Our flower arranging class was sold out days before it happened. Young and old had a great time. Thanks to Sarah Oliver and Sheri Mandirola of Oxen hill Farm Flowers who lead the class and to JoAnne Jones who organized it and Judy Holcomb who organized refreshments.
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Lenten Bible Studies series to start
Bible Study Series on 1 John Announced Pastor Kelvin will be leading Bible studies during the Lenten/Easter season on the Letters of the Apostle John. This is a great series to announce during our February Valentine’s sermon series as the book of 1 John is noted for its emphasis on practical love. Studying 1…
Coffee Hour this week; Valentines series continues
One of the quiet joys each month at Copper Hill church is coffee hour, that time usually on the second Sunday of the month when we bring in light refreshments and stay after service to chat and get to know each other better. The weather caused cancellation of coffee hour last Sunday so…
Copper Hill Church Plants Time Capsule
Our Celebration’s Climactic Moment After service on Oct. 23, 2016, Cooper Hill Church 200th Anniversary Celebration culminated in the planting of a time capsule beside the bell. We decided “plant” would be a good verb for the occasion for a church with green doors, agricultural roots and rural location. But whatever the word, the…
Grassroots Prayer event held
Another cooperative prayer service Copper Hill prayer partners and choir members traveled over to West Granby UMC for the third in the cooperative series of prayer services called Grassroots Prayer. Pastor Peter Preiser of West Granby UMC served as host pastor and Pastor Al Royal of Life Church also assisted along with Pastor Kelvin Jones…
“John Wesley” visits Copper Hill Church
Suppose John Wesley could take a little side trip from heaven and visit some of his contemporary Methodists in our church today. What would he share with them? How would he relate? Well, that was the setting at Copper Hill Church on Sunday, Oct. 23 as Rev. James Moore came as John Wesley, dressed in…
200th Anniversary Sunday was a Joy
200 Days of Celebration When our 200th Anniversary committee pondered how to celebrate the church’s two centuries of ministry, they decided to recommend that we set aside a 200 day period during the summer of 2016 and celebrate with a series of events rather than just one. So we began on April…
Celebration Concert a Big Hit
It was a combined effort and also intentionally a local production. A fantastic Spirit of praise intensified inside Copper Hill Church during the afternoon Celebration Concert on September 25, 2016. JoAnne Jones chaired the event, inviting musicians she knew to participate, organizing some musical groups for the occasion and arranging some of the music…
Musical Celebration Planned
Classics and Contemporary Preparations are continuing for an excellent festival of music at Copper Hill UMC this coming Sunday afternoon. Practicing has been ongoing for weeks as instrumentalists and vocalists prepare for this next event in the celebratory series marking the 200th Anniversary of the organization of Copper Hill Church. The repertoire will be…
Summer Send-off Party Lots of Fun
Sunday, August, the children at Copper Hill church enjoyed an afternoon Summer Send-off Party. It began with outside games including over-sized clothing races and whiffle-ball. After watermelon snack, it was inside for song and story time led by JoAnne Jones. The pictures show the children in an animated version of “Fruits of the…