Copper Hill Church to Reopen We are happy to announce the reopening of Copper Hill Church for in-person services on Easter Sunday April 4, 2021 for our 9:30 AM service. We will be following the COVID-19 safety guidelines for all Methodist churches which Bishop Bickerton has established. Online broadcasting will continue at the same time. We…
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Made Alive with Jesus
Watch the Service The cooperative venture called virtual church continues. With Cory Schantz and Jonathan Griffin working behind the scenes on the tech part, and Judy Holcomb helping with communications, Copper Hill United Methodist has been able to continue meeting in this unusual time in history via Zoom. For virtual service for April 19, 2020…
Trusting God in Troubled Times
YouTube Version Added Watch March 29 service on Copper Hill Church YouTube Channel Our experiment with Virtual Service during the COVID-19 situation continues. It is certainly a work in progress and each week our team strives to make improvements. One improvement engineered by Cory Schantz this week is to add an additional venue over which…
Faith that Surmounts a Crisis
Watch Virtual Service New strides Today we held our second virtual service. In keeping with our goal to be interactive, we included an additional speaker. Lay leader Robert Loomis debuted the first Virtual History Moment, talking about John Wesley’s concern for people through the classes and bands that he established to keep in touch with…
Copper Hill COVID-19 Action Plan
Copper Hill Church Immediate COVID-19 Faith-in-Action Plan March 12, 2020 Dear Friends and Family of Copper Hill Church, As you know, we live in challenging times. The severity of the COVID-19 outbreak is necessitating action by all public organizations to protect the health of one another. As part of our prayer that you may…
Outdoor reception follows Back to Church Sunday service
At Copper Hill Church, Sunday September 15, 2019 was designated as Back-to-Church Sunday, an annual emphasis to prompt everyone after summer travels and activities to give attention to spiritual priorities. The theme this year was simply the word “Together,” a great reminder for followers of Jesus who called his followers together. Our Outdoor Reception was…
Celebrating Back to Church Sunday
Whew! It’s been a busy summer. Of course, most of the things I chose to do I would do again, but I am always wishing for a slower pace. It seems like summer goes so fast and we try to cram in so much. Some things are bound to get neglected in the rush,…
Children’s Sunday a Highlight
We were very blessed this morning at Copper Hill church as our children led worship service. Pastor Kelvin Jones sat with the congregation for much of the morning because they did so well. As people arrived, they were greeted by Camryn and Madison Schantz. Morgan Gabbidon played “Awesome God” for prelude and Griffin Mandirola…
Bible Reading Contest Inspires Congregation
The folks at Copper Hill Church have been busy the last eight weeks reading more than usual in the Book of books…a lot more! The combined total of Bible chapters read by both teams was an amazing 8,475! Several parishioners have commented to Pastor Kelvin Jones, “I’m so glad for this contest; it has helped…
Special Sunday on Sept. 16
Sometimes we just need an excuse to do something we been going to do for some time. Getting back to church is one of things things for many people. I met someone just the other day at Suffield-on-the-Green who expressed exactly this sentiment. Just for folks like you we are creating a Back to Church…