Stephen Glover, a native of Indiana, attended the Jordan College of Music at Butler University, earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance. After that, he joined the Butler music faculty, teaching piano, music theory, keyboard harmony, and coaching accompanists. Stephen has performed extensively in solo recitals and chamber music concerts in the Indianapolis area. He has also appeared with the Butler Symphony and Carmel Symphony Orchestras. Before coming to Plainfield, Stephen served as pianist and accompanist for five years at Yorkshire UMC in York, Pennsylvania.
Lead Pastor Charlie Wilfong is hosting a thirty-minute meeting August 20, at 11:15 a.m. in the Worship Annex following worship. We will introduce PUMC, its mission, vision, and values. There will also be a brief Question and Answer time.
PUMC engages in dozens of missions projects that assist those in need and messages of God’s Good News both around the corner and worldwide. Glory to God! You support those projects through generous financial gifts, gifts in kind through various supplies, and hands-on service. Thank you!
When you provide an undesignated gift to PUMC missions, mark it “Missions in the memo.” When you do, the Missions Committee will prayerfully distribute those undesignated missions gifts to projects beyond our operations with timely needs and priorities.
Join us for Youth Sunday on August 6, 2023, at 10:00 am in the Worship Annex
It’s going to be an awesome time of worship and celebration, so be sure to mark your calendars and invite your friends and family. Let’s come together as a community to support our youth and lift them up in prayer. See you there!
This week, we highlight the Basic Ministry Budget.
The operating budget for Plainfield United Methodist Church is more than line items on a spreadsheet. It’s a story of love in action. PUMC uses gifts to the budget to show God’s BIG Love and help others grow in faith.
Out of every dollar you generously give to support the Basic Ministry Budget, 15 cents of it supports Service to Others.
Service: $155,002
Service is one of PUMC’s core values, and our congregation is motivated by God’s BIG Love to be the hands and feet for countless outreach initiatives in Plainfield, Hendricks County, and around the globe. It starts in our own backyard with programs like Monday Night Homeless Ministry, Second & Last Saturday Lunch, and the Family Assistance Fund. Support extends to local organizations like Family Promise of Hendricks County, St. Mark’s Food Pantry, and Sheltering Wings, and it culminates in adult and youth mission trips throughout the year. Proceeds from PUMC’s annual Fish Fry support ongoing outreach and mission efforts.
Thank you for supporting Service to Others here at PUMC!
Total 2023 Basic Ministry Budget: $1,033,349
For more information about the PUMC Basic Ministry Budget and the Narrative Budget, see the January or February Circuit Rider or check out pumc.link/2023NB.
What’s a Communion Steward? These are folks willing to set up and clean up Holy Communion each month or help serve communion during worship. We are bringing back this practice involving the larger congregation in our communal worship as we all seek to use our gifts to enhance our shared experience in the body of faith. You need no prior training to participate; this is not a lifelong commitment! We believe it is a way to express our faith in and love for God and each other, and so we invite you to prayerfully consider serving in this way if you feel so called.
Those interested will have a brief orientation meeting to be scheduled later. If you are interested, please email Pastor Abby at alietz@pumc.org. Thank you for considering this act of service and love!
Do you have a wooden rocking chair that you no longer use? NewDay Praise is in need of some rockin’ seating for parents with infants or small children. If you’re interested and willing to donate a rocking chair in good working condition, please email Pastor Abby at alietz@pumc.org. Thank you so much!
LSL will NOT be providing lunch on Saturday, July 29th, due to Plainfield UMC’s 79th annual Fish Fry. We hope you can join us for lunch or dinner. We will resume providing lunch on the last Saturday in August.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mary Ann Hamilton at m.a.hamilton2@gmail.com.
Plainfield UMC’s men, young men, and guests gather at the church on the third Saturday of the month at 8:30 a.m. for food and fellowship.
We meet in Clayton Hall/Worship Annex. Bring an empty stomach, a friend, and your Bible! Be ready to be nourished through delicious food and the word of God! Hope to see you there!
Volunteer sign-ups begin TODAY (July 2) for the 2023 Fish Fry in the Main Lobby. If you don’t know your schedule for July 28 & 29 right now, sign-ups will continue July 9, 16, and 23. Stop at the tables and find a place to serve!
PUMC’s Annual Community Fish Fry is one of the most significant outreach events of the year. We welcome thousands of neighbors and friends and serve tons of food. The profits from the fish fry support missions near and far. Scout troops, youth groups, the Missions Committee, and others benefit from volunteering for this event. We are proud of the volunteers each year who participate by baking desserts, frying fish, serving the main line, and so much more.
From humble beginnings of welcoming home troops from WWII, the entire Plainfield community has embraced this annual event. Please plan on enjoying the excellent food and hospitality with us at this year’s fish fry.
Get Your Fish Fry Merch Today!
You can get your official PUMC Fish Fry Merch at www.pumc.org/fish-fry-merch. There are many new & different styles and colors of shirts and other fun stuff this year. All profits go to help support missions near and far.
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