The 2025 Desert Southwest Annual Conference is underway in Las Vegas! This year’s theme is “A Healthy Church for a Healthy World: And Let It Begin With Me.” Please go to dscumc.org/ac to learn more or to connect to the livestream - including Pastor Michael’s commissioning service this weekend!

Do you love to sing? Join us this Sunday! If you’ve always wanted to sing with the Dayspring Choir, summer is the perfect time to jump in. Our Summer Choir sings at the 10:00am service on the first and third Sundays of the month—with no weekday rehearsals! Just come at 9:20am on the morning of the service to learn the song and warm up. The next time summer choir sings is this Sunday, June 15, and we’d love to have you with us. Interested? Email David for more details!

Prayer Shawl Ministry meets at 9:00 a.m. on Sundays in the Fellowship Hall - or on the patio, weather permitting! All knitters and crocheters age 7th grade and older are welcome to participate. Yarn and patterns are available. This ministry is growing and we need more people making shawls and blankets. Please email Susan Staley with questions. 

Saving Jesus is a video-based series designed to free Jesus's life and message from the grip of the religious right and rediscover a faith grounded in compassion, justice, and relevance for the 21st century. Join Pastors Jeff, Michael, and Shirley on Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon in Fellowship Hall beginning next Sunday, June 22, for this engaging and thought-provoking conversation.

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In addition, Pastors Jeff and Michael will preach a companion sermon series each week that ties in with the class theme, offering deeper reflection and connection during our Sunday celebrations.

Our sister church, Iglesia Aliento (701 S. 1st Street, Phoenix) is in need of volunteers at their Summer Camp -- especially from 9:30-10:30am, for the reading session! Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. Those 18 and older must undergo a background check. Reading to these kids helps build confidence, imagination, and a sense of stability—things every child needs! Learn more/sign up

***They are also in need of children's books (especially for ages 6-12) in good condition. Books can be shared through Kris in the church office.

We are thrilled to invite you to a celebration honoring Pastor Michael's graduation from Iliff School of Theology and his commissioning as an ordained pastor. This event will be held on Sunday, June 29 at 11:30am in the Fellowship Hall. This Sunday, June 15, is your last chance to RSVP! Please email Dazz so we can plan for this celebration!

Please bring in water bottles, electrolyte drinks, and nutritional snacks to support Tempe Cooling Centers this 2025 summer. We're also collecting hygiene products, hand sanitizer, sunscreen, socks, board games and books.

We are collecting Rice and Canned Meats for City Hope Center during the month of June. City Hope Center is a community outreach organization dedicated to providing essential resources and support to individuals and families in need. Operating every Saturday morning, the center offers a grocery store-style experience where guests can access food, hygiene products, and clothing at no cost.