Upcoming Events & Announcements
The altar flowers are given to the Glory of God by Judy and Bob Deaver
and in honor of their 53rd wedding anniversary.
Acolytes: 8:30 a.m. Aiden McBride & Nova Chambley 11:00 a.m. Kate Dycus
Scripture Readings for the week of May 23-29
Psalm 97 (UMH 816) Acts 16:16-34 Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 John 17:20-26
Phase Three of the Columbarium has begun. For safety reasons, please avoid that area!
Vacation Bible School planning is well underway. We need leaders and PreK teachers. There’s a planning meeting May 22 after the 11:00 a.m. service. Contact Allison Hunter for more information.
Jail Ministry has re-started every Sunday afternoon. Please keep this ministry lifted up in prayer! For more information on this ministry or if you would like to help or know of someone in jail that need prayers, please contact Steve Wray, Rick Pinson, Kristin Hooks, Don Green or Lisa Carr
Friday Night Meals. Contact Brenda Register at 443-9669 if you need or know someone that needs a meal or if you would like to help by donations, delivering, preparing and packaging meals.
Streetreach (a homeless ministry) is stretched thin. The Local Mission Team is hoping Camp members will assist by donating phone cards, restaurant cards, gas cards or money. You can place them in the collection basket. Please mark your donation for Streetreach.
Ukraine Prayer Vigil: RESCHEDULED, Thursday, June 2 at 7:00 p.m. in Shallotte at Mulberry Park. Let us join our hearts and voices with our community in our prayers for peace.
Bethel UMC Famous Fried Chicken Plate Drive-Thru Fundraiser is June 4th from 4 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Plates are $10.00. Church is located at 2733 M.M. Ray Road, Clarendon, NC 28432
The Grief Support Group will resume on June 7th followed by every other Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. in the Salmon Class Room.
The crosses for the “All Saints” tree can be purchased at any time. This is an on-going fund raiser by the altar guild. Thank you for the love you are expressing with the purchase of a cross. The “Memories” are beautiful.
Facebook page, “Camp United Methodist Church Shallotte, NC”. Please like, follow, and share.
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NURSERY HELPERS NEEDED!
Do you have a desire to teach children about God’s love? Camp is currently in need of two Nursery Workers to provide care for babies and children under the age of 5. You will participate in leading the children through songs and a short lesson. Hours include Sundays 8:15 AM-12:30 PM and Wednesday nights 5:30-7:30 PM. (Will not have Wednesdays after May 26 until September 8) This is a paid position under the direct supervision of the Head Nursery Worker. Experience is not required, but preferred. Pay is based on experience. If you are interested, Please contact Allison Hunter (217-935-8503) or Marlene Hall (910-470-0131) for a complete job description and application and to set up an interview.
Submitted by Jill Bryant
REALM
REALM is coming soon to Camp UMC!
Realm Connect is a digital tool to help us stay informed as a church and grow relationally as a church family.
Realm will help us as a church to:
• Stay informed regarding opportunities for worship, discipleship and mission.
• Maintain up-to-date personal contact information to stay connected.
• Grow deeper connections through the church directory and small group communications
• Easy way to give to ministry and stay informed about their giving
GIVINGMISSIONS
| YTD-April 2022 | Revenue & Expenses | Budget YTD |
| (4 months) | (4 months) | |
| Offerings | $ 213,659 | 200,207 |
| – Expenses | ($ 214,968) | (236,388) |
| = Net | $ (1,309) | (36,181) |
| + Other Revenue | $14, 810 | 749 |
| + Transfer from Savings | $35,436 | $35,432 |
| Bottom Line | $48,937 | 0 |
Mark 10:45 “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve”
LOCAL MISSIONS – OUTREACH
DESPERATE NEEDED WORK DAYS : Since the beginning of the pandemic Brunswick County Streetreach have continued to assist others – with NO break. It has been very challenging & exhausting. Many changes have been made for safety reasons. Many things at ministry have been put on back burner. We have so many projects that need done to continue this outreach during the busy hurricane season & year ahead. Lots of repairs. We are seeking these items / donations below:
1.) Several loads of gravel for driveway & loading area (approx. $2000)- has been very heavy traffic due to increase in pickups
2) 25 bales of pine straw for property & prayer areas & volunteers to spread
3.) Load of playground mulch for Angel Tree Kids playground- used daily
4.)Seeking 20-24 ft. Of white vinyl fence to block off & allow privacy for worship services at picnic & stage area
5. )Seeking someone to build a flat platform approximately 10×12 for cook area
6.) Seeking someone to donate & build a covered shelter roof carport over parking area–approximately wide enough for at least 4 cars to pull under. Many pull on property & have to load & unload in the rain.
7.) Need 3-30gal trash cans, 1-5000btu a/c window unit, 2-outdoor benches
We know this sounds like a lot…and it is…but all is needed for us to minister to families in crisis daily. We have been so busy in past few years that we have let everything fall behind. The homeless & us have been trying to trim trees, clean natural areas & paint many areas before storm season. There is still so much to be done.
If you have a service group, church group, youth group or whoever would like to adopt one of these projects, please contact:
Donna & Garry Phelps @910-269-3057 (Brunswick County Streetreach), Howard Varnam @910-619-2962 or Barbara Varnam @910-619-5504 (Camp UMC) to help!!
SOUP KITCHEN
If you can contribute anything for a meal, if you want to help deliver meals or if you love to wash dishes, please contact Debbie Donoghue at 910-540-3595.
Submitted by Debbie Donoghue and Brenda Register, Soup Kitchen Committee
AFRICAN INLAND MISSION – Adam and Cori (Troutman) Willard
Did you know that we have the opportunity to support missionaries with whom Camp has a congregational connection? You may have met them last Sunday as they worshiped with us. Reverend Ted and Lynda Troutman’s daughter, Cori, and her husband, Adam, and family have been serving in the Africa Inland Mission since 2013. Here is their story!
Cori and Adam Willard and their 4 children, Cruz (10), Javan (9), Zemi (3) and Shiloh (18 months) are here for the month of July to raise support for their mission, and of course to visit their parents!
Adam is native of New Bern and a graduate of UNCC where he attended on a baseball scholarship. Cori grew up in Mint Hill and is a graduate of UNCW. They both furthered their education by graduating from the New Orleans Baptist Seminary before they joined the Africa Inland Mission (AIM) in 2013. AIM is a Christian mission sending agency focused on Africa, but is now branching out to other parts of the world, including the US.
The Willards have served missions in the Congo, Central African Republic, and Uganda. Their current assignment is Uganda where they head up all the missions for that country. Before their current assignment in Kampala, they served in the very rural northern part of the country, Kaabong.
AIM’s stated mission is to see “Christ centered Churches established among all African peoples.” Their goal is to introduce Jesus Christ to those who have never heard of him. AIM seeks to help new believers grow strong and healthy in their faith and to see new believers enfolded into a maturing church. The organization strives to invest in the lives of current and future church leaders so they can effectively affect the lives of others who can in turn reach out to the vast population of Africa and beyond. The Mission Handbook gives AIM’s goal “to plant maturing churches…through the evangelization of unreached people groups and the effective preparation of church leaders.”
As with almost all missionaries today, Cori and Adam must raise their own funds to serve. It costs about $100,000 annually to carry out their mission. This is where you can help! You can make a one time donation, or decide to send monthly support. Donations are tax deductible and Cori and Adam can provide an accountability financial breakdown for you. Either one will be greatly appreciated by this young family who are spending their lives serving the Lord in a capacity few of us would be willing to do. If you would like to be added to their email list, let Ted or Lynda know.
There are two funds to choose from:
Africa Inland Mission
PO Box 3611
Peachtree City, GA 30269-7611
Put the Missionary ID in the memo line 160840, with names Adam/Cori Willard
The second fund is for the children’s education (public schools in Africa are not what they are in our country)
First Baptist Church
PO Box 1463
New Bern, NC 28563
Please make sure to put the Willard Education Fund in the memo line.
Let’s all do our part to further the Great Commission “to go forth and spread the Good News of Jesus Christ”. May God bless Cori, Adam, Cruz, Javan, Zemi and Shiloh as they do God’s work!
Submitted with permission by: Barbara and Howard Varnam, Co-Chairs Local Missions
