Church News 2024
Any offering left on the communion rail on the first Sunday of each month is donated to the Greater Crossett Area Food Pantry.
This wonderful organization is staffed by dedicated volunteers who have a passion for feeding the hungry in our community. Several of those volunteers are also members of our church!
Thank you for responding to this ministry with your gifts at the communion rail.
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We are studying the book of James.
One Board at FUMC Crossett
As of January 2024, our church is joining many others in the Methodist connection by switching our local governance to a Simplified Accountable Structure or One Board model. In our church, the change to this structure was approved at our Charge Conference in 2023. The current slate of members was also approved at this time. There are many advantages to this model of ministry leadership, and we are excited about what this change will mean to our church.
The typical structure of the One Board model has 9-15 voting members who are elected by the Charge Conference and who all serve as members of the Discipline-required committees: Finance, Trustees, and Staff-Parish Relations. Other voting positions are the board chair and lay leader. Non-voting members of the board are representatives from UM Youth, United Women in Faith, UM Men, and the church treasurer. Voting Board members are elected into three classes of three members each. Each year, one class of members rolls off the board, and a new class is elected. See the list below of FUMC Crossett Board Members for specifics.
One big idea behind this change is to channel more of the church leadership’s energy into mission and ministry work. Work area teams will still conduct the maintenance, finance, and employee relations work of the church, and their reports will be submitted to the Board before gatherings to be read and approved as a “consent calendar” with discussion only if clarification is needed or a vote is required. This will allow in-person gatherings (currently planned for once a month) to focus on big-picture issues and visioning about the church’s ministry in the community and as a part of the larger United Methodist Church. Anyone in the church is welcome to attend these gatherings or to provide thoughts or feedback to members at any time.
The work of the Board falls into three basic categories:
Fiduciary - tending to the stewardship of tangible assets
Strategic - working to set the congregation’s priorities and seeing that resources are aligned with those priorities
Generative - problem forming and sense making about the shifting environment of the congregation and community.
There is a strong focus on communication, partnership, and accountability in all the work of the Board. The Board is also charged with identifying and building up future leaders to replace current members. To this end, all Board gatherings include spiritual and leadership development activities. The majority of the gathering time is spent on reviewing goals and finances. Gatherings end with decisions on pressing issues, plans to help ministries within the church, and general problem solving. Notes will be kept to indicate decisions made, actions planned, and those responsible for the actions.
We acknowledge that change can be disconcerting, so questions are encouraged. Please speak with Rev. Matt Daniels or current Board Chair Eddie Cheatham about anything you’d like to know. We appreciate your prayers, encouragement, and thanks for the responsibilities accepted by everyone serving on this Board.
Conference Held in FUMC Crossett Fellowship Hall
On January 24, 2024, the UALR MidSouth Training Institute sponsored a one-day Faith-Based Substance Misuse Prevention Conference at First Methodist Church in Crossett. Presenters included Johnny Riley, Jr., Bridging the GAPS of Arkansas & Moving the Mountain; Dr. Doug McClure, McClure Professional (Leadership Training) Services; Amber Booth-McCoy, Diversity Booth, Inc.; Terry Fuller, UALR Criminal Justice Institute; and Joyce Murry, Primary Prevention Specialist-Tactical, Arkansas Army NationalGuard. Attendees included local pastors, police officers, mental/behavioral health professionals, peer recovery specialists, members of the Drug-Free Ashley County Coalition, Phoenix Youth & Family Services, and ARM 180 Recovery Ministries. The day was very beneficial according to all in attendance. A follow-up session for all community members who want to better understand the role of the faith-based sector in the prevention of substance misuse is being planned. All Ashley County communities will be invited to participate and details will be announced when formalized.
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Collections Report for
May 2024
May 5 - $2050.00
May 12 - 8040.00
May 19 -
May 26 -
Ways to Give
1.) If you would like to make a monetary donation online you may do so through this link https://giveinjoy.givingfuel.com/first-united-methodist-church-of-crossett . This website allows you to use a debit/credit card or your bank account information. This can be a one-time donation or set on an automatic schedule. There are places for memorials and Tanako scholarships as well.
2.) You can text the amount you want to give (for example "5" is $5) to 1-870-860-7434 then follow the instructions.
3.) We are checking mail regularly if you would like to mail or drop off your monetary contribution. Our physical and mailing address is: 500 Main St. Crossett, AR 71635.
4.) Your financial institution may be able to set up an automatic draft or send a check through online Bill Pay.
Collections Report for
April 2024
April 7 - $4692.00
April 14 - $6885.60
April 21 - $4929.80
April 28 - $340.00
Gifts have been given to the glory of God and in memory of
Susan Swan by Dr. Ben & Debbie Walsh
Ways to Give
1.) If you would like to make a monetary donation online you may do so through this link https://giveinjoy.givingfuel.com/first-united-methodist-church-of-crossett . This website allows you to use a debit/credit card or your bank account information. This can be a one-time donation or set on an automatic schedule. There are places for memorials and Tanako scholarships as well.
2.) You can text the amount you want to give (for example "5" is $5) to 1-870-860-7434 then follow the instructions.
3.) We are checking mail regularly if you would like to mail or drop off your monetary contribution. Our physical and mailing address is: 500 Main St. Crossett, AR 71635.
4.) Your financial institution may be able to set up an automatic draft or send a check through online Bill Pay.
Collections Report for
March 2024
March 3 - $4851.00
March 10 - $12,207.00
March 17 - $3130.00
March 24 - $2550.00
March 31 - $2461.00
Gifts have been given to the glory of God and in memory of
Ben Johnson by Lisa Jones
by Donna Dudney
Alice Williams by Ricky and Cathy Couch
by Gerald and Debbie Galbraith
by June Rule
by Jerry and Gloria Buckaloo
Susan Swan by Dr. & Mrs. Andy Gresham
Ways to Give
1.) If you would like to make a monetary donation online you may do so through this link https://giveinjoy.givingfuel.com/first-united-methodist-church-of-crossett . This website allows you to use a debit/credit card or your bank account information. This can be a one-time donation or set on an automatic schedule. There are places for memorials and Tanako scholarships as well.
2.) You can text the amount you want to give (for example "5" is $5) to 1-870-860-7434 then follow the instructions.
3.) We are checking mail regularly if you would like to mail or drop off your monetary contribution. Our physical and mailing address is: 500 Main St. Crossett, AR 71635.
4.) Your financial institution may be able to set up an automatic draft or send a check through online Bill Pay.
Collections Report for
February 2024
February 4 - $11,083.00
February 11 - $2076.00
February 18 - $2975.00
February 25 - $2387.00
Gifts have been given to the glory of God and in honor of the birthdays of
Norma Sue Switzer
and
Nancy Toon
by Margaret Ann Holder.
Ways to Give
1.) If you would like to make a monetary donation online you may do so through this link https://giveinjoy.givingfuel.com/first-united-methodist-church-of-crossett . This website allows you to use a debit/credit card or your bank account information. This can be a one-time donation or set on an automatic schedule. There are places for memorials and Tanako scholarships as well.
2.) You can text the amount you want to give (for example "5" is $5) to 1-870-860-7434 then follow the instructions.
3.) We are checking mail regularly if you would like to mail or drop off your monetary contribution. Our physical and mailing address is: 500 Main St. Crossett, AR 71635.
4.) Your financial institution may be able to set up an automatic draft or send a check through online Bill Pay.
Collections Report for
January 2024
January 7 - $6400.00
January 14 - ------------
January 21 - $9795.00
January 28 - $1095.00
A gift has been given to the glory of God and in memory of
Ruth Pellow
by Clark and Martha Terrell.
Ways to Give
1.) If you would like to make a monetary donation online you may do so through this link https://giveinjoy.givingfuel.com/first-united-methodist-church-of-crossett . This website allows you to use a debit/credit card or your bank account information. This can be a one-time donation or set on an automatic schedule. There are places for memorials and Tanako scholarships as well.
2.) You can text the amount you want to give (for example "5" is $5) to 1-870-860-7434 then follow the instructions.
3.) We are checking mail regularly if you would like to mail or drop off your monetary contribution. Our physical and mailing address is: 500 Main St. Crossett, AR 71635.
4.) Your financial institution may be able to set up an automatic draft or send a check through online Bill Pay.
