Mission
To make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
Vision
Nelson Memorial UMC seeks to be a place where all God’s broken, hurting, and imperfect children discover wholeness and community while experiencing the warm and welcoming love of Jesus Christ. We seek to connect with one another to grow in our knowledge and love of God, to encourage each person to live out their unique calling to serve God, and to make a difference in the Boonville community and throughout the world.
Priorities
Developing and Nurturing Faith in Children and Youth
Fostering Growth and Community in Worship and Small Groups
Provide Opportunities to Serve God in Boonville and Beyond
Worship This Week
This Sunday we continue our message series titled “Upside Down: A Look at the Beatitudes.” This Sunday’s message is titled “Blessed Are: The Pure In Heart.” Our Scripture focus will be from the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 18, verses 1 through 5.
As that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.“
Our services will begin with the song Soul On Fire, by Third Day. Our opening hymn at the 8:00 service will be Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. The 10;20 service will be led by our Praise Band in God Really Loves Us. Our final songs for the morning will be Refiner’s Fire and Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus.
Virtual Worship Information
In addition to in-person worship, our service will be live-streamed. The service can be viewed on our Facebook Page. The service will start at approximately 10:20 am with our Gathering Song. Additionally, we post a recording of our messages to our website by early Sunday afternoon.
Announcements
National S’mores Day – Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend our bonfire event on Saturday, August 10, which is National S’mores Day. Philip Wooldridge and others will be providing music for this event. It will be held on the church lawn at 7:00 pm. We hope to see you there. Bring along a few friends and a lawn chair or a blanket.
Pre-K/K/1-2 Sunday School Class – Beginning August 18, we will restart our Sunday School class for our youngest kids. Chelsea Jackson is excited about leading this class and planting seeds of faith. This class will meet in the room across the hall from the nursery during our Sunday School hour, starting at 9:00 am.
Calling All Singers – Choir rehearsals for the Methodist Music Makers have resumed! Per feedback from last year, we are going practice on the first and third Thursdays of the month and singing at church on Sundays following the first and third Thursdays of the month. Our next rehearsal will be on Thursday, August 15st at 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary. Please bring your choir folder with you if you have one. Please contact Leah Gumbel if you have any questions or need additional information.
Boonville Back-to-School Bash – ALL students grades K-5 are eligible to pick up FREE supplies at the Boonville Kiwanis Club’s annual Back to School Bash on Sunday, August 11th from 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm, with supplies that have been generously donated by community members!
Church Picnic August 18 – Time for Some Food and Fun – The United Methodist Men are hosting our Annual Church Picnic Sunday, August 18 at 6:00 pm. We will gather at the church yard. UMM will provide the meat and drinks. Please bring a dish to share and also a (lawn chair or blanket). Feel free to invite friends, family and neighbors to join in on the fun.
LSE Welcome Back Breakfast – As school gets ready to begin, we will be welcoming LSE faculty and staff back with a breakfast on August 16. A sign-up sheet is available in the East Wing or you can sign up here. In the meantime, please consider writing a note of encouragement to LSE staff that we can deliver along with breakfast. The more notes the better!
Blood Drive – Our next Red Cross Blood Drive is coming up on Monday, August 26th from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm in our Fellowship Hall. As happens most summers, the supply of blood available is in short supply and donors are greatly needed. To schedule a time for donating blood go to: redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive. Thank you!
Matt Maher & Zach Williams LIVE in Independence October 20 – Matt Maher and Zach Williams are bringing their Revival Nights tour to Missouri on Sunday, October 20! Want to participate in this night of praise and worship? NMUMC will be ordering group tickets for the event. Tickets are $35.00 each. Please use the sign-up sheet in the East Wing to order. Checks can be made out to NMUMC with “concert” in the memo line. You can also use cash or Venmo.
Giving Through Venmo – We can be found on Venmo at @NelsonMemorialUMC. If you don’t know what Venmo is and would like to learn more, information about giving through Venmo can be found on our webpage at https://nelsonmemorialumc.org/give/venmo/
Events this week:
Saturday, August 10: S’more N’ More, 7:00 pm, Church Lawn
Monday, August 12: TOPS, 9:30 am, Lounge
Kids Hope Mentor Meting, 6:00 pm, Lounge
Al-Anon, 8:00 pm, Fellowship Hall
Tuesday, August 13: PEO, 5:00 pm, Fellowship Hall
Wednesday, August 14: Women’s Bible Study, 10:00 am, Lounge
Al-Anon, Noon, Fellowship Hall
Thursday, August 15: Baby Grace Distribution, 5:00 pm, Annex
Choir Rehearsal, 7:00 pm, Sanctuary
Friday, August 16: Al-Anon, 7:00 pm, Fellowship Hall
Saturday, August 17: Methodist Men, 8:30 am, Lounge
Closing Words of Wisdom:
How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.” — William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice