Monthly Newsletter
As we complete our 2025 reports, I've been reflecting on something that feels both encouraging and challenging.
In so many ways, it feels like we are growing. Over the past couple of years, we've made new connections, welcomed new families, launched new initiatives, and deepened our discipleship through daily scripture reading and regularly serving our community.
There is real life here. There is momentum. There is joy.
And yet, our average worship attendance has remained almost exactly the same. That tension matters. Because growth is not just about how many new names we meet. It's also about how consistently we gather as the body of Christ.
The early church didn't just believe in Jesus together; they devoted themselves to meeting together (Acts 2:42). Because there is something powerful that happens when we show up consistently. We encourage one another, we worship with one voice, we create space for the Spirit to form us., and we strengthen the habits that shape lifelong disciples.
I believe if we are building relationships and serving our city but not gathering faithfully for worship, we are missing a key rhythm that sustains everything else.
So here's my invitation as we move forward: Let's not settle for feeling like we're growing. Let's step into it fully. Let's commit... not out of guilt, but out of joy... to making Sunday gathering a nonnegotiable rhythm in our lives. Because the church isn't just a place we attend when it fits. It's a people we belong to. And belonging requires presence. Let us grow not just in spirit, but in practice.
Pastor Brandon
Events & Anniversaries
Check out this months calendar + birthday and anniversary celebrations!
HUMC Sunday School
During the month of February, our Sunday School learners focused on the theme of love. Together, we explored what it means to experience the love of Jesus and why it is so important to share that love with others. The children learned that our most important commandment is to love God and to love others.
Each week, we repeated and reflected on Jesus' words from John 13:34:
"I give you a new command. Love one another. You must love one another, just as I have loved you."
Through lessons, activities, and conversations, our learners discovered that God's love is not something we keep to ourselves—it is something we live in our words and actions every day.
As we step into March, we will build on this foundation by focusing on how knowing and receiving God's love shapes the way we treat others with compassion and humility.
Our team is grateful for the opportunity to learn and grow alongside the children of our church each week!
Kelli Semmler
Children's Ministry Director
In 2026, we’re inviting our church family to journey together through the Old Testament from Genesis to Malachi. We’ll read Monday through Saturday, leaving Sundays open for worship, rest, or catching up. Each week will include a short reflection to help us listen for God’s voice in the larger story.
March reminds us that wilderness seasons are not wasted. They prepare us to step into promise.
Week 9 – Holiness in Everyday Life
- Mar 2: Leviticus 15-17
- Mar 3: Leviticus 18-19
- Mar 4: Leviticus 20-21
- Mar 5: Leviticus 22-23
- Mar 6: Leviticus 24-25
- Mar 7: Leviticus 26-27
Weekly Reflection
- What does holiness look like beyond rituals: in relationships, justice, and daily life?
- Why do you think God ties worship and ethics so closely together?
- What would it mean to reflect God’s holiness in your ordinary rhythms?
Week 10 – Wilderness and Trust
- Mar 9: Numbers 1-3
- Mar 10: Numbers 4-6
- Mar 11: Numbers 7
- Mar 12: Numbers 8-10
- Mar 13: Numbers 11-14
- Mar 14: Numbers 15-18
Weekly Reflection
- What patterns of complaint or fear do you notice in Israel?
- How does God respond to rebellion and doubt?
- Where might God be forming trust in your own wilderness season?
Week 11 – Consequences and Promise
- Mar 16: Numbers 19-21
- Mar 17: Numbers 22-24
- Mar 18: Numbers 25-27
- Mar 19: Numbers 28-30
- Mar 20: Numbers 31-33
- Mar 21: Numbers 34-36
Weekly Reflection
- What do these chapters reveal about the seriousness of sin?
- Where do you still see God’s faithfulness to His promises?
- How does God continue working even through human failure?
Week 12 – Consequences and Promise
- Mar 23: Deuteronomy 1-3
- Mar 24: Deuteronomy 4-6
- Mar 25: Deuteronomy 7-9
- Mar 26: Deuteronomy 10-12
- Mar 27: Deuteronomy 13-15
- Mar 28: Deuteronomy 16-17
Weekly Reflection
- Why does Moses emphasize remembering so strongly ?
- What does loving God with heart, soul, and strength really look like?
- What rhythms help you remember what God has done?
HUMC Small Groups
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