First United Methodist Church - 422 Church Street - Grapevine, TX 76051 - 817-481-2559 - www.firstmethodistgrapevine.org/ryf

What an awesome weekend!  In spite of the rain, we had 168 at Family Night with Dan Wetzel, and 165 at the Revival Night and Pot Luck Dessert!  Sunday morning was great fun, with 955 in worship and a fabulous lunch for 630 in the big tent. Camp Faith had 75 kids in attendance! 

Visit the website for more pictures from the weekend...

If you missed Sunday morning, you can watch it online!

Commitments

In the coming weeks, we will continue to receive commitment cards from many of you.  If you have not yet turned in your commitment, you may still do so online, in the church office, via postal mail, or in the offering plate on Sunday morning.  Our goal is to have every card in before Celebration Sunday, March 19.  Even if you cannot make a financial commitment at this time, we ask that you sign a card committing to pray for our church during this exciting time!

Mexico Mission As we've mentioned in previous newsletters, our tithe to mission work from the Rekindle Your Faith campaign will allow us to reach out to our local community through GRACE and to reach across the ocean to Africa.  Our third mission project will reach to our neighbors to the south in Mexico.  We will be partnering to build a church in Mexico!  Watch for more information about how you can be involved coming soon!

Celebration Sunday Set For March 19

Mark your calendars: On Sunday, March, 19, we will announce the final commitment total for Rekindle Your Faith and celebrate God’s movement within our church and our lives.  On Celebration Sunday, we'd like for each family to come prepared to give at least one week’s worth of your three-year commitment.  The more that we gather on that Celebration Sunday, the more quickly our church can move into greater mission and plans.  Individually, and as a church body, Celebration Sunday is the formal beginning of our renewed understanding of giving—its purpose and power—and the privilege we have to respond to God’s infinite love.

Follow-Up Begins

For the next three years, a dedicated team of men and women will officially function as “keepers of the program” on a calendar of specific Rekindle Your Faith follow-up activities. As we enter a three-year period of faithfully keeping our commitments, you will receive monthly announcements during our morning worship services, testimonials, newsletter reports, recognition of program anniversaries, new-member enlistment activities, and quarterly statements about our church-wide progress.  Throughout the 36 months, the Rekindle Your Faith Follow-Up Team, led by Walt Milner, will also report monthly and meet quarterly to monitor progress with RSI, our stewardship consulting firm.

Questions & Answers

Question:  When does the giving begin?

Answer:  In March.  If you signed up for auto-debit, your first gift will be deducted on March 17.  If you would like to sign up for auto-debit, please contact Trudy (817-481-2559 x150).

Question:  Can I give stock?
Answer:  Of course.  Please contact Trudy (817-481-2559 x150) to obtain the needed transfer information.

Question:  I wasn't there on Sunday.  What do I do with my commitment card?

Answer:  You can turn it in to the church office, place it in the offering plate, mail it in the return mail envelope you received with your card, or you can fill out your commitment online.

Question:  How can I get a copy of Sunday's worship service?

Answer:  You can watch it online in the video archives, or you can place a CD or DVD request at the Welcome Center in the sanctuary foyer the next time you're in worship.

If you have further questions that have not yet been answered, please e-mail Trudy Hughes, O.C. Hailey or Steve Palla!

Rekindle Your Faith Coin Contest

Hey kids! Remember to keep collecting your coins and bring them to church with you this Sunday, March 5. Let's see who can raise the most money!! The winning class will get prizes and donuts. We'll be doing the final count this Sunday, so make the most of this week! The Prize will be awarded to the winning class on March 19. 

We Appreciate You!

We'd like to thank all of you who made the Rekindle Your Faith weekend such a huge success!  It's impossible to identify each person by name, but we'd like to extend our thanks to all of the following... 

For Family Night with Dan Wetzel... the KidsTown Special Event team would like to thank Project Passion for supporting this event and for all the volunteers who helped set up and clean up.

For Revival Night and the Pot Luck Dessert... we'd like to thank the Circuit Riders for ushering and Surrender, Fishers of Men and Quartet, Peggy Graff, Mary Louise Spangler, Rick Mang and Wren and Jill Robinson for the outstanding music.  Special thanks to Lisa Palla, Dawn Treese and their team of volunteers for coordinating the Pot Luck Dessert.

For Sunday's lunch... thanks to Dawn Treese and the Hospitality Team for taking reservations, the Youth for serving lunch and cleaning up, and all of the volunteers who helped plan, decorate, and move chairs and tables into the tent and back out again!  Thanks to the church staff, Lonnie and company for everything they do!

For Camp Faith... thanks to the Iron Men who cooked the hot dogs, to the many adult volunteers who served in so many ways, and the youth for helping out!

Thanks Again!

- Lisa Palla, Family Night Coordinator

- Julie Croft and Terri Lane, Children's Event Coordinators

- Debbie and Doug Price and Rick and Sue Schultz, Special Event Coordinators

Coming Events

Celebration Sunday - March 19

Leadership Team

First United Methodist Church - 422 Church Street - Grapevine, TX 76051 - 817-481-2559 - www.firstmethodistgrapevine.org/ryf