The Adult Discipleship Newsletter is for you to stay updated with adult discipleship events and announcements, and stay connected with one another!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Rev. Danielle B. Kim by email, dkim@crumc.org.

Custer Road Chancel Choir will be singing the National Anthem at the Frisco Roughrider Ballpark! Come out to hang out with your church family and support our Chancel Choir!

Event Details

Event Date: May 6th, Friday at 6:15pm to listen to the choir singing!

Ticket cost: $19, includes $10 concession credit per ticket

Parking Pass: $10

Seats: the 3^rd base side out of the sun

Information about the Ticket Purchases

Group purchases: The Music Ministry will take ticket orders in the Commons on Sunday, April 24^th or order online by clicking here. If you purchase tickets as a group, (meaning, if you want to sit together as a group,) then Joy Ferguson needs one contact person for each group. You can either pick your ticket up in the Commons on Sunday, May 1 or in the church office May 2-4.

Individual purchases: You can order in the Commons or online and pick your ticket up in the Commons on Sunday, May 1 or in the church office May 2-4.

Payment for all orders is by check only.

Please make the check out to “Chancel Choir".

Questions? Please contact Joy Ferguson at jferguson@crumc.org

Click here for more information.

The recent announcement that the General Conference has been postponed until 2024 has brought several questions regarding the future of the United Methodist Church. Bishop Michael McKee has scheduled meetings in each of the districts with clergy and laity to provide information about what is occurring, to answer questions, and to speak about the future of the North Texas Conference.

Click here to register.

Click here to get to Grace Avenue UMC, 3521 Main St. Frisco

As part of our Better Sunday Mornings initiative, we will offer extra presence and support for the Sunday School classes beginning May 1. A team of volunteers will check in - in person- with every class every Sunday morning between 9:25am and 9:50am to address any needs you have, deliver items/mails, and offer a personal reminder for important dates and ways be more informed!

I need about eight unique volunteers to help me launch this pilot program for the month of May, June, and July. Can you help me one Sunday a month for just 30 minutes and serve on our Better Sunday Mornings Team? In August, we will re-evaluate our work together, pivot, and adjust.

If you: 

• Are ready to love on people, or
• Enjoy interacting with others, or 
• Love listening to others and understanding their needs, or 
• Enjoy problem solving, 

this may be a great fit for you!

Your gift of serving can help all of us have a Better Sunday Mornings experience.

Click here to find more about it!

Cross Teachers are effective Bible Study teachers at Custer Road who are available to teach other Sunday School classes with their curriculum of expertise. They can provide diverse and challenging teachings to help us grow in discipleship identity, personal discipleship, communal discipleship, and servant discipleship.

Take a look at the cross teachers and the curriculum they teach. Contact the cross teachers individually to schedule them to teach your Sunday School class! 

Click here to view the selections of some of the best Bible Study teachers and facilitators of Custer Road!

Witness many ways God was at work in restoring the Jewish people to their land after being displaced by the Babylonian Empire which destroyed their temple and the City of Jerusalem! This a story about the restoration of God's people working through the ruling Persian Empire!

Facilitated by: Dennis Allen

5/6/2022-11/4/2022 Fridays 6:30am-7:45am

via Zoom (the link will be sent out by Dennis)

To register, email Dennis, all13983@gmail.com

Launching April 28, be sure to listen and subscribe to a new Custer Road UMC Podcast, hosted by Rob Webster. The Story That Writes Us will explore how we are all story tellers (whether we realize it or not) and feature interviews with all sorts of fascinating people. New episodes will release on Thursdays, and you can join a Zoom discussion the following Tuesday.

Go to thestorythatwritesus.com for more information!

Facilitated by: Rob Webster

5/3/2022-5/24/2022 Tuesdays 7pm-8pm

via Zoom

Click here to register.

Book Sisters meets Monday nights throughout the year at 6:30-8pm in Room B5. Expect lively conversation as we review contemporary and classic books related to our lives and the world around us. Members volunteer to partner with one another to lead discussions. Contact Sally Davies via email here for more information, and/or visit the Facebook private group here and request to join.

May 23, 2022 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car. Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take them all on a fateful journey in the opposite direction—to the City of New York.

Spanning just ten days and told from multiple points of view, Towles's third novel will satisfy fans of his multi-layered literary styling while providing them an array of new and richly imagined settings, characters, and themes.

Upcoming Meetings in Room B21 at 11:30am to 1pm:

Click here to contact Kristina Stacey for more information.

April 21, 2022 - Blue Gold by Elizabeth Stewart

Coltan, or “blue gold,” is a rare mineral used in making cell phones and computers. Across continents, the lives of three teen girls are affected by the “blue gold” trade. Sylvie’s family had to flee the Democratic Republic of the Congo after her father was killed by a rogue militia gang in the conflict for control of coltan. The refugee camp where she now lives is deplorable, and Sylvie yearns for a way out—to save not only herself, but her remaining family. Laiping labors in a Chinese factory, soldering components for cell phones. She had left her small village to make her fortune, but the factory conditions are crushing, and the constant pressure to send money home adds to her misery. Yet when Laiping tries to improve her situation, she sees what happens to those who dare question the electronics company’s policies. Fiona is a North American girl who, in one thoughtless moment, takes a picture on her cell phone she comes to regret. In the aftermath, she learns not only about trust and being true to oneself, but the importance of fighting for what is right. All three teens are unexpectedly linked by these events.

May 19, 2022 - Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis

Regina Petit's family has always been Umpqua, and living on the Grand Ronde reservation is all ten-year-old Regina has ever known. Her biggest worry is that Sasquatch may actually exist out in the forest. But when the federal government signs a bill into law that says Regina's tribe no longer exists, Regina becomes "Indian no more" overnight--even though she was given a number by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that counted her as Indian, even though she lives with her tribe and practices tribal customs, and even though her ancestors were Indian for countless generations.

In this moving middle-grade novel drawing upon Umpqua author Charlene Willing McManis's own tribal history, Regina must find out: Who is Regina Petit? Is she Indian? Is she American? And will she and her family ever be okay?

The Center for Leadership Development is pleased to offer a new resource for clergy and laity. It is a 12-session study called Wesleyan Roots. The project was initiated by the Cabinet in 2021 as part of Bishop McKee’s emphasis on continually strengthening our Wesleyan identity.

“Wesleyan Roots is different than a class in Methodist studies,” Rev. Dr. Middleton said. “Instead it is designed to highlight beliefs and practices that make United Methodism distinct from other Christian traditions.”

Click here for teaching videos and free resources!