Angel Christmas Party

The Travis Park Church Angel Party Tradition is finally BACK! Thank you to those that sponsored children and wrapped their gifts so beautifully. Last Saturday (December 10th) we hosted 23 children in our Labyrinth Room plus their family members. Each child completed three craft ornaments to take home, ate their fill, got a picture with Santa, and took home a big bag of gifts.

Travis Park Church volunteers included Paul DeLauter, Maria DeLauter, Sarah Hopp, Paula Stallcup, Charles Stallcup (as Santa)...and of course, Velia Suarez and her family & friends.

THANK YOU VELIA, FOR ALL YOU DO TO COORDINATE THIS MINISTRY!!!

RMN at Work

After their monthly meeting on Sunday, RMN members stayed to work on the Ribbon Restoration Project in teams of two. Thank you to Tracey and Jeremy Henn for your engineering skills! We're almost there!

Pictured above: Linda Gil, Dr. Rachel Jennings, Mary Jo Villalobos

Grinch Mas Fest

Last Sunday, the staff met the community during Grinch Mas Fest held at Travis Park. A good time was had by all!

We are looking for more community events. Email Juliette Clark with any leads!

Church Office Joy

Janette Grant fills our office with joy all through the year...but most of all...during the Christmas Season!

Thank you Janette!

Charge Conference

We would like to thank our staff, volunteers and leadership board for all their hard work and preparation for Charge Conference, held last Sunday at Oxford United Methodist Church. Attendees included George Taylor, Jerry Hardy, Pastor Cynthia Engstrom, Heather Mace-Meador, Shirley Watkins, Beth Smith, David Stone and MiChelle Garibay-Carey (not pictured).

Unexpected Joy

An armed protest outside the Christmas Drag Show at the downtown Aztec Theatre took place last night (Wednesday, December 13). A counter-protest stood across the street...to show support for LGBTQ rights and freedoms. Amidst hateful signs and speech, there was joy to be found. Joy in community, celebration, solidarity, and justice.

Special shoutout to Kimiya Factory, executive director of activist group Black Freedom Factory. She said her organization wanted to show support for a group of people who “transform and uplift” the community. Despite armed protesters on both sides, there was no physical violence.

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Calling all JOYFUL BAKERS and baked goods lovers!

Bake Sale this Sunday!

Our Youth Group is having a bake sale THIS SUNDAY, December 18 after our worship service! Please come support our hard-working Youth by buying some tasty and yummy goods. It is also a great time to get some quick and easy holiday gifts for others if you are still in need. Proceeds from our bake sale will help fund retreats, mission trips, travel expenses, and more!

We need cookies for Christmas Eve!

Do you have a favorite cookie recipe? Show off your baking skills. We need cookies for Christmas Eve (Saturday, December 24). There will be an excellent opportunity for fellowship after our 5:00pm service.

Light A Candle

Duet with MiChelle and Mia Carey from Sunday, December 11