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Sunday, February 8, 2026

Bulletin


02-08-2026_Bulletin.pdf


02-08-2026_Bulletin_Insert.pdf


Attendance. Please remember to register your attendance online at:  www.yadkinvilleumc.org/here OR Scan the QR code to the right to be taken directly to the attendance registration page.


Communion Sunday.  Since we missed communion due to the snow day on February 1, 2026.  We will have communion during worship on February 15, 2026.


Monthly Mission Focus:  For the month of February our Mission Focus is Yadkin Christian Ministries. You can  make a check payable to YUMC, with a memo “YCM” or an online donation by choosing the “other” category and type “YCM” in the note section. 


Yadkin Christian Ministries.  YCM is in need of shelf staple items.  Rice, pasta, oats, beans (dry and canned), can vegetables, soups, tuna, oil, honey, sugar, peanut butter, crackers, flour, etc.  Baskets are in the Commons for your contributions. (YCM Food pick up for Sunday, February 15, 2026 is Jim & Marcia Downey.)


Nursery. If you would like to serve in the nursery, contact Sidney Matthews (336) 416-9160.


Sharing Pantry.  Have you checked the Sharing Pantry today?  It provides food, toiletries, and other supplies for our friends and neighbors.  If you’d like to contribute food and/or supplies feel free to do it anytime!


The Leadership Team meets every third TUESDAY of each month at 7:00 pm in the John Classroom.   Our regular monthly meetings are open to all members of the church.  Because your voice matters, there is  a designated time for YOU, our church membership, to ask questions, to communicate with the Leadership Team, or to just see what is happening with the church management. Our next meeting is February 18, 2026 at 7:00pm.  If you would like to read the minutes of our meetings, see the budget, or YUMC’s Guiding Principles, visit www.yadkinvilleumc.org/members (password: YadkinvilleMember).  Your 2026 Leadership Team is: Oz Prim, Lori McCann, James McGrath, Myron Williams, Virgil Dodson, Karen Pizzuti, and Tom Dorsett.


Work day!  You are invited to a parsonage shrubbery work day (weather permitting) on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 9:00am.  Contact Virgil Dodson (336-416-1691) if you would like more information.


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Message from Bishop about 2026 Leadership Gathering.  The Council of Bishops have put together a couple of pieces of work that you and your congregations can participate in in helpful ways.  First, in anticipation of a 2026 Leadership Gathering of representatives appointed by the bishops from across every single Annual Conference they are conducting a survey in order to get input about the future of The United Methodist Church.  To participate in that survey go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/UMCLG2026 which is open only until February 15th, 2026.  (I did the survey – clergy and laity can participate and it only takes about 10 minutes.)


Also available are webinars based around the three phrases of the new vision statement.  One happened last Saturday for “Love Boldly”. [https://www.resourceumc.org/en/content/love-boldly-webinar-on-theology]  February 21 will be Serve Joyfully and March 21 will be Lead Courageously.  We’ll make those links available when they are shared with us.  Check out the Bishop’s letter

[https://www.wnccumc.org/newsdetail/bishop-cob-leadership-gathering-19590343] for more details.


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RESCHEDULED January Equip and Connect Leadership Training.   We have moved this in-person event scheduled for this Sunday afternoon to individual 1 hour sessions the week of February 9-12.  See the dates and times below.  Zoom links will be in the registration response as well.  Please share this change with your folks and encourage them to attend – especially if they were not able to attend in person.  For the updated registration go to https://wnc-reg.brtapp.com/2026EquipConnectLeadershipTraining. IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED already.  We’ll keep the original registrations.


Monday, February 9th - 7:00-8:00 PM

 ~ Trustees - Click here to join via ZOOM Password is 1710

 ~ Church Council - Click here to join via ZOOM Password is 557671

 

Tuesday, February 10th - 7:00-8:00 PM

 ~ Lay Leaders- Click here to join via ZOOM Password is 1710

 

Thursday, February 12 - 7:00-8:00 PM

 ~ Finance- Click here to join via ZOOM Password is 1710

 ~ S/PPRC- Click here to join via ZOOM Password is 879998


 If you want to join any of these Zoom meetings, contact Bobbi to have the link emailed to you.


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Book Study.  Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice.  You are invited to slow down this December and January (and February, too!) with a contemplative study that will help us see the world in new ways through prayer. We started the book study on Thursday, December 11th.  We will continue to meet on Thursdays at noon.  There is still time to join us.  If you would like to purchase a book through church ($17), please let Bobbi or Pastor Jonathan know.

 

This study considers how a camera can help us open “the eyes of the heart.” More than a book on photographic technique, Eyes of the Heart is about cultivating photography as a spiritual practice through visio divina (sacred seeing). Each week we will enter into a photographic journey in which the reader does not simply take images, but receives images and learns to see with “the eyes of the heart” (Eph 1:18).

  

Who is serving at YUMC in January?

Thank you for serving during Worship.  

If you are unable to serve on your respective date, please see if you can trade with someone on another date. 

If you are unable to find a substitute, call or email Pastor Jonathan or Bobbi.

Lighthouse Congregation

Our Leadership Team met on February 28th and approved the following:

 

Our congregation, Yadkinville United Methodist Church, has decided to become a Lighthouse Congregation of The Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church in partnership with The United Methodist Collective. In doing so, we not only commit to remaining a part of The United Methodist Church but also to serving those who have lost their church homes through disaffiliation or closure. We will partner in this work by providing a welcoming  place, offering ministry opportunities, helping organize remnant groups in our community, and assisting individuals and groups in discerning their next steps as they find a new church home.

 

This means that Yadkinville UMC commits to:

1) Provide a welcoming place to belong during this time of grief and transition, which might be for just a season, or for a lifetime. This includes a safe space with caring relationships, listening hearts, and unconditional love within a congregation that is confident it is remaining in the UMC.

2) Offer “No pressure” ministry opportunities (if the person or group is willing). These will include worship, discipleship, and mission.

3) Organize local Remaining UMC groups by proactively finding and connecting with individuals and groups displaced by disaffiliating churches.

4) Connect individuals or groups with Conference and District resources to help them discern their next steps as they consider a new church home.

 

The Equally Blessed Community

of Yadkinville United Methodist Church

The Equally Blessed Community of Yadkinville United Methodist Church welcomes you to YUMC!  Our group is affiliated with the Reconciling Ministries Network.  We work here at YUMC to support full inclusion for LGBTQ+ people in the United Methodist Church.  We also provide educational opportunities for the community and congregation on LGBTQ+ issues and topics.  Please contact Shannon Sheek - (336) 466-2797 for more information.  We hope to see you soon!