Bethany United Methodist Church

Volunteer Opportunities

January 13, 2019 By ClioBethany

If you’d like to get involved, there are several needs right now for volunteers. Here’s a list of ways to get involved and make a difference!

Sunday School Teacher & Helpers Needed for early elementary class. Would you be interested and willing to teach every other Sunday? Would you be will to welcome children into a wonderful curriculum based on living our faith as families through the diversity of the Deep Blue Bible characters? Would you be willing to assist another teacher every other week? Then we need YOU! Please see Pastor Cathi or Diane Westling if you have questions or feel called to step up to this important ministry.
If you are interested in preparing a meal for about 60 people during Wednesday Night Live, please see Marc Middleton. You can choose the meal, we’ll purchase the ingredients and supply the kitchen, you show up to prep & cook the meal before our 5:45 community dinner.
Marc is looking for willing volunteers to lead the youth activities class on Wednesday evenings. He has curriculum that can be used or you can share something you are passionate about with the youth. See Marc with any ideas or just to offer to lend a hand. He can use leaders and also helpers.
Elizabeth could use some web ministry teammates. If you would be interested in posting updates here on this blog and also on our Facebook page and in our Facebook group, please leave a comment here or see Elizabeth Whiting at church. If you have a computer with internet connection and are able to compose an email, Elizabeth can train you to help with the website! If you are interested in learning more about web design and maintenance she is willing to teach you as much or as little as you might like. If we can get a group together to do the updates and maintain the site it would really flourish.

There is also always a need for more door greeters, ushers, nursery attendants on Sundays. If you are interested in getting involved with worship in any of those capacities, leave a comment here with your name and the right people will get in touch with you.

Welcome to C.O.R.E

January 13, 2019 By ClioBethany

What’s C.O.R.E? (Bethany UMC’s Youth)

C.O.R.E is our Youth Program for all 5th – 12th graders open to our church youth and to the Clio Community. Our goal is to help our youth build a relationship with Jesus Christ and to be able to live fully-filled spiritual life.

What can you do at C.O.R.E?

We have three rooms that are accessible to the youth during our C.O.R.E meetings.

Recreation Room
- We have a ping pong table, a pool table, a dartboard, a foosball table and an air hockey table.
Projector Room
- We recently purchased a Nintendo Switch that our youth can use during their free time.
Computer Room
- We have 4 computers available for our youth to be able to work on their homework or play games/listen to music during their free time.
- We have a small library that includes some Christian fiction books and some self help books that can help teens with anxiety, self esteem, etc.
- WE have a Wii, XBox 360, and board games as well
- This is also the area where they can work on their homework if they have any.

How are the C.O.R.E. meetings set-up?

2:45pm – 3:15pm: Wind Down Time – Projector Room
- We will be starting to set aside some time for the youth to talk about their day, be able to speak some things on their mind in a safe environment, and just get a chance to unwind after a long and tough day at school.
3:15pm – 3:45pm: Homework Time – Classroom 2/Computer Room
- Any of our youth that have homework can work on it during this time. If they don’t need a computer, they will go to classroom 2 for a quiet environment to be able to work on it. If they need a computer, they will go to the computer room.
- At 3:30pm we will check with the youth that are working on homework and see how they are doing. If they are doing well and finishing up, they can go to the basement to have free time, if they need more time they can work until 3:45pm.
3:15pm – 3:45pm – Free Time Youth Areas
- Our youth that have no homework to won have this time to relax and unwind in the Projector Room or Recreation Room.
3:45pm – 4:30pm – Lesson Time & Announcements
- Our high schoolers will meet in the prayer room to have a discussion based lesson about the study we are working on (2018-2019 it is Adam Hamilton’s book Unafraid)
- Our junior high schoolers will meet in Classroom 3 for an interactive-based lesson with activities, games, bible reading and much more.

Listen Now! Stewardship Campaign Sermons Posted

January 12, 2019 By ClioBethany

It’s a little late but the 3 part sermon series from October, Seeds of Faith, Flowers of Hope: The Dandelion is now posted. Listen to all 3.

Here’s the order:

Click the Image to go to the sermon series page

2019 New Bloggers

January 10, 2019 By Marc Middleton

Here are some things that happened to our youth in 2018:

Zachary P.: “Yay! I made friends.”

Jackson P.: “I learned some new things about God, Jesus, music, and stuff.”

Aiden R.: “I learned that Peeps that are like two months old are healthy for you.”

Kenny S.: “I learned how to spot grammar mistakes really easily…*hint* *hint* teacher ”

~~Marc M.: “I have been so impressed to see a lot of new faces from the start in September 2018. We’ve had 6 new faces join us since then. I can wait to see what 2019 has in store for the Bethany Youth!”

2018 Community Thanksgiving Dinner

November 18, 2018 By ClioBethany

Please come and join us for a delicious, traditional, Thanksgiving feast on November 22nd from 12pm to 3pm. Please share with all that you know. If you have to work on Thanksgiving, leave the cooking to us and just enjoy your time with your family. If you find yourself alone on Thanksgiving day, our family is your family. There is a place set for you at this table! You’re welcome to come in and pick-up a take-out meal if you need too. Come & Eat!

Volunteer Opportunities