

Every Sunday Night!
All youth in grades 7th-12th are invited to bring your friends and join our Turning Point Youth Group every Sunday night from 6:30-8:30 pm. Come hungry and share a fabulous dinner provided by our amazing youth parents at 6:30 pm in the fellowship hall.
Enjoy the rest of the evening with your Pender friends in the youth room for music, activities, laughter & a time of sharing together about how God is working in your lives. If you have any questions or would like more information about Pender’s Turning Point Youth Group, Tim Lyberger, our Youth Director, would love to talk to you! Please contact him at the Church Office or by clicking on this link.
Theme for the month of May: What Offends You?
Every Tuesday Night!
All 7th-12th graders who are looking to grow deeper in their walk with Christ are invited to join us every Tuesday night in the Youth Room for our Youth Bible Study led by Carrie Cahoon & Beth Petty. Current study: God’s Not Dead! For more information, contact either
Carrie or
Beth.
— Youth Confirmation Sunday, May 15th
This Sunday is a special day in the life of our youth where our confirmation students will publicly accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior at the altar during our 11am service and become official members of Pender. All family members and members of our Church family are invited to come and celebrate this important spiritual milestone in their lives!
— Senior Sunday, June 12th
Help us honor our graduates during our 11am service on June 12th (both college & high school). Our high school graduates are invited to attend a special dinner and program hosted in their honor in the Fellowship Hall the same evening at 6:30pm. Invite your families!
— Philippi, WV, Youth Mission Trip, July 22 – 30th
Each year, our youth and adults are invited to participate in our annual mission trip to Philippi, West Virginia. Our youth & adults have been transforming homes & lives in Philippi for many years. Our youth & adults come back transformed themselves through serving God’s people. For more information about this trip and to register, click on
this link to our website, or contact our Youth Director,
Tim Lyberger.
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This Sunday, May 8th, is Mother’s Day — Happy Mother’s Day to all our mothers!
Please join us at our 8:15, 9:30, & 11:00 Services as Pastor Kenny and Pastor Dan preach on their final sermon in the “Heaven is for Real” sermon series: “Heaven is For Real…So What?” (Philippians 1:20-27)
So much of all the talk about heaven is focused on what happens after we die. But we believe the promise of heaven has impact in how we live today! Is it possible to bring a little bit of heaven to earth?
Bring some more friends for the conclusion of “Heaven is For Real!”
Listen to 278 past sermons by Pastors Kenny Newsome, Dan Elmore and others in the Pender Podcast.
What to expect at Pender UMC
Directions to Pender
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
Calendar of Events
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Please join us this Sunday, July 12, in worship at the 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 Services.
July 12 8:15 and 11 Service: RUN for Your Life – I Kings 19:1-8
The image of life as a race is used throughout the Bible. This Sunday we will see how the prophet Elijah ran for his life. We can learn some lessons here that help us in the life of race as well.
Sermon Title at 9:30 Service: “When We Can’t, God Can! — Provide (1 Kings 17:7-16)
Listen to 226 past sermons by Pastors Kenny Newsome, Kevin Havens and Dan Elmore and others in the Pender Podcast.
What to expect at Pender UMC
Directions to Pender
Also today:
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Our mission team will be heading to Philippi on July 24th through August 1st. Help us keep them strong & energized as they minister to the people there by providing them with food to eat. There will be a sign-up sheet for needed food donations located on the Sign-Up Center in the Narthex.
Cash donations are also welcome (please indicate donation is for Philippi). Please drop off your food donations in the Kitchen marked “Philippi” by July 22nd.
Tags: food, Philippi, Philippi Mission Trip, Short-term mission

Please join us this Sunday, July 12, in worship at the 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 Services.
July 12 8:15 and 11 Service: RUN for Your Life – I Kings 19:1-8
The image of life as a race is used throughout the Bible. This Sunday we will see how the prophet Elijah ran for his life. We can learn some lessons here that help us in the life of race as well.
Sermon Title at 9:30 Service: “When We Can’t, God Can! — Provide (1 Kings 17:7-16)
Listen to 226 past sermons by Pastors Kenny Newsome, Kevin Havens and Dan Elmore and others in the Pender Podcast.
What to expect at Pender UMC
Directions to Pender
Also on Sunday:
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