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Sing ‘n Celebrate ~ Celebration of Children

Sing ‘n Celebrate Celebration of Children at October 1 at 5:00

Save this date for your family’s opportunity to hear Pender kids sharing about the beautiful story of “Good Good Father” — which will leave your children with a greater understanding of who God is and of who they are because they are loved by Him.

We read in Matthew 7:12 – “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you”, which is commonly known as the Golden Rule.

This statement, as Jesus formulated it, is the foundation of active goodness and mercy — the kind of love God shows to us every day.

We have a special opportunity next Sunday to be witness to our children and grandchildren demonstrating in words and acting this type of love.

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Posted by MaryO on September 26, 2017 in Books of The Bible, Get Involved!, Music, Pender UMC, The Holy Bible

Tags: celebration, children, families, Golden Rule, Gospel According to Matthew, Jesus, love, Matthew, Matthew 7:12, Sing 'n Celebrate, witness

Today, September 24, at Pender UMC

24 Sep

Please join us this Sunday, September 24th, at our 8:15, 9:30 and 11am Worship Services.

Pastor Dan will be preaching at all 3 services and will continue his sermon series based on our church-wide study, “Solve: Finding God’s Solutions in a World of Problems.” This week’s sermon is entitled “Let’s Do This!” (Nehemiah 2:11-16)

Juvenile Detention Center

This Sunday, September 24, join us in worship with the young men and women at the Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center. Your participation matters to the residents, as the staff repeatedly tells us how we make a difference in the young men’s and women’s lives and the lives of the staff!

All you need to do is show up and worship! We meet at 1:00 at the Juvenile Detention Center. Hope to see you there!

Click here to contact Sean Niehoff for more information

Click this link to our website for more information

WFCM’s Current Request for Donations:

Hamburger Helper & Boxed Mash Potatoes

All donations may be left in the blue grocery cart located in the coat rack area. Financial contributions are also accepted (cash, check or through our website). Please mark your tax-deductible donation “WFCM Food Pantry.” This will be recorded on your giving statement.

Please note: We do not accept any items that have been opened.

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Posted by MaryO on September 24, 2017 in Books of The Bible, Get Involved!, Item of the Week, Ministries, Pender UMC, Prison Ministry, The Holy Bible

Tags: Dan Elmore, Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center, Hamburger Helper, jail, Nehemiah 2:11-16, Pastor Dan, Pender's Prison Ministry, potatoes, Rev. Dan Elmore, Solve: Finding God's Solutions in a World of Problems, Western Fairfax Christian Ministries, WFCM, WFCM Food Pantry

New Church-Wide Study

16 Sep

On September 17th, our Pastors will begin a new sermon series based on our new church-wide study, Solve: Finding God’s Solutions in a World of Problems by Talbot Davis (5-week study based on the Book of Nehemiah).

EVERYONE is invited to join one of our studies. This will be a great opportunity for our church family to grow closer to God and each other! There are groups for everyone!

Adult Sunday School Classes:

9:30 am – Beginning Sept.17th in Room 218/220 (New Directions Class)

9:30 am – Beginning Sept.10th in Room 200 (Bethany Class)

9:30 am – Beginning Sept.17th in Room 215 (Cornerstone Class)

11:00 am – Beginning Sept.10th in Room 218/220 (11am Class)

Mondays:

9:30 am – Women’s Bible Study, beginning Sept.11th in Room 216

Tuesdays:

2:00 pm – Pastor Kenny’s Study, beginning September 12th in Rm. 218/220

7:00 pm – Pastor Kenny’s Study, beginning September 12th in Rm. 218/220

7:30 pm – Youth Bible Study (7th-12th grades), beginning Sept. 19th

in the Youth Room

Wednesdays:

7:00 pm – Pastor Dan’s Study, beginning Sept. 20th in Room 215

7:30 pm – Joy Sisters Women’s Study, beginning Sept. 20th in Library

Thursdays:

7:00 pm – Uncommon Men’s Group, beginning Sept. 7th in Rm. 218/220

Saturdays:

11:00 am – College Age Study, (date TBD) at the Parker’s house

Questions? Click here to contact the Church Office

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Posted by MaryO on September 16, 2017 in Bible Study, Books of The Bible, Get Involved!, Ministries, Pender UMC, Sunday School, The Holy Bible, Videos

Tags: Bible Study, Church-Wide Study, Dan Elmore, Kenny Newsome, Nehemiah, Pastor Dan, Pastor Kenny, Solve: Finding God's Solutions in a World of Problems, video

Today’s Bible Verse ~ Psalm 33:12

04 Jul

Today’s Bible Verse
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.” –Psalm 33:12

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Posted by MaryO on July 4, 2017 in Books of The Bible, Holidays, Independance Day, Pender UMC, Posts of Interest, The Holy Bible, Videos

Tags: God, inheritance, Lord, Psalm 33:12, Psalms, Today's Bible Verse, video

Happy Father’s Day!

18 Jun

Please join us this Sunday, June 18th, at our 8:15, 9:30 & 11am Worship Services. It’s Father’s Day and our very own Tony Hines will be preaching at all 3 services on “As For Me and My House, We Will Serve the Lord” (Mark 5:21-42)

This Sunday is also Graduation Sunday and we will be honoring our high school and college graduates at our 11am Worship Service. Together we will celebrate this wonderful milestone in their lives! (All graduates are encouraged to wear their caps and gowns!)

Pender’s Vision Statement:

By following Jesus and reaching out to others, we seek God’s transformation of ourselves and our world.

Listen to past sermons by Pastors Kenny Newsome, Dan Elmore and others in the Pender Podcast.

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Sunday Childcare

Wondering where to take your children on Sunday mornings? Below is a summary. More detailed information is available at the Welcome desk located in the main lobby and here.

NURSERY CARE ~ Birth through 2 years, 9:30 am – 12:15 pm
SUNDAY SCHOOL 1 ~ 2 yrs. – Adults, 9:30 am – 10:40 am
SUNDAY SCHOOL 2 ~ Grades 4 – Adults, 10:45 am – 12:15 pm
CHERUB CHURCH ~ 3 yrs.- Kindergarten, 10:45 am – 12:15 pm
JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP ~ Grades 1-3, 10:45 am – 11:30 am
JUNIOR CHURCH ~ Grades 1 – 5, 11:30 am – 12:15 pm

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Posted by MaryO on June 18, 2017 in Building in Faith for the Future, Father's Day, Get Involved!, Holidays, Pender UMC, Posts of Interest, Sermon, Sunday School, The Holy Bible, Turning Point Youth

Tags: Annual Conference, childcare, Christian Church, Christianity, common ground, disciples, Father's Day, Graduation Sunday, Jesus, Kenny Newsome, Mark 5:21-42, message, message series, Nursery, Pastor Dan, Pastor Kenny, Pender Podcast, Pender UMC, Rev. Dan Elmore, sermon, sermon series, Sunday School, Tony Hines, traditional service, worship

Sunday June 4 is Pentecost

31 May

From a historical perspective, Christianity didn’t start with Jesus’ birth, his death or even his storied ascension to heaven. It started with Pentecost — the day the “Holy Spirit” entered a room holding Jesus’ apostles and entered each of them, an event which — as my minister uncle tells me — “makes the church the church.”

Although Pentecost is chock full of religious significance, it is a holiday not widely celebrated. Sort of the opposite of Hanukkah, which is widely celebrated but not religiously important. My uncle says Pentecost is a bigger deal in liturgical churches, which follow a formal, standardized order of events (like Catholics). “Non-liturgical” refers to churches whose services are unscripted (like Baptists).

Back Story: At his Last Supper, Jesus legendarily instructed his 12 disciples to go out into the world to minister and heal the sick on their own. It was at that point that they became “apostles.” Fifty days after Jesus’ death, as the story goes, the Holy Spirit (part of the Holy Trinitity — God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit ) descended onto the apostles, making them speak in foreign tongues. This “Pentecostal” experience allowed the apostles direct communication with God, which signaled a major shift in the religious landscape and laid the foundation for what would become Christianity. You’ll notice that the disciples are always depicted in artwork as regular-looking men while the apostles are depicted with halos around their heads. (Several other apostles came later — namely the famous Paul who is credited with writing much of the New Testament.)

Although all the original 12 apostles are important, some get top billing. Here’s why:

Peter (also called Simon Peter) established the first church in Antioch and is regarded as the founding pope of the Catholic church. Instrumental in the spread of early Christianity, Peter was said to have walked on water, witnessed the “Transfiguration of Jesus” and denied Jesus (for which he repented and was forgiven.) The Gospel of Mark is ascribed to Peter, as Mark was Peter’s disciple and interpreter.
John also is said to have witnessed the Transfiguration of Jesus and went on to pen the Gospel of John, the Epistles of John and Book of Revelation. He died at age 94, having outlived the other apostles — all of whom, according to legend/history/whatever, were martyred. John is often described as “Jesus’ favorite” and depicted as the disciple sitting to Jesus’ right at the Last Supper.
Thomas (“Doubting Thomas”) is best known for questioning Jesus’ resurrection when first told of it. According to the Bible, Thomas saw Jesus himself several days later and proclaimed “My Lord and my God,” to which Jesus famously responded: “Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.” (John 20:28.)

via Pentecost is this Sunday. What the heck is Pentecost?.

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Posted by MaryO on May 31, 2017 in Books of The Bible, Holidays, Pentecost, Posts of Interest, The Holy Bible, Videos

Tags: Christianity, disciples, Hanukkah, Jesus, John, John 20:28, Last Supper, Pentecost, Peter, Thomas, video

Preaching on Sunday at Pender UMC

26 May

Please join us this Sunday, May 28th, at our 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 am worship services. We welcome our guest speaker, Rev. Dr. Sarah Calvert, who will be preaching at all 3 services on “In Your Neighborhood” (John 1:14; Matthew 10:5-15)

Sarah is a United Methodist elder beginning her fourth year serving the Arlington and Alexandria districts as the Bi-District Coordinator for Church Revitalization and Leadership Development. Sarah says you can shorten the title to: “I’m from theDistricts, and I’m here to help!”

Sarah grew up all over as a military kid, ending up in Fairfax, Va. She has a BA in Economics from Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg followed by J.D. from George Mason Law School, opening a law firm in Fairfax as her first career.After an overwhelming and literal calling from God, Sarah attended Wesley Theological Seminary for her Masters of Divinity and then again a few years later for her Doctorate in Church Leadership. Her dissertation work was on clergy support groups.

Sarah served as associate pastor for 6 years at a large church in Loudoun, planting an offsite for them and developing outreach into the community. She then spent 3 years as a sole pastor, helping grow a small church in Luray, Virginia. She now lives in Fairfax with her boxer Sugar Ray and has one 23-year-old son, Matthew.

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Posted by MaryO on May 26, 2017 in Books of The Bible, Pender UMC, Sermon, The Holy Bible

Tags: John 1:14, Matthew 10:5-15, Rev. Dr. Sarah Calvert

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- 10/15/17, Rev. Dan Elmore ~ Solve: The Beauty of Name-Dropping
  Pastor Dan preached at all 3 services and continued his sermon series based on our church-wide study, "Solve: Finding God's Solutions in a World of Problems." This week's sermon was entitled "The Beauty of Name-Dropping" (Nehemiah 3:1-5). A video of this sermon is available on PenderUMC.org
- 10/8/17, Rev. Dan Elmore ~ Solve: Oppositionists
  Pastor Dan preached at all 3 services and continued his sermon series based on our church-wide study, "Solve: Finding God's Solutions in a World of Problems." This week's sermon was entitled "Food Network Solutions" (Nehemiah 5:1-19). A video of this sermon is available on PenderUMC.org
- 10/1/17, Rev. Dan Elmore ~ Solve: Food Network Solutions
  Pastor Dan preached at all 3 services and continued his sermon series based on our church-wide study, "Solve: Finding God's Solutions in a World of Problems." This week's sermon was entitled "Food Network Solutions" (Nehemiah 5:1-19). A video of this sermon is available on PenderUMC.org
- 9/24/17, Rev. Dan Elmore ~ Solve: Let’s Do This!
  Pastor Dan continued the sermon series based on our church-wide study, "Solve: Finding God's Solutions in a World of Problems" and the second sermon in the series is entitled "Let’s Do This!" based on Nehemiah 2:11-16. A video of this sermon is available on PenderUMC.org
- 9/17/17, Rev. Dan Elmore ~ Solve: Problemists
  Pastor Dan began a new sermon series based on our church-wide study, "Solve: Finding God's Solutions in a World of Problems" and the first sermon in the series is entitled "Problemists" (Nehemiah 1:1-11). A video of this sermon is available on PenderUMC.org
- 9/10/17, Rev. Kenny Newsome ~ Do Not Grow Weary
  Pastor Kenny preached at our 8:15 & 11am services on Galatians 6:9-10, Do Not Grow Weary. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
- 9/10/17, Rev. Dan Elmore ~ Playlist: Play that Song
  At our 9:30 Service, Pastor Dan continued his sermon series entitled "Playlist" and preached on "Play that Song" (Zephaniah 3:14-17). Your life has a soundtrack. Every peak, every low note, and every rhythm make up a part of who you are. Don't just shuffle through your days -- create a Playlist worth listening to! A video of this se […]
- 9/3/17, Tony Hines ~ Building a Wall
  Tony Hines preached at our 8:15 & 11am services on the Building a Wall, (2 Chronicles 36:15-21). This message includes sermon notes. 15 The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place. 16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and sco […]
- 9/3/17, Rev. Dan Elmore ~ Playlist: Something Just Like This
  At our 9:30 Service, Pastor Dan continued his sermon series entitled "Playlist" and preached on "Something Just Like This" (1 Corinthians 1:26-28). Your life has a soundtrack. Every peak, every low note, and every rhythm make up a part of who you are. Don't just shuffle through your days -- create a Playlist worth listening to! A vi […]
- 8/27/17, Rev. Dan Elmore ~ For the Battle is not Yours, but God’s
  At our 8:15 and 11:00 Services, Pastor Dan preached on For the battle is not yours, but God’s (2 Chronicles 20) He said: “Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s. Tomorrow march down against them. The […]
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