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We will be the body of Christ in our Community by Connecting with God, Growing in Discipleship, and Serving the World.

Next Sermon for October 29th

Dear Oak Grove Family,

We are in the second week of our sermon series 7 Things 4 Kids, on Sunday we focused on the second way, knowing them personally, that we can be influencers in a child’s life. One of the strengths of Oak Grove is the strong inter-generational relationships. These relationships make a difference in lives of our children and youth and their families – especially their faith journey. Fuller Youth Institute research found that when children and youth have five adults, in addition to their parents, investing time and influence into them they are much more likely to carry their faith into adulthood.

This week we are praying for a child who needs spiritual direction. Who is a child in your family, friend group, neighborhood, or here at Oak Grove who you can be praying for?

I give thanks to God for the influencers at Oak Grove and for the adults who invested in my faith journey when I was a child. As we look to Oak Grove’s future may we continue to be influencers for the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Link to blog post on Fuller research

Holy Lands Trip Update

We continue to hold Israel and Gaza in prayer as war and violence unfold in the region. I wanted to take a moment to officially state that I will not be moving forward with traveling to the Holy Lands in February 2024. My current intent is to reschedule for spring 2025, however I am waiting to see how the situation unfolds to make official plans.

I look forward to seeing you on Sunday!

Peace & Blessings,



Pastor Amanda

Hello, Dear Church -

We are continuing to develop and grow our young adult ministry here at Oak Grove, for those who are post high school to forty. In that spirit, we are launching a Sunday School class headed up by a young adult favorite, Mary Knight! We will begin this class on November 5th in room 234! 

The O. G.’s will continue to meet every other Tuesday night, with November dates being 11/14 and 11/28. We will continue meeting in The Lounge upstairs from 6:30-8pm, with childcare provided. 

As always, if you have any questions or ideas please let me know! I am so grateful for the church’s investment in our young adults. Thanks be to God for this budding ministry!. 

Blessings,

Pastor Britney

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Traditional Worship Service:

Sunday at 8:30 a.m. in

the Sanctuary.

Non-traditional Worship Service:

Sunday at 11:00 a.m. in

Whitehurst Hall.

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We are so thankful for the Chesapeake Fire Department and their scheduled visit to Oak Grove Preschool & Kindergarten this week. They came to our school to discuss fire safety with the children. 

We had a BLAST! 

Oak Grove Preschool & Kindergarten is still collecting donations for deployment care packages this month. Be sure to drop off any donations to the preschool office before November 1st.

If you have a loved one that is interested in receiving a care package from Oak Grove United Methodist that will be deployed on Christmas, please contact Mandy Midgett at [email protected]. 

Please join us for

Cross Trainers

Sunday School at 9:45 am

and

Small Group at 5:45 pm each Sunday!

Here are the announcements for this week.

Cross Trainers Sunday School is at 9:45 - This Sunday, we will continue with splitting the classes; Jr. High will meet in the new classroom, with Chad & Matt teaching. Sr. High will meet in the regular classroom, with Noah leading. 

Sunday Night Small Group at 5:30  - Sunday night dinner will be Lasagna! Bring a friend.

Christmas Play Practice - Practices are continuing each week. Save the date for a December 16th date for the play. 

Fall Youth Lock-in - Save the Date of Friday Oct 27th & Sat Oct 28th. Download the permission form. You won't want to miss this fun! Invite a few friends.

Prayer Wall - Leave prayers and pray at the prayer wall outside Whitehurst Hall.

Volunteer to Provide Food Items for Youth - Below is a link to a Signup Genius of food items needed for Youth Small Groups. The links are different for each week. If you are able to volunteer to provide any of the items, you can conveniently drop them off in the Youth Lounge on Sunday mornings during worship times. Thank you in advance for your help, support and generosity!

Dinner on the 22nd will be provided by James & Stephanie Lee.

Link to provide food items for youth:

Sunday October 29th

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044AA4A929A2FF2-44771161-october

New Young Adult Class - Are you in the age range of post high school to 40 years old & feel unsure where you fit in the church? Join us for a new small group focused on building community together. The next gathering will be Tuesday November 7th 6:30 - 8:00 pm, in the Upstairs Lounge. For any questions, contact Pastor Britney at [email protected].

As always, please feel free to contact me or any of your youth leaders, with questions or suggestions for our youth!

A huge shout out to the Worship Ministry Team and the Trustees as they prepare Oak Grove’s Freedom Rocks! gathering space. We look forward to moving the prayer rocks created during the Prayer Rocks sermon series to our new gathering space on Sunday, November 12 after 11am worship. If you haven’t made a prayer rock, it isn’t too late – the prayer rocks and the supplies to make them will remain out until November 12^th.