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OUR SUNDAY
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Informal Service

10:00 A.M.
Sunday School

11:00 A.M.
Traditonal Service

July 2014
Lessie Halsey Jones (1906-1965)
R. Austn Jones (1906-1963)
Larry Parks Colvard (Sept. 18, 1896-Oct. 3, 1963)
Walter Haywood Worth (June 13, 1874-Dec. 16, 1941)
ON THE INSIDE
Our People 2
Our Projects 2
News /Notes 3
In Celebraton 3
Look Ahead 3
Memorials 4
Responsibilites 6
Calendar 7

Pastor
Karen Miller
Jeferson United
Methodist Church
115 E. Main St.
Jeferson, NC 28640
Growing through Grace, Building on Blessings
June 30th marks an historic
accomplishment for our
church family! We will
reach the end of our inau-
gural 3 year Capital Cam-
paign entitled Growing
through Grace, Building on
Blessings. This campaign
marks the beginning of our
churchs efforts to raise
funds necessary to eventu-
ally build a new sanctuary
on our campus. As a re-
minder, in May 2010, at a
Jefferson Methodist charge
conference, the congrega-
tion voted to approve mov-
ing forward with formal
plans to build a new sanctu-
ary.

After interviewing several
organizations, your Long-
Range Planning Committee
selected Horizons Steward-
ship and Rev. Zip Long as
our fund-raising
organization.
Through their
leadership, a
Capital Cam-
paign Commit-
tee was formed,
and we celebrat-
ed our pledge
total at a special
JUMC Reunion Celebration
event in May of 2011. Thus
far we are near $400,000 in
funds raised! Praise God
from whom all blessings
flow! This is the most that
our church family has ever
raised for any building en-
deavor, and I am extremely
pleased with our accom-
plishment!

We have once again risen to
the occasion as a church
family, and we have suc-
ceeded in not only funding
the initial portion of the
anticipated $2 million dollar
goal, but we have met our
general budget needs during
that 3 year period as well!
The mission of JUMC to
make disciples and serve
Christ in our community
and beyond will continue.

Previous generations have
provided for our worship
space needs, and with a cur-
rent sanctuary that is over
100 hundred years old, we
know eventually the time
will come when the current
structure no longer meets
our needs. Our plan,
through continued gifting
from our church family, is
to limit the amount of debt
the church needs to assume
in order to provide ade-
quate and safe worship
space when that time is up-
on us. Please consider the
continuation of your giving
to the JUMC Sanctuary
Building Fund as we steadi-
ly grow our financial re-
sources to fulfill our
churchs calling together.
Most importantly, in your
prayers continue to lift up
the mission of
this church and
the continued
funding of this
worthwhile en-
deavor for Christ.

God bless us all,
Kevin J. Kurtz
Capital Campaign
Chairperson




OUR PEOPLE: GATHERED TOGETHER

Members
Shane and Dana
Colvard, Fran
Cook, Grier Hurley

Military
Ryan Avera
Maurice Barnhill
Casey Caudill Brian
Hallock Mitchell
Hallock Anatoly
Ray Riley Watson
John Wooten

Friends
Glenn Reed Dewey
Morris Wendell
Halsey Bill Eagan
Sue Hunt
Phillip Carter Mary
& Mark Wyat
Jerry Hall
Bill Bowers

Our Staf
Karen Miller
Ashley Church
Maranda
Thompson
Christna Wagoner
Zach Fulbright
Michael Bell
Clay Camp
Tifany Fulbright
Tommy Jones
Brenda Jones
Bety Upchurch
Susannah Long
REMEMBER IN
PRAYER
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OUR PROJECTS:
UNITED METHODIST
MEN
The Jefferson Methodist Men,
led by Matt Dixon and Paul
Horan, have been diligently
working to renovate the up-
stairs ladies restroom. Sharon
Duvall & Trilby Wall did an
excellent job of selecting the
dcor and materials for the
renovation. We appreciate all
of their hard work!



UNITED METHODIST
WOMEN
The United Methodist Women
will meet July 21 at 12 Noon.
The program will be presented
by Susannah Long. Hostess will
be Karen Brown and Loyce
Horan.
EXPLORING
JEFFERSON UMC
Karen Miller will lead a study at
6 P.M. on Sundays, July 20 -
August 10 for those who wish
to know more about our
church denomination. It is
oriented toward those who are
considering membership but
anyone is welcome to attend.

REFRIGERATOR AND
FREEZER NEEDED
Tyson Foods has generously
offered to donate surplus food
to our food pantry! We are in
need of a new or used refriger-
ator and freezer to store dona-
tions. Please contact the
church office if you would like
to donate one of these items.
ACTIVE ADULTS
The Active Adults will eat lunch together at
11:30 A.M. Wednesday, July 16 at Shokudo
Japanese Food & Seafood in West Jefferson.
Please call Joann or Glenn Crawley at
336.982.3773 to make a reservation.
CHURCH CHICKS
The Church Chicks will meet July 1 at Jefferson
Landing Club Main Dining Room at 6:00 P.M.
Please RSVP to Peg Martz by June 29th at
rnmr03@aol.com so that she can reserve
enough seating.
If you would like to receive The Connection by email, please contact Ashley at
jeffersonumc@skybest.com or call the church office at 336.846.9512.
WAYS OF GIVING TO JEFFERSON
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
1. Offering plate contributions
2. Mailed contributions Mail to: PO Box 236 Jefferson, NC 28640
3. Online banking check If you have on-line banking, you can send
a check when you pay your bills.
4. Direct debit of your checking account Our church can auto-
matically draft your account if you chose this option. Direct debit au-
thorization forms are available in the narthex.
5. Gifts of stock Do you have a stock that you are ready to sell, but dont want the capi-
tal gain or dont have the basis readily available? If so, you may want to donate it. You
will get the tax deductible donation at fair market value as of the date of the gift and no
gain to report. Also, there is no need to compute the basis.
6. IRA distributions Individuals age 70 can make contributions directly from an IRA
to Jefferson UMC, up to $100,000 per year. This distribution will satisfy the required
minimum distribution requirement, but will not be recognized as taxable income.
7. Gifts from a will. Consider making a bequest from your will. A bequest is an excellent
way to leave a legacy to the church as a statement of your faith and priorities.


TOTAL GIVING AS OF 6/22/2014
Year-to-date Giving : $122,063.07
Year-to-date Building Fund: $35,955.00
Building Fund Balance
Through May 2014: $391,886.00
RETIREMENT NEWS
Marilyn Wooten and Janine Phillips
retired in June from years of dedication
to the education field. Janine worked
as an Exceptional Childrens Teacher at
Mountain View Elementary. Marilyn
taught Pre-Kindergarten at Ashe Early
Learning Center. She has volunteered
to be JUMCs librarian!

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NEWS AND NOTES
IN CELEBRATION: BABY NEWS
Please send celebratory messages which reflect our members talents and contributions to our church and our
community to Ashley at jeffersonumc@skybest.com or drop your items in the office mailbox.
Congratulations to Melis-
sa & Scott Cowie on the
birth of their daughter,
Emma Rose Reeves
Cowie. Emma was born
on May 21st and was 5
lbs & 9 oz. and 18 inches
long. She is the grand-
daughter of Ralph &
Betsy Reeves.
We would also like to
congratulate Patrick Wil-
liams & Brittney Barr on
the birth of their daugh-
ter, Melody Ray, who
was born on May 24th.
Melody was 7 lbs. 7 oz.
and 21 inches long. She
is the granddaughter of
R.D. & Luanne Williams.


Hope For The
Mountains
Crusade 2014

A County-wide Crusade will be held July 27, 28, 29, 30
at Ashe County Middle School Gym at 7:00 PM each
night. Dr. Rick Rigsby will be the guest evangelist. Spe-
cial music will be presented by 3 Bridges, Adam Crab,
Gold City, and Jeff & Sherrie Easter. Ashe County lead-
ers have been praying for 1,000 souls to come to Christ.
Call 846-5631 for more information.
ALPACA FARM TOUR
The Active Adults traveled to Shatley
Springs on Wednesday, May 20 for break-
fast. There were 21 adults present for the
delicious food and good fellowship. After
breakfast, the adults interested in visiting
the Landmark Farm to see the alpacas,
traveled to the Bridges farm. They all had
a good time making friends with the alpaca
named Smudge, who loves to kiss the la-
dies, and all the other beautiful alpacas.
They also got to meet the new baby who
hadn't been named as of that date. Every-
one had a wonderful day and took plenty
of pictures.
THANK YOU

Wilma and I want to express our heartfelt thanks to the congregation for
their prayers, thoughts, calls, cards and e-mails during my recent surgery
and recovery. Everything has gone very smoothly and I hope to be back
with you soon.
Tuck McClure

The Stories Behind the
Windows are biographical
sketches of the men and
women in whose memory
windows have been placed
in our church. The lives
of these dedicated Chris-
tians cover many years
from the early 1800s until
the 1970s. Each story
tells of devotion to and
love for this church, and
those of us who feel the
same love can be thankful
for their lives. They
helped make our church
what it is today.

ADELAIDE
ROUSSEAU NEAL
Quincy F. Neal went
across the mountain to get
himself a wife! Adelaide
Rousseau was from
Wilkesboro, NC and was
born on July 19, 1830. She
met the young lawyer,
Quincy Neal, when she
was visiting her older sis-
ter, Mrs. George Bowers,
in Jefferson. She and
Quincy were married on
April 4, 1848.

We know little about her
early life, except she was
descended from early
French Huguenot settlers
and well known early set-
tlers of the Wilkesboro
area.

She must have been a very
independent and spunky
lady! When she was 35
years old, she was alone on
their farm with their chil-
dren and servants who
were probably slaves.
They received word that
Stonemans Army was
coming! Their white over-
seer and the black people
hid everything of value and
all the foodstuffs they
could. When the Yankees
rode up, the white overse-
er led them to every hiding
site they had, and every-
thing they had was taken!

Miss Adelaide became
so angry she let them
have it! The Yankee cap-
tain was so amused at her
behavior he said, Madam,
do you see what the Rebels
have brought you to?

She retorted, I see what
the blue devils have
brought me to! She told
Mrs. Chessie Neal she des-
pised that white man
worse than she did the
Yankees, but every servant
remained loyal and faithful
to them, even after Lin-
colns proclamation!

Miss Adelaide and
Quincy had 4 sons and 2
daughters. They all lived
to be adults except for the
youngest, a daughter who
died of typhoid at age 16.
The children were:

Winston Neal 2/13/1849
Arthur Neal 2/26/1851
Joseph Neal 1/09/1853
Hettie Neal 2/25/1855
John Neal 8/13/1861
Dora Neal 2/25/1865

With her busy life, Miss
Adelaide was active in the
church and community
and lived to be 77 years
old. On November 29,
1907, she died and was
buried beside her husband
in the Jefferson cemetery.

We are featuring one
person from the win-
dows each month. We
would like to thank
Jennie Clyde Hightower
for documenting the
church window history.

THE STORIES BEHIND THE WINDOWS


SANCTUARY STAINED GLASS WINDOW RESTORATION
We have received gifts or
pledges of $31,933.83 through
6/15/14 to assist with the
repair and restoration of the
stained glass windows in the
sanctuary. Thank you to the
donors. If you would like to
make a gift of any size, you
may write a check or give cash
to the church. You can al-
ways make a gift in honor or
memory of someone. Please
indicate that your gift is for
Stained Glass Restoration.
Thank you!
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Safe Sanctuaries refers to the protection program our
church provides as we minister to children, youth and vul-
nerable adults.

Our church had a successful training on Wednesday, May
29 and we thank all of those who came to the training. The
new policy will be posted to the website for all to review.
There are three required forms that we are asking all volun-
teers who will be working in the nursery or with children or
youth to sign.
The Safe Sanctuaries Covenant Statement
The Volunteer Application
The Discipline Policy.

We request that those who did not attend the training read
the online PowerPoint, print out the forms, sign them and
return them to the church office. We will also have forms
available in the Director of Children, Youth, and Families
office. Additionally, we will offer a Red Cross First Aid and
CPR training course soon.

For safety and security reasons, there are also changes that
were made in our Sunday School procedures.
Sunday School Guidelines:
Children can only be released to their parents, grandpar-
ents, or legal guardians unless other arrangements have
been made in advance. Children will not be released to
their siblings unless written permission is obtained from
the parent(s).
Parents may make verbal agreements for their child to
ride home with another parent but need to ensure that
the Sunday School teacher or youth group leader is made
aware of the arrangements either verbally or in writing.
Children and youth will be expected to refrain from run-
ning inside the church and expected to walk quickly and
quietly to their destination. For example, youth leaving
Sunday School will walk together to the Sanctuary to join
their parents.
Children need to be picked up by their parents after Sun-
day School and walked to the Sanctuary.
Acolytes should be picked up by their parents to walk to
the Sanctuary to prepare for the 11:00 Service.
SAFE SANCTUARY UPDATE
Memorials have been given in memory
of the following individuals:
Cara Sue Gentry by Ruth Gambill
Dana Tugman by Charles and Susan Neaves
Dana Tugman by Dick, Betty, & Rena McPhatter
Martha Koontz by Olga Massie
Rev. Pat Houston by Nenie Midyette
Zora Colvard by Annabel Harrill
Memorials have been given in honor
of the following individuals:

Cecile Worrell by Nenie & Gene Midyette
Dana & Shane Colvard by Charles & Susan Neaves
Mary Gordan Tugman by Charles & Susan Neaves
MEMORIALS
YOUTH FUN(D)RAISER

Our youth in grades 8-12 are having a fund-raiser from
9:00 - 1:00 on Saturday, July 26 at the Ashe Public Li-
brary. They will be volunteering to assist with the Youth
Carnival by painting faces, checking in students and serv-
ing snacks. This will be an opportunity to earn money
for the youth group and all of our youth can contribute
something toward this fund-raiser! Contact Maranda
Thompson at 276-768-0281 or jumcyouth@skybest.com
if you have any questions.

SHOWER OF BLESSINGS

Come shower Chelsea Roop with blessings at
1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 16 in our Fel-
lowship Hall. Chelsea is the daughter of Dana
and Shane Colvard and is having a baby girl.
We hope all of the women of the church will
attend.

Contact Beth Kurtz at kurtzkj@gmail.com or
877-9091 for more information.



Worship 11:00
Covered Dish Luncheon 12:00
No Sunday School
No Early Service

West Jefferson Park Pavilion is reserved 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
for worship, fellowship, and fun & games.

In celebration of the end of Vacation Bible School, kids are invited to bring their weird
animals to the park. Dogs must be on a leash.

We will celebrate the conclusion of our 3 year Capital Campaign.

Please bring a lawn chair and a well-filled basket of food to share!

In case of a downpour, the worship service will be at the church.
BLESSING CELEBRATION
WEST JEFFERSON PARK PAVILION
201 S CHURCH STREET WEST JEFFERSON
SUNDAY, JULY 13

Jefferson United Methodist Church
would like to recognize the academic
achievements of our children &
youth. We are so proud of their hard
work!
A HONOR ROLL
Blake Levi 5th Grade
Connor Jones 9th Grade
Ethan Ashley 5th Grade
Hunter Jones 6th Grade
Jayden Jones 4th Grade
John Fields Perkins 3rd Grade
Jordan Jones 4th Grade
Josie Cooper 8th Grade
Karoline Keith 6th Grade
Samuel Henson 9th Grade

A/B HONOR ROLL
Jackson Keith 3rd Grade
Trent Baker 6th Grade

CITIZENSHIP AWARD
Blake Levi 5th Grade
Karoline Keith 6th Grade

COURAGE AWARD
Chloe Henson Kindergarten
HIGHEST AVERAGE
Connor Jones 9th Grade
Math & Art

INTEGRITY AWARD
Hunter Jones 6th Grade

OUTSTANDING
RECOGNITION
Karoline Keith 6th Grade
Art, Computer Education, PE

Jackson Keith 3rd Grade
PE

PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Chloe Henson Kindergarten

POSITIVE BEHAVIOR AWARD
Jackson Keith 3rd Grade

PRESIDENTAL AWARD FOR
EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Hunter Jones 6th Grade
Karoline Keith 6th Grade
Trent Baker 6th Grade


MASTERY OF ALL
KINDERGARTEN SKILLS
Chloe Henson Kindergarten

READING GOALS MET!
Ethan Ashley 5th Grade

RESPONSIBILITY AWARD
Josie Cooper 8th Grade

SHOWS IMPROVEMENT AWARD
Chloe Henson Kindergarten

SILVER CORD (GPA 4.0 - 4.249)
Brandon Jones 12th Grade

SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Josie Cooper 8th Grade
Excellence in Math & Spanish, CASE Com-
munity Service Recognition, Science Olympiad

Samuel Henson 9th Grade
Honors Biology, Honors Math I, Honors
Math II & Technology, Engineering &Design

This list includes all of those we knew.
If we left off anyone, please let us know
and we will include them next month.
Thanks!
STUDENTS RECEIVE SPECIAL HONORS
Ashe County High School held com-
mencement exercises for the Class of
2014 on Friday, June 6, inside the
schools gymnasium.
Carter Kurtz, daughter of Kevin &
Beth Kurtz, gave the valedictory ad-
dress.
Carter had the highest GPA in the senior
class and will attend UNC-Chapel Hill in
the fall. She plans to study political sci-
ence and peace, war, & defense.
Congratulations Carter!

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNERS
Theresa Weeks was selected as the re-
cipient of the $1,000 Irene Morphew
Scholarship. Theresa is a senior at Ap-
palachian State University where she is
majoring in Exercise Science with a Pre-
Professional concentration and a minor
in Chemistry. She would like to earn a
medical doctorate of osteopathic medi-
cine. She intends to practice in rural
North Carolina. She is the daughter of
Clarence and Dalene Hardison.

Katie Girtman was awarded the $1,000
Michael Bell Scholarship, which is for
students who are pursuing a career in
music. Katie is a sophomore at Mars
Hill University, majoring in Music Edu-
cation and minoring in Criminal Justice
and Math. She hopes to receive an ad-
vanced degree in Music and Criminal
Justice. She intends to be a middle
school band director and eventually
teach at a college level. She is the
daughter of Ron Girtman.
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CELEBRATING HIGH ACHIEVEMENT

July 2014
JEFFERSON UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
ANNIVERSARIES
B
I
R
T
H
D
A
Y
S
6 Susan Handy
7 Connor Jones
10 JoAnn Crawley
11 Jacky Brown
Colleen Dixon
12 Kalen Fulbright
14 Andrew Weaver
16 Troy McRee
20 Jerry Jeremiah
21 Savannah Vannoy
22 Greg Johnson
24 Chelsea Roop
Bob Miller
Sibyl Weant
25 Jerry Small
26 Larry Campbell
27 Debra Gambill
Arlene Small
28 Michael Bell
Blake Levi
29 Beth Kurtz
30 Fred Waechter

6 Tom & Vickie Ingledue
7 Ron & Mary Yancey
Hunter & Stacey Yancey
8 Jim & Marilyn Wooten
12 Gene & Lena Bingham
15 Hal & Dot Colvard
16 Bill & Pearl Ashley
19 Gene & Nita Lewis
21 Troy & Martha McRee
SERVICE
FLOWERS
6 Karen Miller
13 Worship at WJ Park
20 Beth Harrington
27 Jenny Johnson

ACOLYTE
6 Karsen Fazenbaker
13 Worship at WJ Park
20 Emerson Rumfelt
27 Blake Levi

CHILDRENS TIME
6 Peggy Bailey
13 VBS Participants
20 Susannah Long
27 Maranda Thompson

NURSERY
10:00 am 11:00am
6 Liz Poulos Clarence & Dalene Hardison
13 Worship at WJ Park Worship at WJ Park
20 Kendra Perkins Kevin & Mindy Wonsick
27 Jenny Johnson Mable Coleman
*** We have added children to our nursery and it is im-
perative that we have nursery volunteers every Sunday.
Please contact Maranda Thompson at 276-768-0281 or
jumcyouth@skybest.com to confirm that you will be
there.

LITURGIST
Susannah Long

11:00 USHERS
Jill Ferguson, Jason Baker

TRANSPORTATION
Jim Wooten and volunteers

**PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE
IF YOU HAVE ANY CHANGES OR ADDITIONS.**


Come Join
The Fun!
JUMC Children & Youth
NEWS
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS
YOUTH HAPPENINGS
Maranda Thompson started her
work as Director of Children,
Youth and Families on June 23.
We are glad to have Maranda,
Bryan, Grant, and Caleb as part of
our church family. You can reach
her at jumcyouth@skybest.com or
at 276-768-0281.

We would like to recognize the fol-
lowing children and youth for out-
standing attendance at both Sun-
day School and Wednesday night
programs. Delsin Baker, Trent
Baker, Sam Henson, and Alan
Baker representing the youth.
Becka Wonsick, Jordan and Jayden
Jones in the elementary class. Cloe
Henson and Abbie Wonsick in the
pre-k and kindergarten class.



Kids for Christ met on June 8 and
made brand new purple bookmarks
for the pew Bibles. You will see
those soon in the pew Bibles to
help mark your place. Then the chil-
dren checked on the progress of the
flower garden and noticed many
weeds had popped up!! So they
pulled those weeds and cleaned up
the garden. After that they played
some kickball and ended the session
making ice cream sundaes! They
have travel passports from the Fruit
of The Spirit Travel Club and the
children checked off that they visit-
ed a place of Kindness that Sunday
because we were kind in cleaning up
the garden! Special thanks to our
chaperones Leigh Bradley and
Susannah Long! Our next meeting
will be August 10.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Vacation Bible School will be July
10-12 at Bethany UMC, 495 Hwy
194 South, West Jefferson, NC
28694. We need volunteers to sign
up to bring food for the cookout
lunch on Saturday, July 12. The
sign-up sheets are on the VBS bulle-
tin board outside the narthex or in
the hallway leading up to the office
or you may email Maranda Thomp-
son at jumcyouth@skybest.com. We
will have grilled hotdogs and we
need sides. You may bring non-
perishable items to the church office
on Thursday, July 10 or bring to
VBS on Saturday.
The new adult Sunday School class
called The Wonder Years is geared to-
wards parents who are raising chil-
dren of any age. No book will be
required! We even have a Keurig
coffee pot in the new classroom.
Come get a cup of coffee and join in
the open discussion based on Bible
Daily Devotionals. Come join us in
the Meeting Room (formerly the
children's church classroom) begin-
ning on July 20. This is a come-as-
you are fellowship opportunity!
Duke Intern, Susannah Long (right)
& Kids for Christ (above)
enjoy ice cream sundaes.

JEFFERSON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
9:00 and 11:00 Worship
10:00 Sunday School for all ages
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1

9:00 to 12:00
Food Pantry

6:00
Church Chicks
2

6:30
Adult Choir

7:30
NA Meeting
3

11:00
Partners in
Prayer

4

Inde-
pendence
Day
5

7:30
NA Meeting
6

Holy
Communion
7
6:30
VBS
Meeting
at
Bethany
8
9:00 to 12:00
Food Pantry


7:00
Lay Mentoring
Cmte

9

6:30
Adult Choir

7:30
NA Meeting
10

11:00
Partners in Prayer

5:00
Vacation Bible School
11

5:00
Vacation
Bible
School
12

9:00 to 3:00
Vacation Bible
School

7:30
NA Meeting
13

11:00
Worship &
Covered Dish at
West Jefferson
Park
14 15

9:00 to 12:00
Food Pantry

6:00
Trustees Meeting

16

11:30 Active Adults at
Shokudo

6:30 Adult Choir

7:30 NA Meeting
17

*Newsletter
Deadline

11:00
Partners in
Prayer
18 19

7:30
NA Meeting
20

6:00
Exploring
Jefferson UMC
21


22

9:00 to 12:00
Food Pantry

5:00
Finance Cmte
23

5:15 IVC

6:30 Adult Choir

7:30 NA Meeting
24

11:00
Partners in
Prayer


25 26

9:00 to 1:30
Youth Carnival
at Ashe Library
7:30
NA Meeting
27

6:00
Exploring
Jefferson UMC

Hope for the
Mountains
Revival Begins
28 29

9:00 to 12:00
Food Pantry

7:00
Lay Mentoring
Cmte
30

6:30 Adult Choir

7:30 NA Meeting
31
11:00
Partners in
Prayer

6:00
Staff Parish

Hope for the Moun-
tains Revival Ends


Jeferson United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 236
115 East Main Street
Jeferson, NC 28640
Welcome!
OPEN HEARTS, OPEN MINDS, OPEN DOORS
Were on the web!
www.jeferson-umc.org
USA
FOREVER

K ARENS CORNER
July marks my first anniversary as your pastor at Jefferson United Methodist
Church. My heart is full of the joy and love that I have experienced in the past
year. Thank you for your warm welcome, for sharing your lives with me and for
allowing me to be myself. I have many cherished memories and am making more
every day.

I am placing the flowers in the sanctuary on July 6th to celebrate my one year anni-
versary and to say Thank you! for all the blessing that have come my way be-
cause I have shared in the fellowship of believers at Jefferson United Methodist.
Lets continue to build the kingdom of God together in this beautiful piece of
heaven we call Ashe County!
Love,
Karen