Worship with Us
- Sunday school classes — on vacation for summer
- Summer worship at Union Presbyterian in the sanctuary — 9:30 a.m. (through August 22)
- August 29 — Community Worship in the Park, 10:30 a.m.
- Beginning September — 10:30 a.m. worship at Union Presbyterian in the sanctuary
Announcements
Union Presbyterian welcomes a new pastor! The Reverend Holly Haines accepted the call extended to her by the church and will begin her role as pastor on 20 September 2010. Rev. Haines will be ordained at First Presbyterian, Amarillo, Texas, on August 19. Installation of Rev. Haines is scheduled tentatively for September 26th.
Children's Choir begins again on September 1 at 5:00 p.m. Children aged 3-9 are welcome. Please contact Sheri Gifford for more information (754.2072).
School Supply Project As the school year draws near, the Mission Committee asks you to support the less fortunate children of our community with donations of school supplies (or money to buy supplies). Please drop off your gifts in the marked box in Ferren Hall by August 19. Here are some items we need:
- Crayola Crayons (box of 24)
- Large boxes of Kleenex
- Pink or green rubber erasers
- Glue sticks
- Notebook paper (wide lined)
- Spiral notebooks (wide lined)
- Backpacks
- No. 2 pencils
- Plastic pencil boxes
- Folders (2 pocket)
- Scissors
- Colored pencils
- Rulers
Loaves & Fishes Update Peggy Snyder reports that during June Loaves & Fishes served 75 families (260 individuals). In these hard times, the need for our community's Loaves & Fishes is increasing, so please donate whatever you can. Particular needs are canned meals, sauces, green beans, 100% fruit juice, pancake mix, syrup, and canned meat (no tuna, please). Professionally processed meat—especially—hamburger is also welcome!
Deacons' Note: If you know someone who would like a visit from our Deacons, please call the church office (754.2491) or the moderator of the Deacons, Judy Showalter (754.4618). Thank you!
Our Mission Statement
The mission of Union Presbyterian Church is to serve and glorify God.
.: by preaching and teaching the word of God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people of all ages, within the church and in the world, and by ministering to their spiritual, physical, intellectual, and emotional needs;
.: by creating an open and caring environment which promotes fellowship, spiritual growth, and stewardship (time, talent and treasure) and which encourages the healthy exchange of differing points of views; and
.: by offering worship, prayer, and study opportunities to stimulate the desire to empathize with and meet the needs of local and world communities.
About Union Presbyterian
Before Powell was founded, when it was still a camp of government employees and laborers, the pastor of Cody Presbyterian Church held bi-monthly nondenominational services in Powell. Subsequently, both Powell and Union Presbyterian Church were founded in 1909.
The church organized on February 14, 1909, with 23 members who came from 13 thirteen different denominations, hence the name Union.
By October 1909, Union Presbyterian held services in the town's first church building--a 39' by 50' basement with windows and a canvas roof. When the 1909 community Christmas program was held at the church, the overflow crowd of cowboys watched outside through the opened windows and threw in money when the collection was taken.
Since those early days, Union Presbyterian grew to as many as 830 members in the early 1950s, when it constructed a church of native sandstone. Since then, the congregation has declined to 300 members, yet we remain a people who are dedicated to the service and glory of God.
