Epworth United Methodist Church

Join us for another Solar Success Story!

Our next Solar Success Story comes from Epworth United Methodist Church in Durham where they embarked on a journey to install 219 solar panels on their church! These panels now generate renewable energy, reducing their reliance on fossil fuels and significantly decreasing their electricity costs. Learn more about this story here: https://ncipl.org/epworth-united-methodist-church/

Submit your own success story here: https://ncipl.org/share-your-solar-story/
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Epworth United Methodist Church

Thank you for your school supply donations!
You equipped many Hope Valley Elementary students with much-needed supplies for the new school year. Thank you for your generosity!

Hey Epworth Family! Do you want to help support our youth group? Do you want to get to know them and fellowship with them? Provide a meal! We would love for you to talk to Pastor Eric and sign up to bring a meal for youth!

Here's your friendly reminder that we are doing a combined summer Sunday school class every week until our Kick Off in September. We would love to have you spend time in fellowship, learning, and discussion between services next Sunday!

There are two opportunities to see "Bad Faith" in the coming weeks. The first is with one of our partner churches, Mt. Level on August 3rd at 10:30 am. Epworth will also be hosting a showing on September 15th at 3pm! We hope you come to watch, learn, and discuss!

Today the youth met our new Associate Pastor, Eric; and he and the counselors taught them about sustainability. They discussed different types of sustainability that we do as a church and individuals, as well as how to increase our sustainability. They ended the lesson by creating grocery bags out of thrifted T-shirts to limit their use of single use plastic bags.

Join us tomorrow for worship!
Contemporary in person at 9am.
Summer Sunday School 10am-10:45am
Traditional in person and online at 11am.
Here is the link for the live stream!
https://youtube.com/live/YQ9bsmcZWT4?feature=share

Let's go out to the ballgame! We will be attending the August 18th Durham Bulls game against the Nashville Sounds. Buy your tickets on Epworth's Realm. For more information, contact Pastor Eric!

We'd love for you to join us tonight for games, snacks, fun, and fellowship! Feel free to bring your favorite games and snacks! We will have game options for all ages, so bring your young ones who like board games!

We have been challenged to have a plastic-free July! Here are six steps you can take on your plastic-free journey this month and in the coming months so we can work towards a plastic-free future and care for God's creation.
1. Join the Plastic Free July challenge, and follow Plastic Free July on Instagram for daily tips on plastic reduction.
2. The ReCollective, and Circular Triangle, Toward Zero Waste Check out other local groups with a focus on waste reduction like Mindful Merchant, and Part & Parcel, Fillaree
3. Shop at package-free stores like that could significantly reduce plastic litter rates in NC!
4. Reach out to your favorite local businesses and ask them to stop or reduce their use of disposable plastics.
5. Sign the Litter Reduction Act Petition that that blocks local municipalities from establishing ordinances to reduce single-use plastics!
6. Even better, reach out to your state representatives to express your disappointment over the recent passing of a provision in House Bill 259

For more information go to PlasticFreeJuly.org or KeepDurhamBeautiful.org

VBS is coming sooner than you think! Be sure to register your kids online! Here's a link!
http://www.epworth-umc.org/education/children/

We need volunteers to provide meals for our youth group meetings on Sundays! If you are interested, please contact Pastor Eric!

Yesterday we welcomed Pastor Eric Prenshaw, his wife Carley, and their two daughters into our church. We are looking forward to what God will do through Pastor Eric's ministry at Epworth UMC.

Join us tomorrow for worship!
9:00am- Contemporary Service (in person)
10:00-10:45am- Summer Sunday School
11:00am- Traditional Service (in person & online)
Here is the link for the 11am service!
https://youtube.com/live/Ge0EMV8OcsU?feature=share

VBS is almost here! Be sure to register your 3year old's - rising fifth graders for this fun day! Also, please feel welcomed to invite friends and neighbors to VBS! You can register here.
www.epworth-umc.org/children

This summer, our youth are doing "Service Sundays" where they learn about different areas of service the church does. This week they learned about food scarcity and our work with Urban Ministries. They formed three teams, went to a grocery store, and were were challenged to shop with $20 per team. They had so much fun and learned about important things like budgeting, food scarcity, WIC, and SNAP. All of the groceries were non-perishables that will be donated to urban ministries.

Please join us in welcoming Pastor Eric Prenshaw and his family at the ice cream social immediately following our 11 am. service.

Our United Women in Faith Chapter has organized our 2024 Christmas boxes project. Boxes and instructions for filling them are available on the table in the Farthex. Boxes need to be completed and returned to Epworth by July 21st! If you want to learn more about Project AGAPE Armenia click the link below!
https://nccumc.org/outreach/project-agape/

Join us tomorrow for worship!
Contemporary in person at 9am.
Summer Sunday School 10am-10:45am
Traditional in person and online at 11am.
Here is the link for the live stream
https://youtube.com/live/QKGBGj69gTY?feature=share

This is a recent post from Reconciling Ministries Network. Every Friday we will share a RMN post or resource to show our support for the marginalized.

Come join us for our Summer Sunday school class every week from 10:00-10:45am in the fellowship hall!

Hope Valley Elementary is transitioning to year-round school. Let's help them get the school supplies they need for this new year!

Epworth has commercial compost bins. All these items and more are compostable. For a full list, contact the creation care team! Let's care for God's creation together!

We had a great turnout for Pride Sunday! We got to celebrate our q***r siblings in Christ and spent time in fellowship. Thank you to the LGBTQ subcommittee and UMM for setting up the potluck after the service.

Join us tomorrow for one combined worship service at 10am!
Potluck lunch to follow the service.
Livestream at 10am at the link below:
https://youtube.com/live/t-i5SMGbsvg?feature=share