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Our ministry teams are based on the model given in
The Purpose Driven Church by Rick Warren.
Choose a link below to see how you can get connected and get involved!
WORSHIP
8:15am & 11:00am Traditional Worship
9:30am Contemporary Worship
Worship Teams – Our variety of worship styles offer a variety of volunteer opportunities! Many servants share a little time, which makes our services complete.
Ushers • Prayer & Scripture Readers • Acolytes • Drama • Visual Displays and Banners
Communion Helpers • Flower Arrangements • Sound & Media
Sound & Media Ministry – Worship never sounded so good! Our Sound & Media Team handles weekly and special services, weddings, holiday musicals and special concerts. CD’s for any service can be ordered using the designated envelopes in the pews or at the Welcome Center.
Visual Displays – Just take a look around in the sanctuary, halls, lobbies and entrances and you’ll see the signs of the seasons! Special worship banners, displays and decorations are a wonderful way we celebrate God’s beautiful seasons, holidays and special events together.
Music Ministry – United Methodists are very proud of both our Evangelical United Brethren and Methodist tradition and love of music. We do our best to use every musical gift we’ve got through many different choirs and musical or instrumental groups.
Halo Choir / Rainbow Bells – For children age 3 – Grade 1.
Practice on Sundays, 10:40-11:00 am in the Children's Library.
Junior Joys – For children Grades 2 – 6.
Practice on Sundays, 10:40-11:00 am in the lower level of the Education
Wing.
Junior Chimes – For children over age 5.
Practice on Wednesdays, 6:15 pm, Music Room.
Chancel Choir – Adult choir featured in our traditional services.
Practice on Wednesdays, 7:45 pm, Sanctuary.
Chancel Bell Choir – Adult group that rings Praise throughout the year.
Practice on Mondays, 7:30 pm in the Choir Room
Praise Team – This adult band leads our contemporary service.
Practice on Thursdays, 6:30pm
FELLOWSHIP
Monthly opportunities for the church family to dine together prior to Wednesday evening activities or just for the joy of fellowship. Held on the first Wednesday after Sunday communion. Serving is from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Saturday Night Adult Gathering (SNAG):
A lively group that gathers monthly to enjoy special programs, food, fun and fellowship.
Remembrances sent to keep in touch several times a year – including harvest, Christmas, Valentines Day, Easter, and end of school year.
These fellowship favorites are becoming much-loved traditions:
Chili Fest – church cooks go head-to-head in this spirited winter contest.
New Member Luncheons – an opportunity for those entering membership to be introduced to various church roles,
Church-wide Family Summer Picnic – with food hot off the grill, games, and fellowship.
Homecoming Sunday Dinner – following the September Homecoming service, a tasty grilled chicken dinner with all the fixings, served to the entire congregation.
Receptions & special occasions – as they arise.
DISCIPLESHIP
Small Group bible studies offer a vital link in Christian growth. We have a variety of Sunday School classes and groups that meet throughout the month. Treat yourself to a wonderful source of faith and friendship!
Sunday – Sunday Morning Live, Not So Quiet Class, Journey Class, Dialogue Class, Young Adult Sunday School
Other Days – Promise Keepers Bible Study, Hope Circle, Becoming Mary Bible Study, Men’s Emmaus, Mary Martha Circle, Serendipity Seniors, Mother’s of Preschoolers (MOPS), Saturday Night Adult Gathering (SNAG), Mom's Bible Study, Saturday AM Men's Group
Wednesday – Pastor’s Bible Study, Promise Keepers, Spirit Sisters Bible Study, Women of Faith Bible Study, Rebekah Circle
Through fun activities, special events and studying the Word together, our Jr. & Sr. High youth are developing Christian character that will last a lifetime.
Sunday School – Weekly Bible study. 9:30 or 11:00am, Youth Lounge.
Wednesday Night Youth Program – Christian principles about issues relevant to teenagers. 7-8:00pm, Youth Lounge.
Sunday Night Youth Group – Fellowship with other Christian youth in a safe environment. Meets weekly unless it’s a holiday weekend or special activity is planned. 5-7:00pm, Youth Lounge.
Special Events – Jr. & Sr. High Retreats, Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser, our Mission Trip and other fun service projects make our youth group memorable!
From infancy through grade school, we are teaching our children to serve Jesus for a lifetime.
Kingdom Worship – Sunday children’s church, age 3 – Grade 3, 8:15 & 11am.
Sunday School – For children age 2 – Grade 6, 9:30am.
Children’s Choirs – For children age 3 – Grade 6, Sundays 10:40-11:00 am.
Circle of Friends – Small group ministry for children age 3 – Grade 6, Wednesdays, 7-8:00pm.
Kids for Christ – Fellowship group for children Grades 4 – 6, 4th Sunday of the month, 12:15 – 2:15 p.m.
Special Events – Kids of all ages love these! Family Fun Night, Harvest Festival, Vacation Bible School, Family Movie Night, Birthday Party for Jesus, Christmas & Easter Musicals, Theme Nights.
Our Adult Library offers religious and secular books, worship service tapes, and a variety of cassette and VCR recordings. A user-friendly guideline is posted for ease in borrowing an item. Since our collection depends on donation, feel free to make contributions anytime.
Our Children’s Library is filled with Christian books, reference material and videos available for browsing or borrowing. Grab a child and check it out!
SERVICE
Exercising our spiritual gifts and abilities to meet the needs of others, both in the Body of Christ and the World around us.
Each of these programs addresses a need in our local community. It is our way of providing help close to home.
Interfaith Hospitality Network – As a host church for IHN we provide shelter and food to homeless families for a full week six times per year. We share a rotating schedule with other churches in the Cincinnati area in a program managed by the Greater Cincinnati Interfaith Hospitality Network. You can help by providing supplies and/or companionship to the families during their time with us.
N.E.E.D.S. (North East Emergency Distribution Services) – A cooperative group of concerned churches and civic organizations. It’s mission is to do God’s work of caring for our neighbors by providing basic emergency assistance for families in our area.
Litter Gitters – We have adopted a stretch of Kemper Road, west of State Route 42. Periodically, we get together to “git’ the litter” and keep that part of the road free of trash.
Tending His Flock – Provides a full box of designated food items or a laundry basket of cleaning items to needy families through IHN, the Hispanic Ministry or as brought to our attention. Sign up on the last Sunday of each month and return boxes of food or baskets of cleaning items on the 2nd Sunday of each month.
Thanksgiving Baskets – We collect all the makings for a full Thanksgiving Dinner, including pumpkin pies and distribute them to needy families as designated by the Sharonville Health Department, the Hispanic Ministry or others known to SUMC.
Christmas Gift & Mitten Tree – First you can play Saint Nicholas by taking a gift tag and purchasing items needed by families served by the Interfaith Hospitality Network, the Emanuel Center in Over-the-Rhine, or the Hispanic Ministry. Then, the tree is decorated with new winter hats and mittens for those in need.
Operation Christmas Child – Donate a shoe box filled with necessities and the small things a child’s imagination desires to send the love that a child’s heart longs for! A program of Franklin Graham’s Samaritan’s Purse organization, we can share our blessings with children all over the world, whether living in a war zone or fighting a battle against hunger and want.
Valley Interfaith Food & Clothing Center - A volunteer organization in the upper Millcreek Valley, dedicated to helping the less fortunate in that thirteen-community area meet short term emergency needs for food, clothing, and other needed services. Look for monthly "Mana Needs" listed in the church newsletter and leave needed items at the Ministry Link Board.
Evangelism
Sharing God’s Love and inviting people to church.
Meeting Time: First Tuesday of the month @ 6:30pm.
Church-Wide Events – Easter, Vacation Bible School, Harvest Festival, Christmas
In-House Outreach – Small giveaways are a simple way to show folks that we’re glad they joined us for a special event. We’ll tag along at the Rummage Sales, Vacation Bible School & the Christmas Cookie Walk.
Press Relations – This covers our advertising, press releases, Public Service Announcement’s, the outdoor message board and the SUMC Website.
We're the “welcome wagon” to anyone who enters our doors.
Welcome and Greeting – You’ll find us at several locations each Sunday morning to hand out Welcome Bags, give directions or answer questions. Most of all, we smile and say hello!
Higher Grounds Coffee Ministry – Some help to deliver donuts, some brew coffee & set up the coffee bar, others handle clean-up. It’s just that easy.
Card Writing Ministry – A special group that shares God’s Love with a hand-written note or card for all occasions from the comfort of home.
Celebration Ornaments – A special team hand-makes ornaments for new babies in our church family so we can celebrate together. New parents take them home to keep each Christmas.
We support 34 different mission projects from near to far, Alaska to Zaire! Our annual Mission Festival celebrates our sharing and educates our church family about the many mission opportunities. We also provide information about special mission projects of the District, the Annual Conference and denomination.
Meeting Time: First Tuesday of the month @ 7:00pm.
Since 1998, our Haiti Mission Team has traveled each January to Port au Prince, to do short term mission projects. We have helped construct a medical center, an orphanage, a private home, and upgraded the mission house where teams stay. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, kept down for centuries in part because of spiritual bondage to voodoo. Christianity has had a meaningful impact on the people and recently on the government, such that there is real hope for the future for the first time in generations. Join us in spreading the gospel of Jesus to these wonderful people.
Our Youth Mission Team travels to a location each June for a
one-week project where they provide relief to communities. The youth bond with each other and learn to worship the Lord in a whole new way as they serve others and provide friendship to those who sorely need to see Jesus' love firsthand.