REHOBETH UMCLOVETTSVILLE, VAWINCHESTER DISTRICT

BISHOP: REV. SHARMA D. LEWIS

DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT: REV. STEVEN J. SUMMERS

PASTOR: REV. MICHELLE KIM

REHOBETH MEC WAS FORMED IN 1789. LAND WAS PURCHASED FOR A PENNY ON AUGUST 14, 1809. WHERE FIRST A SCHOOL-MEETING HOUSE WAS BUILT, THEN A CHURCH WAS BUILT 1814. A GROWING CONGREGATION REPLACED THE ORIGINAL BUILDING WITH A LARGER CHURCH IN DEC 1892. THE SCHOOL HOUSE WAS BURNED DURING THE CIVIL WAR.

“THE MOTHER CHURCH OF METHODISM IN NORTHERN LOUDOUN COUNTY … FOUNDED BY BISHOP ASBURY PRIOR TO 1814….”

CHECK OUT “OUR STORY”

ON OUR WEBSITE AT

REHOBETHCHURCH.ORG

THIS POWER POINT PROGRAM WAS CREATED FOR REHOBETH’S CHARGE CONFERENCE, OCT 7, 2018

REHOBETH UMCLIFELONG LEARNING, INFLUENCING, AND SERVING AS CHRIST’S DISCIPLES

CONNECTIONAL SYSTEM

• LIFE LONG LEARNING

• INFLUENCING

• SERVING

• BUILDING DISCIPLES

HIGHLIGHTS THIS YEAR

• WEBSITE

• SUNDAY CLASS MEETINGS -- SOUL STUDY

• LEADERSHIP & TRUSTEES RESTRUCTURING

• NEIGHBORHOOD MONTHLY CHICKEN BBQ’S

• NETWORKING WITH LOCAL CONGREGATIONS

• BUILDING REPAIR PROJECTS

• VISIONING FOR THE FUTURE

WEBSITE

• Jeremy purchased domain for Rehobeth

• Jim became website manager

SON HELPS DAD DEVELOP WEBSITE

REHOBETH WEBSITE IS STEADILY GROWING

SUNDAY CLASS MEETINGS -- SOUL STUDY

• Sunday Class meetings began as Kathryn Work led worship services

• Classes continued with the study of Marjorie Thompson’s Soul Feast when Shelly Ballard

(January to June) led worship services

• “Soul” work continued until the end of September and Rev. Michelle Kim became the

pastor

• Jim has been the consistent Class facilitator until winter, when Julie Cornelius facilitates

the class

SUNDAY CLASS MEETINGS

Small Groups are excellent ways to learn by sharing and

enjoying the dialogue of meaningful study related to

today’s life styles.

SUNDAY CLASS MEETING

• Study of Soul Feast comes to a close – though the work

continues to grow deeper to find our way higher

• A new study begins on “The Story.” This is a chronological

study of the development of the Bible.

STUDY BOOKS

We began with open discussions

Then moved to a study of Soul Feast

Now beginning a Study of the chronology of the Bible

SUNDAY CLASS MEETINGS

• Fall of 2017 – Soul Feast study began after several months of

class meetings following Sunday Worship

• Class Meetings used Soul Feast as a Guide as the Class

explored “soul.”

SUNDAY CLASS MEETINGS

• 2018 – Soul Feast study continued

• Class Meeting attendance averaged 7

• Presently the Sunday Class Meeting is introducing a lengthly

study using “The Story” as a Guide to overview the creation of

the Bible.

CLASS MEETINGS

- Are an endeavor to build upon a solid foundation

- Lifelong learning, influencing, and serving as Christ’s

disciples

.

LIFELONG LEARNING TODAY DRAWS FROM ALL CULTURES

LEADERSHIP & TRUSTEES RESTRUCTURING

Bob Ward – Chairman of Trustees

Trustees: David Thompson, Scott Brock, Jeremy

Nenninger, Donald Murry, Jim Nenninger

TRUSTEES PICTURED

Scott Brock, David Thompson, Jim Nenninger, Rev.

Michelle Kim, Bob Ward, and Jeremy Nenninger.

(Donald Murry was not present.)

PARALLELING PROBLEMS

• External and Internal Challenges

• Physically the church pulling and falling in

disrepair

• Spiritually the church’s remnant core of members

has regrouped, assumed double assignments, and

has entered a process of

• Mending, regrouping, repairing, replacing,

restructuring, and renovating – inside and out.

MOST EVIDENT IS REPARING OUR ENTRY

- “serving and building disciples”

- Begins with strengthening inner (spiritual) and outer

(physical) structures.

- Examining what’s there and making necessary changes.

TERMITE DAMAGE

The scars and traces of lives lived

… and the changes and correctives that have to be made

to be whole again

GOING DEEPER DOWN

Beginning on the ground floor, “the ground of our being”

both in tradition and in the present

… working as a group

… as a team

… growing as we work through the failures

REBUILDING

Replacing the old with the new.

… firming up

… strengthening

… restructuring

DOORS OPENING AFRESH

Preparing to invite others into the hospitality we are

making for our church

BUILDING REPAIR PROJECTS

Scott laying tile with Don’s help

BUILDING REPAIR PROJECTS

The guys laying the final sheet of sub-floor

BUILDING REPAIR PROJECTS

Cutting a temporary transome

MESSY

Removing what’s left of old threshold to make new

BUILDING A FIRM FOUNDATION

SPIRITUALITY, SOUL WORK, BUILDING, STRUCTURING, THINKING THROUGH

Cobwebs replaced with transparency

… Catching breath

… renewal

FRIENDS FROM PENNSYLVANIA JOINED IN RENOVATING

NEIGHBORHOOD MONTHLY CHICKEN BBQ’S

Reggie Sanbower from St Paul’s UCC congregation

helped us get a fund raiser started with Chicken BBQ’s

ORGANIZING

• Our first meeting to consider

BBQ Project for

• - building fellowship

• - working with St Paul’s UCC

• - activating the neighborhood

NEIGHBORHOOD MONTHLY CHICKEN BBQ’S

REGGIE AND JEREMY – 1ST BBQ TRAINING ON THE PIG ROASTER

WE BEGAN SIMPLY CONNECTING WITH OUR NEIGHBOR’S FROM ST PAUL’S UCC

ROY DINGUS FROM ST PAUL’S HELPS US WITH THE LOGISTICS OF MANAGING CHICKEN BBQ

GETTING READY

BOB AND JEREMY PUTT’N ON THE

SAUCE

DAVID AND GUYS WASHING

CHICKS

FROM PIG ROASTER TO CHICKEN COOKER

28 HALF CHICKS A PIT YUMMY

CLEANING UP

SERVING THE NEIGHBORS AND ADDING ANOTHER PIT … ROY AND SCOTT PUTT’N ON THE RUB

YOU CAN TELL BY THE SMILES – A SUCCESSFUL DAY

NETWORKING WITH NEIGHBORINGCONGREGATIONS

.

WE THOUGHT WE COULD AND WE DID

NOW TO EVALUATE,

CRITIQUE, STRATEGIZE,

PLAN, AND CONTINUE ON.

REHOBETH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

rehobethchurch.org