It’s Time to Start Packing! We have Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes in the church office. Pick one up on Sunday! Start gathering some goodies now and your box will be full before you know it. This is such a fun way to spread the love and hope of Jesus to children....
It is probably no surprise to most of us that Americans are becoming more and more ignorant of the Bible. What with fewer and fewer Americans identifying themselves as practicing Christians and the dumbing-down of the Gospel in many churches, plus the growing number of “progressive Christians”, it should not...
The Fount is beginning a new ministry to persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who are 13 years of age and older. This is a relatively unreached community, because most services and ministries for folks living with ASD are for children. But “Radiate Possibility” (the name of our new ministry)...
I’ve been sharing my thoughts coming out of the pandemic regarding how we need to think about moving forward in ministry. I gave an overview of those thoughts here, and then expanded on those thoughts here, here, and here. This week, I want to expand on my final thought...
We at The Fount are excited to soon be hosting an Autism ministry and would like to share this information that was sent to us by 211 Orange County: The Autism Society held the first National Autism Awareness month in April 1970. This month’s goal is to educate the public...
Two weeks ago, in my blog post (which you can read here – click on the blue underlined word “here” to be taken to the post), I wrote about what we have learned during the pandemic and how we, as a church, need to adapt our practices to meet the...
It has been two years since we shut down in-person worship and gatherings at The Fount because of the COVID-19 pandemic. I remember that Cyndy and I went to Arizona, originally planning to see an Angels spring training game with Eaar and Susan Oden, Beth Silvers, and two of our...
We are all aware of the military invasion of The Ukraine by forces of the Russian Federation. But are you aware that the United Methodist Church has churches both in Ukraine and Russia? Let us be in prayer for the people most affected by this invasion: the innocent people, including...
As many of you know, Pastor Glen and Cyndy have been communicating with Pastor Ayub Mugabi and his wife Agnes from Iganga, Uganda for the past 2+ years. Pastor Mugabi pastors the God of Grace United Methodist Church there, and together they run a school, “Community for New Life” for...
GRACE OF GOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH P.O. BOX 637 IGANGA MUNICIPALITY, UGANDA. December 22, 2021 REF : CHRISTMAS GREETINS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR Dear FOUNT CHURCH, Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ, we congratulate you to reach to this day of victory of the birth of Jesus Christ. It...