, 38 different states, and even two different countries came together for

seven days and became unified under The one single God and in one single mission: how to

bring Christ’s healing love to hurting individuals.

For more information about our Stephen Ministry, please contact Karl Neuschaefer or

Shannon Zippay.

Pat and Lisa pictured with instructors Joel Bretscher The classroom at Stephen Leader Training

and Pam Montgomery


JOY Celebrates 2nd Anniversary By Joni Dawson

J.O.Y. (Just Older Youth) celebrated its 2nd

anniversary with a 2016 kickoff luncheon on Friday,

January 15th. We were excited to see our faithful

friends and also welcome two new participants from

Westwood Baptist Church. After a devotion on

persevering, we began our fellowship time with a 2015 photo album presentation representing

the past year of great times with special friends. Also, to recap our year, annual awards were

presented to some of the many people that bring their joy to J.O.Y. Some of the awards

presented were: Abacus Award to Zeke Smith because we can always count on him, Wonder

Award went to Jeanie Neuschaefer, Pam Smith and Lennita Graves for never having to

wonder if they will help (even if it means dressing up as a cheerleader), other awards included

the Champagne Award to Ernie Carver for her

bubbly personality and the Barnabus Award to

Jan Holtsclaw for her continual ability to

encourage others, Hugging Award went to Bo

Carver and the Travel Trooper Award to

Elizabeth Pierson. There were about 20 awards in

all presented including the official adopted into

J.O.Y. Certificates awarded to our faithful friends

from other community churches that we feel

honored to call family. J.O.Y. revealed some of

the 2016 trips planned which include nostalgic

Mayberry, Historic Savannah, Lynchburg Civil War Tour experience, Norfolk for Naval Base

tour, and lot’s more. Be sure and watch the newsletter for upcoming events. J.O.Y. meets the

third Friday of each month from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. for a time of fellowship, lunch with

special speakers, devotions and time to enjoy a day with friends. If you haven’t been before,

please allow this to serve as your personal invitation to come and join us. For questions please

call Dudley or Joni Dawson 597-2063 or e-mail [email protected].

February 19th – 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Come and enjoy lunch with Judge Mark Galloway

(thanks to Elizabeth & Bo) as he shares his musical talent together with providing some insight

on some new programs within Person County.

Lunch menu: Chicken Ala King over rice, salad and dessert.

Taking Reservations ASAP for the following: (advanced ticket purchase required)

Saturday, March 12 – Malpass Brothers at The Kirby. Tickets are $16.00 and dinner

on your own.

Saturday, March 26 – Hyland Heights “The Living Cross” cost of trip $15.00 (includes

reserved seating and transportation), lunch on own after performance.



Our Known Immediate Prayer Concerns Ethel Aiken

Vicky Amidon and her family

Carl Anderson

Judy Baker and daughters Charlene and

Donica

Virginia Barker

Valeria Barrow

The Family of Marie W. Benton

Sandy Boone and her son Griffin

Brenda Callahan

Donnie Carr

Bo Carver

Ernie Carver

Sarah Clinard and her family

Glenn Cruise and family

Danny Crumpton

Joe Daniel and family

Joni Dawson’s parents

Phil Dawson

Keith Hall’s parents

Lori Hicks Featherston

Philippe Forton and family

Reade Foushee

Roger Gardner and family

Christopher Gattis

Lorene Grissom

Brian Hager

Sandy and Dick Hatch and

Dick’s brother John

Marge Hetzel’s sister Ellie Koerner

Jan Holtsclaw

Faye Howard

Carolyn Johnson and family

Debbie Kelly

Jerry Lawson

Don Legun

Elizabeth Pierson

Pam Smith’s mother, Lillian

June Taylor

Angela Thompson & her mother

Sandy and Jerry Treacy

Sarah Vaughan

Chad Wagstaff

Jennie Wagstaff

Mac Wagstaff

Evelyn Mangum White

Dale Whitt and family

Donald and Becky Wilson

Kay Winstead and her grandson James

Mary Winstead

Prayers for those serving in Our Military Troie Barker, Zachary Bell, Daylon Brann, Donovan Heist,

Christian Kirby, Danny Lawrence, Marv Morris, Geoff

Nowell, Erik Peterson, Jason Sabat, Eddie Schemper,

Donald C. Teague, Kyle Treacy, Robert Wolak NOTE: The globed candle to the left of the chancel area in the sanctuary is lit in honor of all those who serve;

police, firefighters, and our military, a tradition which began on 9/11/01. We also proudly recognize those in

active service who are affiliated with Concord UMC. May we continue to uphold them with our prayers and

our love.

In case you miss church and would like to hear Pastor Karl’s sermon, our website now has a link

you may use. Please log on to www.concordumcroxboro.com and check out all the wonderful,

powerful information concerning Concord Church. Thanks to Keith Hall and Ken Walker for

managing this site. You can even view the newsletter from previous months. Please contact

[email protected] to contribute to the newsletter.

http://www.concordumcroxboro.com/



Amazon Supports Christian Help Center with your help The Christian Help Center (CHC) Board of Directors recently found out

that Amazon.com will donate 0.5% of all registered individual purchases

to specified organizations through their “Smile” website address. Cynthia

Wilson, the Executive Director for the CHC, has set up a CHC account

through Amazon. It is easy to set up a “smile.amazon.com” account if

you simply enter the following link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/56-

1362312 You can also access this site via the CHC Facebook page and

soon on the CHC website. Once registered, you would type

“smile.amazon.com” in your web browser instead of the normal

“amazon.com.” Everything will look exactly the same as the normal

Amazon website. There is a line underneath the Search Bar that says “Supporting: The Christian Help

Center in Person County” that lets you know that 0.5% of your purchases will be donated to the CHC.

It does not increase your price; it’s just Amazon's way of supporting local charities. Feel free to share

this information with others who make purchases through Amazon.

Church Council seeks God’s will As we’ve done for a number of years now, our church

leadership team (Church Council) once again set themselves apart

for a day of retreat to worship, pray, meditate and reflect on God’s

will for our church. We thank you for your prayer support for this

important day of discernment. These retreats have proven

invaluable in developing plans and initiatives for the faithful and

fruitful ministries and missions of our church. On Saturday,

January 9, 2016, 25 members of the Concord Church Council

spent the entire day working diligently at “The Gathering Place” in

Roxboro, to discern God’s will and to capture our future vision in

terms of initiatives which will pave the way for our church’s

continued life and vitality. The key

initiatives and projects, which were

outlined during this planning session, will

be incorporated into our church’s long

range plan. It will also be communicated

and made available to everyone through

our church’s website. Hardcopies will

also be made available for those who

choose not to utilize our electronic

communication tools. Again, many

thanks to each of you for your prayer

support, and many thanks to our devoted

leaders for their genuine commitment to serve. We also give thanks to Rev. Jessie Larkins, our

Assistant District Superintendent for her attendance and participation. May God continue to bless

our church as we endeavor to follow His will to bear much fruit for His kingdom.

https://smile.amazon.com/ch/56-1362312

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CUMC Financial Corner By Pat Morris

Our finance team has been working diligently to close our finances for 2015. Offerings for

the year were $269,284.55 with over $56,051 given online. We ended the year with a positive

cash flow and actual numbers will be presented in our March newsletter after the books are

closed and all accounts have been audited.

2015 statements were sent out last weekend electronically and mailed to contributors who

we do not have email addresses. If you need a hardcopy or have any questions about your

statement, contact Pat Morris at [email protected] or call her at 234-0113.

We are also excited to remind you that we offer the convenience of online

and mobile giving. You can go to our website:

www.concordumcroxboro.com and click the Donate button in the upper right

corner or with your mobile device scan our QR code:

You can set up the option to give one time, weekly, semi-monthly or monthly from your

checking, savings, debit or credit card to multiple accounts of your choice within our church.

This is an important convenience, especially on weekends when church is cancelled due to

weather or we are traveling; our offerings to God and our church can still be given.

Thanks to your support our ministries are able to serve our church family and surrounding

community and live out our mission to Worship, Witness, Follow and Serve Jesus Christ as

Lord. Christ in us; God’s glory manifested!

Update on WoodChuck Ministry The WoodChuck Ministry provides cut wood to those in need of

physical warmth during the winter months. This ministry is

organized through our UMM organization. This winter, they have

cut and stacked 179 loads of wood. If you are interested in

volunteering, please see Lyman Johnson.

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:10 Prayerfully consider how you may fill

immediate needs within our congregation. A

couple of known needs are Sunday School teachers for children’s classes and nursery workers.

Please see Susan Rhodes or Dori Hammock for details on available classes that are in need of

teachers. See the sign up board outside of the nursey to choose an available Sunday to care for

the babies.

Children are so important in our congregation. After all, they are the next generation of the

church. Seek God’s will in how He can use you.


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Concord UMC Flowers, Ushers, Greeters and Acolytes – 2016 Feb - June

Flowers Ushers Greeters Acolyte FEB 7 Jessica Munday Marvin Morris Willie and Heather Leonard Alex & Maleah Leonard

14 Willie & Heather Leonard Pat Morris

21 Don & Melissa Nowell Tommy Winstead

28 Donald & Becky Wilson Collin Winstead

MAR 6 David & Joy Winstead Bayard Crumpton Tommy & Amy Winstead Alexandra Winstead

13 Zeke & Pam Smith Kermit Mathis

20 Jim & Susan Rhodes Roland Heinrichs

27 Bayard & Jan Crumpton Kyle Crumpton

APRIL 3 Darrell & Amy Poole Jeanie Neuschaefer Roland & Linda Heinrichs Riley Carver

10 Judy & Charles Baker Zeke Smith

17 Thomas & Elizabeth Carver Pam Smith

24 Wendall & Kimberly Stone Chris Nowell

MAY 1 John & Janie Wagstaff Carroll Royster Jeanie Neuschaefer & Jan

Holtsclaw

8 Mac Wagstaff Paula Royster

15 Kevin & Loraine Pool Ken Walker

22 Lyman & Carolyn Johnson Sidney Thompson

29 Karl & Jeanie Neuschaefer

JUNE 5 Marvin & Pat Morris Dudley Dawson Carroll & Paula Royster

12 Karl & Jeanie Neuschafer Chris Nowell

19 Tommy & Kay Wagstaff Tommy Wagstaff

26 Neal & Jewell Hamlett Jeff Bulla

Thursday Evening Lenten Soup, Bread and Study During the upcoming Lenten season we are offering a time to break

bread, have soup and be nourished by the teachings of Jesus. We are

planning to meet on Thursday evening for a time of nourishment for the

body and the soul focusing on the Gospel parables. We will start on

Thursday, February 18 and will look at the parable which was preached

on February 14. Look for more information in the bulletin and weekly

emails.

Our Valentine Promise: John 3:16 “For God so loved the

world, that He gave His only

begotten Son that whosoever

believeth in Him should not perish but

have everlasting life.


Concord United Methodist Church 70 Concord Church Rd.

Roxboro, North Carolina 27574

CHURCH OFFICERS FOR 2016

CONCORD UMC CHURCH COUNCIL (¶252)

Chairperson * Cleve Wagstaff 599-8060

Vice-Chair Marvin Morris 234-0113

Lay Leader * Ken Walker 234-0071

Lay Members to Annual Conference * Pat Morris 234-0113

Alt. Lay Members to Annual Conference Jeanie Neuschaefer 599-7630

Recording Secretary Becky Wilson 599-7671

Membership Secretary Kyle Crumpton 330-0455

Treasurer * Doug Bowman 234-9070

Financial Secretary Ken Walker 234-0071

Trustee Chairperson *, ** Dudley Dawson 597-2063

Parsonage Committee Chairperson Karen Mathis 599-9702

SPRC Chairperson * Zeke Smith 599-3054

Finance Chairperson * Pat Morris 234-0113

Kitchen Committee Chairperson Becky Wilson 599-7671

Church Historian Mac Wagstaff 599-6578

Sunday School Superintendent Susan Rhodes 599-9727

Worship Committee Co-Chair Elizabeth Bell 599-1830

Worship Committee Co-Chair Rena Morton 599-5001

Nurture & Membership Chairperson Paula Royster 234-9864

Outreach & Missions Chairperson Bob & Shannon Zippay 234-8315

Witness Committee Chairperson Tim Chandler 597-5484

Choir Director Rena Morton 599-5001

Children’s Ministries Chairperson Dori Hammock 919 402-6567

Children’s Ministries Vice-Chairperson Renee Barker 234-0508

Youth Ministries Chairperson Curtis Hammock 919 485-9449

P.U.M.P. Representative Jessica Munday 599-1985 UMYF Representative * Melissa Carver 598-0240

President, United Methodist Women *, ** Karen Mathis 599-9702

President, United Methodist Men *, ** Thomas Carver 598-0240

Legacy Leader Carroll Royster 234-9684

Scouting Representative Heather Leonard 919 632-6604

Pastor * Karl Neuschaefer 599-7630

* Book of Discipline required positions

** Position is elected by the committee or organization

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