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Stop by for a Spring Bazaar & Lunch today (5/10) and tomorrow (5/11) from 10:00-4:00 p.m. This is a great way to find that perfect gift for Mother's Day.

Wonderful Wednesday youth delivering thank you notes and cookies to the Sumner Police and Fire Departments. Grateful for the work of first responders in our community ❤️

Please pray for Sri Lanka this Easter morning.

Happy Easter

The April edition of News from SumnerFCC is live on the website: https://sumnerfcc.org/news-from-sumnerfcc/

Holy Week has begun. The joy of Easter is made understandable and complete when we hear the stories of this week of Jesus' life. Please join us for two special worship services (child care provided) that will help you walk with Jesus through this story: *Thursday, April 18th @ 7:00 p.m. (Maundy Thursday/Jesus' Last Supper) *Friday, April 19th @ 7:30 p.m. (Good Friday/Jesus' crucifixion)

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Many church members and friends know Lois Woods and family. We wanted to pass along the news that Lois passed away at home on Saturday peacefully and surrounded by family. Her memorial service will be held at Sumner First Christian Church on Saturday, April 13th @ 11:00 a.m. with a reception following the service in the fellowship hall of the church.

#gamenight🤗

Signs of spring

Since Love is Lord of heaven and earth, how can I keep from singing ❤️

There are words in our language that sound soft and, in the minds of some, weak. Compassion is one of those words. To feel compassion involves moving outside of ourselves…letting down all of our defenses and walls. To feel compassion for someone is to allow ourselves to feel for the other and for their situation. Increasingly it feels like the world in which we currently live, and even expressions of faith in religions including Christianity, tells us we have to be tough, we have to close off the other, we have to be concerned only for ourselves. [ 507 more words ] https://sumnerfcc.org/the-compassion-of-jesus/

Take a look at the goings on in our Region...

Daylight savings time begins Sunday, March 10th at 2 am. Don’t forget to spring forward—set your clocks forward before going to bed Saturday night.

Pretty pink sunset 🌅

On Ash Wednesday we begin the journey that is Lent, a forty-day season before Easter (excluding Sundays). During this time, we follow the example of Jesus who was led by the Spirit to a forty-day retreat into the wilderness just before he began his public ministry. There Jesus fasted and prayed in order to learn what God was calling him to do and to build the spiritual strength and integrity to… [ 173 more words ] https://sumnerfcc.org/ash-wednesday/

My sermon from this past Sunday will be posted soon. This is a long, but essential listen from Adam Hamilton, Senior Pastor of United Methodist Church of Resurrection in Leawood, KS. we used Hamilton’s material “Unafraid” in the fall for a very meaningful study.

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Trying my hand a video message. Everyone stay safe and think deep thoughts 😉

More pie 🥧

Rev. Terri Hord Owens gives state of the church at Northwest Regional Assembly.

Singing ❤️ #nwrccengage

New post Easter worship tradition ❤️

Were You There

Sounds of Easter Sunday prep (plus a piano lesson in the background 😉)

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Midwinter fun and games