204 S. Ninth St. Columbia, MO 65201-4899 573-443-3111 www.moumc.org Jan. 29, 2015 Volume 28, No.

Worship
Services
Four unique
worship
opportunities
are offered on
Sunday.

8 a.m.
McMurry
Chapel

Informal worship
with a personal
touch. Sharing
prayer concerns
is welcomed.

8:50 a.m.
Sanctuary

Worship that
includes a
childrens time
and music
from the Agape
Singers.

11 a.m.
Sanctuary

Worship with
music from the
Chancel Choir.

5 p.m.
McMurry
Chapel

Spark Worship
invites
participants to
engage through
their five senses
with God and
one another.

simplifying life:
3 simple rules

do no harm | do good | stay in

love with God

When you visit the coffee shop in Febuary,

your tips will support the Mission of the
Month: Mozambique Partnership. Funds
donated will be sent to our sister church in
Malhangalene, Mozambique for their use in
doing Gods work.

This Sunday, Feb. 1

8, 8:50 & 11 a.m. Worship

simplifying life: 3 simple rules sermon series

Rev. Amy L. Gearhart
We live in complex and confusing times, in our homes,
jobs, relationships and religions. Is there a way to
simplify the puzzle? To make sense of the madness?
Come and discover three simple rules for life that just
might simplify and deepen your life for good!
10 a.m. Adult Small Groups
CONNECT in CLC 111
CrossWalk in CLC 110
For more info, contact Rev. Molly at molly@moumc.org.

5 p.m. Spark Worship

Baptismal Renewal Service

Rev.Trista Soendker Nicholson
6:30 p.m. Spirit on Tap (faith and life discussion) at
Ingredient True Eatery

Deadline to Sign Up for the Feb. 7

Baptism Workshop

Those wishing to be baptized or have a child baptized

are invited to our Baptism Workshop on Saturday, Feb.
7 at 9 a.m. This is a time set aside for learning what
it means to be baptized into the United Methodist
Church, what the service will look like and to get to
know others who are at a similar stage of life. Please
RSVP for the February workshop to Rev. Molly at
molly@moumc.org or 443-3111. Childcare will be
available by reservation only.

Coming Feb. 25:

United Methodism 101

On Wednesday nights Feb. 25-April 29, join Rev. Amy at

6 p.m. for an informative study of our United Methodist
Christian tradition, history, present and future. Teaching
time is from 6-7 p.m. in Whittler Hall with small groups
following from 7-7:30 p.m. Join us to learn and grow
in our own faith as we learn more about the ways
we focus our ministry, mission, worship and Christian
life as United Methodists. Email Rev. Molly at molly@
moumc.org or Rev. Amy at amy@moumc.org with any
questions. We hope you will join this exciting adult
study!

Next Sunday, Feb.8

8, 8:50 & 11 a.m. Worship

February sermon series: simplifying life: do good

Rev. Amy L. Gearhart
Commission of the Guatemala Mission Team

10 a.m. Discover MUMC

Get to know each other better, learn about our mission

and discover how we can connect with one another and
with God. For more information contact Jo Lee, Director
of Connections at 443-3111 or jo@moumc.org.

5 p.m. Spark Worship

Sermon series: And So It Begins

Rev. Trista Soendker Nicholson

Move On Challenge Check-In

Jan. 25 Move On Challenge: Find time this week to list the idols and false gods
that take the place of your yearning for God.What habit could be exchanged
for meaningful time and attention to Gods intentions for your abundant life?

The Pastors Corner

Teressa Gilbreth, Director of Communications
Promoting Your Ministries, Events & Programs
ou may be familiar with the Messenger and the Sunday
Ybulletin,
but do you know about the many other methods of
communication we use at MUMC? Do you know the difference
in the kind of news we publish in each? I work with all types
of communications at the church. Id like to highlight the ones
I think you will find most useful for promoting your ministries,
events and programs.
We have three regular weekly communications tools:
MESSENGER
The weekly Messenger mails to 180 homes and emails to
1,700 subscribers who have said they want to know all there
is to know about MUMC. The kinds of things we publish in the
messenger are MUMC ministry events, events supported by
MUMC, church family news, anything that might interest the
general audiencekind of like all of our family business. Be
sure to read it weekly to stay in the know!
SUNDAY BULLETIN
The weekly Sunday worship bulletin is in the hands of those
who attend each Sunday. In the bulletin we publish things
happening at the church that morning or that day--such as
fundraisers in the Connector, volunteer opportunities for
MUMC ministries, and some calendar items for that week.
Space is very limited. The back of the bulletin highlights the
main events in color to put our best foot forward for the
visitors and members.
Another way the bulletins are distributed is hand-delivery
through flower ministry volunteers.

and I recently received a request and have
Option
Website
started to post the PDF of the bulletin on
our website. We are working on getting the Website Slideshow
analytics attached to our new web site so
we will be able to tell how many are clicking Social Media
on these postsand therefore how many
Messenger-email
people are finding it useful.
PRE-WORSHIP SLIDES
Pre-worship slides, which are viewed by
those who come to church early and are
another great way to highlight a message.
If youve got some news that is especially
visual, give me your idea! For any of these
news tools, submitting a photo or a photo
suggestion is helpful for me.
NEWS DEADLINES
News deadlines are 10 a.m. Monday for the
mid-week Messenger, 10 a.m. Wednesday for
the Sunday bulletin and pre-worship slides.

2 MISSOURI UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

We also use many ongoing tools at MUMC that you can

request at any time.
WEBSITE
Our website includes the stories from the Messenger, and we
have the ability to highlight which stories appear on the home
page. Often there are links and attachments and additional
information that are not anywhere else because we have more
content flexibility online.
CCB
With CCB we can send targeted emails, which are an easy
way for group leaders to track and communicate with their
members or to make sure every person gets a notification of
some important news.
SOCIAL MEDIA
With social media,YOU are the author. Nothing boosts a post
like having your name associated with it, because it bumps your
post to show in the news feeds of all your friends, and if they
click, their friends. Going viral is a good thing! The most read
posts include pictures, particularly of kids and cats. No really, I
learned this in a social media seminar.
There is lots of information included on the table below.
Feel free to contact me with any questions...and especially to
send me your news.You can reach me at teressa@moumc.
org, messenger@moumc.org, bulletin@moumc.org or
communications@moumc.org.
Missouri UMC Ministry Communications Options

Description
Primary source for info
on events and activities

Frequency
Ongoing

Facebook, Twitter,
Pinterest, etc.
Email distribution;
brief details with link
to website
4-page layout on 11x17
paper

Ongoing

Weekly

Bulletin Boards

Text announcements
on screen before
worship
Flyers, take-home
goodies like bookmarks
or prayer cards
Target according to
CCB data fields (groups,
age, gender, previous
involvement, etc.)
Literature racks around
the building

Video

Verbal Pulpit
Announcements

Announcement in
worship by the pastor

Limited (3-
4 per year)

Messenger-print

3 rotating graphics
emphasized on
homepage

Bulletin Upcoming
25-30 words in
Event Announcements bulletin; room for 6-8
per weekend

Pre-worship Slide
Loop
Bulletin insert

Targeted Email (CCB)

Kiosks

Brochures/Special
Mailings

Ongoing

Weekly
(events run
1-2 weeks)
Weekly
(events run
1-2 weeks)
Weekly

Limited
As needed
Ongoing
Ongoing

As needed

Very
Limited

Strengths
High visibility and flexibility;
immediate updates
High visibility

High visibility and flexibility;

immediate and responsive
Reach 1,700 people, leads
interested people to website
Reaches those who prefer
print over email

Visibility for ~600

worshippers; reach visitors
and members

Visibility for early-bird

worshippers; reach visitors
and members
Visibility for ~600
worshippers; reach visitors
and members
Specialized audience
Visibility for 1,000+ weekly
Connector visitors
Visibility for 1,000+ weekly
Connector visitors

Visibility for ~600
worshippers; reach visitors
and members
Visibility for ~600
worshippers; reach visitors
and members

To Schedule/Deadline
Ministries are responsible for setting up events and updating
their existing pages on the website. Contact Teressa
(teressa@moumc.org) for training and page set-up.
By special request to Teressa (teressa@moumc.org) at least
two weeks in advance for design and scheduling. Reserved for
big events, sermon series, focus areas that we want outsiders
to see.
Please share your pictures, thoughts, reflections about MUMC
on your own or the churchs page. Contact Teressa for help.
Submit request by email to messenger@moumc.org by 10 a.m.
on Mondays for that Thursdays publication.
Submit request by email to messenger@moumc.org.

Submit request by email to bulletin@moumc.org. Used for

things happening that daywhos in the Connector, volunteer
sign-up, information requests. Submit to bulletin@moumc.org
by Wednesdays at 10 a.m. for the upcoming Sunday.
Submit request by email to Teressa at teressa@moumc.org.
At the discretion of pastors. If approved, please contact
Teressa (teressa@moumc.org) at least two weeks in advance
for writing, design and printing.
Contact Kathy (Kathy@moumc.org) for CCB training and to set
up groups and group emails. Contact Teressa
(teressa@moumc.org) for more broadly targeted messages.

By special request to Teressa (teressa@moumc.org) at least

two weeks in advance for design and scheduling.
Ministry responsible for design, printing and posting of flyers
on the bulletin boards. Inappropriate ones will be removed.
At the discretion of pastors. Used for announcing sermon
series, welcoming newcomers to the neighborhood, and Easter
and Christmas letters from the pastor.
At the discretion of pastors.
Announcements are made at the discretion of the pastor and
generally are reserved for church-wide events and activities
that reinforce the message.
Updated 1/27/15

Jan. 29, 2015 - Vol. 28, No. 4

Dismantling Racism Training

This Week
Wednesday, Feb. 4
Starting with dinner at 5 p.m., Wednesday Night Live has
programming for all ages! On the menu Feb. 4: Shakespeares
Pizza. Order your meal by noon on Tuesday at www.moumc.org.
The AARP TaxAide program hosted by MUMC is accepting
appointments on a first-come, first-served basis. The hours are
3-7 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact MUMCs
Site Coordinator Jere DeVilbiss at jered@centurytel.net for
more info.

Nursery Coordinator Job

Missouri UMC is seeking aNursery Coordinator to work with

the staff and ministries of MUMC to provide quality and safe
childcare for families participating in the life of MUMC.This is a
5hr./week position that includes scheduling, hiring, training, and
maintaining church nursery. For more information and to apply:
Rev. Molly Moore,Pastor of Church Life and Growth.

Friday and Saturday, Jan. 30-31 atRussell Chapel CME

Church108 East Ash, Columbia, MO 65203.
Registration and Continental Breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m. each
day; Lunch is provided; Sessions begin at 9 a.m. and conclude
around 5 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday)
No Cost to Participants (four meals provided)
This faith-based workshop is open to the community. While
the sponsor is The Diocese of Missouri, and the two hosts
are Calvary Episcopal Church and Russell Chapel CME
Church, the participants may come from any faith tradition
or they may have no faith affiliation. The analysis presented
in the training is commonly shared with similar, secular
trainings focused on undoing racism. This two-day workshop
will account for 14 hours of canonically required training for
Episcopalians. If youve never attended this important training
session, or know of someone that still needs to or should
attend, please take advantage of this opportunity.

Communion Servants Needed

Are you considering new ways to connect and serve at MUMC?

If so, you are invited to be a part of our communion ministry.
You can serve on our prep team and/or as a worship communion server. You may sign up on the bulletin tear-off or by
contacting Rev. Molly at molly@moumc.org.

MUMY MISSOURI UMC

YOUTH

10 a.m. - Sunday School in Room 307

High school and middle school together
Sunday Night MUMC at 6 p.m.
Wednesdays - WNL Small Groups at 6 p.m.
Contact Rev. Hank Jenkins,Youth Ministry Pastor, at
hank@moumc.org or 443-3111. Facebook: MOUMY
Twitter @MUMYHank

Room at the Inn Feb. 15-22

Childrens Sunday School 10 a.m.

Infants (Birth-18 months)
107
Terrific Twos
110
Preschool
105
Pre-K104

K-1st Grade

2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th-5th Grade

College Age & Young Adult

Sunday at 5 p.m.
Join us for Spark Worship in the Chapel
Spirit on Tap will meet on Sunday
at 6:30 p.m. at Ingredient True Eatery
for faith and life discussion.
Questions? Contact Rev. Trista at
trista@moumc.org.
Find us on Twitter/Facebook @sparkatmoumc.
Jan. 29, 2015 - Vol. 28, No. 4

CLC 103
CLC 102
CLC 104
CLC 105

Missouri United Methodist Church is the host church for Room

at the Inn Feb. 15-22. We especially need sliced deli meats and
cheeses, orange juice, bowls and cups that can be microwaved,
individual servings of fruit cups and pudding, granola bars,
homemade cookies, precut individually bagged veggies. We do
not need personal hygiene items or winter clothing. Upcoming
volunteer training sessions: Monday, Feb. 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at
First Baptist Church. If you would like further information about
activities, donations, or to sign up as a volunteer, go to the RATI
website (roomattheinncomo.org).

Matching Gift Offered

A family in Washington State has offered a $25,000 challenge
grant to Rainbow Network. Any new gift to Rainbow Network
before March 31, will be matched up to $25,000. Based in
Springfield, MO (founded by United Methodist businessman,
Keith Jaspers) Rainbow Network serves in 111 remote rural
villages in Nicaragua. A gift of $4000 will provide materials
for a community to build a new house; $5000 will provide
a well for clean, healthy water for a village; $30 per month
will enable a youth to attend high school (currently 1,000
students are receiving scholarships). Gifts of all sizes are
appreciated. To contribute or for more information, go to www.
rainbownetwork.org. or call 417-889-8088. Cleo Kottwitz and
Judy Parsons will join a go and see Rainbow Network study
tour, April 8-12, and they invite other MUMC members to go
along; for information go to: www.goandsee.org. or call them:
573-446-0799.
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Worship Attendance on Sunday, Jan. 25: 627

We invite you to join us for Worship: Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. in McMurry Chapel;
8:50 and 11 a.m. in the Sanctuary; and 5 p.m. in the Chapel. Sunday small groups and classes for all ages at 10 a.m.

Considering a career
path in ministry?

www.moumc.org/explorationproject

MUMY Spaghetti
Dinner

Next Sunday, Feb. 8 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in

Whittler Hall. Spaghetti, salad, bread, dessert
and drink, all for only $5! Get your advance
tickets in the Connectorthis Sunday, Feb.1,
from 9 a.m-noon. Dine in or take out available!
Proceeds will help with the middle and high
school mission trips this summer.

Jan. 30Steve Dillard, Marti Henderson, Kira

Kirk, Matthew Watson 31Mary Beck, Kim
Harrison, Jerry Holloway, Lina Klein, Tom
Mendenhall, Bert Schulte, Ron Sergent, Jenea
Smith Feb. 1Jake Blount, Marilynn Hoffman,
Art Leuenberger, Susan Moore, Jane Parker 2
Deborah Connett, Bob Elliot, Bob Jackson, JiHo Lee, Blake Ward, Aria Webber 3Ed Ailor,
Bobbie Harper, David Harper, Lori Henzel, Erin
March, Connie Popejoy, Jason Tegerdine
4Heather Grote, Maggie Kassman, Jennifer
Riesdorf, Hannah Sage, Robin Thompson, Jim
Weaver 5Randa Dumas, Lisa Rodgers, Mike
Sandifer, John S. Williamson 6Carol Danuser,
Kate Gruenwald, Lauren Martin, Betty J. Miller,
Pat Timberlake 7Thomas Jamieson-Lucy,
Charles Lee, Barbara McClure 8Sara Allen,
Elmer Revelle, Marge Vance 9Fred Koenig,
Sydney Muskopf 10Adam Andrews, Jennifer
Blackmore, Carolyn Edison, Kate LaRose,
Mary Ann Whites 11Charolette Boothe, Bob
Dinwiddie, Robert McMinn, Douglas Miller,
Josie Moore, Elisa Sims, Jimmy Waterbury
12Caryl Bryan, Jerry Dubes, Jim McKane,
Jeanie Stewart, Barry Trader, Brenda Wagner,
Wayne Walker, Brandy Warn 13Jack Fischer,
Cleo Kottowitz, Zach Martin, Whitney Miller,
Todd Oberlin, Helen Oetting

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MUMC Staff: ClergyAmy L. Gearhart, Senior Pastor; Hank Jenkins, Youth Ministry Pastor; Molly Moore, Pastor of Church Life & Growth; Trista
Soendker Nicholson, Pastor of New Generations; Larry A. Williams, Pastor of Administration. Program StaffNancy Cooper, Childrens & Family Life
Leader; Courtney Gaunt, Director, Discovery Days; Teressa Gilbreth, Director of Communications; Marty Hook, Director of Music; Jo Lee, Director of
Connections; Anna Zacherl, Assistant Director, Discovery Days. Administrative StaffJill Arnold, Executive Assistant to the Senior Pastor; Kathy Carson,
Administrative Assistant & Volunteer Coordinator; Brad Hegemann, Financial Assistant; Eric Hucker, Worship Technologies Assistant; Mark Pease, Facilities
Assistant; Katie Popejoy, Administrative Assistant. Music StaffCraig Datz, Organist; Kaye Miller, Bell Area Director; Rochelle Parker, Associate Organist;
Marilyn Rowe, Serendipity Choir.