204 S. Ninth St. Columbia, MO 65201-4818 573-443-3111 www.moumc.org April 20, 2015 Volume 28, No.

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Worship
Services
Four unique
worship
opportunities
are offered on
Sunday.

8 a.m.
McMurry
Chapel

Informal worship
with a personal
touch. Sharing
prayer concerns
is welcomed.

8:50 a.m.
Sanctuary

Worship that
includes a
childrens time
and music
from the Agape
Singers.

11 a.m.
Sanctuary

Worship with
music from the
Chancel Choir.

5 p.m.
McMurry
Chapel

Spark Worship
invites
participants to
engage through
their five senses
with God and
one another.

Living Our Legacy

85th Anniversary of Worship in Our
Sanctuary Celebration
April 26, 2015
10 a.m. refreshments, remembering
and sharing stories

This Sunday, April 26

8, 8:50 & 11 a.m. Worship

Rev. Amy L. Gearhart, Rev. Jim Bryan & Rev. Carl

Schenck

10 a.m. Refreshments, remembering &

sharing stories

Join us in the Christian Life Center. No Sunday School.

In addition to memories, special guests and
refreshments, Craig Datz will be playing the pieces
that were played during the organ dedication on
Jan. 15, 1930, by James T. Quarles. He was the first
church choirmaster/organist who also helped design
the organ, and he was the first Dean of Fine Arts at
Mizzou.

5 p.m. Spark Worship

Lost in Translation: Mercy

Rev. Trista Soendker Nicholson

6:30 p.m. Spirit on Tap (faith and life discussion)

at Shakespeares Pizza (225 S. Ninth St.). We will be
discussing the book Speaking Christian.

Haiti Clean Water Team Silent Auction

Fundraiser Ends

Help us get clean water to Haitian families. Now

through April 26 (In the Connector 8:30 a.m. -7 p.m.)
You do NOT need to be present to collect an item
(although it certainly helps!) Items including:
Haitian artwork
Original artwork
Skin Care Products
Gift Certificates

All are welcome to attend MUMCs Mercy and Justice

Summit on Saturday, April 25. This will be a time of
gathering and learning more about how we can each
be involved in ministries of mercy and justice here
in Columbia as well as globally. After a brief time of
gathering, attendees will be invited to attend two
workshops for learning and growing. Workshops will
include:
Transforming the Jericho Road

What are Ministries of Justice and Mercy?
Saturday, April 25

Turning Point Ministries and Wilkes Blvd
9 a.m.-Noon

Volunteers in Missions

Justice Ministries in Columbia
The event begins at 9 a.m. to share MUMC mercy and justice ministries specifically, but will open at 10 a.m. for the
wider community to join us in the Multi Purpose Room at MUMC. We will finish by noon.

Mercy & Justice

Summit

The Pastors Corner

Living our Legacy: Then, Now and into the Future

By Rev. Amy L. Gearhart

This Sunday, April 26, we will be celebrating 85 years of

worship in our historic sanctuary, and 90 years since the

laying of the cornerstone of the building. Just imagine
what was going on in the world in 1930. Here are some
fun facts (according to historyorb.com):
Mickey Mouse and Blondie comic strips 1st
appear
Happy Days Are Here Again by Benny Mereoff hits
#1
Babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160,000 with
NY Yankee GM Ed Barrow, who predicts No one
will ever be paid more than Ruth
The Planet Pluto is named
University of California dedicates $1,500 to research
on prevention & cure of athletes foot

and our future in our three morning services of worship.

During the 10 a.m. hour, well have a birthday cake and
offer activities to celebrate our living legacy. Join us for
a family-friendly scavenger hunt to learn the secrets of
our sanctuary, join a sanctuary and organ tour, share a
video story of your memories of MUMC, look at old art
and photos of the years of worship and fellowshipit
will be a day of celebration!
If you have pictures, bulletins, or other historical
documents of your life and ministry with MUMC, bring
them along with you! Bring a friend as well and invite
them into the unfolding story of what has done and is
doing through the people called Missouri Methodists!
See you in church on Sunday!

US Veterans Administration created

St Louis Cardinals are 12 games back in NL, and
go on to win pennant, but will eventually lose to
Philadelphia As
1st non-stop airplane flight from Europe to US
(37 hrs)
Convention of Economic Rapprochement/Oslo
Agreements signed between some European
countries in response to the Great Depression
It was a different time, and a different world. But
Methodists in Columbia MO had already been gathering
since the first Boonslick Circuit in the early 1830s.
From that circuit, where Methodists were led by
traveling preachers as they met in homes, congregations
emerged in the early 1900s such as Broadway, Fairview,
St. Lukes and Wilkes Blvd. Still there was a stirring for a
cathedral church of Missouri Methodism to be built next
to the University of Missouri. And that is the beginning
of Missouri United Methodist Church.
This Sunday, we will welcome former Senior Pastors
Rev. Carl Schenck and Rev. Jim Bryan who will join me
in offering reflections and celebrations of our heritage

Thank You Care Connectors

Thank you to the March Care Connectors, Ruthie Craven, Linda

Maynard, Georgia Nolph and Joanne DeVilbiss, for sending 17
thinking of you, sympathy and get well cards sent and serving at
the reception for the Mary Lou Davis memorial service.
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Sondra Flaker preparing display boards for

Sundays celebration. Shes got Faces, Ministries,
Mission and Spaces from our legacy.Weve got
former pastors...associate pastors and staff,
Sondra says. ...Monk Bryan, Clarence Forsburg,
Carl Schenck, Rhymes Moncure, Jerry & Doris
Thompson, Bruce Jeffries,Tom Franks, Jiles
Whittler (namesake of Whittler Hall), Dave Jones,
Pat Dexter, Debbie Thurman... Come and see!

When you visit the coffee shop in April, your tips

will support the Mission of the Month: Saturday
Breakfast Cafe.

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Social Justice Book Club

Announcing a new book club beginning on Tuesday, June 9 at

7 p.m. in the MUMC Parlor. The purpose of this book club
is to raise an awareness of societal concerns by reading and
discussing nonfiction books relevant to current social justice
issues. As Christians we are called to act upon contemporary
issues. We hope this new book club will be a spark that ignites
us to becoming actively engaged in an awareness of current
social justice concerns with a Christian perspective.Meetings
will be held quarterly beginning with our first book discussion of
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander. This book was listed
for 6 weeks on the New York Times best seller list. It has been
described as: stunning, invaluable, explosive and profoundly
necessary. It challenges the conventional viewpoint that
discrimination has mostly ended since the civil rights movements
of the 1960s. The book presents individual cases, court decisions
and historical events on how the war on crime has impacted
and devastated black America resulting in creation of an inferior
caste system.Make plans to read The New Jim Crow and join
others in a discussion about a book that provides an insightful
perspective of recent events such as Ferguson and similar cases.
It will be available for order through the church office.
Starting with dinner
at 5 p.m., Wednesday
Night Live has
programming for all
ages! On the menu
April 22: Lees
Chicken. Order your meal by noon on Tuesday at www.
moumc.org. April 22: LAST Wednesday Workout of the
semester. April 29: LAST WNL of the semester.

Lawn Mowing Volunteers

Services for Independent Living is seeking wonderful volunteers

to assist with mowing local seniors lawns.Volunteers who are
able to transport their own lawn mower as well as those who
do not are encouraged to apply. Please contact Katie Derrick @
573-874-1646 or kderrick@silcolumbia.org.

Church Family News

Condolences to the family of Retha Castleman, who

passed away on Sunday, April 12.
Condolences to the family of Evelyn Krick, who passed
away on Friday, April 17.
Condolences to the family of Rose Mary Langland, who
passed away on Monday, April 20, in your prayers as they
mourn the loss of their loved ones.

All Church Picnic on May 3

YOU are invited to join

the church family for
an All-Church Picnic
on Sunday, May 3 from
5-7 p.m. We will be
gathering for food, fun
and fellowship at Twin
Lakes Park, off of Chapel
Hill Road. MUMC will
provide the fried chicken
and drinks -- we ask you
to bring two side dishes/
desserts to share. Twin Lakes has a play ground, walking trail
(with MKT access), and a dog park -- lots of fun for everyone!
Each year this is a blessed time of togetherness - so join us!

June 6: Attic
Treasures

Save the date...and save your

treasures for the annual Attic
Treasures Rummage Sale at
MUMC on June 6
Drop off your donations for the
sale June 1-5 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

United Methodist Women

Woodworkers Needed

For two years a local woodworker, legally blind, has been building
student desks for Rainbow Network schools in Nicaragua. On
April 9 and 10, MUMC members, Anne Gifford, Judy Parsons,
and Cleo Kottwitz saw the desks being used: some classes
were meeting uder trees; others on porches; some in actual
class rooms. The desks were greatly appreciated by teachers
and students. Rainbow Network is requesting 200 more
desks!This is a great hands-on mission opportunity for MUMC
woodworkers! Call or go by the PET Warehouse, 1908 Heriford
Rd., 573-886-7877 for desk plans.

Got Extra Cardboard Boxes?

MUMY needs them! On May 29, MUMY will be hosting an End of

the School Year Lock-in to celebrate the beginning of summer. As
a part of the festivities that night, we are looking for donations
of cardboard boxes to help facilitate a Nerf Gun battle. If you
have any boxes you can donate, please contact Rev. Hank Jenkins
at hank@moumc.org or 573-443-3111. If you are interested in
attending the lock-in as a youth, look for sign-ups to come soon.
April 20, 2015 - Vol. 28, No. 15

Geranium Sale Next Week May 1-3

Just in time for Mothers Day, the Breakfast Circle will

sell geraniums on Friday, May 1, from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.;
Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to noon; and Sunday, May 3, from
9 a.m. until sold out. Strawberry Hill Farm is supplying these
beautiful plants plus stunning hanging baskets in the usual
assortment of bright colors. Be sure to shop early while the
selection is good.

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Worship Attendance on Sunday, April 19: 523

We invite you to join us for Worship: Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. in McMurry Chapel;
8:50 and 11 a.m. in the Sanctuary; and 5 p.m. in the Chapel. Sunday small groups and classes for all ages at 10 a.m.

Dont Miss Living Our Legacy!

Dear Friends, I am excited about this coming Sundays celebration. The first worship service
was held in our sanctuaryin January of 1930. Were celebrating the 85th year of vibrant
worship in one of the most beautiful settings one could imagine.
I was only 12 years old when I became part of this wonderful church. The sanctuary was
then only 27 years old. Just 9 years later, Caryl and I were married in the sanctuary. Our
first child was baptized there. I preached my first sermon there after entering Saint Paul
School of Theology. And my mothers memorial service was there.
Little did I know that I would eventually come back as Senior Pastor. An amazing journey,
humbling and deeply meaningful. Each Sunday, I am so thankful that I am privileged to
worship in this extraordinary room. The windows tell the stories of our Biblical heritage. The
beams in the ceiling remind us of the ribs holding a great ship together, as the church
has often been compared to a ship sailing on the seas of life. There is majesty and serenity. There is beauty and drama. There is inspiration and there is awe.
Yet the core of the church is not its building, but its people. The faithful saints and sinners
who strive to carry out Gods will in this very troubled world are the core of the church. The
sanctuary is but a place we gather to be renewed, strengthened, inspired to take Gods
wondrous grace out the doors and into the world.
I hope you are with us Sunday. We are building thankfully on the foundations of generations
before us. And we are looking forward with faith to serve the greater mission of Gods most
holy church. Rev. Jim Bryan

Finals Week Study Hours & Snacks

Missouri UMC will once again host study hours for Mizzou students preparing for finals.
We will be open for study hours May 4-8, and May 11-15. Donations of prepackaged snack
would be greatly appreciated as we offer hospitality to the students. Contact Jo Lee at
jo@moumc.org for more information or to donate.

April 22Larry Garvin, Jim Lattimer,

Judy Leftwich, Lisa Miles 23Bill Allen,
Laurel Dunham, Karen Edison, Tracy
Moore, Billie Murphy, Andy Novinger, Alex
Schroder, Marianne Van Sciver 24Laura
Clow, Jerry Dowell, Abby Fennewald,
John Gerhart, Paige Klein, Bob Maupin,
Susan Warren, Weldon Webb 25Brittany
Summers 26Sue McKee, Brett Mooney,
Gary Novinger, Meredith Scheneman, Daniel
Schroeder 27Spencer Adams, Merna Hoft,
Todd Inman, Sharon Lynch, Phyllis Miller,
Lori Popejoy, Chip Sharp, Linda Struckhoff
28Evan Babel, Claire Blodgett, Jim Crosby,
Jill Nagel 29Gary Beahan, Megan Buchert,
Meghan Fitzpatrick, Lori Gorlinsky, Marcus
Rautman, Andy Thurman 30Garrison
Hibbs, Kris Hotchkiss, Cora Trout, Pat
Weaver May 1Bill Arendt, Jim Beverley,
Corbin Sorensen, Grace Vance, Marissa
VanDover 2Leroy Buescher, Mary Ann
Shaw, Recil Skinner 3Julie Candrl, Jim
McKee, Travis Shaffer 4David Boyle, Joe
Hires, Kim McKane, Patty Snellen 5Jim
Johnson 6Kelly Della Rocca, Lilli Grove,
Nancy Hudson, Dan Kite

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MUMC Staff: ClergyAmy L. Gearhart, Senior Pastor; Hank Jenkins, Youth Ministry Pastor; Molly Moore, Pastor of Church Life & Growth; Trista
Soendker Nicholson, Pastor of New Generations; Larry A. Williams, Pastor of Administration. Program StaffNancy Cooper, Childrens & Family Life
Leader; Courtney Gaunt, Director, Discovery Days; Teressa Gilbreth, Director of Communications; Marty Hook, Director of Music; Jo Lee, Director of
Connections; Anna Zacherl, Assistant Director, Discovery Days. Administrative StaffJill Arnold, Executive Assistant to the Senior Pastor; Kathy Carson,
Administrative Assistant & Volunteer Coordinator; Brad Hegemann, Financial Assistant; Eric Hucker, Worship Technologies Assistant; Mark Pease, Facilities
Assistant; Katie Popejoy, Administrative Assistant. Music StaffCraig Datz, Organist; Kaye Miller, Director of Wesleyan Ringers; Rochelle Parker, Associate
Organist; Marilyn Rowe, Serendipity Choir.