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Fourteen People Build a Ramp in Iowa Park – July 24, 2010

tsims — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:56:22 +0000

Fourteen from three local churches joined forces on Saturday, July 24, 2010 to build a 33′ ramp to make it easier for an elderly couple in Iowa Park to get in and out of their home.

Three were from Archer City FUMC (Rev. Rick Davis, Karen Aulds, and Leon Groves), one from Floral Heights UMC (Don Beeks), and one was the director of the Texas Ramp Project (John Laine). The nine from FUMC were:

Alan Ballard
Will Barkdale
John Bradshaw
Kevin Folmar
Troy Sims
Tammy & Gary Sparks
Brandon Vaughn
Dawn Yadlosky

We met at FUMC at 8:00am and were at the home by 8:40am. We were finished about 12:40pm! It took a great team effort to make this happen!

THANK YOU to all involved!

Click here for more pictures:

Participate in a Texas Ramp Project Build – July 24, 2010

tsims — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:00:21 +0000

Help us provide mobility for a disabled individual in our community by helping to build a wheelchair ramp through the Texas Ramp Project.

Saturday, July 24, 2010
8am (meet in the FUMC parking lot)
We should be done between 12noon and 1pm.

Most tools will be provided, but feel free to bring your favorites that fit your hands perfectly!

Interested in a Mini-Mission Trip – August 1-5, 2010?

tsims — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:42:42 +0000

On this mission trip to El Paso and Lydia Patterson Institute, we’d leave on Sunday, August 1, work Monday-Wednesday, and return Thursday, August 5.

We’d like to make this a family trip with parents and children!
Breakfast would be like cereal, granola bars, pop tarts, etc.
Lunch would be like sandwiches and chips.
Supper we’d go out to eat!
Cost is TBD and dependent on number of folks interested – the more the cheaper!

Contact Rev. Sims (tsims@fumcwf.org or 940-766-4231, x229) for more information!

Current Pantry Needs of Interfaith Ministries – July 2010

tsims — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:41:50 +0000

Please, help us keep Interfaith Ministries‘ pantry stocked. Current needs are:

Canned Beans
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Cereal
Instant Potatoes
Canned Meat (i.e. Chili, Tuna)
Toilet Paper
Paper Towels
Laundry Soap
Household Cleaning Supplies

You can take these items directly to Interfaith or drop them in the blue and red receptacles in the first floor hallway of the Education Wing (outside the church office).

FUMC Children, Youth, and Adults Take Part in Annual Conference Mission Day – June 9, 2010

tsims — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:37:31 +0000

June 9, 2010 marked a first for the North Texas Annual Conference as, in addition to the normal business of the conference, a mission work day was held to help members of the conference (including our Bishop, District Superintendents, and Extended Cabinet) practice what we preach. FUMC folk participated in all of the projects:

Cooking Breakfast (Connie Rosenburg & Erica Conner)
Painting the Riverside Cemetery Fence (Erica Conner, Rev. Pellikan, and children of Adventures in Mission (AIM-1))
Texas Ramp Project 1 (Rev. Sims)
Texas Ramp Project 2 (Alan Ballard & former Youth Pastor, Dana Coker)
Texas Ramp Project 3 (Elizabeth Yeager)
Imagine No Malaria Car Wash (Youth of FUMC)
In fact Jeff Ginn and our youth spearheaded this event that raised over $300 to help eradicate malaria on the continent of Africa by 2015)

Check out pictures below:

2010 Relay for Life, Wichita Falls, Huge Success!

tsims — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:04:04 +0000

The 2010 Relay for Life in Wichita Falls was a huge success. Overall, $112,157.29 was raised by 97 different teams for cancer research and awareness. In particular, this is what the FUMC- Wichita falls team raised:

Team: $4,780 – making our team the 4th in overall money raised of 97 teams!
Individual, Trudy Wilcox: $3,530 – Trudy raised the 2nd highest amount of 1031 individuals.

GO TEAM!

City Election – May 8, 2010

tsims — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:36:34 +0000

Didn’t vote in early voting? DON’T FORGET to vote tomorrow, Saturday, May 8, 2010 in the General Municipal Election.

Not sure where to vote? CLICK HERE for a file showing precinct locations!

Skeeter Shoot to Help Us Imagine No Malaria – April 30, 2010

tsims — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:05:36 +0000

FUMC Bridgeport (where Rev. Dana (Compton) Coker now serves) has invited FUMC Wichita Falls to participate in a “skeeter shoot” (aka skeet shooting contest) to help in the effort to eradicate malaria on the continent of Africa by 2015 through the Imagine No Malaria Project of the United Methodist Church.

Here are details:

April 30, 2010
11:00am-3:00pm
$100 / Individual OR $500 / Team
Not a shooter? Eat a catfish lunch for only $10!

For more information or to reserve your spot today, contact FUMC Bridgeport at 940-683-2780 or fumcbridgeport@fumcbridgeport.org.

Needs at Interfaith Ministries Pantry – April 2010

tsims — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:26:28 +0000

Please, help keep the Interfaith Ministries food pantry stocked. Bring any of the following items to church or take them directly to Interfaith:

Soup
Crackers
Macaroni & Cheese
Cereal
Hot Dogs
Canned Meat
Toilet Paper
Paper Towels
Household Cleaning Supplies

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Emma Knight & Her Dad Provide Meal for Habitat Volunteers

tsims — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:52:29 +0000

Did you know?

Habitat For Humanity of Wichita Falls does a Collegiate Challenge program where students from colleges around the country come to work here in Wichita Falls. This week, Air Force Academy Cadets from Colorado Springs and University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point Students were here to serve.

One of the treats they experienced on Thursday, March 25, 2010 was a meal provided by Emma Knight and her Dad, Kyle. Other than cutting up the meat, Emma essentially did all the cooking (of course under the guidance of Kyle who is teaching her the fine art of cajun cooking) and helped serve jambalaya, green beans, and bread!

THANK YOU TO EMMA AND KYLE FOR YOUR SERVICE AND GENEROSITY!