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September 18, 2025
Welcome to fall (almost). Monday is the official welcome of the season. The fall programs are underway with Bible studies, Sunday School curriculum, music programs, seasonal worship planning, Year of Kindness emphases, youth and children’s ministry events, golf tournament, Fall BBQ Festival, and more. Please keep watching the bulletins, newsletters, and webpage for more detailed information. We are glad you are a part of the ministries that serve as reminders of God’s presence and activity and the extensive ways many are served because of your faithful stewardship through your prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness.
As we continue to celebrate the Centennial Year of Belin Memorial, special artwork will be on display beginning this Sunday, September 21. At the founding of Belin Memorial in 1925, the Reverend William T. Bedenbaugh was the first pastor. One of his children, Roland, was then around 9 years old. Roland rendered drawings of two ships while living in Murrells Inlet. One drawing was of a sailing ship and the other of a steam vessel. These drawings were located on blank pages in the front of the Registry Book for the Waccamaw Circuit of the (then) Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
One hundred years later, children in the (now) Belin Memorial United Methodist Church are connected to these 100-year-old drawings. Under the guidance of Kim Oakley, Director of Children’s Ministry, the children of the Sunday School and Children’s Church added color-fill interpretation to the drawings, bringing them to life a century later. It is interesting that some of the children who participated in this art project are about the same age Roland was at the time he drew the pictures.
You are cordially invited to come by the Family Life Center to view and appreciate these works of art completed by children separated by one hundred years, while being connected through The United Methodist Church. It is a great reminder of the importance of our heritage and connection as disciples of Christ across the ages.
Other ways we stay “connected” to each other in ministry as we offer ourselves through our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness are:
Murrells Inlet 2020 “Fall Haul Community Clean Up Day” –This Saturday, September 20, 9 AM – 11 AM. Volunteers are needed to help keep the beautiful Inlet clean because “Litter makes us Crabby.” The group will meet at the Murrells Inlet 2020 Office, 4124 Hwy. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet, SC. All supplies will be provided. Please wear comfortable clothes and bring a reusable water bottle – stay hydrated, please. Click HERE for more information.
Community Basketball Registration opens this Monday, September 22. For more information, please visit the belinumc.org website NOW button and click on September 22. Information about leagues, cost, dates, and how to register are ready for your perusal. Please contact Sheri Henderson, Director of Missions/Outreach (sherrih@belinumc.org: 843.357.5172).
“See You at The Pole 2025” Youth Event – Wednesday, September 24 – This annual event is a global, student-led day of prayer held at local school flagpoles usually prior to classes beginning that day. For more information, please contact Brandy Streett, Director of Youth Ministries (brandys@belinumc.org; 843.357.5177).
Rollie Hanna Breakfast – Wednesday, September 24 at 8:30 AM, Family Life Center – The speaker will be Ann Faul of the Smith Medical Clinic, which offers medical care at no cost to our neighbors in Georgetown County who are uninsured and those who are experiencing income challenges.
“Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre” presented by the Murrells Inlet Masonic Lodge #368 – Friday, September 26 at 6 PM in the Family Life Center. Tickets are available in the Family Life Center and church offices.
Trunk-or-Treat – Donations of individually wrapped candy are being received between September 25 – October 19 with much gratitude for your generosity. These treats will be given away as part of the Trunk-or-Treat community event in the Family Life Center parking lot on Saturday, October 25. For more information, please contact Kim Oakley, Director of Children’s Ministry (kimo@belinumc.org) 843.357.5194.
United Methodist Men – Monday, September 29 at 6 PM in the Family Life Center – The speaker will be Coach Gary Gilmore, who recently retired from Coastal Carolina University after 28 years of serving as the head baseball coach (1996-2024), and leading the Chanticleers to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship title. Coach Gilmore was elected to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame.
Youth Sunday School Opportunity – Have a desire to support the youth and their leaders right here at Belin Memorial? Opportunities are available to lead the youth in Sunday school on a weekly or once-a-month basis on Sundays 10 – 10:45 AM in the Family Life Center. Materials are provided. For more information, please contact Brandy Streett, Director of Youth Ministries (brandys@belinumc.org; 843.357.5177).
Youth Programs – Many thanks to those who have answered the call and made yourselves available to be a part of the Youth Ministries Programs. We are grateful for your sharing your time, talents, gifts, and service.
Shalom,
Sandra
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