Worland UMC's Prayer Path

A Christ-centered labyrinth experience             A unique worship experience Worland UMC provided on Good Friday and Holy Saturday to guide participants towards a deeply personal encounter with God. Inspired by a spiritual tradition meaningful in church history throughout the centuries,  The Prayer Path is a fusion of the ancient and the postmodern- a symbolic journey of prayer,...

Do you want to buy a pig?

Do you want to buy a pig? That was the question asked of the congregation at First United Methodist Church in Sheridan, Wyoming as they kicked off a Heifer project.  The goal was the purchase of animals for the Heifer International Project. www.heifer.org  The event was the monthly Evangelism/Missions project for February. The participants were the Childrens Sunday school, the Adult Sunday school and the Evangelism/Missions team. All month the children drew pictures and...

Kuyasa Kids Children's Choir

The Kuyasa Kids Children's Choir will be singing at the Thermopolis Federated Church on Thursday, April 4, at 7:00 PM.  This grouup will sing and dance traditional songs from South Africa.  Horizon International is a group that works to create a world of hope for HIV/AIDS orphans.  ...

Purim - Performed at Ten Sleep and Worland

On Sunday, February 24, 2013, Pastor Huston Green gave not only 1 but 2 performances of  the melodram "Purim: The Story of Esther". Purim is a festive Jewish holiday that celebrates the deliverance of the Jews from their enemies in the Book of Esther. This year, the actual celebration date of Purim was Saturday, Febraury 23, and Sunday, February 24. What better way to tell the story, than on the actual day of Purim. Pastor Green was the Narrator for both the Ten...

Urgent: Wyoming Council of Churches Request, on HB 133 Preventing Human Trafficking

Good news!  HB 133 on preventing human trafficking that the Wyoming Association of Churches is supporting is set before the House Judiciary Committee of the Wyoming State Legislature at noon on Tuesday, January 15 at noon in Room 302 of the State Capitol.  It has been put on the fast track and has the support of the Governor. To see the bill, go to http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2013/Introduced/HB0133.pdf You may come to the hearing to show your support. In the...

Care for a Cup of Coffee

    Care for a Cup of Coffee? Those words can be heard in the Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church (FUMC) in Sheridan, Wyoming during the Christmas season.  This is the third year that the Evangelism/Missions team will invite Military Veterans from the local Veterans Hospital to the church for coffee, cookies, and conversation. Coordinating through the Activities Director at the VA, the dates and times are set and the invitation goes...

Thank you all for prayer and support

Dear Friends, Many of you know that I suddenly became the surprise recipient of some heart stents.  Well, kind of a surprise.  You are awake for the procedure, but they don't really tell you what they are doing. Many of you know that I am uninsured.  I know you know, for some of you helped me with those medical expenses that were so far beyond my ability to even consider.  A couple of months ago I sent a thank you, but I never saw it posted here, so I...

Sheridan, Wyoming First United Methodist Chruch Concludes Christmas in July

It started on the first Sunday in July with a small branch from a pine tree sitting in a pot in the Sanctuary. The challenge to the congregation of Sheridan FUMC was to make the tree grow. The food for the tree was school supplies. The month ended with a seven foot tree and enough school supplies to get at least fifty children started in school with additional supplies left over. On August 15th Pastor Don Derryberry and several members of the Sheridan Missions/Evangelism team made...