Working for Christ in the Upper Adams Community

WELCOME TO THE UPPER ADAMS UNITED METHODIST PARISH


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Last Modified: March 8, 2010

The Upper Adams United Methodist Parish (UAUMP) is a group of 6 churches located between 7 and 14 miles north of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. We began our work of forming a parish in 1992 and finalized the covenant in 1996.

Our worship and church school times are:

Church School and Worship Times
PARISH CHURCHES SUNDAY WORSHIP CHURCH SCHOOL

Bendersville

9:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

Centenary

Spanish Church Service

9:30 a.m.

1:00 p.m.

10:45 a.m.

 

Cline's

Note: Cline's Church was closed in October 2008,

and the building was sold to the Knouse Foods Corp in early 2009

We will still maintain the link because of the historical value and

feature's of the Cline's Church building.

Idaville

8:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

Mt. Calvary

9:45 a.m.

8:45 a.m.

Mt. Tabor

10:15 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

Wenksville

8:00 a.m. & 10:15 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

Click on the Church Name to view more information about the individual Churches.

Up coming Events

Vacation Bible Schools: 2010
CHURCH

THEME

DATE & TIMES
Mt. Tabor  

To be announced

Bendersville Gospel Light, Son Quest, Rain Forest

"Follow Jesus on a Life Changing Adventure"

July 19 - 23 Times: 6:30 - 8:45 p.m.

Closing Program July 25

Centenary   To be announced

 

16th Annual Oakside Summer Gospel Concert Series

2010 Schedule to be supplied when finalized - At Oakside Park 6:30 -8:30 p.m. – Rain or Shine In case of rain the Concert will be held at Centenary U.M. Church North Main Street Biglerville, PA

Group

DATE
The Kings Messengers June
Eastern Gate

June

Hagan's Family Ministries June
Guilford Station Boys July
New Life Trio w/Ron Reynolds July
The Gospel Travelers July
Chapter VII July

Upper Adams United Methodist Parish is a group of six churches working together to be in effective ministry in Upper Adams and the world. The parish is designed to strengthen each congregation and allow us to be in ministries our individual churches could not do as effectively by themselves while allowing each congregation to be in the ministries each is called to do independently.

Each summer during the last two Sundays of June and the five Sundays of July we sponsor a concert series in the Amphitheatre located at Oakside Park which is on PA Route 394 a mile East of Biglerville. Seven different Christian musical groups present an evening (Starting at 6:30 p.m.) of music in the great outdoors. A free-will offering is taken to pay the group and help support local charities. Our concerts begin this year on Sunday, June 11th and runs through Sunday, July 23rd, 2006. The concerts are held rain or shine. In case of rain, the concerts are held at Centenary UMC, 99 North Main Street, Biglerville, 1 block north of the traffice light on PA Route 34 (on the right hand side of the road) just before the Upper Adams High School.

Other activities of the UAUMP include a Lenten series with a light meal on the seven Wednesdays of Lent beginning on Ash Wednesday February 9th . Our evening begins at 6:00 p.m. with a light fellowship meal provided by the host church. The meal is followed with our Lenten Worship Service at 7:00 p.m. You may come for either or both.

PARISH LENTEN SERVICE 2010 SCHEDULE

Fellowship Meal at 6:00 p.m. - Worship Service at 7:00 p.m.

February 17 - Bendersville March 10 - Idaville
February 24 - Centenary March 17 - Mt. Tabor
March 3 - Mt. Calvary March 24 - Wenksville
 

Our Parish Christmas Cantata is held on the second Sunday of December at 10:30 a.m. at Wenksville UMC and 7:00 p.m. at Centenary UMC.

We offer a food pantry for those who need assistance with food and personal care items. The food pantry is open every Monday from 6:00 p.m. through 7:30 p.m. located in the Centenary UMC in Biglerville, PA. People may receive food in an emergency by calling 677-7567.

We have family camping weekends as well as adult and youth retreats. On these weekends we gather at a camp ground on Friday evening as we are able to get there and are assigned to teams. Each team has responsibility for devotions and work together on our weekend theme projects. We have a bonfire and roast hotdogs and marshmallows each evening, followed by devotions. Saturday morning we have breakfast on our own and group devotions at 9:00 a.m. The day is spent working on our projects, playing, walking, napping, swimming, and personal time until 4:00 p.m. when we begin to gather for our community covered dish meal and evening events. Sunday morning we have a community breakfast and after cleaning up, we have our worship service at 10:00 a.m. For more information

You may meet our pastors of the Upper Adams United Methodist Parish on their individual pages: Rev. James R. Speelman, Parish Director, pastor of Bendersville and Wenksville. Pastor Jim's email address is: jim1987@localnet.com    Rev. Matthew Loyer is the pastor of Centenary and the Spanish Ministry.  Rev. William Stelger, pastor of Idaville and Mt. Tabor. Pastor Bill's e-mail address is: pastorbills@hotmail.com  And Wayne Galloway, Lay Leader of Mt. Calvary.

Our parish offers a FREE hot or cold Before School Breakfast each day of the school year to all students who walk or drive to school. This is at Centenary UMC from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.

Visit the Chambersburg District page to meet our District Superintendent Tim Baer.

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