Our mens group met this morning to clean up the tennis courts. All the old fencing was removed, as well as the net support poles in the middle. The bushes were removed, and the non usable basketball goals were taken down. Lots of tree trimming, pole dropping, weed whacking and blowing later, the place was looking good. An especially big thanks to David Shuler for providing the back hoe, and to Bryan Dantzler for bringing the fork lift. Both gadgets turned what could have been a two day backbreaking job into a four hour intense but productive morning. Thanks to all who came out, a great time and good fellowship doing some needed work.

This Saturday, the 17th, the men will meet at the tennis courts around 8 AM to begin a clean up campaign. We will be removing the fence and poles, cleaning the surface, removing the net poles, etc. This is the first step towards repurposing the pad for other activities for the Church.

We would encourage anyone who is willing to meet with us Saturday morning to help. This task would go very fast with help

Thanks

The 2015 Church leadership list has been updated here on the website. Just click the Leadership tab. We have also added a button on that page that will let you download a pdf file of the list that you can print if you wish.

Providence UMC celebrated our veterans this Sunday morning November 16, with a stirring and emotional service highlighting the sacrifice and courage of the men who served our country in many of the conflicts that have defined this nation. All of us in the Providence community thank all of our veterans and those active duty servicemen for their sacrifices.

We especially wish to thank Gayle and Emory Rush who tirelessly make this service a reality every year. A job well done.

After the Veterans service this morning, the Providence cooks swung into action, and set up a marvelous lunch with Turkey, dressing, and vegetables galore. As always a great time was had by all, and we thank everyone that brought food, and helped with the set up.

The council on ministries will meet Sunday September 14th at 6PM.

On September 21, the Lumber River Quartet will be joining us for our regular worship service at 11AM. Please make plans to attend for this special treat. After the service there will be a covered dish lunch hosted by the Providence Cooks. All in all it promises to be a joyful experience.

Lumber River is a group of men who in 1985 were called by God to share the message of Jesus Christ through the powerful medium of music. Glenn, Ronald, Greg, and Les have a commitment to the Lord to make Him first in our lives and at our venues. The groups southern gospel style, upbeat performances, and humor have been encouraging and a blessing to people all across the US and Canada. The group has sung in auditoriums, on radio and television, on gospel cruise ships, and in many, many churches across the land. It is Lumber River’s desire to see people come to know Jesus as Lord and Savior. We have a verse from the Bible that is our motto. John 12:32 says, “And I, If I be lifted up from the Earth, will draw all men unto me.”  That is our goal, to lift Him up so that people may come to know Him as Savior!

Sunday afternoon on August 10, the Providence Kids in Action met for a pool party at Deedee and Mike’s house. Festivities started about 4PM, and went till about 8 when the rain turned to a thunderstorm. The kids and adults had a grand time. Couldn’t keep the youngsters (big or small) out of the pool even when it started raining cats and dogs. The pictures, in this case, tell the story.

Sunday, August 3rd, Ann Clemmer and some of her family visited PUMC and gave us an overview of what the mission work Bill and Ann are doing in South Sudan. They are working in a very dangerous and unstable place with ethnic fighting all around. Bill and Ann are doing outstanding work brining better health care and education to a newly founded Christian Country.

After the worship service, we adjourned to the social hall for a Fried Chicken and Providence Cooks pot luck lunch. Of course the food and fellowship was wonderful. Ann circulated amongst the folks answering questions. The Clemmers are one of our primary mission outreach efforts.

A very good and enthusiastic crowd came to the Social Hall after the pre 4th Red White and Blue casual worship service. Lots of food prepared by Leon and Dane Dantzler, with help from many of the Providence cooks. (The best there is.) Hot dogs, Hamburgers, and chicken with lots of fixens. As always with these events, a great deal of fellowship was passed around. So a happy 4th of july to all, and God Bless the USA.

The Providence Community Crime Watch is getting going. This months meeting was held at the Providence Fire Department and had about fifteen in attendance. The meetings are now scheduled for the first Thursday of the month and ALL members of this community are encouraged to attend and participate. This is YOUR crime watch. The goal is to communicate and cooperate to reduce crime in our neighborhood below the already low rate.

The group talked at some length about putting Neighborhood Crime Watch signs at prominent road intersections at the edges of and within the community, which was essentially defined as the service area of the Fire Department.

Approximately fourteen signs will be needed to cover the area. This is representative of the type of sign to be placed in the community.

Since this is a community effort, we are asking as many of the citizens as are willing to do so, to contribute to a fund to reach a goal of $1,000 to pay for the signs and the poles for the signs. The Providence UMC has volunteered to be the clearing house for the funds, so if you can contribute, please make your check out to the church, and make a note that it is for the Crime Watch Fund Drive. Please call Terry Martin at 496-1122 if you have any questions.

All of us will benefit from this, and the benefits will only grow as our community comes together to watch each others backs. I know that in the coming months the leadership of the group will be able to have some instructive meetings to help us all be better observers of our local situation.