Practicing Generosity Here at Copper Hill United Methodist Church, we believe that the need to demonstrate the virtue of generosity applies to the church as well as individuals. One of the ways we put this belief into practice is to include in our financial planning a regular amount taken from offerings that is to be…
Author: Kelvin Jones
Food pantries helped by your clothing donations
Clothing donations help you and those in need. Don’t know what to do with clothes still in good shape that you no longer need? That’s where Copper Hill United Methodist Church can help you. And in the process you can help other people too. In the back of our parking lot, we have a…
September Messages Define Authentic Christianity
Have you ever tried to explain just what makes a real Christian? Lots of people claim the name but few seem ready to carefully describe its meaning. The Apostle Paul in Romans 12 gives us lots of help for such a task. In September we will focus on this chapter as we study the “Marks…
Copper Hill UMC receives estate gift
Today we announced that our church has received a great financial blessing that I as pastor and most of the rest of the congregation had no idea was coming. We received a very generous gift from the estate of the late Ken Seymour. Ken considered Copper Hill UMC to be his church and Ken’s mother,…
Stoves in the back corners kept it warm
I was talking to Shirley Young today about the history of our church. She was remembering her wedding there years ago–she didn’t tell me how many. In those days, she told me, the square pew areas in the back corners each hosted a pot bellied stove. The stove chimney pipes were suspended from the ceiling all…
Did you notice the subtitle in the bulletin today?
Serving East Granby, Granby, and Suffield the bulletin announced. This reflected a discussion at our council meeting this last Tuesday. We decided that it was important for planning, publicity and ministry that our church be able to succinctly state its geographical focus. It helps people relate to us and us relate to communities as well. Already in this…
New blog-based web-site created
I was introducing myself to someone the other day as the pastor at Copper Hill United Methodist Church. When I had described where the church was, they exclaimed, “Oh is that church open?” I assured them that it definitely was but took note that we apparently have work to do to help people get the…