• Looking for a special note card to use? The church has beautiful cards for purchase in the narthex. 

Do you want to know what is and might be happening in the United Methodist denomination from a key conference leader who has been directly involved in what's unfolding and will be one of our voting delegates to General Conference in May?   How about the implications of decisions which might be made?  We are extremely fortunate to have Rev. Kent Ingram, senior pastor at First UMC Colorado Springs, with us on  Tuesday, Jan 28 at 4 p.m .  {Short notice because just put into place.}  Please join us in Fellowship Hall for what is sure to be an interesting & enlightening conversation.

When the Evergreen United Methodist Church established our Endowment Fund back in the late 1990's it was envisioned that a portion of the funds that our congregation donated could be used by the Trustees to make unbudgeted improvements to the building and grounds. Little did the founding members of the Endowment Committee know that nearly a quarter of a century would go by before a serious need would occur. "Flash" forward to this past year, when a lightning bolt hit our church, causing the loss of many of the electrical gizmos that our church relies upon. The Trustees had a reserve savings account set up to handle this kind of emergency, but after all the expenses from the lightning strike and other happenstances were accounted for, the reserve account needed replenishment just in case another really expensive issue happened. This kept the Trustees up at night, pondering questions like:

The Endowment Fund to the rescue!

With approval from the Church Council, a portion of the earnings of the Endowment Fund were transferred to the Trustees Reserve Account. The principal used to establish the Endowment Fund was not touched. The transfer allowed the Trustees to not only replace the lightning damaged electronics, but also to make some long needed repairs and yet preserve a chunk of money for the next emergency. Items thus completed included: installation of new locks and rekeying the entire building; replacement of the phone system; new finance computer; replacement of the sanctuary projector, screen and laptop; repairs to the organ; replacing office carpet; installing interior window blinds in the office; and many more smaller but much needed improvements. The Trustees thank the Endowment Committee for helping to make all this possible!

Want to learn more about the Endowment Fund and how you can help secure the future of our church? Please contact any member of the Endowment Committee, including ST Womack (Chair); Vickie Borden; Jim Waltz or Penn Gildersleeve. You can also email the office with your inquiry and we will get back to you. Lastly, stay tuned to Happenings in the next several months where we will publish additional information about the Endowment Fund. 

We are not meant to study God's Word alone. That is why Crossroads Prison Ministry's mentorship program connects prisoners with mentors who help them study the bible. The mentors are the heart of the ministry and what makes it different from other correspondence programs. Through the mentorship program, students can take over 100 guided bible study lessons free of charge. The program also pairs prisoners with their fellow brothers and sisters in Christ from churches all over the world. They review their lessons, write to them and encourage them to grow in their faith in an effort to transform their communities in prison and in the outside world upon their release.

UMM invites all church members and friends to come at 8:30 to learn about Crossroads Prison Ministry and Ruthanne's involvement in this extremely important program.

A hearty thank you to everyone who helped fill our Giving Place shelves with  lots of hearty food items that were delivered to Mountain Resource Center this past  week. The MRC Food Bank was very grateful for the hearty load that they received.

Stagedoor Theatre,  25797 Conifer Road, Conifer

Saturday, February 8 at 2 pm

 

Come with your fellow Methodists to see Clyde Sacks starring in this hilarious musical comedy. January 26 is the last day to sign up for discounted tickets. Please, sign up on the bulletin board in Fellowship Hall or call Ann Gerteis (303-674-5970). Cost is $20/person. Checks should be made out to Ann Gerteis and given to her. She will be available after each service.

Click here for detailed instructions on connecting your rewards card to our church or the Safeway rewards program.