Keller UMC News                                                                                 July 7, 2020
Hebrews 13:6 - We can say with confidence,  'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.'
The prayers of your church family are with you as you live in faith and not fear.

KUMC facilities are currently closed due to COVID-19
The l atest updates and online programming available  on our homepage.
Quick Links

Leadership Teams

This page of the website hosts information for the Lay Leadership Teams of KUMC. Agendas, meeting minutes and more for Finance, Lay Leadership, Ministry Council and more may be found  here!
 
Click for list of members

Year-to-Date Budget
Click here to view. 
Congregational Care
Please notify your church family at 817-431-1332 if you or a loved one are hospitalized, or if there has been a birth, death or wedding in your family. If you are in need of pastoral care, let us know as well and a minister will respond. 
Prayer Requests
Natalie Mason
Kathy Anderson
Madilynn Stelzer
Jessica Goode
Steven Kuhn
Velma Brandt

Roddy Bell and family on the loss of his wife, Jane Bell

Darin Richolson and family on the loss of his wife, Amanda Richolson

New Members
Chad Hoare 
Kathryn Navin Hoare
Siena Hoare
Lisa Jemison

Altar Flowers
The Chancel flowers are given to the glory of God and in honor of the singers and musicians who enhance the worship services during this time of online only worship.
5th and 6th
Grade Ministries
Just for You!

We have created a Facebook page to share information on social media with you!

Keller UMC 5th & 6th Grade Fellowship 
Children's Ministries
Children's Resources

We have created a Keller UMC Kids Ministry Facebook page to share announcements, spiritual formation resources, group chat opportunities and whatever else we can create to help us through the days ahead.

No Facebook, no problem! Resources are available on the COVID Accommodations Page of our website. Click here for resources, tools and activities!
College Ministry

Reflect Devotionals

Every Wednesday morning, check out our social media pages for a video message just for college students, with words of reflection and very likely, a bit of fun! These devotionals can be done on your time, and you're welcome to invite others to participate with you. Click here to connect to our YouTube channel!
The  Silversmiths' Anger
As people converted from one way of life to another, the old way of life felt under threat. The silversmiths' rallied together in order to try to hold onto the way things were. Does our resistance to the changing times bring us fear? Will we live like the silversmiths' who sought a scapegoat for the change they felt?

Worship Online Only
Sunday, July 12, at 9:30 and 11am
Join us online via  Livestream or  Facebook Live
Digital Worship Guides are available here as well!
Online Prayer and Study 

Join our pastors for Evening Prayer every night at 9pm. Evening Prayer is streamed on 

Our Emotional & Spiritual Lives 
Virtual Study with Pastor Jason
What do we do with all of the emotions we feel each day? Do we repress, oppress or dismiss them? Do we just "power through" and "get over it?" Join us for week five of this six-week conversation as together we learn what to do with emotions, how to hold them and what they teach us.

Conversation on Antiracism
with Pastor Lauren
There is no denying the heaviness and heartbreak occurring in the world. Have you found yourself asking what can I do? Join the fifth of this six-week journey as we begin to take the first step to a lifetime of learning. 
Virtual VBS July 13-16
Packet Pick-up

Those who registered for Virtual Vacation Bible School will need to pick up their craft and activity packets on Saturday, July 11, from 10am-noon at KUMC. Just drive through the porte cochere and we will give you a packet and socially distanced high five!

If you did not register and would still like to participate, you can still register here!
COVID Keller Mobile Test Site

Keller will host a state mobile test collection site July 9, 10 and 11, 10am-4pm at the Keller ISD Athletic Complex, 500 Pate Orr Rd. North. Pre-registration is required and you must be symptomatic to do so. Visit TXCOVIDTEST.ORG or call 512-883-2400 to register.
Small Groups Online 
 
If you have not engaged with a small group and would like to, click the links below to request access to the group that interests you!

Current Group Meetings:
Music & Worship Arts -  Wednesday at 7:30pm
Bibles and Brews -  Tuesday at 7pm
Life Quest SS -  Sunday at 9:30am
Open Door SS  - Sunday at 9:30am
Bible Journey SS - Sunday at 9:45am
Pathfinders - Sunday, 9:30am & Wednesday, 7pm
Homebuilders SS - Sunday at 11am
Faith, Fellowship and Fun - Nightly at 8:30pm
Friends in Faith - Saturday at 4pm
Busy Moms Bible Study Circle - Tuesday at 9:30am
Journeys Circle - Tuesday at 7pm
Monday Women's Bible Study - Monday at 11am
Upper Room Meeting - Tuesday at 11:30am
Esther Circle - Third Thursday each month at 6:30pm
New Life Connection - Sunday at 9;30am
Men's Prayer Breakfast - Thursday at 6:30am
Alzheimer Support - second Sunday monthly at 2pm
Cancer Support  - second Monday monthly at 6:30pm
Connect and Serve

If you would like to volunteer your time
to make phone calls to check in on one another, or deliver groceries and run errands for those in our church family who need help, click here to let us know. 

If you or someone you know is in need
, click here so that we can respond.

If you need a cloth face mask, stop by and pick one up from the bin outside the church offices. The Sisters of Sewing Circle is trying to maintain a supply, so If you know of a need for masks, please call Toni Bliss or email Julie McLauchlin and we'll do what we can to help.
 
KUMC Resource Center is open Tuesdays, 10am-1pm during the month of July. If you know someone that needs help with food in this time of uncertainty, please refer them to the Resource Center for food. 

COVID-19 has brought a new normal to the operations at the Resource Center and we need your help! We are short volunteers for the summer weeks. Families and individuals are encouraged to serve as a we continue to function as a mobile pantry. Click here for the full article on summer at the Resource Center and get involved!

The Resource Center served 170 individuals last week. Click here more information in our weekly report!

Project Transformation
Want to find a way to help the community? The Resource Center and Project Transformation have joined forces for this summer. July 13-16 the Resource Center will be helping provide food boxes as well as volunteers. Get details and sign up to serve here!
Youth Ministries  (7th-12th Grade)
Apply to Be a Youth Council Representative

Students, are you ready to be part of an amazing new ministry for youth? Join the Youth Council! Students in 7th through 12th grade are invited to apply for a position as a grade representative on the Youth Ministries Council.  Applications accepted through   July 19 Get details and apply!
Collide Group Chats

Check-in and share prayer requests with our small groups! Use the GroupMe app to connect.
Click to join your group:

Subscribe to Youth News to  get the latest updates to connect and participate in youth ministry during campus closure.  Click to subscribe!  Contact Abigail Herrington  with questions.