Welcome Carol and Jerry Warren and Megan Reay to our congregation. They joined our fold this past Sunday. We enjoy worshiping and sharing with you! Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 04-03-2025 Pastor Jeannine shared with us today that faith is like mustard seed. If we have belief and have faith, we will grow like the tiny mustard seed that is planted. Pastor Jeannine gave the children little packages of mustard seeds and placed one in each of their palms, so they could see how tiny and mighty the seed actually is. Pastor Jeannine explained that there is a difference between being sure in your faith versus being mature in your faith. We want to be grounded in our faith. Faith is like weightlifting. You need to exercise your muscles so as not to have them get weak. Our faith needs to be exercised and shared as well. Faith needs to be moving. In First Corinthians 10: 1-13, Paul reminded us that God is faithful. We want to shout our faith from the mountain tops. God helps us grow our faith like that little mustard seed if we allow it to be planted and thrive. Pastor Jeannine shared with us the lighting and extinguishing of the altar candles. We bring the light of Christ to the beginning of the service. As we extinguish the candles, we take back the light into the world. We are the light of Jesus. We welcome our new members. Carol Warren, Jerry Warren and Megan Reay joined our BPUMC this past Sunday. Welcome again! We are so happy to have you all join us. We also welcome visitors and remind them that we have nursery and Sunday school services for the children during church time.

Mama hens look after their chicks! Jesus looks after us! Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 03-27-2025 Our church Taco Dinner is 3/29. We will set up a taco bar. Yummy! We are also welcome to attend a community pass dish dinner at Dresden UMC at 6 PM on March 26. We Methodists like our dinners and social events! Pastor Jeannine asked the kids if they ever lost anything that they could not find. We often start out in a room and go to look for something in another room, and have to go back to the first room to remember what we were looking for! Pastor Jeannine told that one of her daughters was upset once because of loosing her favorite socks. She had to clean her room to find them! Jesus is always here for us. He is happy to help us find our way. The kids learned and shared how mother chicks protect their babies and look after them, during the Sunday School lesson. Meridyn shared that her family has many hens and chickens, but they don’t keep them together! She keeps busy, feeding the animals and collecting eggs. Pastor Jeannine’s message shared that the Pharisees warned Jesus that they wanted to kill him. It’s a little confusing that the Pharisees were the ones pretending to be concerned about Jesus’s safety, but they would eventually be the ones behind his crucifixion. Jesus began to move closer to Jerusalem during this time. Jesus likened himself to a hand in the scripture lesson from today from Luke 13: 31-35. Like a hand, Jesus tried to gather his chicks under his wings to protect them, even when they weren’t always willing. Today, Pastor Jeannine shares that we are called to be the hands, feet and wings of Jesus and the Christ to our community. We must try to do all we can to bring shelter to those who are hurting, lost or confused and lead people to our savior, as the hen gathers her chicks under her wings. Music Sunday is March 30! The kids and various groups are practicing! Ron and Murray Miller have been working tirelessly!! Please bring your friends to church to listen to our beautiful singing arrangements.