Do you ever feel like you’re not enough? Or what you have isn’t enough to make a difference? Sometimes what seems insignificant at first can actually become an Overflow. During this series, we'll explore generosity in a way that encourages giving to express the abundance of God's grace in our lives instead of obligation or religious doctrine. When we live out this model of generosity, our giving b...  Read More

Hurricane Helene left many of us binge watching the weather channel last week and thankful that Florida made it through with minimal damage, especially the Big Bend area. That thankfulness was quickly diminished as the reports came in from Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee.UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) is one of the few organizations allowed into disaster zones a...  Read More

Two years ago, Pastor Faith and I applied for a grant to start a ministry for kids with special needs.  We had a desire to to create a space that would allow families of children with special needs to feel welcome and included in the church.  We recognized that many of these families do not attend church or parents take turn attending church because they are unsure what to do with their child duri...  Read More

Subscribe to our Playlists: This week, we're introducing a song that was released in 2008 called God of this City by Chris Tomlin. It was originally written by Bluetree but became popular with Chris Tomlin published on his Passion Album, making this song his primary song.I love how the song connects with our theme this week of serving others because it has themes of God's power, hope. and transfor...  Read More

In our Wesleyan Rooted sermon series, I've been talking each week about the membership Sunday we have coming up on October 13. So, you might be wondering why you should join the church. Anyone who has been baptized, at any age, in any Christian denomination (protestant or Catholic) may join the United Methodist Church. Membership is about making a statement, that we're your church home. You're don...  Read More

Subscribe to our Playlists: This week, the message goes deeper into the Wesleyan themes of love and grace. We're introducing a new song: Tasha Cobbs Leonard’s “Gracefully Broken.” This song speaks about surrendering to God, trusting Him in moments of brokenness, and allowing His grace to work through our vulnerabilities.Released in 2017, this song lifts up the grace of God as the force that turns ...  Read More

We hosted our quarterly Preteen Night, this past Saturday and it was a blast.  We played a variety of popcorn related games.  The kids learned to how to find books in the Bible. They unscrambled a Bible verse, completed a trivia challenge, and much more!  We finished out the night with dinner and a popcorn bar.  We also learned, that we are like popcorn kernel.  We have lots of potential and insid...  Read More

Our church has had a Pumpkin Patch for many years. Over the years, it has supported our youth, children, and women's ministries. The past couple of years, we've used it as a general fundraiser for the church. It's much more than a fundraiser though. What we've learned over the past few years is that the Pumpkin Patch gives us an incredible opportunity to connect with people in our community. There ...  Read More

This Sunday, we're singing another, old/new Song. In 2015, For King and Country release their version of the hymn "They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love." The hymn was written by Peter Scholtes in 1966. Scholtes was a Catholic priest, serving the south side of Chicago. He wanted a song that would express unity among Christians and couldn't find one he liked, so he wrote one. The song became v...  Read More

After being removed from her biological home because her mother was unable to care for her, Bri came to Residing Hope. Watch as Bri talks about how the support she has received is helping her heal and become successful. That means we are scheduled to have a Fifth Sunday Offering on September 29th! It was started in 1906, two years before the actual founding of the Florida Methodist Orphanage and r...  Read More

This wee, we're introducing a new arrangement of "Spirit of the Living God" by Meredith Andrews. This hymn (words and music) was written in 1926 by Daniel Iverson, a Presbyterian minister. After attending a revival meeting, the he was inspired to write about how the Holy Spirit stirred his heart.Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me,Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me.Melt me, mold me,...  Read More

The Wesleyan Adventure of Growing in God's Love During the month of September and beginning of October, our kids will be doing their own version of the Wesleyan Rooted sermon series.  This will be a five week series to help our kids learn our core beliefs as Methodists and learn a bit about John Wesley, who was the founder of the Methodist church.   Our lessons will be based off the book Big Heart...  Read More