Participants touring the West End UMC Food Pantry
Frank, Pantry Coordinator, explaining how the process works.
The group in the food pantry at West End UMC
Conference Spiritual Enrichment retreat at Haymount UMC,
Meals were fabulous at the Spiritual Enrichment Retreat. (notice Dora Ann’s knitting on the table)
Our speaker, Rev Toni Wood of Newland UMC. She did a vignette called “Church Lady” and helped us realize how to Create A Way Out of Obstacles. The Church Lady came to church to get closer to God and in the end realized God wanted just her and not all the trappings.
Rev. Wood leading singing.
Carrie, District Spiritual Growth Coordinator, welcoming the participants to the District Day Apart at Mt Gilead.
Teresa and Betty Lou making faces at each other. Our speaker told us that we have now seen the many faces of UMW – The good faces and the bad faces.
Our speaker, Sue Owens, sharing the trials of putting on pantyhose. Believe it or not, she was able to equate pantyhose with God.
Sue invited us to Dance and have fun.
Those that didn’t dance sang “The Lord of the Dance”.
She reminded us that David danced as the Ark of the Covenant was brought
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Creating a new heart through communion.