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CAR SHOW! JULY 20TH! Registration is live on the home page of our website if you have a vehicle you’d like to register! It doesn’t have to be vintage! KIDS – bring your own cool vehicles for your own entry!!!! Come out for a great day of family fun!

WOMEN'S ONE EVENING CONFERENCE EVENT COMING OCTOBER 19TH AT OUR GROVE CITY CAMPUS! You can purchase your tickets NOW to attend the upcoming ASPIRE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE. 1 night, 3 hours JUST for women. An evening full of laughter, learning stories and music. Join author & Bible teacher Melissa Spoelstra, comedy by Kristin Weber-Witty, and music by Jaime Jamgochian. Advance tickets are $30; VIP/Reserved tickets - $40. Group rates available: 10+, $25/each. VIP/Reserved Groups, 10+: $35/each. Group sales, call 480.812.1100 or purchase online at aspirewomensevents.com . Come early and join for a 15 minute panel time with all 3 ladies based on Romans 12:2, "TRANSFORMED." Sponsored by Compassion International and Extreme Faith Productions. 

NEW BIBLE STUDIES STARTING!

NEW SATURDAY MORNING WOMEN'S STUDY: BELIEVING JESUS BY LISA HARPER

BEGINS JULY 27TH, VIA ZOOM, 8AM

CONTACT PASTOR BRANDI, BRANDIB@GCUMC.ORG FOR LINK

WATCH TRAILER HERE 

Journey through the biblical stories of the early Christian movement, and see what kind of wild adventures await those who truly believe Jesus.

Throughout the book of Acts, believing Jesus and what he said is the core value that marked every believer in the first church. Because they believed Jesus, the early Christians were willing to risk everything—their comfort, their homes, even their lives.

In this eight-session video Bible study (streaming included), Lisa Harper launches into the book of Acts to discover how Jesus' command to spread the gospel changed the lives of those who believed and shaped the culture that surrounded the growing church. At the end of this journey together, not only will you have studied this wild, adventurous, risk-taking book of the Bible; but you'll see how God supernaturally orchestrated the events in Scripture to bring about the message of salvation that the early believers preached.

Today, we are faced with the same risks. Will we truly believe the words of Jesus and allow them to transform every part of our lives?

Sessions and video run times:

1. The Declarations that Define Us (21:30) – The book of Acts, an extension of Luke's gospel
2. Earth, Wind, and Celestial Fire (19:00) – The Holy Spirit's dramatic entrance
3. Checkered Pasts Can Make Incredible Preachers (21:00) – The powerful preaching of Peter and Paul
4. What’s Mine Is Yours (20:00) – Finding freedom in freely giving
5. Loving More People, More (16:00) – A challenge to welcome everyone
6. The Need to Be ReGospeled (19:30) – Even Peter and Paul made mistakes along the way
7. Turning Your World Upside Down (20:00) – A closer look at THIS Jesus: the one we're following
8. Bearing the Chain Because (24:00) – Anything is worth seeing the gospel suddenly click for someone

NEW MONDAY EVENING ADULT STUDY: THE LOVE EVERYBODY WANTS BY MADISON PREWETT TROUTT (*ORIGINAL START DATE WAS 6/24, BUT IT WAS DELAYED)

NOW BEGINS JULY 22ND, VIA ZOOM, 7PM

CONTACT PASTOR BRANDI, BRANDIB@GCUMC.ORG FOR LINK

WATCH TRAILER HERE 

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • ECPA BESTSELLER • Speaker and author Madison Prewett Troutt shows you how embracing God’s love allows you to truly love yourself and cultivate deep, meaningful relationships.

“Packed with incredibly wise, practical insights and biblical truths, this book will help you find the love that lasts and transforms lives.”—Craig and Amy Groeschel, founding pastors of Life.Church and authors of From This Day Forward

Is there something wrong with me? How many more wrong ones until the right one? Am I hard to love?

Madison Prewett Troutt knows what it’s like to ask these questions in the middle of the night—to doubt and worry about never finding the love so desperately hoped for. But Madi has discovered a deeper truth now, that the love we’re searching for is already ours.

In The Love Everybody Wants, Madi sets aside the shallow messages our culture shouts every day to help us hear God’s beautiful whisper: I have loved you with an everlasting love. And nothing will ever change that.

Drawing from Scripture and stories from her own life, Madi invites us to embrace God’s unconditional love so we can love ourselves well—and never settle for less. The Love Everybody Wants empowers you to

• view relationships in whole, holy, and healthy ways
• rely on biblical strategies for healing when your heart is hurting
• overcome lies such as “I have to follow my heart and feelings above all else”
• understand that a life partner is meant to complement you, not complete you
• look to your future with joy—because you were made to love

This isn’t a manual for how to get a boyfriend or a manifesto for getting married. It’s a book about the abundant love already at your fingertips—the love God has for you. The love that lasts forever, the love that changes everything. The love everybody wants.

MISSIONS

KIDS/FAMILY

On August 9^th at 6pm, we are having a COUPLES NIGHT OUT in place of the marriage retreat. We will be rescheduling the marriage retreat for a later date. The night out will take place at Cimi's, and we do need an RSVP to Pastor Brandi, BrandiB@gcumc.org. 

TEENS: At youth group, our current study is OUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST! Youth group happens every Sunday, 6pm, in the FLC! 

MERGE

ONLY 3 POOL PARTIES LEFT!

On 9/11, we head back to the church for our Merge Meetings! All of the upcoming dates are in the usual sign-up link! Mark your calendars and sign up!

ST. MARK'S

Don’t forget! ST. MARK’S VBS is through the entire month of July. We’d love help from our Grove City Campus! Check out the St. Mark’s section for specific dates or contact Pastor Lizzy, LizzyO@gcumc.org!

SIGN UP TO SERVE at our VBS  here .

WE ASKED AND GOD USED YOU TO PROVIDE BIBLES FOR ALL OF OUR VBS KIDDOS! We had BIG DREAMS for this year of providing a Bible for every single one of our kids who attended VBS at our St. Mark's Campus this year - and you came through! Thank you SO MUCH for walking where God led you and for believing in the mission of St. Mark's to reach these kids! 

Since we do always have needs for Bibles, if you'd like to provide one that we would keep on hand to give out, we'd appreciate the donation! We have specific ones on this list .

FREE STORE

DADS NIGHT! Upcoming: 8/2, 9/1, 10/4, 11/3, 12/6. RSVP:  Pastor Brandi . 

MERGE! 

Merge is our mid-week family programming. Throughout the school year, it begins at 6:30pm on Wednesday evenings and takes place in our Family Life Center (FLC), BUT DURING THE SUMMER, we have POOL PARTIES that begin at 6pm. Use the usual MERGE link below to sign up!

 We ask that you sign up, if possible, as this helps us have enough materials and
prepare for the evening: Click HERE  

               On the signup, there are also opportunities to serve, whether it is providing snack, helping with the preteens or sharing the message with the kids.  We would love for you to share your gifts with our families!

PRETEENS (5th-6th)!! 

HEY TEENS (7th-12^th grade)! Teens meet on Sunday evenings, starting at 6pm for a time of dinner, worship, message and a service opportunity. We are currently studying our identity in Christ!

We are looking for DINNER volunteers! Sign Up here .

Questions on any of the above or to RSVP for events, contact Pastor Brandi .

If you'd like to visit our Children/Family/Teens page, go here .

IMMERSION BAPTISMS – AUG. 11TH @ 1PM. One of our favorite summer activities is our day of immersion baptisms! If you’d like to be baptized, or have a remembrance of your baptism, contact Pastor Brandi, BrandiB@gcumc.org. On August 11th, we will head to Deer Creek for the baptisms and a potluck, so bring your lawn chairs and an item to share to celebrate that day.

DISPLAY CASE – Two of our interns are working on a history display in our church! Do you have memories or items you would be willing to share with them? Please email Pastor Brandi, BrandiB@gcumc.org, or give the items to her.

PURPLE DOOR WOMEN'S MEETING Aug. 12th! We will be leaving the church parking lot at 10am to take the church bus over to our St. Mark's location. Pastor Lizzy will be giving us a tour of the building and talking about all of the many different programs and ministries at our St. Mark's campus! Mark your calendars and plan to attend! Questions: please call or text Jean Davis at 614/282-8590.

BIBLE DRIVE! Thank you to all who have purchased Bibles for our Bible drive. This is a need that is ongoing, and we will ALWAYS be in need of more Bibles. We do have a particular link to purchase. Go to our website to purchase!

TECH – We are in need of tech personnel for both our traditional and contemporary services. Able to serve? Contact Traci, traciw@gcumc.org to get plugged in! It’s a GREAT place to be!

MENTAL HEALTH: REAL TALK, REAL SUPPORT - A peer-led, social-emotional support group for parents and caregivers of children with mental health struggles. Two meetings a month:

• 2nd Tuesday of the month, 6:30-8pm – The Buckeye Ranch (5665 Hoover Rd.), Mary Dunn Building
• 4th Tuesday of the month, 6:30-8pm – The Purple Door Church, Fireside Room

For questions, contact Sheri Dunagan at sheri.dunagan@att.net or call/text 614-439-7110. Learn more online: www.RealTalkOhio.org.

• CONNECT ON FACEBOOK HERE .

GET INVOLVED! We love being able to serve our families and our community and we have SO many opportunities to plug in at The Purple Door Church. We are fully open and have all of our activities available to our congregation and community! There are plenty of places for you to serve – WE NEED YOU and want to encourage you to check out list of opportunities – go to our website: https://www.purpledoorchurch.com/opportunities-to-serve.

A LOOK AT WHAT WE NEED: It truly takes the hands and feet of ALL of us to do our part to make this church run day in and day out! We have some AMAZING volunteers who make this place exceptional and a place to call HOME. Here is a look at where we could use some help:

TECH TEAM (both Traditional and Contemporary) - Contact TRACI WURSCHMIDT 

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS – Contact PASTOR BRANDI 

MONEY COUNTERS – Contact KELLI NEWHOUSE 

LANDSCAPE TEAM – Help keep our grounds looking glorious! Kids are welcome! Contact SANDY

HOSPITALITY TEAMS – Contact Pastor Brandi, or sign up HERE .

WE NEED CHURCH OFFICE HELPERS - We need volunteers to work in the church office. You mainly will be answering the phones and other small jobs that might need to be done. If you are available, we need several spots to be filled on a regular basis: the second and fourth Tuesday in the afternoon from 9am-noon and the first and second Wednesday afternoon, 12-4pm. Also, we always need substitutes to fill in spots for our regular volunteers. If interested, please contact PEG ADDINGTON  or 614/270-1639.

PRAYER BOX – Did you know we have a Prayer Box located in our parking lot? It is a little purple mailbox located in the front of our parking lot facing Columbus Street. Our Prayer Chain is committed to praying for the people of this church and our city. If you have a prayer request, you can drop it in that box at any time. Prayer requests are collected weekly and prayed over by our committed prayer team.

PRAYER TEAM - Prayer is powerful and an amazing gift from God. We have the opportunity to talk directly to our Creator and the ability to pray on the behalf of others. Our prayer team started meeting this past Monday and we will continue to meet every week on Mondays at 9am. During our time together, we will be praying over our Sunday morning prayer requests, needs of the church, our community and nation. We will be prayer walking the church as well. If you are interested in joining, please contact CLARENCE DINNEN.

TO REQUEST PRAYER - If you'd like us to pray alongside you, you may fill out a prayer card during one of our services and put in the offering plate or in the offering boxes outside of our worship spaces; or, you may send an email to commuincations@gcucm.org . We would be honored to pray alongside you.

*RIGHT NOW MEDIA - Just a reminder that Right Now Media is available to all of our members as you think about your relationship with God in this upcoming year. Right Now Media is a database FULL of online Bible studies and social groups for individuals, families, children and groups. We often use this media resource in our Bible studies and small groups throughout the year. It’s a GREAT resource for you or for your family to be able to plug in to God’s Word and in the times we use it in our own church group setting. If you’d like to take advantage of this FREE online resource, contact Pastor Brandi to get set up. She just needs your email address. Your faith journey isn’t one you were ever meant to take alone. God made us for community!

MONDAY NIGHT STUDY, 7PM, VIA ZOOM

BEGINS JULY 22ND (*was previously scheduled to begin 6/24, but was delayed)
THE LOVE EVERYBODY WANTS, Madison Prewett Troutt

WATCH TRAILER HERE 

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • ECPA BESTSELLER • Speaker and author Madison Prewett Troutt shows you how embracing God’s love allows you to truly love yourself and cultivate deep, meaningful relationships.

“Packed with incredibly wise, practical insights and biblical truths, this book will help you find the love that lasts and transforms lives.”—Craig and Amy Groeschel, founding pastors of Life.Church and authors of From This Day Forward

Is there something wrong with me? How many more wrong ones until the right one? Am I hard to love?

Madison Prewett Troutt knows what it’s like to ask these questions in the middle of the night—to doubt and worry about never finding the love so desperately hoped for. But Madi has discovered a deeper truth now, that the love we’re searching for is already ours.

In The Love Everybody Wants, Madi sets aside the shallow messages our culture shouts every day to help us hear God’s beautiful whisper: I have loved you with an everlasting love. And nothing will ever change that.

Drawing from Scripture and stories from her own life, Madi invites us to embrace God’s unconditional love so we can love ourselves well—and never settle for less. The Love Everybody Wants empowers you to

• view relationships in whole, holy, and healthy ways
• rely on biblical strategies for healing when your heart is hurting
• overcome lies such as “I have to follow my heart and feelings above all else”
• understand that a life partner is meant to complement you, not complete you
• look to your future with joy—because you were made to love

This isn’t a manual for how to get a boyfriend or a manifesto for getting married. It’s a book about the abundant love already at your fingertips—the love God has for you. The love that lasts forever, the love that changes everything. The love everybody wants.

NEW SATURDAY MORNING WOMEN'S STUDY: BELIEVING JESUS BY LISA HARPER

BEGINS JULY 27TH, VIA ZOOM, 8AM

CONTACT PASTOR BRANDI, BRANDIB@GCUMC.ORG FOR LINK

WATCH TRAILER HERE 

Journey through the biblical stories of the early Christian movement, and see what kind of wild adventures await those who truly believe Jesus.

Throughout the book of Acts, believing Jesus and what he said is the core value that marked every believer in the first church. Because they believed Jesus, the early Christians were willing to risk everything—their comfort, their homes, even their lives.

In this eight-session video Bible study (streaming included), Lisa Harper launches into the book of Acts to discover how Jesus' command to spread the gospel changed the lives of those who believed and shaped the culture that surrounded the growing church. At the end of this journey together, not only will you have studied this wild, adventurous, risk-taking book of the Bible; but you'll see how God supernaturally orchestrated the events in Scripture to bring about the message of salvation that the early believers preached.

Today, we are faced with the same risks. Will we truly believe the words of Jesus and allow them to transform every part of our lives?

Sessions and video run times:

1. The Declarations that Define Us (21:30) – The book of Acts, an extension of Luke's gospel
2. Earth, Wind, and Celestial Fire (19:00) – The Holy Spirit's dramatic entrance
3. Checkered Pasts Can Make Incredible Preachers (21:00) – The powerful preaching of Peter and Paul
4. What’s Mine Is Yours (20:00) – Finding freedom in freely giving
5. Loving More People, More (16:00) – A challenge to welcome everyone
6. The Need to Be ReGospeled (19:30) – Even Peter and Paul made mistakes along the way
7. Turning Your World Upside Down (20:00) – A closer look at THIS Jesus: the one we're following
8. Bearing the Chain Because (24:00) – Anything is worth seeing the gospel suddenly click for someone

THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY

This study meets every Thursday morning at 10am, but is currently on summer break. Check back near fall for our study for the 2024-2025 year. We have a great group of fun and caring ladies, but gentlemen are certainly welcome too!

BIBLE JOURNALING - 3RD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH, 6PM, CHURCH OFFICE

Are you creative? Do you enjoy time in the Word? Join the two together, and come hang out with us on the 3^rd Monday of the month at 6pm at the church office. Questions? Contact Pastor Brandi, BrandiB@gcumc.org. 

PURPLE DOOR WOMEN’S GROUP: Join our new group! Our focus is on our church and parishioners/shut-ins. Need more info.? Contact Jean Davis, 614/282-8590.

VBS @ ST. MARK’S IGLESIA HISPANA. If you have always wanted to do a Mission Trip to another country to serve the kids, love them, teach about God, learn the culture and maybe practice your Spanish, here is your Special Invitation! JULY is coming and you can be the hands and feet of God to the west side of Columbus!! Last year, we had 35-40 kids coming to our VBS, and most of them, it was their first time listening about God!!! This year, you can be part of sharing the love of God to them July 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 28!! We need you to pray, help and/or give. You can sign up to help or contact Pastor Lizzy to more information. Sign up to serve here !

THE BLESSING STATION -

We offer a small food pantry to our community. If you have food to donate, we look for dry beans, chickpeas, lentils, rice, and pasta; canned goods (tomatoes, corn); cereal; snacks; spaghetti sauce; tuna and chicken.

“THE LITTLE HOUSE” - With the help of the Free Store and lots of donations, we have been operating the “Little House” where we can provide different resources specific to the new families in the country/state. These items include household items, bedding supplies, kitchen supplies, kids toys and when we have some, furniture. This has been a blessing to the community and also to share the love of God. We have the opportunity to pray for those families we are serving and give them a Bible. Contact Pastor Lizzy for more information or ways to connect with this ministry: LizzyO@gcumc.org.

As you know, we were looking for a teacher for our nursery and God heard our prayer. We are thankful to have Micah and Yoselin Eller helping with this group. If you are still interested to come to our campus and serve our Sunday School Classes, let us know! REMEMBER: language is not a barrier. Most of our kids go to school here and speak English.

BOOK COLLECTION! We are collecting Christian base books or coloring books (for babies to high school age). If you have some in good condition, we will take them! We have been buying some for our toddlers at the dollar store. This is to share with the kids who are attending the afterschool program in our church.

There will be a box on the Information Desk with a sign

 “Iglesia Hispana / St. Mark’s Campus.”

CAN YOU GIVE A DAY? Do you love your church and cleaning is something you enjoy? Every month, we have a cleaning day at our west side campus, St. Mark’s Iglesia Hispana. Every 3^rd Saturday of the month at 9am, we go through our building and make it pretty! Email Pastor Lizzy for more info: lizzyo@gcumc.org.

Looking for a place to fellowship with other women, gain encouragement, give encouragement and grow deeper in your faith? We have several groups (aka “Circles”) that meet regularly throughout the week, have different areas of interests, and we’d love to invite you to find your fit!

We currently have three Circles:

REBECCA CIRCLE - meets the third Tuesday of the month @ 11:30am. For more info. or questions, contact Ann Beal (614-371-4472) or Peg Addington (614-877-4200), who are the leaders.

HANNAH CIRCLE - meets the 2nd Monday @ noon. For more info. or questions, contact Sue Flowers (614-357-7935) or Nina Riley (614-579-4624), who are the leaders.

MIRIAM CIRCLE – meets the 3^rd Sunday of each month @ 12:30pm. For more info. or questions, contact Brandi Blackstone (614-402-6706) or Tami Adams (614-545-8887), who are the leaders.

Each of the Circles would love to welcome new members. You do not need to be a member of our church. If you are interested in any of the Circles, please free to call the leaders or just show up at a meeting. Our UWF Circles are a wonderful way to meet new people and learn more about what actions they each do to help our church family and community.

MISSIONS’ ANNUAL BACKPACK AND SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE TO ASSIST STUDENTS AT BOTH OUR PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS AND ST. MARK’S KICKS OFF THIS MONTH. Needed items include: backpacks, Crayola crayons, pencils, erasers, markers, scissors, rulers, glue sticks, notebooks, folders, and paper. Cards with needed items for you to purchase will be available in the Great Hall on both Sunday, July 14th and July 21st. School items should be returned by Sunday, July 28th. 

After coming back from Mexico, our team realizes that Piedras Negras is a place where our hearts will continue to be. We look forward to future trips back but want to help in other ways until then. The best thing we can do is be intentional with our prayers! But we have also created an Amazon wishlist for ministries that we worked with alongside Hands and Feet. Currently on the list, you will see items for an orphanage that is funded by hosting events and they need resources for the pool/property they are able to use for these events. The money raised by hosting these events funds the needs for all of the youth living in the home. We will continue to add items from other ministries’ wish lists as well. Items purchased will be shipped directly to Hands and Feet for delivery to these ministries. If you aren't able to sponsor an item, we can use donations towards the items as well.  

WISH LIST HERE . 

CURRENT FUNDRAISERS:

SHOP AT KROGER AND GIVE BACK! Did you know that you can make a financial contribution to our Missions Task Force JUST by shopping at Kroger? It’s simple! All you have to do is link your Kroger Shopping Card to Grove City United Methodist Church.

Go to Kroger.com and log into your digital account (or create a digital account, if not already created).

Scroll down to “Community Rewards” and click. From there, you can select our organization by either scrolling or searching for “Grove City United Methodist Church.” Make sure our name matches our organization number, which is XY804. Enroll. Easy as that! Kroger will make donations to the organization based upon spending of those whose cards are connected to that organization.

Any questions regarding enrollment need to be directed to Kroger individually.

FREE STORE: 

Our Free Store is open every Wednesday, 5-6:30pm. We serve over 200 people weekly!

CURRENT NEEDS:

Boys - 24 mo., 7, 12, 16, 18

Men - Small, Medium, 5X

Girls Winter - 10/12 dresses, 14/16 dresses and 16 & up all clothing
Women Summer - XSmall and 2X & above

We are also in need of NEW toiletries: shampoo, toothpaste, and soap.

Monetary donations are also welcome.

******PLEASE NOTE: WE ONLY ACCEPT CLOTHING. WE DO NOT ACCEPT APPLIANCES, TOYS, OR FURNITURE.

CAFÉ:

The time slots to volunteer in the café are: 7:30, 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30am.

A sign-up sheet will be on the Mission Counter in the café area. If you’d like more info. or to volunteer, contact Pastor Lizzy . 

Refreshments are available in the café upon donation and all proceeds will go to further Missions projects throughout the year.

COMMUNITY MEALS!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THIS MINISTRY.

DON’T FORGET, OUR COMMUNITY MEAL IS THE SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH, 4:30-5:30PM, and is for our congregation, as well as for the City of Grove City!

What is the “COMMUNITY MEAL?” It’s a time for us as the Purple Door Church to come together, to fellowship with one another as it is a meal for our congregation, as well as come together with our community and serve them. It’s a time for us to gather and share God’s Love with others.

     What can I do to HELP? There are several ways you can help. 

1.    Preparation - prepare the meal, put to-go bags together, wrap plasticware and cut desserts.

2.  Set up - put up tables & chairs and set the tables

3.  Serve - kitchen servers, table servers and drink servers

4. Tear down - clean up dining room, clean up kitchen, put away leftovers, etc.

5.  Bake - desserts of all kinds are needed (cakes, pies, cookies, etc.)

If you have any questions, please reach out to Angie Russell  or 614/270-1743, or contact Pastor Lizzy .