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Gleanings News DECEMBER | 2015
NEWS WATCH…
Legislative Advocacy Day, February 16
Columbia District Day Apart Retreat, March 5
2016 Columbia District Officer Training
Francis Burns United Methodist Church
Saturday, January 9, 2016
8:15am -8:45am Registration
8:45am -9:00am Gathering
9:00 – 9:30am Program
Classes begin immediately following the program
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Greetings From The President:
Wow! What a year we have had. I can’t believe the holidays are almost here!!! We have faced many challenges this year and I am so proud of how people in our State have come together, supported, helped, worked and prayed together to overcome the adversities we have faced. We are strong women and we have answered God’s call to serve our brothers and sisters in need.
I have faced many challenges this year and I thank each and every one of you for your support and prayers. It is such an honor to serve as your President. Your willingness to participate, help, and serve makes my job easier and I am so proud of our Columbia District United Methodist Women.
As we near the end of this year, please send in your pledges and help us make our pledge goal this year. It is not too late to make a special donation to help ensure that we are able to continue the programs and missions of the United Methodist Women. We are a powerful group of women, but in order to reach our goals, we need money, money for our programs and money for those that we serve. Let’s share our blessings with those in need.
I know that all of our district officers are excited to serve in 2016. I pray we will all answer God’s call as we do his work and live the mission of the United Methodist Women.
I pray that you will have a safe and blessed Christmas as we celebrate the birth of our Savior! I look forward to a new year filled with God’s love and to new opportunities to share our faith with each other and with those we serve. What a blessing and honor to serve a risen Christ!!
Merry Christmas!
Carole Ready
Columbia District President
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Message From Our Vice President The Conference Annual meeting had 24 ladies in attendance from Columbia District. Thank you ladies for
making the trip to Easley, South Carolina. Next year 2016 will be held in Charleston. Then in 2017 guess
what ladies….. IT’S OUR TURN…. Columbia District will serve as host to the South Carolina United
Methodist Annual meeting in October 2017 (4th weekend). We are so blessed to already have a location
ready to take on the event. Union United Methodist in Irmo has graciously agreed to serve as host church.
Stay tuned for more details to follow in future Gleanings. There will be much work for everyone to get
involved to make this a success. Looking forward to making this happen.
Officer training is scheduled for January 9, 2016 at Francis Burns. I hope all churches will be represented
at officers training. Please encourage all of your officers to attend. It is my prayer that the experienced
officers will come to share thoughts and ideas with new incoming officers. Looking forward to seeing all
the officers…
President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasure, Social Action, Program Resources, E&I, Spiritual Growth,
MN&O, Communication Coordinators, Historian, Nominations, Cluster leaders, Circle Leaders.
There is not a preregistration form. We will all register when we arrive. Registration is 8:45am – 9:15am.
Gathering in sanctuary is 9:15am -9:30am. Program will begin at 9:30am. Classes will begin immediately
following the program.
District officers please remember that we will meet following the training.
Legislative Advocacy Day is February 16, 2016 at Epworth.
Day Apart will be held at Shady Grove in Irmo. Our speaker is Rev. Angela Ford Nelson. The theme is
“Created for Happiness”. Please see the registration form in this Gleanings to get your ladies registered.
Thank you for all of your prayers, love and support in 2015. I am looking forward to a greater and even
more special year in 2016.
Love, peace and grace,
Sandra Love
Columbia District Vice President
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Secretary’s Report
Dear Ladies....Have you ever asked yourself "Why do I need to do this?" or "What is the purpose of the form?" or "Why does it matter?" The reason I am asking these questions is because I need you to complete a form and send it to me. The form is in this issue and if you complete the form and return to me you will receive the district newsletter "Gleanings." When you receive the "Gleanings" you will be informed of all the happenings of the Columbia District United Methodist Women. You will be able to share with your unit a calendar of district events as well as when reports are due. The "Gleanings" will keep you totally informed and without the "Gleanings" you and your units could miss some really exciting events. So.... it's up to you. Return the form and be informed and involved. My best to each of you as well as your loved ones.
Lynda Smith
Columbia District Secretary
Communications Contact Information
Rhonda & Sharee Washington 131 Hawk’s Nest Court
Columbia, South Carolina 29212
803-749-1744 (hm) 803-414-4232 (Sharee’s cell) 803-629-4503 (Rhonda’s cell)
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Columbia District United Methodist Women Local Unit UMW Officers for 2016 ******************* Return Form by December 31, 2015
To: District Secretary, Lynda Smith 808 Buckingham Road, Cola 29205
[email protected] | (803) 622-0709
**********We want you to be informed and receive our District Newsletter********* “Gleanings”
Church: ___________________________United Methodist Church
These officers receive the “Gleanings” by mail, free of charge, and by email: President _________________________________________Email___________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________________________________ Vice-President ____________________________________Email___________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________________________________ Secretary _________________________________________Email____________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________________________________ Treasurer _________________________________________Email___________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________________________________ Communications: __________________________________Email___________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________________________________
These officers receive the “Gleanings” by email:
Spiritual Growth________________________________________Email_______________________________ Education and Interpretation _____________________________Email ______________________________ Nominations Chairperson ________________________________Email ______________________________ Membership, Nurture, & Outreach ________________________Email_______________________________ Secretary of Program Resources___________________________Email_______________________________ Social Action: __________________________________________ Email ______________________________ Historian ______________________________________________Email _____________________________ Anyone can receive the “Gleanings” by mail by sending $4.00 to Debra Schooler, Columbia District Treasurer and requesting a copy. Let’s all be informed of what is happening in our district.
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News from the Treasurer
Greetings from the Columbia District Treasurer:
Where has this year gone – I cannot believe it is almost December!!! As we end this year, please review your giving and remember all the women, youth and children that the United Methodist Women serve and who are dependent on us for help. What a powerful feeling it is to know that you and I can make a real difference in their lives. Together we can make a difference as we are sisters in Christ!!! We are the hands and feet of Jesus on this earth and your contributions are making a difference. As we enter into the season of the celebration of the birth of Jesus, let’s remember our blessings and respond in a way that pleases Jesus and helps make Him known in this world. The final remittances for 2015 are due on December 15th. I urge you to dig deep to help with the many needs in our world. Let’s share God’s light in a powerful way as we end 2015.
Blessings to all of you!!
Debra H. Schooler
Columbia District Treasurer
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Social Action Report
Greetings UM Sister's in Christ,
Please mark your calendars for Legislative Day on February 16, 2016. The theme this year: For
Such a Time as This. The registration fee is $20.00. Rebecca Eleazar is the registrar for this event.
God Whispers to us in our pleasures,
speaks in our conscience,
but shouts in our pain: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.
C.S.Lewis
Including persons with disabilities in our churches and ministries is a topic near and dear to my heart. I was
a teacher and administrator of persons with disabilities for 39 years. I know God placed me in this most
noble of professions to teach, minister, advocate and protect children and young adults with disabilities.
I love the verses from Psalm 139: 13-16
You made my whole being; you formed me in my mother's body.
I praise you because you made me in an amazing and wonderful way.
You saw my bones being formed
as I took shape in my mother's body.
When I was put together there,
You saw my body as it was formed. All the days planned for me
were written in your book
before I was one day old. (Max Lucado Devotional Bible)
Yes, God made each of us in an amazing and wonderful way. The keywords: each of us, including persons
with disabilities.
I have seen the evolving of persons with disabilities in our churches from segregated services to integrated
services, but there is so much more that can be done to include persons with disabilities into our worship
services and church ministries.
Persons with disabilities comprise the largest minority group in the United States, with 20 percent of the
population facing a disability in one form or another. Disability affects people of all backgrounds, nations
and races, of both genders and any age. A disability is caused by an impairment that is congenital, or the
result of disease, injury, or the developmental and aging process.
A person with a disability is not necessarily handicapped except through physical or attitudinal barriers
created by others. Handicaps are barriers that we create for people with disabilities by excluding them
socially and physically.
8 Members of our churches, those with as well as those without disabilities, bring specific and special talents
to the church. At the same time we need one another in order for our gifts to be revealed.
The United Methodist Book of Discipline, which is the book of procedure and legislation of the United
Methodist Church, has a number of statements about disability. Page V Episcopal Greeting “This book of
covenant...makes clear that the United Methodist Church is an inclusive society without regard to ethnic
origin,economic condition, gender, age or disabilities of its constituents.”
www.umdisabilityministries.org For more from the Book of Discipline visit the webpage.
A must read is The Church and People With Disabilities : Awareness, Accessibility, and Advocacy.
This book “intends to build awareness in the church regarding issues around disability, to call the church to provide full
accessibility to services and opportunities, and to promote advocacy for justice for people with disabilities. This book will
encourage you to identify ways that your church can do more to open the floodgates to inclusion and equality.”
www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/disabilities
Another excellent resource is Disability Resource Manual:A Practical Guide for Church and Church
Leaders by Ashley Peterson with help from Christina Swanson.
This is a very helpful tool for ministering to and including persons with disabilities in our churches and
reaching out into our communities to serve those with disabilities.
How is your church ministering to persons with disabilities in your church or community? What is
outreach doing? Is it time for a Bible Study or training in this area within your church? Be an advocate for
those with disabilities.
Psalm 145: 8-9
The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
The Lord is good to all, and His compassion is over all that He has made. (Oxford Annotated Bible New Revised Standard
Version)
In Christ's Love,
Cindy Ballenger
Social Action Coordinator Columbia District
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Education and Interpretation’s Report We are hopeful each of you has weathered the storms and flooding of early October. If you did not have damage to your property, we know you are thankful and have helped or are helping those in need. If you had damage to your home or other property, we know you have been blessed by those friends, neighbors and other helping hands who have assisted you in your time of need. We understand this is a long recovery process and pray for our friends and neighbors as they get back to life as near as normal as possible. Killingsworth residents were blessed by many helping hands bringing bottled water, rain gear, home cooked meals and other donations. They have one continuing need. Many of the residents lost 2 days of work which means they also lost 2 days pay. Residents must pay rent and board at Killingworth ($15 per day) and lost work means smaller paychecks. If your unit could assist these residents, please send a check payable to Killingsworth and on the for line mark Rent Scholarship. Extra funds will be used to assist new residents as they look for jobs and/or school placements. Killingsworth Gala is November 12. Columbia Bethlehem Center was not damaged. They used the center to collect and distribute bottled water to their community as they were under a boil water advisory for several days. Columbia Bethlehem Center will celebrate its 70 Birthday in the 2016. Stay tuned for information concerning this celebration. Mission u was a great success and we thank all who attended, who sent homemade craft items,, who worked in the craft room or those many who purchased the crafts for self or gifts. The craft room raised several thousand dollars for our missions. Twenty one UMW units in the Columbia District were awarded Mission Today Certificates at the District Annual Meeting. Jenny and I will be attending Officers’ Training at Shandon UMC on Saturday, November 7 and then will be planning for our District Officers’ Training on January 9. We invite all unit E&I chairpersons to attend this January training session. The busy days of Thanksgiving and Christmas as just around the corner and we know you have many plans for the holidays. Remember our local mission units in your prayers, plans and Christmas giving.
Pat Gundler & Jenny Rawlings
Columbia District E&I Coordinator [email protected] [email protected]
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A Message from your Reading Resource Manager
Brookland UMC just finished a series study on Earn, Save and Give by James A Harnish
which is based on John Wesley’s instructions of gain all you can, save all you can and give
all you can. Putting this in action with program resources please check all the avenues of
obtaining books to read. You can start an exchange system within your church. Many of the
books can be found in your local library or can be purchased used from half.com. There are
also exchange groups on the internet. Please do not let the price of a book keep you from
reading in the five categories so you can be informed of social actions, learn leading skills,
grow spiritually and educate others.
Remember the youth books can be read for credit and you can pass them on to the youth
in your church and books make great Christmas gifts.
The first resource display for 2016 will be at the officers’ training in January.
I look forward to meeting all of you in the upcoming year and learning tips from you on
your reading programs so I can pass them on to others.
Please contact me at [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns.
Also during the district training in November I learned that my title has changed to Reading
Resource Manager.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! And looking forward to seeing
your lights shining brightly!
Vanessa Key
Reading Resource Manager
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Membership, Nurture, and Outreach Report
URGENT: Changes in Membership Census Reporting This coming year the national office has made a change in the way districts report their membership. The census form is now on-line—no paper is involved. No more Excel and PDF, faxing, emailing or mailing the form. With this new system, reporting is expected to increase by 90% rather than the 60% in previous years. Totals will go directly to the National Office who will then make reports to each conference. This technology will allow each unit to do its own entries. The link for inputting information is: https://unitedmethodistwomen-public.sharepoint.com/memebership-census-form-2015 The deadline for reporting is February 28, 2016 It is very important that either local MN&O Coordinators or a representative attend the local officer’s training Saturday, January 9, Francis Burns United Methodist Church. In the training session you will learn how to input the membership census information into the new on-line format. I am looking forward to seeing you there. Blessings to all for a wonderful Thanksgiving, a Joyous Christmas and a prosperous New Year!
Maeward Belk
Membership Nurture and Outreach Coordinator 224 Meadowbury Drive, Columbia, SC 29203 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (803) 786-5659
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Columbia District Day Apart Retreat
Our Theme: Created for Happiness
When: Saturday, March 5, 2016
Where: Shady Grove United Methodist Church, Irmo
Family Life Center 1918 Shady Grove Rd.
Time: Registration begins at 8:45 am
Program starts at 9:30 am
Cost: $12.00
Lunch will be served at Noon
Our speaker will be The Reverent Angela Ford Nelson. Pastor Nelson is with Mt. Zion
United Methodist Church in Bishopville. We are truly blessed and honored to have Pastor
Nelson join us in delivering a powerful message.
***Please complete and detach the registration form below***
Mail the form and your fee for lunch by
February 17, 2016 to: Debra Schooler
113 Meadow Lane
Eastover, SC 29044
Make checks payable to: Columbia District UMW
Name: __________________________________________________
Church: _________________________________________________
Is this your first time attending: ____Yes _____ No
United
Methodist
Women
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SPIRITUAL GROWTH RETREAT REGISTRATION FORM
SC United Methodist Women’s Spiritual Growth Retreat
April 29 and 30, 2016
Lake Junaluska Conference Center – Lake Junaluska, NC
Send $10.00 with this form Send $15.00 if commuting (not staying at the Lake Junaluska Conference Center)
Make checks payable to SCCUMW
ONLY 1 retreat this year Registration Deadline is April 15, 2016
Send $15.00 with registration after April 15, 2016 Send $20.00 if commuting (not staying at the Lake Junaluska Conference Center)
PLEASE PRINT NAME___________________________________ E-MAIL______________________
MAILING ADDRESS___________________________________________________
HOME PHONE______________________ CELL PHONE_____________________
DISTRICT___________________________ CHURCH________________________
_____I am a first timer
_____I am under 40 years old
_____I will NOT be staying at the Lake Junaluska Conference Center
SEND TO REGISTRAR: Hotel and retreat registration will be in the
Elizabeth Duncan Bethea Welcome Center(Take Exit 103 and
45 Foreman Hill Road drive about 1 mile until you see Lake
Bluffton, SC 29910 Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center
843-757-3352 home front entrance gate on the right. Turn
828-808-6478 cell right and Bethea Welcome Center will be on
your left)
Call 828-452-2881 to make hotel reservations.
YOU MUST MAKE YOUR OWN HOTEL RESERVATIONS
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RETREAT LODGING INFORMATION
SC UNITED METHODIST WOMEN SPIRITUAL GROWTH RETREAT
Friday, April 29th – Saturday, April 30th, 2016
Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center
Lake Junaluska, NC
(PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)
*You may make your lodging reservations at Lake Junaluska by Calling the Lake Junaluska Reservations
Department at 800-222-4930 between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. The room block for
this event will only be held until March 29th, 2016. Please make your reservations before that date.
*Please have your credit card ready at the time you make your reservation. A credit card is required upon
check in and will be charged for the remaining balance at that time.
2016 RETREAT PACKAGE RATES**
**ALL RATES INCLUDE FRIDAY NIGHT’S LODGING + 3 MEALS (Dinner, Breakfast and
Lunch). Given below are the DOUBLE, TRIPLE, QUAD OCCUPANCY RATES:
Terrace Hotel (2 queen beds OR 1 king bed + private bath): $88/person,
$77/person, $71/person
Lambuth Inn (various bed types + private bath) $81.50/person, $69/person, $62.25/person
Lakeside Lodge (2 dbl beds + private bath) $76/person, $66/person, $60/person
Junaluska Apartments $76/person, $66/person, $60/person
Mountainview/Sunnyside Lodge (dbl beds and bunk beds + private bath) $71/person $63/person,
$60/person
(Children 11 years old and under who stay in the room with their parents are free and children 5
years old and under receive meals free.)
PLEASE NOTE: RETREAT RATES DO NOT INCLUDE $10.00 REGISTRATION FEE. PLEASE
SEND IT WITH YOUR REGISTRATION FORM!
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United Methodist Women Gear Up for Second Annual Day of Giving March 23
United Methodist Women groups around the country are getting ready for the second annual Day of Giving on March 23, 2016, as part of the organization’s five-year 150th anniversary culminating in 2019. The March 23 Day of Giving honors the day in 1869 when a small group of women braved a legendary torrential rain to gather at Tremont Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston, Massachusetts, and organize for mission. The women established the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, a predecessor of United Methodist Women, and galvanized women around the country to raise money to send a doctor, Clara Swain, and a teacher, Isabella Thoburn, to India as missionaries to serve the women of that nation. A Day of Giving gifts go to The Legacy Fund, a permanent endowment that will support the mission outreach of future generations of United Methodist Women as they address the needs of women, children and youth of their day. Members in every conference participated in the first Day of Giving in 2015, giving more than $100,000 through online gifts, toll-free calls, smartphone texting and mailed-in checks. “In 2015 our foremothers standing beside us through $1.3 million a year in interest on endowments that they established to support mission with women, children and youth today. That’s a significant legacy,” said Martha S. Knight, treasurer of United Methodist Women. “The Day of Giving is an opportunity for women today to give that kind of legacy to their daughters, and granddaughters and nieces as they make mission happen with women, children and youth of their day. Thanks be to God.” A Day of Giving will be a 24-hour giving festival. Members and friends may give:
Online at www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/legacyfund. By phone: 800-278-7771 (8 am-6pm EST, Monday-Friday). Text Legacy150 to 41444. By check to Office of the Treasurer, United Methodist Women,
475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115. Write “The Legacy Fund” in the memo section.
Conference United Methodist Women Liaisons will be notified of contributions from women in their area — but the amount of the gift will always remain confidential. United Methodist Women members and friends may consider giving $15 or $150 or even $1,500, in recognition of our upcoming 150th anniversary, or $18.69 or $186.90 or even 1,869, in recognition of the year of United Methodist Women’s founding. A Day of Giving gifts are 100 percent tax deductible. Contributors will receive an immediate thank you and a printable tax receipt for 100 percent of their donation. Spread the word! As with our foremothers in 1869, in the 21st century, women still need to organize for mission. Make it happen with a gift to The Legacy Fund on March 23, A Day of Giving.
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General Conference Prayer Ministry
United Methodist Women are actively preparing for the church’s 2016 General Conference in Portland, Oregon,
May 10-20. One prayer ministry activity planned is to offer quilted finger prayer labyrinths for delegates and
guests.
We are seeking UMW members who enjoy quilting to assist in making the 2000 needed. The variety of labyrinths
made by women all over the country will bless the recipients and lend to the support and outreach we hope to
extend. Each labyrinth will be tagged with a card identifying it as “handmade with love and prayer by United
Methodist Women.” Please email [email protected] with an estimate of how many you might
be able to make. Further instructions will be emailed back to you. Deadline for submissions of labyrinths is
January 25.
Quilted Hand-Labyrinth Instructions
Materials”
8 1/2” x 8 1/2” quilt top fabric
8 1/2” x 8 1/2” batting
10 1/2” x 10 1/2” quilt backing fabric
Contrasting thread for machine quilting the design
Center quilt top fabric (face up), batting, and quilt backing (face down). Baste or pin together, leaving 1” surplus
of quilt backing around all edges. Enlarge the pattern to fit as shown on example below.
Center the paper design( face up) on right side of the quilt top and pin or baste the paper pattern to the three
layers. Or, you can trace the design on the right side of the top fabric.
Using a straight stitch, sew all four pieces together, following the labyrinth design, being sure to stitch all circuits
of the design. Shortening the stitch length on your machine will help the paper tear away more easily.
Tear away the paper pattern.
Using a satin or tight zig-zag stitch, retrace the entire labyrinth design on the straight stitch pattern.
Finish edges. Begin with corners, folding the backing over itself at 45 degree angles toward the quilt top, covering
raw corners. Stitch each mitered corner in place. Then, fold the backing of each of the four sides in half way, then
fold again, over the raw edge. Finish with a 1/4”-3/8” seam allowance.
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South Carolina Conference United Methodist Women
Southeastern Jurisdiction Quadrennial Meeting
“A Fresh Wind Blowing”
Scholarship Form
Two Conference Scholarships will be provided by South Carolina
United Methodist Women in the amount of $250.00 each
for the Southeastern Jurisdiction Quadrennial Meeting, June 3-5, 2016.
Criteria for the scholarship is as follows:
A United Methodist Woman that has never attended an SEJ Meeting.
The individual selected cannot be a District or Conference Officer.
A young person is suggested, age 40 or less.
Please provide the information listed regarding the person selected.
Name _____________________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________________
City __________________________ State ___________ Zip_________________
Phone ________________________ Email _______________________________
Church _______________________________________ Age _________________
District ____________________________________________________________
If you are the above named person filling out the form, attach a letter in 50 words or less as to why
you might like to attend.
If you are submitting the form for another person named above, attach a letter in 50 words or less as
to why this person is recommended to attend.
Please mail or email this form with attachments no later than
DECEMBER 31, 2015 to:
Marlene Spencer, Conference President
PO Box 10, Clover, SC 29710
Email: [email protected]
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Bethlehem Community Center News
The Columbia Bethlehem Community Center is starting a weekly noon day bible study, “Soul
Food”, on Wednesdays in January 2016. We are looking for churches,
UMW groups or circles, Mens groups, and others to host a week in 2016.
We ask that the host will provide a light lunch and lead the community in a
30-45 minute bible study. If your church or group would like to host a
week in 2016, please call 803-807-9582 or email
Every summer during our summer enrichment camp, we organize 3-4 field trips for the children to
expose them to different cultural experiences and fun around Columbia. If your church has a van or
bus, we need your help with transporting 25-30 campers to those various field trips. We would
like this to be a collaborative effort between the center and churches to provide the children with an
unforgettable summer camp experience. Please give us a call and we can provide you with more
details on how your church can help us this summer.
Permanent Part-Time Position: The Columbia Bethlehem
Community Center is currently receiving resumes to fill an executive position that will be
available March 1, 2016. Flexible schedule; must be able to work a minimum of 20 daytime
hours per week. Looking for individuals with strong public relations skills. Must be self-
motivated and enjoy interaction with the community. A history of program planning and
fundraising a plus. Prefer individual with good computer and social media skills.
Submit resumes to
PO Box 4186, Columbia, SC 29240; Email [email protected] or Fax to
(803) 807-9585
No telephone calls at this time.
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Columbia District United Methodist Women Officers 2016
President............................................................................................................................. .Carole Ready (Platt Springs)
(H) 803-939-1787 (C) 803-318-6842 email: [email protected]
1222 Pembrook Drive, West Columbia, SC 29170
Vice President.................................................................................................................... ......... Sandra Love (Grace)
(H) 803-781-0986 (W) 803-476-8253 (C) 803-414-7323 email: [email protected]
107 Hexham Circle, Irmo, SC 29063
Secretary......................................................................………………………………………Lynda Smith (Shandon)
(H) 803-622-0709 email:
808 Buckingham Road, Columbia, SC 29205
Treasurer.................................................................................................................... ..... Debra Schooler (Lebanon)
(H) 803-353-9827 (W) 803-798-8935 (C) 803-351-6969 email: [email protected]
113 Meadow Lane Eastover, SC 29044
Communications Coordinator....................................................Rhonda & Sharee Washington (Francis Burns)
Rhonda: (C) 803-629-4503 email: [email protected]
Sharee: (C) 803-414-4232 email: [email protected]
131 Hawks Nest Ct, Columbia, SC 29036 (H) 803-749-1744
Spiritual Growth Coordinator................................................................................. Bridgette Gruber (Shady Grove)
(H) 345-0964 email: [email protected]
1531 John Chapman Rd. Irmo, SC 28063
Social Action Coordinator. . ......................................................................................... ....... Cindy Ballenger (Grace)
(H) 803-732-1040 (C) 843-599-9379 email: [email protected]
2 Haven Ridge Court, Columbia, SC 29212
Membership Nurture & Outreach............................................................................... Maeward Belk (Francis Burns)
(H) 803-786-5659 email: [email protected]
224 Meadowbury Drive, Columbia, SC 29203
Education and Interpretation Coordinator ..........................................Pat Gundler & Jenny Rawlings (Chapin)
Pat Gundler (H) 803-345-1339 (C) 803-537-1707 email: [email protected] 118 Greenleaf Cir, Chapin, SC 29036
Jenny Rawlings (H)803-345-3044 (C)803-920-7696 email: [email protected] 139 Water Links Dr, Chapin, SC 29036
Reading Resource Manager ………………………………………............... Vanessa P. Key (Brookland)
(H) 803-755-3469 email: [email protected]
4006 Bachman Road, West Columbia, SC 29172
Historian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Hoesly (Northeast)
(H) 803-736-5507 (C) 803-608-4905 email: [email protected]
225 Great North Road, Columbia, SC 29223
21 Members Committee on Nominations
Class of 2016………………………………………………………………………............. Addie Mae Jones (Rehoboth - Columbia)
(H) 803-788-1282 email: [email protected]
2336 Hardscrabble Road, Columbia, SC 29223
Class of 2017……………………………………………………….………………….Joanne Johnson (Bluff Road)
(H) 803-445-7977 email: [email protected]
10 Ralph Court, Blythewood, SC 29016 Committee on Nominations Chair/ Class of 2018 …………………………………………… Kathryn Williams (Faith) (H) 803-520-3578 email: [email protected] 308 White Rock Ct, Lexington, SC 29072
Committee on Nominations Co-Chair/ Class of 2018…………………………………Judith Smith (Virginia Wingard)
(H) 803-269-8130 email: [email protected]
3305 Pine Belt Road, Columbia, SC 29204
Class of 2019……………………………………………………………………………..Sandra Harrison (Wesley)
(H)(803) 776-3350 email: [email protected]
121 Oxford Commons Way, Columbia SC 29209
Class of 2019……………………………………………………………………………. Donna Crapps (Rehoboth - Leesville)
(Home) 803-532-4078 email: [email protected]
120 Bob Sharpe Pointe, Leesville, SC 29070
Cluster Leaders
Cluster 1...................................................................................................................... Sarah Shipes (Shiloh Gilbert)
(H) 803-957-4578 email: [email protected]
419 Walter Rawl Road, Lexington, SC 29072
Cluster 2 ....................................................................................................................Evelyn Anne Neal (Chapin)
(H) 803-345-3382 email: [email protected]
112 Pebble Creek Road, Chapin, SC 29036
Cluster 3........................................................................................................................... Mary Mason (Grace)
(H) 803-661-8570 ©856-340-9044 email: [email protected]
34 Woodcross Drive Apt 208, Columbia, SC 29212
Cluster 4.................................................................................................................... ... Laura Lander (Suber Marshall)
(H) 803-738-0075 email: [email protected]
950 Montague Road, Columbia, SC 29209
Cluster 5.................................................................................................................... .... Tiffany Phillips (Rehoboth-Columbia)
(C) 803-543-9405 email: [email protected]
269 Colony Lakes Drive, Lexington SC 29073
Cluster 6.................................................................................................................... ......Laura Mitchell (Beulah/Oak Grove)
(H) 803-730-8863 email: [email protected]
226 Lever Rd Blythewood, SC 29016
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COLUMBIA DISTRICT CHURCHES BY CLUSTERS
CLUSTER 1
Sarah Shipes 803-957-4578
CLUSTER 2
Evelyn Ann Neal 803-345-3382 [email protected]
Beulah (Gilbert) Boiling Springs Faith Gilbert Lexington Mt. Horeb Pond Branch Red Bank
Rehoboth (Gilbert)
Shiloh (Gilbert)
Brookland Cayce Green Street
Main Street Mt. Hebron
Platt Springs St. Mark
Trinity (West Columbia) Washington Street Wesley
CLUSTER 3 Mary Mason 803-401-5030 [email protected]
CLUSTER 4 Laura Lander 803-738-0075 email:
Ashland Chapin Grace I.D. Newman Salem (Ballentine) Shady Grove St. John Union
Virginia Wingard
Asbury Bluff Road Lebanon McLeod Mill Creek Shandon Suber Marshall Trenholm Road Wesley Memorial Whaley Street
CLUSTER 5 Tiffany Phillips 803-543-9405 [email protected]
CLUSTER 6
Laura Mitchell (H) 803-730-8863 email:
Bethel (Columbia) College Place Francis Burns Northeast Rehoboth (Columbia) St. James West Kershaw (Ebenezer,Salem,Smyrna) Windsor
Bethel (Winnsboro) Beulah (Blythewood) Fairlawn First Greenbrier Gordon Memorial Mt. Pleasant St. Luke Trinity (Blythewood)
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Calendar of Events
2016
Jan 9 Officer Training Francis Burns United Methodist Church
Jan 9 Executive Committee meeting (immediately following officer training)
February: WALLACE FAMILY LIFE SPECIAL EMPHASIS
Feb 16 Legislative Day Epworth Children’s Home
March: RURAL MISSION SPECIAL EMPHASIS
March 5 Day Apart Shady Grove UMW - Irmo
April: COLUMBIA BETHLEHEM CENTER SPECIAL EMPHASIS
April 19 Executive Committee meeting College Place United Methodist
April 29-30 Spiritual Growth Retreat Lake Junaluska, NC
May 21 Come Together Be Together Chapin UMC, Chapin, SC
June 3-5 SEJ Charleston, SC
June 5 – 8 SCUMC Annual Conference Florence, SC
June 21 Executive Committee meeting Mt. Horeb, Lexington, SC
July 21-23 Mission u Spartanburg Methodist College
September: KILLINGSWORTH HOME SPECIAL EMPHASIS
September 17 District Annual Meeting Mt Horeb, Lexington, SC
October: BETHLEHEM CENTER SPARTANBURG SPECIAL EMPHASIS
October 18 Executive Committee meeting Lebanon UMC, Eastover, SC
October 21-22 SCCUMW Annual Meeting
November 10 Killingsworth Holiday Gala Seawells
November 12 SCCUMW Conference Officers Training
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Rhonda & Sharee Washington, Columbia District Communications Coordinators
A woman of immovable faith won’t let nothing stand
in her way. Her faith in God is unshakeable. No
matter what comes, her faith is unstoppable. ---Joaynn
Columbia District UMC Rhonda & Sharee Washington 4908 Colonial Drive Columbia, SC 29203 Address Service Requested
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