September 2025

Monthly News & Updates

9/1/2025 | Issue 9

MUMC Events

Faithful Foundations

Sunday, September 7 at 9 a.m. MUMC will celebrate 25 years in our beloved church building. This milestone marks not only the passage of time, but also the enduring faith, dedication, and love that has shaped Mahomet UMC!

This special worship service we will celebrate God’s faithfulness over the past 25 years, lift our voices in worship, give thanks for the foundation we stand upon, and thank our community for their part in our past journey as we live out our mission: “To lead people to Jesus and help them grow as disciples.”

Wesley Study

Mondays starting September 8th at 6:30 p.m. (10 weeks). Bible Study "The Wesleyan Way" A Faith that Matters by Scott J. Jones. Books will be $15 each. Sign up in the narthex or online.

Come Play With Me

Tuesdays starting September 9th 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. 2-4 year old toddlers along with parents or guardians

SOS "Something on Sundays"

Sunday Evenings starting September 21st at 5:30 p.m. - SOS will kickoff on 9/21 with Rice Meal Assembly. SOS will feature the small group study "The Walk: Five essential practices of the Christian life", a quick meal, and Middle/High School Youth Activities. SOS will conclude on October 26th with the Fall Festival.

Spicy Seniors

Wednesday, September 24 at 1:00 p.m.

Come and enjoy food, fellowship & games! Sign up in the Narthex or RSVP to mumc@mumc.org or 217-586-2147.

Looking Forward:

Fall Festival

Sunday, October 26 at 5:30 pm

Trick or Treat & Games (part of SOS)

Church Calendar

Sunday's Coming

Sunday, September 7 at 9:00 a.m. Faithful Foundations: Celebrating 25 years at our S. Mahomet Address

Starting Sunday, September 14: MUMC will resume two services, 9:00 a.m. Traditional, 10:30 a.m. Contemporary. 10:30 a.m. service will be available to watch on youtube or facebook live.

Sunday, September 14 - UWF Sunday, also District Superintendent Sara Isabell will be speaking

Sunday, October 12 - Cunningham Sunday M&M's will present a quilt to Cunningham Children's Home, donate gift cards to Cunningham

Get Involved

Rice Meals

Sunday, September 21 at 5:30 p.m.

During SOS "Something on Sundays". Help prepare Rice Meal kits. There will be a quick meal to eat as well.

Cunningham Children's Home 2025 Be a Hero 5K

Saturday, October 4 at 9:00 a.m.

Pastor Lori is a Superhero and you can join her league of superheroes to support Cunningham youth! She will be putting her powers on display at Cunningham Children’s Home’s 5^th Annual Be a Hero 5K, Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 9 a.m. on Cunningham’s campus in Urbana. Support Pastor Lori’s efforts! Donate to TEAM MAHOMET UMC at https://runsignup.com/Race/115902/Donate/fLy3lNpYHR58EmxB

or drop off a check at the church office before October 4th. Your contributions will help Pastor Lori earn a Cunningham hero cape AND will help to meet the critical needs of the 977 youth and families Cunningham served this year.

JOIN TEAM MAHOMET UMC BY PARTICIPATING YOURSELF:

Be a hero in the eyes of Cunningham kids! Join us Saturday, October 4, 2025 for Cunningham Children’s Home Be a Hero 5K. Heroes have made such a big impact on Cunningham youth and families that the 5K is now an annual event and in its fifth year.

Whether you move like “The Flash” or at “Hulk” speed, the Be a Hero 5K is open to runners and walkers of all skill levels. A fun family event, superhero costumes and babies in strollers are encouraged!

More information about how Cunningham’s programs help youth and families to heal, learn and grow, can be found at https://cunningham.org/

Pictures from August Events/Thank You's

MUMC Volunteers helped at the hydration station for the MAYC race Saturday, August 2nd.

Durst Funeral Thank You -

This great group helped at Midwest Missions August 7. Awesome job volunteers!

Committee Reports

Finance Committee

Pledged $26,000

Non-Pledged $ 5,000

Unrestricted Income $31,000

Operating Expenses $31,000

Net Operating $0 break even

Year to date unrestricted revenue through the end of July was about $223,000 ($182K pledged and $41K non-pledged) versus unrestricted expenses of $214,000. The building insurance cost has the largest variance versus budget. Thankfully, it is about $21K under budget due to refunds from the prior year policies that were replaced with lower cost options. There is about $34,750 remaining in the building repair fund. $30K of this remaining balance is a grant restricted for the fire suppression system and $3K is restricted to window repairs. MUMC also received $1,260 of building use donations from baseball field users during the month.

Missions Committee

Hello from the Missions Team! Thank you to everyone who volunteers to help with the Candlewood lunches and those that participated in volunteering at Midwest Missions. There were 5100 lunches served this summer at Candlewood, approximately 130 lunches/day, and 500 bags of groceries given away. Those who volunteered at Midwest Missions volunteered with repackaging masks, assembling hygiene kits and infancy kits, and fixed bicycles. We appreciate all those who participate and volunteer in any way. Our next mission will be held at MUMC on Sept 21^st at 5:30pm where we will be assembling Rice Meals for Midwest Missions. A sign-up sheet is in the lobby area.

Education Committee

The Education for All Ages (Education/Discipleship) Committee met on August 21, 2025, with five members in attendance. After opening with prayer by Pastor Lori, we discussed upcoming programs for this fall. Come Play with Me starts September 9. Led by Treva Bradd, this playtime for young children will meet Tuesdays from 9:30 to 10:30. Pastor Lori will be offering two Adult Studies. Wesley Study: The Wesleyan Way by Scott J. Jones starts September 8^th, 2025 and runs through October 27^th. The second Adult Study is The Walk: Five Essential Practices of Christianity by Adam Hamilton. It starts September 21, 2025 and runs through October 26, 2025 at 6:00 pm, in conjunction with our SOS program. The Committee is currently working on programs for the Upcoming Something on Sundays (SOS) programs. Running from 9/21/25 to 10/26/2025, we are currently planning programming and recruiting volunteers. Our first SOS will feature rice meals and The Walk.