Youth Worship — Sunday, Feb. 1
10 a.m. • Room 200
Guest Speakers: Matt Cochran and Sarah Clark
This week we’re excited to welcome two guest speakers—former PUMC youth members Matt Cochran and Sarah Clark! Matt and Sarah will share stories from their time in our youth group and from the many mission trips they’ve been part of, both in the U.S. and abroad. They’ve been deeply involved in missions and other events, and we’re looking forward to a great, honest conversation. Join us for a meaningful night of stories and discussion!

Serve with the Homeless Ministry

We need two youth volunteers to serve on the first Monday of each month.
The next open date is February 2. Additional future dates are available—grab a friend and sign up in the youth room

Mission Trip 2026

We’re heading to Cleveland, Ohio, June 7–13, 2026!
Pre-register to save your spot and let Brandon know if you have questions.

College Connection

Do you have a college-age sibling or post-high school friend PUMC could support? Email Pastor Abby at alietz@pumc.org with their name, contact info, and school/major/graduation year or workplace and job title. We’re forming care teams and care packages to encourage young adults in the year ahead.

Looking Ahead

• June 7–13, 2026 — Mission Trip Cleveland, Ohio. Meaningful service, deep friendships, and growing closer to God—don’t forget to pre-register.

Questions? Contact Brandon at brdenman@pumc.org.

Youth Worship — Sunday, Feb. 1
10 a.m. • Room 200
When The Label Falls Off
When life hits hard, it can feel like the ground won’t stop moving—grades, drama, pressure, and loss all piling up at once. This week, we’re talking about what it really means to feel shaken and where we run when things get heavy. Psalm 125 reminds us that trusting God doesn’t make the storm disappear, but it gives us solid ground to stand on when everything else wobbles.
Read Ahead: 1 Samuel 17:38–40

Serve with the Homeless Ministry

We need two youth volunteers to serve on the first Monday of each month.
The next open date is February 2. Additional future dates are available—grab a friend and sign up in the youth room

Mission Trip 2026

We’re heading to Cleveland, Ohio, June 7–13, 2026!
Pre-register to save your spot and let Brandon know if you have questions.

College Connection

Do you have a college-age sibling or post-high school friend PUMC could support? Email Pastor Abby at alietz@pumc.org with their name, contact info, and school/major/graduation year or workplace and job title. We’re forming care teams and care packages to encourage young adults in the year ahead.

Looking Ahead

• June 7–13, 2026 — Mission Trip Cleveland, Ohio. Meaningful service, deep friendships, and growing closer to God—don’t forget to pre-register.

Questions? Contact Brandon at brdenman@pumc.org.

Join us for the Life Together Lenten Breakfast Series as we journey through the season of Lent in community. Each gathering offers time to share a meal, worship together, and reflect on the sacrifice and love of Jesus Christ as we prepare our hearts for the joy of Resurrection Sunday.

The series begins on February 21 at Plainfield UMC. From there, we will continue gathering on February 28 at Avon UMC, March 7 at Mt. Olive UMC, March 14 at West Newton UMC, March 21 at Bridgeport UMC, and March 28 at Pittsboro UMC.

Each morning gathering is an invitation to slow down, seek God’s presence, deepen our prayer lives, and connect more fully with others in our faith community. While the locations change, the purpose remains the same: to walk the Lenten journey together around the table.

All are welcome, and we hope you will join us for this season of nourishment for both body and spirit.
For questions or additional details, please contact Pastor Ken Loudenback at kloudenback@pumc.org

This Lent, we invite the whole church into a shared discipleship journey through Fight Like Jesus: How Jesus Waged Peace Throughout Holy Week by Jason Porterfield. The book guides us through Jesus’ final week, inviting us to see Holy Week not only as suffering endured, but as a purposeful way of waging peace in the face of injustice, conflict, and fear.

That vision feels especially timely in a cultural moment marked by division and anxiety. As followers of Jesus, we are called to a different way—one shaped by grace, courage, compassion, and reconciliation. Lent reminds us that real transformation begins in the heart, and this study helps form us to “fight” like Jesus in our relationships, our community, and our daily lives.

Throughout the season, several groups will engage the book together, including the Tuesday Morning Prayer Group, Friday Morning Bible Study, Cornerstone (Thursdays, 6:30–8:00 p.m.), and Sunday School classes. Everyone in the congregation is encouraged to read along, whether or not you participate in a group.

Getting the book

Fight Like Jesus: How Jesus Waged Peace Throughout Holy Week
Jason Porterfield | Herald Press (2022)
ISBN: 978-1513809342

• ChristianBook: pumc.link/cx3
• Amazon (print, Kindle, Audible): pumc.link/vng
• Cokesbury: pumc.link/rna

Ways to Get Involved

Read the book on your own or with others, join one of the weekly groups for reflection and conversation, and engage in worship where preaching and reflection questions will connect with the study. Most of all, invite others to read along and walk this Lenten journey together.

Immigrants to the U.S. are often fleeing war, economic scarcity, persecution, the effects of globalization – the list goes on.

Some come as refugees with a status of asylum-seeking approved before they arrive. Others arrive as migrants, following seasonal job opportunities. Those arriving with no legal documentation are not often doing so to get away with something, but because they have no better alternative to avoid violence, war, oppression, death and the lack of options at home for their children’s health and safety. They want a better life, the life Jesus says he came to provide! There is no doubt need for good immigration reform in the U.S. but we are also called to love our neighbors and welcome the strangers among us.

The INUMC is working to help churches respond to the current immigration crisis our country faces and to express our compassion for those suffering while advocating for immigrant rights as they face family separation, life disruption and the possibility of detention and deportation. Please avail yourselves of the opportunities as you are moved and called.

Youth Worship — Sunday, Jan. 25
10 a.m. • Room 200
When The Label Falls Off
When life hits hard, it can feel like the ground won’t stop moving—grades, drama, pressure, and loss all piling up at once. This week, we’re talking about what it really means to feel shaken and where we run when things get heavy. Psalm 125 reminds us that trusting God doesn’t make the storm disappear, but it gives us solid ground to stand on when everything else wobbles.
Read Ahead: 1 Samuel 17:38–40

Serve with the Homeless Ministry

We need two youth volunteers to serve on the first Monday of each month.
The next open date is February 2. Additional future dates are available—grab a friend and sign up in the youth room

Mission Trip 2026

We’re heading to Cleveland, Ohio, June 7–13, 2026!
Pre-register to save your spot and let Brandon know if you have questions.

College Connection

Do you have a college-age sibling or post-high school friend PUMC could support? Email Pastor Abby at alietz@pumc.org with their name, contact info, and school/major/graduation year or workplace and job title. We’re forming care teams and care packages to encourage young adults in the year ahead.

Looking Ahead

• June 7–13, 2026 — Mission Trip Cleveland, Ohio. Meaningful service, deep friendships, and growing closer to God—don’t forget to pre-register.

Questions? Contact Brandon at brdenman@pumc.org.

With cold weather here, we’re collecting candle wax to make another batch of can candles for our neighbors experiencing homelessness. These candles provide warmth, light, and a tangible reminder that someone cares.

All types of candles are welcome—pillars, tapers, votives, and more. We’ll melt them down and pour the wax into recycled steel cans. Thanks to your generosity, over 1750 candles have already been shared through our Homeless Mission on weekly outreach trips.

A donation box is available on the shelves in the Donation Depot.

Questions?

Contact Rebecca Blackwelder at rblackwelder@pumc.org.
Thank you for helping bring warmth and light where it’s needed most.

Families are invited to a sweet and simple celebration at our Valentine’s Dance on February 10 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. This special evening is designed for kids and their parents to enjoy time together through music, movement, and fun.

A live DJ will provide upbeat, family-friendly music, and there will be snacks to enjoy throughout the night. Whether your child loves to dance or just wants to move and laugh with friends, this is a relaxed, welcoming space for all families.

Admission is free with a donation of canned fruit, which will be shared with families in need in our community. Your donation helps extend the joy of the evening beyond the dance floor.

Come make memories, celebrate love, and enjoy a fun night out together—no tickets, no pressure, just family fun and generosity.

Lead Pastor David Neuen will host a 30-minute welcome meeting on Sunday, February 1, at 11:15 a.m. in the Worship Annex, immediately following worship. You’ll hear the story of PUMC, learn our mission, vision, and values, and have time for questions.

Take the next step.

Join us and discover how you can connect, belong, and grow at PUMC.

Sign up at pumc.link/dxt. Registration is not required, but it helps us prepare.

Youth Worship — Sunday, Dec. 28
10 a.m. • Room 200
Unshakable
When life hits hard, it can feel like the ground won’t stop moving—grades, drama, pressure, and loss all piling up at once. This week, we’re talking about what it really means to feel shaken and where we run when things get heavy. Psalm 125 reminds us that trusting God doesn’t make the storm disappear, but it gives us solid ground to stand on when everything else wobbles.
Read Ahead: Psalm 125:1–2

Serve with the Homeless Ministry

We need two youth volunteers to serve on the first Monday of each month.
The next open date is February 2. Additional future dates are available—grab a friend and sign up in the youth room

Mission Trip 2026

We’re heading to Cleveland, Ohio, June 7–13, 2026!
Pre-register to save your spot and let Brandon know if you have questions.

College Connection

Do you have a college-age sibling or post-high school friend PUMC could support? Email Pastor Abby at alietz@pumc.org with their name, contact info, and school/major/graduation year or workplace and job title. We’re forming care teams and care packages to encourage young adults in the year ahead.

Looking Ahead

• January 19 — MLK Jr. Day | Lunch & Games | 12 p.m. School’s out, so join us for a relaxed afternoon of food, games, and hanging out together. Bring a friend.
• June 7–13, 2026 — Mission Trip Cleveland, Ohio. Meaningful service, deep friendships, and growing closer to God—don’t forget to pre-register.

Questions? Contact Brandon at brdenman@pumc.org.