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Weekly Tidings

May 23, 2024


Upcoming Calendar

Sunday, May 26

8:30am Traditional Service

9:05am Contemporary Service

10am Sunday School

11am Traditional Service

1:30pm Stone Soup

Monday, May 27 Office Closed - Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 28

9:30am Staff Meeting

Wednesday, May 29

5:30pm Handbell Rehearsal

6:30pm Sanctuary Choir Practice

Thursday, May 30

6:30am Men's Bible Study

6:00pm Ruhlman Book Club

Saturday, June 1

7:30am United Methodist Men


Benton FUMC Calendar Link

May 26, 2024

Trinity Sunday


All-Consumsing Presence

Bro. Walt will preach from Romans 8:12-17 on this Trinity Sunday. Join us for worship at 8:30 a.m., 9:05 a.m. or 11 a.m., or anytime online.

Romans 8:12-17


Prayer List

Lisa Cavanagh

Stewart Cheak

Edwin Williams

Bobbie Fitzhugh

Family of Dianne Hampton on the death of her husband Dave

Jigger Owens

Family of Cindy Kingery on the death of her husband Clyde

Family of Bettty Bassett

Rick Holland


A Note from Your Contributions Manager

Electronic Giving or Egiving, as it is shortened, is an important, effective and convenient method of contribution giving. For example, your church received $229,499.07 by this method in 2023. However, there is a cost.


Depending on the source of your contribution, whether it is an ACH or draft on your checking account or a debit or credit card, we pay either 1% or 2.3% plus $0.30 per transaction. These fees are subtracted from the contribution before we receive it. If you contribute $100 through a draft, we receive $99.00 and Subsplash gets the $1.00 as their fee. In 2023, we paid

Subsplash $ 4,816.12 in fees.


There is an option, called donor-covered fees, where in the above example, Subsplash would take $101.00 out of your account and send us $100.00. On your contribution report that we mail quarterly, your contribution would be shown as $101.00. Your Finance Committee has discussed this option and

voted to offer this option to you effective June 1st. You would have to go into your Subsplash account and make a change to cover the fee if you are on a recurring contribution. If you do not wish to make this change, no action is required from you. If you use Subsplash each time you contribute, a window

will pop up on your screen asking if you want to cover the fee.


I realize this may not be for everyone but it is a small way to help the finances of your church. If you need help in making the change or have any questions, please contact me. Thank you for time and consideration.


Jim DeLamar

Contributions and Facilities Manager

Thank You

Thank you for your donation to the Landscape Fund to honor your mother or a special mother in your life for this past Mother's Day Special Giving Campaign.


Your contributions are greatly appreciated!



Blessings,

Landscape Committee

What's Happening in the Life of the Church

Children (and adults!) enjoyed a Pentecost party this past Sunday to celebrate the Church's birthday with cookies, crafts and a mission project!

Salem Camp Meeting is coming up! Our Youth Praise Team will lead worship at Youth Night on Wednesday, the 12th. 

The Art of Hospitality, a new comprehensive program developed by hospitality experts from the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, promises to guide a local church in exactly what the program’s title implies: the art form of creating radical hospitality that infiltrates the heart and culture of the entire church. Complete with techniques and strategic planning, The Art of Hospitality will effectively change how we do church, leaving guests surprised, delighted, and eager to return.


Benton First United Methodist Church invites you to become part of the Hospitality Team! A new six-week workshop will begin on Sunday, June 2nd from 2 to 3 p.m. in Room 108 and will meet each Sunday in June finishing on July 7 th. For more information and to register email Bro. Garry at

garry.teeter@fumcbenton.org.

Know Burning Bush Podcast


This week, Bro. Garry Teeter talks with Realtor Tom Baxley about how faith is alive and well in the business world.

Listen Now

Pet Ministry Meeting

June 2


A community-based Pet Ministry organizational meeting will take place from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2, in Room 108. All are invited who might be interested in designing a new ministry focused on some of God's most loving and comforting creatures.




Coffee Cup Bible Study


Coffee Cup Bible Study will meet once a month for the next 3 months at 11 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Bring your own lunch.


  • June 18 - Making Difficult Choices: Noah - Hebrews 11:7; Genesis 6:5-22
  • July 16 - Believing the Impossible: Abraham and Sarah - Hebrews 11:8-16; Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7
  • August 20 - Anticipating God's Blessing: Isaac - Hebrews 11:17-20; Genesis 27:1-40

For further information, contact Cindy Kingery: 501-337-3519

Project Transformation

Mondays in June and July


Benton FUMC is adopting Mondays in June and July to read with the children at Project Transformation's sites in Pine Bluff. The children will be reading to us, and we will help them with pronunciation and comprehension. On each date, we will leave the church at 9 a.m. from the Conway St parking lot to travel to Pine Bluff. We stop for lunch at noon and return to the church by 2 p.m. To volunteer with us, sign up the link below.

Sign Up

SoMa Pridefest

June 1


A group from our church will have a booth set up at SoMa Pridefest in Little Rock on Saturday, June 1. If you would like to volunteer for a time slot, please sign up at the link below.

Sign Up

Volunteers Needed


More volunteers are needed for our Monday Night Meal Ministry as numbers have been steadily rising. Volunteers are needed by 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. These shifts are on a seven-week rotation. Email mondaynightmeal@bentonfumc.org, contact the church office or call Lauren Carroll at 501-507-8724 for more information.

Hygiene Product Collection


The Missions Committee is collecting hygiene products this month that kids will assemble into hygiene kits during VBS. Items needed:

  • Individualized toothbrushes
  • Individually wrapped bars of soap
  • Travel size deodorant
  • Travel packs of tissues
  • Bandaids

Drop off your donations in the church office during the week or on Sundays.

VBS 2024

June 10-13th


VBS is almost here! If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up below.

VBS Volunteer Registration

To register your child, please click the link below!

VBS Participant Registration

VBS Amazon Wishlist


Help us provide a super Vacation Bible School by purchasing items from our Amazon wish list! Wishlist items purchased will be shipped directly to the church. Thank you for helping us share God's love with children in our congregation and community!

VBS Amazon Wishlist

Of Note

A graveside service for Waynette Gambill Scott will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 8, at the Scott Salem Cemetery.


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