The Vista
News and Events for Vista Ridge United Methodist Church
April 12, 2024
Worship with Us on Sunday for Beauty in Creation
Sunday, April 14 | We are Co-Creators
We read in passages from the Old Testament that it has been God’s design from the beginning to co-create with humanity. God could create alone and things just appear upon the earth; instead, we are a large part of God’s creative genius. So, what does that mean for our lives? What does it mean that we are not just meant to work but to create? Have you picked up a paintbrush or crayon lately? What would it look like if God’s church became an art studio for creators? Let’s dream together about what God is creating in and through each and every one of us!
Worship Service | 10 a.m. | Sanctuary
Worship Livestream | 10 a.m. | Church Website or Facebook
**NEW ** Worship Song List on Spotify | Use this link to access the playlist of the contemporary songs that are sung by the Praise Team on Sundays. The playlist will be updated weekly. The link will be the same.
Communion Chapel | Communion Chapel will be held at 8:30 a.m. Sunday.
Prayer Requests/Let’s Connect | Please complete this form to request prayer and to let us know you joined us for online worship and be sure to say hi in the livestream chat.
Register for Lunch + Launch about the Upcoming General Conference of the UMC
Join us for Lunch + Launch, an overview of the upcoming General Conference of the United Methodist Church, on Sunday, April 21.
General Conference will be held April 23-May 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Global United Methodist Church comes together every four years to review and ratify our Book of Discipline, social principles, and policies.
Background | This will be the first General Conference since 2019, when a Special General Conference was called to look at polity and language around human sexuality. The 2020 General Conference was postponed due to the pandemic.
During the special called conference in 2019, the Traditionalist Plan passed. Under the plan, pastors and persons of LGBT+ identification are not allowed to become clergy in the UMC and clergy are not allowed to marry anyone of the LGBT+ community. The council of bishops was recommending that the Global UMC Church pass the One Church Model that offered more of a regionalization idea around human sexuality where every church, pastor, and conference could make their own decisions according to their context about what would be best to reach people for the power of Jesus Christ where they serve. The topic of regionalization will be on the agenda for this General Conference.
Register for Lunch + Launch | To learn more about General Conference, please register to attend Lunch + Launch on April 21. It will be held in the sanctuary immediately following the worship service. Boxed lunches are available for order, but a lunch order is not required to attend the session.
Questions | There is an area on the registration form to list any questions that you would like to be addressed during Lunch + Launch. Add them to your registration form or email them directly to Rev. Ashley Anne at ashleyanne@vrumc.org.
Payment for Lunch | Payment can be made online by credit card, or cash/check payments can be made to the church office. Please indicate Lunch + Launch with your cash/check payment.
Deadline | Lunch order payments must be made by Wednesday, April 17, to guarantee a boxed lunch.
SUNDAY, APRIL 7
Worship Attendance | 111
Giving | $9,728
2024 GIVING TO DATE
$123,338
2024 BUDGETED EXPENSES TO DATE
$139,594
Vista Ridge United Methodist Church
CHURCH STAFF: Please reach out if we can help in any way.
Rev. Ashley Anne Sipe - ashleyanne@vrumc.org
Bill Burden - bill@vrumc.org
Madi Butler - madi@vrumc.org
Christina Dixon - christina@vrumc.org
Andy Harrison - andy@vrumc.org
Laurie Kunke - laurie@vrumc.org
Karen Sheldon - karen@vrumc.org
2024 SERVANT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL CONTACTS
Chair Karen Meeks - slcchair@vrumc.org
Lay Leader James Kunke - layleader@vrumc.org
SPRC Chair Hillarye Hightower - sprcchair@vrumc.org
RESOURCES
North Texas Conference of the UMC
District Superintendent Rev. Debra Hobbs Mason
Vista Ridge UMC is located at 2901 Denton Tap Road, Lewisville, TX 75067.