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See the church newsletter, The Outlook, for more frequently updated announcements.
"Welsey" starring Burgess Jenkins as John Wesley will show at the historic Fox Theater in downtown Bakersfield on June 13th at 7 PM. Carrie Anne Hunt who plays Sophy Hopkey and Bill Obserst, Jr. who plays Peter Boehler in "Wesley" will make special appearances and there will be Q&A with them and Dr. Richard Thompson after the show. Another newsworthy item is that Bakersfield is the FIRST screening in California. The film draws its material from the private journals of John and Charles Wesley. These two brothers transformed England with their ministries to the poor and outcast and created a movement that would lay the groundwork for the eventual abolition of slavery.
For more information, reviews and trailers, go to the "Wesley the Movie" website.
Wesley UMC began serving free dinners (donations accepted) to the community and church members every Wednesday evening starting in April 2009. At first the majority of people served were church members but now a majority of people are from the surrounding community and the number served continues to grow. The free will offering taken every meal used to cover expenses but now we could use some extra help. If you can help financially or by lending a hand, we and the people we serve would sure appreciate it! We need help in dinner preparations, serving the meals, greeting people and cleaning up (especially washing dishes).
Dinners are served in The Gathering Place from 5 to 6:30 PM. Dinner preparations usually begin around 4 PM and cleanup runs to about 7:30 PM. Donations of time or money are needed for this needed ministry. Call the church office, 661-871-3030 to volunteer or to get further information.
Powered by the Holy Spirit, 'Rethink Church' serves as a catalyst that moves the denomination, and those we hope to reach, into dialogue -- and ultimately, into transformative, collaborative action. What if church were a verb? What would it look like? Go to "RethinkChurch.org" for more about changes underway in the United Methodist Church.
Our church's United Methodist Committee On Relief
(UMCOR) and United Methodist Volunteers In Mission (UMVIM) are
the two best avenues for us to help those affected by the several
recent natural disasters. UMCOR is among the first groups to arrive
in a disaster area and among the last to leave after
several
years of work. To
join a UMVIM team, or create another UMVIM team, contact
Susan King, at:
United Methodist Conference Center
1276 Halyard Dr.
West Sacramento, CA 95691
(916) 374-1582 or (916) 374-1525
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