The episTleJune 19, 2017

Volume 52 Number 18

480 S. HighlandMemphis, TN 38111-4302

901.452.6262www.stlukesumc.orgUnited Methodist Church

“We are becoming a faithful community of disciples striving to share the heart, mind, and hands of Jesus Christ with ALL people.”Mission Statement

Worship at St. Luke’sAll are Welcome

Worship on SundaysSunday - June 25

Worship at 8:30 & 10:50amMatthew 10:1-42

Rev. Jim McKinney

July - Camp Meeting WorshipOne worship time at 10:50

Casual dress & Lively music!

Sunday School Classes For all ages - 9:30 a.m.

Contents:- Forward in Faith page 2- VBS Pictures pages 2/3- Ministry News pages 4/5- Congregational Care page 6- Calendar page 7- Church information page 8

St. Luke’s StaffJim McKinney, PastorHarry Colter, Pastoral AssistantS.C. Toe, Music DirectorWes Kirkpatrick, OrganistBeth Ryan, Youth/Young AdultsMegan Warren, Children & Community ConnectionsAmy Turman, Day School/PDOAmy McDonald, ChallengersDavid Day, CLC/RecreationCarla Taylor, CommunicationsTim Taylor, FacilitiesVickey Hobbs, Finance

A Message from our Pastor

Loving Others Gives Joy And Purpose To Life In a Peanuts comic strip some years ago, Lucy decides that her little brother Linus has to learn to live without his security blanket. She asks him, "Linus, what are you going to do when you grow up? You can't walk around with that security blanket when you are an adult." Linus answers, "I'm thinking seriously about having it made into a sport coat!" This answer does not satisfy Lucy so while Linus is taking his nap, she steals away his blanket, takes it outside and buries it in the ground. When Linus wakes up, he misses his blan-ket immediately. He goes into a claustrophobic panic. He screams, he shouts, he pounds the floor, he gasps for air, and cries. "I can't live without that blanket!" And then he faints. Snoopy, the trusty dog, sees Linus' dilemma and rises to the occa-sion. He goes outside, sniffs out the blanket, digs it up, and brings it back to Linus. Linus is relieved and ecstatic. With one hand he grabs the blanket, and with the other he grabs Snoopy. He kisses Snoopy, he hugs him, he pats him, and thanks him over and over and over. The last picture in the cartoon shows Snoopy lying on his back on his doghouse and thinking this thought: "Every now and then my existence is justified." St. Luke's family, helping others, comforting others, giving to oth-ers, encouraging others, reaching out to others...that is indeed the justification for our existence. This is what God meant for us to do. This is what Jesus taught us to do...and that's why loving others gives joy to life and purpose to life. Faithfully,

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Community FocusCarla TaylorThe focus of Forward in Faith is to connect our church to the community and en-gage new families in an effort to grow St. Luke’s in meaningful ways. In the past two months I have attended two conferences that spoke to that specific goal. In April, Megan Warren, Lynne McAlexander, Beth Ryan, Amber Wofford, and I at-tended a conference in Atlanta that was all about community and engaging your neighborhood. We heard speakers from different churches that shared ideas on how to get out of our doors to build bridges instead of fences. Second, I attended the Memphis Annual Conference, June 4-6, as a delegate

for St. Luke’s. Bishop McAlilly focused the entire conference on the message of “Sent to Serve - God and Neighbor.” During the opening session on Sunday evening he shared these words with us, “God is a mis-sionary God and we are a missionary people,” to which he later added, “As a baptized Christian, our central purpose is to be on a mission.” McAlilly asked church members if they are about having a missional mindset or about consuming goods and services. The future depends on the mindset that is chosen, he said.The two teaching sessions on Tuesday during conference were “Imagining the Possibilities” and “God’s Misfit Mission” presented by Rev. Scott Chrostek, pastor of the downtown campus of United Methodist Church of the Resurrection (Resurrection Downtown) in Leawood, Kansas. He spoke about how he grew a church from 9 very committed people to a congregation of over 1000 in 6 years. He came to realize it was about meeting people where they are and creating a shared understanding that “church” is not a place to which one goes. He said Resurrection Downtown has five principles that guide its mission and ministry, based on the acronym FOCUS:

Focus on always intentionally looking at the world around us.Own it: our circles of influence and comfortable places.Create a culture of invitation.Use all available media by connecting with as many people as possible and going where people are.Stay open to interruptions.

Stressing the importance of being “outside the church” and “breaking free from the regular rhythms of church,” Chrostek said those concepts are not difficult to grasp and follow when one accepts that God’s love “makes sense out of nonsense,” turns “nothing to something” and transforms “death to life.”During both of these conferences I knew that I was hearing the call of God to encourage us, the St. Luke’s family, to move out of our comfort zones and be the feet of Christ to our neighborhood. I admit that it is not easy. It is so much easier to be in our Sunday School class or Sanctuary Pew and just greet those around us, but that is not what we are called to do. Jesus and his disciples did not have a favorite pew in a sanctuary. So here is a challenge - next time you are in the neighborhood, no matter where or what you are doing, intro-duce yourself to someone in line or your server at a restaurant, engage them in a conversation about where they work or live. Once you have a connection you can tell them about your church family, maybe ask them if they have a prayer request. You don’t have to pray with them - just let them know that there is a church community that will be praying for them. It will not be easy for many of us, including me, but I have confidence that God is going to present me with these opportunities because that’s just how God is. In fact there are sev-eral opportunities in this Epistle for you to get involved and step out in our community to volunteer.I share these insights for two reasons: One - I want all of us to be intentional in sharing our faith and finding a way that is comfortable for each of us. Second - I want the St. Luke’s family to know that Annual confer-ence is not just about sending a few delegates to represent our church on a vote but it is also about a gather-ing of disciples who worship and learn and share together. The worship and teaching sessions are open to whomever would like to attend. They are very enriching and it is important that we as United Methodists work together to make disciples and share Christ with a hurting world.To know more about the happenings at Memphis Annual Conference you may link to the webpage: www.memphis-umc.net/ and click on the “Wrap-Up Story” in the left column. (Some items in this article are quoted from the Wrap-Up Story by Lane Gardner Camp.)

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We had a great week of VBS partnering with St. John’s UMC and having the Day

School and Challengers with us.

Crafts Snacks

FriendsOur Fearless

Leader

Dance

Games

Water Fun

Paul’s Story

Music

Challengers

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YOUTH NEWSChildren’s News Hello everyone! Here’s what we have coming up:Sat., June 24 - ASPers return!Sun., June 25 - 9:30 - Sunday School No Evening ActivitiesSun., July 2 - 9:30 - Sunday School No Evening ActivitiesSun., July 9 - 9:30 - Sunday School 10:50 - @ worship - ASP Participants share stories and pictures from their trip Noon-3:00 - Lunch and visitingPeace, Beth

INVITE A FRIEND OR NEIGHBOR TO CHURCH THIS WEEK!

"The Road to ASP" Our ASP participants want to say a huge THANK YOU to all who gave to our mile spon-sorship! We appreciate your generosity so much!

We hope you can make it to worship on July 9 when we will share our pictures and stories.

Our goal on June 4 was to get 14 pints of blood.We got 18 pints in four hours! Thanks to everyone who donated.

The UMW will not have an executive meeting or general/unit meeting in July. Reminder: Our Social Action activity for this quarter will end

July 1. It is all occasion cards, notecards, yarn and stamps for Grace Place. Book review on Aug. 1, 11:00 am. Make your reservations at the Hospitality Hall desk for lunch. Cost $6.00. More to come about our Fall schedule and programming.

News from our Day SchoolThe Day School is having a great summer camp! All of our campers had a wonderful time at VBS last week. Thank you to all the volunteers that made VBS so fun and successful. We appreciate your hard work. Our other themed weeks have been Camping Under the Stars, Superheroes, and this week will be 1,2,3, Blast Off! We are so glad to have a change of pace and enjoying every minute of it.

Outreach Opportunity for Sherwood ElementaryDuring June and July we will be collecting school supplies. We would like to provide each fifth grader with a cinch pack containing:

•3 pkg.of wide-lined notebook paper•2 boxes of #2 pencils•one 24 pack of crayons or box of colored pencils•two 70 sheet wide-lined one subject notebooks•2 black composition books•3 pocket folders with brads•1 box of fat colored markers•3 flat pink erasers•2 red pens •1 bottle of white glue

Boxes labeled Sherwood school supplies for your donations are in the elevator lobby on the 1st floor. Monetary donations are always welcome made payable to St. Luke’s designated for Sherwood school supplies. The cost of these supplies for each child isabout $15.00. Thank you. Barbara Caldwell 323-0919

BAKE, BRING, BUYBake Sale for Sherwood

This Sunday June 25th the UMW is sponsoring its annual bake sale to purchase school supplies for Sherwood students. Please bring your favorite

baked goods this Sunday. Please lend your support.

CRAFT CLUB SALE - Sunday, June 25 - CLC LobbyFresh new jewelry and craft items for summer!

All proceeds go to support St. Luke’s Food Ministries

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MUSIC NOTESAs you may have noticed the last few Sundays, June is the start of our choir’s “off season.” During the months of June and July we will have musical offerings by instrumental and vocal soloists, as well as summer choirs. The summer choir will meet in the choir room on the Sundays that they sing at 10:30am to run through their anthem. Then during the service, they will be invited to come and offer that anthem to the congregation. If you have ever wondered what it would be like to sing in the choir, this is a great way to get your feet wet. It does not matter your age or your experience, all are welcome to come an participate!Summer choir Schedule;June 25 - Women only ChorusJuly 16 - Mixed ChoirJuly 30 - Mixed ChoirS.C.Toe, Director of St. Luke’s Music Ministries samson.toe@stlukesumc.org

Reading Volunteers Needed for Project Transformation!Reading: We all had such a positive experience last year so I hope that you share that

experience with others and plan to sign up for a morning reading session. Our reading days are July 3, 5, 6. Spend a summer morning, 9:15am - 12:15pm, reading with the summer camp children. A bus will be leaving St. Luke’s at 8:45 each day. We need 10-12 volunteers daily. Sign-up in Hospital-ity Hall or online: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0848abab2aaa8-project1Intern Dinners: We still need volunteers for the Intern dinners on July 6. This can be just a small group of 4-6 people who prepare a meal for 17 college students. Dinners are served at Christian Brothers University. This is a great opportunity to get to know young people who are really making a difference.Supplies: Healthy snacks are the greatest need now. The specific request are for individual Gold-fish cracker snack bags, Motts fruit chews, and Quaker Granola bars. They may be brought to St. Luke’s and labeled for Project Transformation. For more information contact Carla Taylor, carla.taylor@stlukesumc.org

Sizzlin’ Safaris

July 14: March of the Peabody Ducks with Jimmy Ogle, Lunch at Spaghetti Warehouse, Cost $12.00Bus leaves at 10:00, Returns at 2:30

PARLOR RENOVATION UP-DATE!The long-awaited renovation of the Parlor, the Parlor Kitchen, and the Ladies’ Lounge/Restroom is well underway! A grand opening celebration/dedication is being planned for later this summer (after completion), but in the meantime, the Parlor Committee would like to share a few “Parlor Facts” with you:1. Thanks to the generous gift from the Lovejoy es-tate, the “seed money” for the Parlor renovation was planted, and with the designated gifts of others within the congregation, almost half of the project costs were covered. Additional funds were approved by the Board of Trustees from the sale of the Galloway park-ing lot property, completing the project’s estimated costs, and allowing the renovation to begin! 2. Did you know that the Parlor and Parlor Kitchen were originally planned and used as a Youth Lounge? During demolition, the carpet was removed reveal-ing Shuffleboard tiles below! Just imagine that space filled with young people having fun and growing in their faith…hmmm?3. The old “live” logs in the “non-working” fireplace (which is being replaced with new cabinetry and a big-screen TV!) were cut from a tree on St. Luke’s own property! and have now been moved to the Scout Building. 4. The large chandelier previously hanging in the Parlor will find a new home in the church, but only the most observant members will notice where (or anyone who looks up as they enter the Sanctuary through the Narthex!)5. Changes to the three spaces are much more ex-tensive than just new furniture and accessories. Each area has received new electrical work, new plumbing and fixtures, new lighting and ceilings, new flooring, new trim, cabinetry, and doors, as well as new appli-ances for the Kitchen!Living through a renovation is never easy, but the committee is very excited for the “Big Reveal” and gratefully anticipates with the entire congregation all the wonderful events that will be hosted in these beautifully updated spaces!

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The radio broadcast of Sunday Worship is on WREC 600 AM, 8:00am each Sunday.

Congregational Support

prayer ConCerns of our sT. luke’s family

Help St. Luke’s minister not only to our homebound community but also to the entire Memphis area. Our weekly radio broadcasts are heard by many people in our community. For $225 each week you or a group of people can help by sponsoring a broadcast in memory or in honor of someone special. Contact Vickey Hobbs for more information.

Sympathy to to Cheri Holmes in the death of her stepfather, Mike Murphy, on June 9to the family of Bill Bell, who passed away on June 10.

GiftS received in memory:Milton Anderson from Mary Lou Cushing, Harry & Bette ColterHenry Lee Brakefield from Sandra B. BrownCharles Gray from Baptist Cancer Center, Bob & Janie HendrixLewis O’Kelly from Brent & S. Kristen Dean-GrossmannBill Bell from Barbara Caldwell, Rorie Read, Vickey HobbsBetty Douglas from Rorie Read, Marilyn SadlerRoy Hornsby from Barbara CaldwellSuzanne Liles from Mary Lou Cushing, Patty Burkett, Rorie Read, Ed & Nita

Barlow, Bob & Janie Hendrix, Marilyn Sadler, Barbara CaldwellMike Murphy from Vickey Hobbs

GiftS received in honor:John Franklin’s 101st Birthday from Doey Barrar

conGratulationS: Harry and Bette Colter on the birth of their grandaughter, Lulah Colter-Brimhall on June 9, 2017

Amy Pearson, Marty Cobb, Betty Dixon, Rebecca Likens, Hal Padgett, Elton Watlington, Maureen Pera, Vic Feisal, Stan Craig, Sam & Jean McHugh, Bill & Nancy Morris, Ken & Barbara Phillips, Bobby Mason, Jim Burch, Jr., Danny Hobbs, Gil Herren, Laura Soult, John Phillips, Stephanie Wyatt, Nan Smith, Akil Al-Chokhachi

Those dealing with cancer: Thomas Barber, Brenda Blackwell, Don Day, Bob Dunham, Andre Jones, Shirley Palmer, Herbert Montgomery, David Smith, Janelle Smith, Clay Eaves.

Homebound Members: Berenice Perry, Wayne Pyeatt, Deborah Sanders, JoAnne Rutherford, Elsie Schoof, Doris Sigman

Bishop Bill McAlillyDistrict Superintendent Deborah SmithMissionaries Eric and Liz Soard

To add, change or remove a prayer concern please email: prayer.request@stlukesumc.org or fill out a yellow prayer request card located in the sanctuary pew and place it in the offering plate during worship.

Greeter Ministry schedule:June 25: Ruth Sanford, Sue Whitt, Judy Green, Bob HendrixJuly 2: Shirley Robinson, Barbara Caldwell, Diane HayneJuly 9: Lisa Farrell, Carolyn Galloway, Alice Roberts, Tom PolettiJuly 16: Patty Burkett, Kevin Talley.

Volunteers are needed to help greet on Sunday mornings. If you would like to be part of this happy, smiling group then contact Bettye Jo Masters.

Christian Homebuilders Class at St. Luke’s offers these speakers for the coming weeks:• June 25: Memphis Police Dept.The July schedule will be coming soon. All are welcome to join us.We meet in Room 108 on the ramp beneath the Sanctuary each Sunday at 9:30 AM.

The calendar on the next page is an abbreviated listing of activities. For a

full listing of the most current calendar information visit our website:

stlukesumc.org/google-calendar/Facebook: St. Luke’s UMC, Memphis;

Instagram: stlukesmemphis; Twitter: @stlukesmemphis

FRIENDSHIP SINGERS REUNION

Make plans to attend the upcom-ing Friendship singers Reunion on Aug.11-13. Visit the link on “St. Luke’s UMC,Memphis” Facebook page or contact Steve Ragsdale for reservations and information. Merlin Johnson, Gary Allen Smith, and Daniel Craig will all be back to direct at the service. We look forward to seeing YOU there!

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St. Luke’s CalendarWednesday, June 21, 2017 - Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Wednesday June 21 6:30am – 8:00am Morning Basketball - CLC GYM 7:15am – 8:00am UMM Prayer Breakfast - FH 5:30pm – 7:30pm Family Movie Night - Lounge 6:35pm – 7:35pm Zumba - CLC Gym 7:40pm – 9:10pm Young Adult Basketball - CLC GYM Thursday June 22 9:00am – 10:00am Sit & Be Fit - CLC Gym 9:30am – 12:00pm Food Pantry - CLC 108 12:00pm – 4:00pm Craft Club - CLC, 103 6:00pm – 9:00pm Young Adult Dinner/Board Game Night - 3rd Floor 7:15pm – 10:15pm Fisher of Men - Gym Friday June 23 6:30am – 8:00am Morning Basketball - CLC GYM 6:30pm – 10:30pm Defender League- Summer - CLC GYM Saturday June 24 9:30am – 11:00am St Luke’s T-Ball - Greenspace- Abernathy Park 11:00am – 2:00pm Cancer Survivors Support Group - Lounge 4:30pm – 5:30pm Saturday Supper - FHSunday June 25 7:45am – 8:15am Community Breakfast and Sunshine Service - FH 8:00am – 11:00am UMW Bake Sale - CLC Hallway 8:00am – 12:30pm Craft Club sale - CLC Lobby 8:30am – 9:30am Worship - Sanctuary 9:30am – 10:30am Sunday School 10:50am – 12:00pm Worship - Sanctuary 12:00pm – 1:30pm Children’s Teacher’s Training & Lunch - LoungeMonday June 26 9:00am – 10:00am Sit & Be Fit - CLC Gym 7:15pm – 10:15pm Jesus is Lord Basketball - Gym Tuesday June 27 6:30am – 8:00am Morning Basketball - CLC GYM 12:00pm – 2:00pm Pickleball - CLC Gym 6:30pm – 10:30pm Defender League Summer - CLC GYM 7:00pm – 8:45pm Boy Scouts - Scout Hut Wednesday June 28 6:30am – 8:00am Morning Basketball - CLC GYM 7:15am – 8:00am UMM Prayer Breakfast - Perkins on Park Ave. 6:35pm – 7:35pm Zumba - CLC Gym 7:40pm – 9:10pm Young Adult Basketball - CLC GYM Thursday June 29 9:00am – 10:00am Sit & Be Fit - CLC Gym 9:30am – 12:00pm Food Pantry - CLC 108 12:00pm – 4:00pm Craft Club - CLC, 103 6:00pm – 9:00pm Young Adults - Orpheum - Offsite 7:15pm – 10:15pm Fisher of Men - GymFriday June 30 6:30am – 8:00am Morning Basketball - CLC GYM 5:30pm – 6:30pm Wofford/Jenkins Rehearsal 6:30pm – 10:30pm Defender League- Summer - CLC GYM Saturday July 1 9:30am – 11:00am St Luke’s T-Ball - Greenspace- Abernathy Park 4:30pm – 5:30pm Saturday Supper - FH 6:00pm – 7:00pm Wofford/Jenkins Wedding - SanctuarySunday July 2 7:45am – 8:15am Community Breakfast and Sunshine Service - FH 9:30am – 10:30am Sunday School 10:50am – 12:00pm Worship - Sanctuary

Monday July 3 9:00am – 10:00am Sit & Be Fit - CLC Gym 9:00am – 12:30pm Project Transformation Reading - 5:30pm – 7:30pm Glad Helpers Prayer Group - Parlor 7:00pm – 9:00pm Coin Club - Lounge 7:15pm – 10:15pm Jesus is Lord Basketball - Gym Tuesday July 4 Independence Day - Church ClosedWednesday July 5 6:30am – 8:00am Morning Basketball - CLC GYM 7:15am – 8:00am UMM Prayer Breakfast - FH 9:00am – 12:30pm Project Transformation Reading 6:35pm – 7:35pm Zumba - CLC Gym 7:40pm – 9:10pm Young Adult Basketball - CLC GYM Thursday July 6 9:00am – 10:00am Sit & Be Fit - CLC Gym 9:00am – 12:30pm Project Transformation Reading 9:30am – 12:00pm Food Pantry - CLC 108 12:00pm – 4:00pm Craft Club - CLC, 103 7:00pm – 9:00pm Young Adults Swim - Offsite 7:15pm – 10:15pm Fisher of Men - Gym Friday July 7 6:30am – 8:00am Morning Basketball - CLC GYM 6:00pm – 10:00pm Young Adult Game Night - 3rd Floor 6:30pm – 10:30pm Defender League- Summer - CLC GYM Saturday July 8 10:00am – 12:00pm Sewing Guild Meeting - Lounge 12:00pm – 5:00pm Sit & Sew - Lounge 2:00pm – 4:00pm Magnolia Prayer Group - MB 304 4:30pm – 5:30pm Saturday Supper - FH Sunday July 9 7:45am – 8:15am Breakfast and Sunshine Service - FH 9:00am – 10:00am Blood Pressure Check - CLC, 104 9:30am – 10:30am Sunday School 10:50am – 12:00pm Worship - Sanctuary 12:00pm – 3:00pm Lunch & Youth ActivitiesMonday July 10 9:00am The Epistle newsletter deadline 8:30am – 11:00am Veterans - FH 9:00am – 10:00am Sit & Be Fit - CLC Gym 12:30pm – 2:00pm Staff Meeting - MB 311 6:00pm – 7:00pm SPRC Meeting - MB 211 7:15pm – 10:15pm Jesus is Lord Basketball - Gym Tuesday July 11 6:30am – 8:00am Morning Basketball - CLC GYM 12:00pm – 2:00pm Pickleball - CLC Gym 6:30pm – 10:30pm Defender League Summer - CLC GYM 7:00pm – 8:45pm Boy Scouts - Scout Hut Wednesday July 12 6:30am – 8:00am Morning Basketball - CLC GYM 7:15am – 8:00am UMM Prayer Breakfast - Perkins on Park 9:00am – 3:00pm Youth Wacky Wednesday 6:35pm – 7:35pm Zumba - CLC Gym 7:40pm – 9:10pm Young Adult Basketball - CLC GYM

Calendar Room KeyMB-Main Building, FH-Fellowship Hall,

HH - Hospitality Hall, CLC-Christian Life Center, CB-Children’s Building

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RECORD OF LOYALTY

Sunday School 6/4 123 6/11 141 6/18 117

Worship Attendance - June 4 Sunshine breakfast 82 8:30 worship 36 10:50 worship 188 306Worship Attendance - June 11 Sunshine breakfast 88 10:50 worship 251 339Worship Attendance - June 18 Sunshine breakfast 92 8:30 worship 39 10:50 worship 218 349Gifts & Tithes ReceivedMay 28 $19,202.79June 4 $10,745.00June 11 (included e-giving) $18,284.65June 18 $5,336.65

DONATE ONLINE!Visit the website - stlukesumc.orgOur online donation button in the upper right corner is now active! You may make one-time gifts or choose to make a recurring gift. You can also choose the optional: “give an extra 2.75% to offset the service fee” button to help cover the transaction cost. This information remains confi-dential and only Vickey is notified of your gift.

The next Epistle deadline is Monday, July 10, 9:00 a.m.

Finance Committee ReportQuestion: What is the status of St. Luke’s Endowment Fund?

Webster’s defines “Endowment” as a large amount of money that has been given to a school, hospital, church etc., and that is used to pay for its creation and continuing support. I think that is true for St. Luke’s. Created in the early 1990’s during the leadership of Dr. Jack Henton, it began with a gift of approximately $400,000 from the estate of a long time member and has grown through additional giving to its current day value of about $4.5 million. Today, our church is faced with many challenges as we continue to reach out to our community and the world to be in ministry and mission. The Endowment Fund is there to support our financial needs, and we are so fortunate to have it. Its goal is to be a perma-nent source of income for the Church, consequently there are limits placed on the amount and reasons for which it can be utilized. As stated in the Endow-ment Trust Agreement, withdrawals can be used for missional and/or programmatic purposes and for acquisition, development, building, maintenance or refurbishing of church properties which the Trustees are authorized by the Church Trustees to initiate and carry out. In addition, the withdrawal amount is limited to 5% of the average of the last 3 years ending balance of the fund. The Endowment Fund Committee ( Allan Hensley, Bill Morris, and Wally McAlexander) welcomes your questions and would encourage your financial support of the Endowment Fund for the future ministries of St. Luke’s UMC.