The fourth installment of our monthly video devotions has arrived. "Extreme Devotions" places our Senior Pastor, Mark Flynn, into some very unusual situations....once again acknowledging Christ Church's desire to take God seriously, but not ourselves.

We have an exciting task ahead of us! Have you ever helped bag 42,000 lbs. of sweet potatoes? Christ Church has made the commitment to do that next Saturday, May 19th.

Women comprise over half of the membership at CUMC, and Rev. Mark wants to hear from you. Please complete a survey that can be found by clicking here or at the Information Desks and return it to the envelope provided there by May 20th. 

On May 30th the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will be taking their annual 6 Flags trip. This trip is open to all students this age that have participated in the Wednesday night Christ Kidz Live Program. As a reward for great behavior all semester we will be honoring and inviting just these students.

Christ Church Carryout delivers the church’s Wednesday evening meal to shut ins and those in need. 

It is estimated that the average family attend church 40 times a year. That means our church leaders have 40 hours a year with children and youth.

Middle School Service Week will be the week of June 4-8, at Camp Lookout. The Mission week is for students who have completed grades 6-8, and will give students the chance to do Mission and Service work, as well as have a Camp Lookout experience.

Many of our church and/or family members face challenges in securing health care benefits such as Medicare, private health insurance plans, VA benefits, workers comp, Coal Miners benefits, Longshoreman benefits, etc. 

There are members of our congregation who have difficulty finding transportation to various medical appointments.  If you would be willing to be a part of our “Christ’s Chauffeurs” ministry, please contact Debbie Hafling at 718-0377. 

FYI . . .Did you know that Kari Martin, our Director of New Members, is available to help people find a place to be in ministry? Interested? Call Kari at 892-9363. 

 Three of our key church leaders recently created a video to update our congregation on how we are doing financially.

This month the pantry pile-up will be collecting items for the Holston Conference’s 2012 Hands-On Mission Project - Food buckets for Zimbabwe. The following list of items will be used to fill each bucket.

Dr. Cathy Turner will lead a 3week study for adults called The Power of Your Personality during the 8:30 and 10:00 Sunday School hours on May 13, 20, and 27 in the Youth Center.

New Devotional Guides are available in both Atriums. The new devotional covers the weeks between May 28th through August 5th.