The LaGrange Link

A monthly publication of
The LaGrange District of the United Methodist Church

Rev. Susan Landry

District Superintendent March 2020

Bishop Sue AND the Griffin District

Our Bishop, Sue Hauphert-Johnson is coming to be with us on Sunday, March 29 at 3:30 at
Fayetteville First UMC! She is excited to have this chance to share her heart and answer some
of our burning questions.

In order to best use our time, we ask that you submit your questions for Bishop Sue ahead of
time, at this link: www.ngumc.org/questions. While she may not be able to answer all
questions, she will get to as many as possible.

Additionally, we are excited to be meeting together with the Griffin District for this gathering.
We look forward to the added joy and strength we gain as we join hands in prayer and learning
and ministry with our sisters and brothers in the Griffin District. Don’t miss this chance to hear
and share!

I look forward to seeing you all there, and the Bishop asked me to convey her joyful anticipation
in being with you.

In the love of Christ,

Susan
 Redistricting in North Georgia for Mission and Stewardship

With an aim toward optimizing mission, ministry, and stewardship across the North
Georgia Conference, Conference leadership has developed a proposal to restructure our
districts from 12 to 8. Working with a strategic growth consultant, new district lines have
been drawn in a mission-focused manner more reflective of today’s North Georgia
Conference and the communities we serve. Follow the link below for a FAQs, a
presentation, and a video about the new district structure.

NEW STRUCTURE

MISSION INSITE TRAINING

Come learn how to get information about your community that will help your church
develop a missions/outreach strategy

Tuesday, March 17, 7pm at Cornerstone UMC, Register here:

https://northga-reg.brtapp.com/LAGRMissionInsiteTraining2020
Local Pastor's Summit: Vital Tools for Ministry
March 14
The North Georgia Conference Black Church Development Committee will offer a Local Pastor's
Summit on March 14 from 10 am to 2 pm at Warren Temple UMC in LaGrange. With a theme of
equipping local pastors with vital tools for ministry, workshop topics will include pastoral
leadership, missions, and tending to your soul. Facilitators are Rev. Samuel Townsend, Rev.
Elvira Rogers, and Rev. Bobby Church.

Town Hall Meetings with Bishop Sue

Town Hall meetings with Bishop Sue on the future of The United Methodist Church here in
North Georgia and beyond will be held over the coming weeks. You're invited to submit a
question in advance of the meetings. Bishop Sue may not be able to answer every
question, but will answer as many as possible. Ask at: www.ngumc.org/questions.

The schedule is:

 March 1 | Atlanta-Roswell/Atlanta-Marietta | Hillside UMC | 3 pm

 March 8 | Atlanta-College Park/Atlanta-Emory | Peachtree Road UMC | 2 pm
 March 22 | Athens-Elberton/Atlanta-Decatur-Oxford/Augusta | Madison First
UMC | 3 pm
 March 29 | Griffin/Lagrange | Fayetteville First UMC | 3:30 pm
 April 19 | Northwest/Rome-Carrollton | Trinity at the Well UMC | 3:30 pm
 April 26 | Gainesville | Gainesville First UMC | 3 pm
 A BIG Thank You to the churches listed below that paid
100% of Conference Apportionments and 100% of District
Work Fund for 2019!

2019 Conference Apportionments

Andrews Chapel Hartford Manchester Rust Chapel
Arbor Heard Wesley Merrill Chapel Salem Senoia
Ayres Memorial Hillcrest Midway Smith Chapel, Pine
Bethel Hogansville Mountville Mt.
Big Springs Hopewell, Tyrone Mt. Airy Smith, Newnan
Brooks Hopewell, Mt. Carmel St. James,
Burks Chapel Whitesville Mt. Gilead, Hogansville
Burns Inman Sharpsburg St. Mary
Caney Head John Wesley Mt. Olive St. Paul
Carmel Jones Hill Mt. Zion Trinity
Clark Keeney Memorial New Hope Turin
Cokes chapel Korean Church, Newnan Chapel Union Springs
Corinth LaGrange Newnan First Warm Springs
Cornerstone Korean Church, Odessadale Welcome
Ebenezer Newnan Pine Mountain Wesley
Fayetteville First LaGrange First Pleasant Grove West Point
Freeman Memorial Leete Hill Powell White Plains
Greenville Long Cane Providence Whitesville
Haralson Louise Raleigh Wilson Chapel
Harmony, Franklin Lovejoy Roe Chapel Woodbury
Harmony, LaGrange Luthersville Roopville

2019 District Work Fund

Allen Lee Faith Creek Hopewell, Luthersville
Arbor Fayetteville First Whitesville Manchester
Ayres Memorial Franklin Inman Merrill Chapel
Bethany Freeman Memorial John Wesley Midway
Bethel Friendship Jones Hill Moreland
Big Springs Greenville Keeney Memorial Mountville
Brooks Haralson Korean Church, Mt. Airy
Burks Chapel Harmony, Franklin LaGrange Mt. Gilead,
Burns Harmony, LaGrange Korean Church, Sharpsburg
Caney Head Hartford Newnan Mt. Olive
Carmel Heard Wesley LaGrange First Mt. Zion
Clark Hillcrest Leete Hill New Hope
Corinth Hogansville Long Cane Newnan Chapel
Cornerstone Hopewell, Tyrone Louise Newnan First
Ebenezer Lovejoy North Fayette
Odessadale Rust Chapel St. James, Warren Temple
Peachtree City Salem Manchester Welcome
Pine Mountain Senoia St. Mary Wesley
Pleasant Grove Smith Chapel, Pine St. Paul West Point
Powell Mt. Trinity Whites Plains
Providence Smith, Newnan Turin Whitesville
Raleigh St. James, Union Chapel Wilson Chapel
Roe Chapel Hogansville Union Springs Woodbury
Roopville Warm Springs

Churches are reminded to stay current with 2020 Apportionments and District Work Fund. To
check amounts due and amounts paid, visit the Apportionments & Payments page of the
Conference Website.

Children's Ministry Think Tank

3 Dates & 3 Locations!

Sharing Ideas & Calendars

Gizmos & Gadget
Encouragement & Renewal

March 9 - Tucker
9:30 Am - 2:30 Pm
Host: Mimi Sanders
RSVP To mimi_sanders@tfumc.org

March 23 - McDonough
9:30 Am - 2:30 Pm
Host: Amy May
RSVP To amysmithmay@yahoo.com

March 30 - Canton
9:30 - 2:30
Host: Dede Reilly
RSVP To dedereilly@comcast.net
 Scouters Religious Academy (SRA)
April 18, 2020, 8:30am-3:30pm
Peachtree Road UMC
3180 Peachtree Road, Atlanta

Event: SRA - Scouters Religious Academy (teaching Boy Scout and Girl Scout
leaders how to build Duty-to-God into their Scout programs)
Date: Saturday, April 18th (8:30 am – 3:30 pm)
Location: Peachtree Rd UMC (3180 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA 30305)
Who’s Invited: Boy Scout and Girl Scout leaders of all faiths
Cost: Free
Information: Click Here
Registration: Click There
Questions: Yolanda Wareham (Course Director) – SRAcademy20@yahoo.com

The Scouters Religious Academy (SRA) teaches Scout leaders how to incorporate the Duty-to-
God aspect of Scouting into their Scout programs. The 17 courses include classes on P.R.A.Y.
(Christian Education) programs, training troop Chaplains, conducting Camping Worship services,
holding Scout Sunday services in churches, COR (Scout Coordinator) training and much
more. Scout leaders will walk away with many ideas about building Duty-to-God into their
Scout programs. Plus they will meet other dedicated Scout leaders who view Scouting as a
ministry and will learn from them as well. Thank you for your support.

UMCOR Sunday, March 22

Through United Methodist sharing, vulnerable people affected by crisis or
chronic need witness the love of Jesus Christ.

Click the link below to access information that can be used for a special offering
for UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief)

http://www.umcgiving.org/resource-articles/umcor-sunday-
pastor-and-leaders-kit
UMCOR Early Response Team Training
Winter Quarter is the season for Disaster Response training. ERT training is a hands-on class
experience. Wear comfortable clothes. The trainer will make contact prior to class by email with
any updates. ERT classes typically run from 8:30am -4:30pm. Register below for any of the
following training dates:

March 7 | Northbrook UMC / Roswell

March 7 | Greensboro FUMC, South Campus
March 14 | Peachtree City UMC
March 14 | Carrollton UMC
REGISTER

Love in Action LaGrange District United Methodist

Children’s Project
Calling all LaGrange District United Methodist Children. Inspired by the
song lyrics “If I could help somebody………” the LaGrange District Children’s
program area is asking you to create a picture illustrating how you will help
your community through one act of kindness.
You can use clip art, electronic visual graphics, magazine clippings, newspaper clippings, crayons,
markers, color pencils, color pen, and paint.
You put your vision board on an 8.5” × 11” white paper. The page layout (or the paper orientation)
can be either landscape or portrait.
After you have created your picture, you can either create a 1 to 2-minute video explanation of your
illustration or you can write one paragraph explanation.
In your explanation, ask the following question:
1. “If you could help somebody…..”, what would you do to help?

Last but not least include a cover page with the following information:
1. First and Last Name
2. Home Church Name
3. Home Church Address

The Picture will be judged on the following categories:

1. Paper Size Requirement (8.5” × 11”)
2. Cover page
3. Competition Theme (“If I could help somebody……….”)
4. Appearance, Effort, Creativity, Originality
5. Video explanation of your Picture
6. One paragraph explanation of your Picture

Deadline to submit would be Thursday, April 30th

Please email all entries to Dr. Julaunica Tigner at julaunica01@yahoo.com and if you have any
question please do not hesitate to call at 706-402-7913.

Happy Birthday to the following ministers celebrating birthdays in

March:

4 - Garrett Wallace 8 - Adam Roberts

5 - Allyson Lawrence 14 – Sungwon Nam
6 - Jimmy Hearn 25 – John Evans
8 - Jairo Gay Herb Flanders

March 5, 12, 19, 26 – Lay Servant classes at Turin UMC, 6-9pm (dinner at 5:30)
March 14 – Local Pastor Summit, Warren Temple UMC LaGrange, 10 am-2 pm
March 17 – Mission Insite Training, Cornerstone UMC Newnan, 7:00pm
March 23-25 – Cabinet Meeting
March 29 – Bishop’s Town Hall Meeting, Fayetteville First UMC, 3:30pm