Upcoming Events at UPUMC

Advent Worship Services & More

We hope you will join us in the many wonderful opportunities for fellowship, reflection, and worship this Advent season. The church is coming alive with the sights and sounds of Advent and Christmas! 

View Advent worship services and events on our Advent & Christmas information page found HERE.

Share the Light 

Donation cards now available

Share the light of Christmas by making a donation in honor of a loved one while supporting the good works of UPUMC’s mission partners (Christ’s Foundry UMC, Operación Abrigo, Project Transformation, Wesley-Rankin Community Center)! In appreciation of your donation, you will receive a Christmas card to share with your loved one. Cards are bundled in sets of five, and there is a suggested minimum donation of $5 per card.

Directions for donation:

• Use the button below to make your donation electronically. 
• If you prefer to donate to another UPUMC fund, please note the fund's name in the MEMO section of the online donation form. 
• Cash and check donations can be made at the UPUMC Welcome desk. 
• After making your online donation, you can pick up your cards at the UPUMC Welcome desk.

Welcome desk hours: 

Monday - Thursday from 9am-5pm

Friday 9am - 12pm

Sundays from 8am - 12pm.   

For more information, please contact Mary Tabor.

Enneagram Class 

Through December 18 | Room 103

9:30am -11:30am

The 12 week group study will meet to watch videos from Suzanne Stabile, then discuss using Suzanne’s Enneagram Journey curriculum, led by Cherry Fowler. Please purchase the Enneagram Journey participant guide in preparation for this course. By signing up, you’ll also have access to the Enneagram Journey videos we’ll watch together in case you have to miss a class or want to watch something again. 

Email Rev. Emma Williams (ewilliams@upumc.org) for more information.

School of Essential Wisdom Fall Series

December 5, 12, 19 | Parlor

Enjoy the many things of Christmas during the School of Essential Wisdom "Christmastide, Carols & Community" December series. Learn about carols through the ages from our Minister of Worship, Mark Pope, brush up on carols you probably have never heard of with Amanda Hollis, and then enjoy a sing-a-long with Organist and Assistant Minister of Worship, Clinton Bray. To learn more and register for the winter sessions, click HERE. 

Sunday Evening Bible Study

Sundays at 4pm | Rooms 103-104

December 1-22: "Messiah- The Gospel According to Handel's Oratorio"-Join Rev. Joe Stobaugh and Mark Pope, Minister of Worship, as they read "Messiah: The Gospel according to Handel's Oratorio" by Roger Bullard, which helps the listener appreciate the choral masterpiece and its Christian message.

Upper Room Worship Service

Sundays | 5:15 - 6pm in the Youth Center

Don't miss Upper Room Worship, a multi-generational opportunity to worship in our brand-new Youth Center. Join us every Sunday at 5:15 PM for a 45-minute worship service led by our talented youth and Minister to Youth and Families, Colin Craft. This promises to be a spiritually uplifting time for everyone! During this time, we will also have Yoga for KIDS! led by Cherry Fowler. The children will have fun learning yoga poses and breathing techniques through stories, games, and even creating their own yoga poses!

Brown Bag Book Club

Wednesdays | 12pm-1pm | Room 105

Calling all book lovers! You're invited to bring your lunch and enjoy great conversation about Barbara Brown Taylor's "Always A Guest: Speaking of Faith Far From Home." The meetings are from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. in room 105. For more information, contact Linda Taylor at  lataylor_tx@yahoo.com.

Ongoing Events at UPUMC

Tuesday Morning Prayer Service

Tuesdays | 9:30 AM | Sanctuary

All are welcome to the Tuesday morning prayer service in the sanctuary. The service is approximately twenty minutes long and includes song, scripture, and communion. Led by church worship staff, this is a time to connect with others over prayer and God’s word. We hope to see you there!

Yoga

In-Person Mat Classes
Tuesdays | 11 AM - 12 PM | Activity Center or Parlor

Zoom Classes
Tuesday Chair Yoga | 9:30 - 10:15 AM
Thursday Mat Yoga | 9 - 10 AM

Join Cherry Fowler and friends as they practice yoga each week. The first class is free, and it is $10/class for in-person or Zoom classes after. If you have any questions, want to join, or need the Zoom link, please get in touch with Cherry Fowler.