Welcome to First United Methodist Church, Brunswick, GA

February 8 at noon UMW Call to Prayer and Self Denial
All ladies of the church are invited. The program is led by Dottie Brinson in the Miller Building. The luncheon is hosted by Fellowship #7.

February 11 Thursday at 6:00 Called Church Conference in the Fellowship Hall
The conference will be led by our District Superintendent, Rev. Marcia Cochran.

February 13, Saturday Parents' Night Out
All parents of the Children Ministry are invited to leave their children (K-5th) at the church from 6 - 9 p.m. to go out and enjoy an evening together. The High School students of our Youth Ministry will be providing the Childcare. All proceeds will go toward their upcoming mission trip. There will be games, dinner, and fun. The cost is $10 per child. * PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE BY WEDNESDAY FEB. 10 TO RESERVE A SPOT.* We must have a reservation!!!

February 26-28 and March 19-21 Two weekend-long Confirmation Retreats
Registration is now open! Designed for students in the 6th grade and above, the Join the Journey Confirmation Retreats will provide churches of all sizes an opportunity to connect with others through worship, study, and fellowship. They will also include large group gatherings around the church seasons and breakout sessions with topics of grace, United Methodist History, and United Methodist lingo. The entire event will compliment Cokesbury's Claim the Name curriculum. Not meant to be the only confirmation youth go through, the Confirmation Retreat should be complimentary to what a church is or will be doing. For more information about the Join the Journey Confirmation Retreats or to register your group, talk to your pastor.

February 28 Kingdom Builders Sunday in the S. GA Conference of the United Methodist Church!
    New and Revitalized Congregational Development is now the name of the movement that encompasses the original Kingdom Builders Club that goes back to the 1960s.
    Its purpose is to bring gifted leaders, called by God to churches and communities in need, to provide financial support to birth new congregations, and to revitalize declining congregations.
    In 2009, 45 congregations fell under the umbrella of this movement with an average weekly attendance of 5,500 persons. That is good news!
    KINGDOM BUILDERS contribute $15 twice each year; NEW CONGREGATION SUPPORTERS contribute $50 twice each year; Vision Promoters contribute $100 twice each year; and New Congregation Planters contribute $500 twice each years. Look for the application form in the February 15th issue of the Newsletter.

    United Methodists have had a long-standing relationship with Haiti through the Methodist Church of Haiti. The strong ties between the Methodist Church of Haiti and The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) helped in facilitating the opening of the UMCOR Haiti field office in 2005.
    Support for emergency relief efforts through UMCOR can be made to Haiti Emergency, UMCOR Advance # 418325 and sent to the Conference Administrative Services Office (PO Box 52101 / Macon, Georgia 31208). 100% of your gift will support emergency efforts.
    Read about how United Methodists are responding with prayer, aid to Haiti. Visit this link again for more information to come about how the United Methodist Church is responding to this disaster. Please continue to keep all those affected in your prayers.
    Churches are asked not to send volunteers to Haiti at this time, as this has the potential to create a personnel and safety problem. Trained United Methodist disaster response teams are already working on the ground, and when volunteers are needed in the coming weeks and months they will notify all Methodist agencies.

May 10 at 7:00 p.m. UMW General Meeting
with Fellowship #1 hosting

May 17-20 Springtime by the Sea for Older Adults
ATTENTION ALL KEENAGERS!
"When I in Awesome Wonder" is the theme for this year's event for older adults at Epworth By The Sea on St. Simons Island. Participants will visit Okefenokee, cruise Cumberland Island National Seashore, tour Fernandina Beach and hear Lee Weaver's portrayal of Peter, the Big Fisherman.  For more details visit: www.epworthbythesea.org or call 912-638-8688.

Pop Top Program

Save pop tops from aluminum cans for the Ronald McDonald House. Leave them on the table between the bathrooms on the staff wing. Collected pop tabs are recycled generating much-needed funds to support the House and the nearly 1,500 families served each year. The Ronald McDonald House was developed to provide a homelike atmosphere for families facing the stress of medical treatment for their child. Families are able to share their concerns and experiences with others facing similar circumstances.

Gifts for our Troops
Thanks for your loving response each time we collected gifts for our service men and women whose families are in our church. See the list of items and names on our prayer list and mailing list.
Let's also say thanks via the Internet. Let's continue to let all of our troops know they have our support. Visit Let's Say Thanks and pick out a thank you card which will be printed and mailed. You can't pick out who gets it. You are asked not to give your email address or other personal information. You might want to email the site's address to friends who would like to say thanks via the Internet. Read some of the expressions of appreciation by the troops.

It's not only the bar codes from Campbell's Soup labels now! See the many labels for education which are eligible to help in our church's continuing efforts to earn free items for Vasti Children's Home. Trim the label and deposit only the Clip and Redeem Coupon in the attractive Campbell's Soup Container across from the pastor's study.

When is revival over?
Revival is never completed if we place Christ first in our lives;
if we continue to share Christ with others;
if we continue to pray for our church leaders and our church programs;
if our leaders, teachers, and workers take their responsibilities seriously as a direct commission from God;
if we preform our responsibilities seriously and faithfully;
if we approach our church work with renewed enthusiasm and commitment.

With your help, we can continue to make the site an invitation for visitors and a handy reference for members. Much of the information on the site is from the newsletter and the bulletin, but emails to the site designer about events in the near and distant future are welcome.