News Briefs 4.3.20

By April 4, 2020

Attendance and giving holding steady in this time of online worship, Sunday School, study and prayer . . . last Sunday 1423 registered attendance across three services . . .. . .giving still steady with 89% of March giving already on the books heading into the last week of March . . .Next90 gifts continue to roll in, and scheduled giving is right on schedule as our church family continues to express the hope, commitment, and resilience for which our church is famous  . . . Daily Zoom Devotional with Rev. Lance Marshall and Online Nightly Prayer Room with Dr. Zhenya Gurina-Rodriguez continues to have a strong online response . . . Mister Mark’s Together Time Videos and Peggy Graff’s beautiful and timely hymn vlogs, and Youth Ministries led by Kat Bair and Matt Britt continue to be a steady presence for bored, resltess and worried teens and tweens, and a steady stream of vlogs, blogs, and articles created by clergy and staff offer messages of encouragement, hope  and support (find them all on our home page at fumcfw.org) . . . our Healthy Plate Discipleship model continues to offer support and ways to find balance in your faith and discipleship in this difficult time with Healthy Plate Goes Digital — and a one-stop repository of all the virtual programming and online opportunities to keep your spirit fed . . . more than 62 Easter Lilies have been purchased to adorn our sanctuary and Wesley Hall for our live-streamed Easter Worship services