Belmont United Methodist Church

On May 17th, Rev. Gwen offered the message based on John 17:1-10 where Jesus calls for us to be united as one as we live out our faith. Marie Coone served as worship leader.

On May 10th, we learned about the story of Matthius who took the place of Judas after the resurrection of Jesus. The passage from Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 spoke to us about how each one of us are leaders in one way or another as we share with others the love of Christ. Pastor Larry offered the messag on this Mother’s Day.

On this first Sunday of May, Pastor Larry offered the message based on Acts 10:44-48.. This is the story of Cornelius and Peter. Peter learns through this encounter and through the Holy Spirit that God welcomes all people into a relationship with Him. Brendan Paget served as worship leader.

On April 26th, worship focused the scripture from John 10:1-10 where Jesus shares the story of the shepherd and how the sheep know his voice. Rev. Gwen offered the message on this day.

On April 19th, Rev. Dr. Gwen Andrews offered the message based on the story of the road to Emmaus found in Luke 24:13-35. The story described the experience of two disciples walking along the road and Jesus joins them. What happens next is an expereince each one of us can have.

On April 12th, Pastor Larry offered the message from John 20:19-31. This is the story of Thomas after the resurrection of Jesus. He was in the room when Jesus appeared to the other disciples. He has been labeled as doubting Thomas but in reality he needed to see the evidence. Jesus came to him later and he believed. Jesus meets each one of us where we are in our faith journey. This is a story of grace.

On this Easter Sunday, we celebrated the risen Christ. Pastor Larry offered the message from John 20:1-18. We looked at the life of Mary Magdalene and how she responded to the ressurection of Jesus. Mark Blankenship led the choir in music with a solo by MaryKaye Cochran.

Good Friday Service– At Belmont, we will offer a Good Friday service on April 3rd at 7:00 PM. This will be a tenebra service. A Service of Tenebrae, or “Darkness,” is an extended meditation on the passion of Christ. Easter Service– We will gather at 11:00 on April 5th to celebrate the Risen Christ in our Easter Service. This will be a great time of worship and celebration as we gather to experience the presence of God as we worship…

On this palm Sunday, we worshiped with our annual Easter Canata. Rev. Gwen Andrews offered a message based on Matthew 21:1-11 which depicts the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem with the crowds praising him with loud Hosannas which means “Save Us”. Mark Blankenship led the choir with some musical selections for our Canata.

On March 22nd, Rev. Jim Melson offered the message based on John 11:17-27. This is the story of Lazarus being resurrected from the dead after he had been in a tomb for 4 days. Rev. Melson challenged us to live in the present as the Kingdom of God exists in the hear and now. Brad Berkely led the choir in music and Brendan Paget served as worship leader.