​Special Announcement:

We are tentatively considering re-opening the church for Sunday service on September 13th. We are excited and hopeful, but also wanting to do things safely. Please read through the following precautionary measures we will be taking, and if after reading you are wanting and planning on returning to church on the 13th, please call or email the front office. We want to hear from you and we want you all to be involved with the decision.
A copy of this list has been mailed to you as well.

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This week's message for our church:

"Ways United Methodists Can Stand Against Racism"

Those living in the United States exist in a culture permeated with racial bias. We may not be able to avoid racism, but we don't have to accept it. If God's kingdom is to come, and God's will is to be done on earth as it is in heaven, things need to change.
We United Methodists can be agents of that transformation by changing our beliefs, changing our actions, and working to change the world.**

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This week's message for our church:
"Disaster Fatigue"
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Like you, I hoped we would be further along in the recovery from COVID-19 by this time. This morning’s report, from the Centers for Disease Control, tells me that we are not. 

This public-health disaster has deeply affected people around the world. For more than five months we have been trying to live in a reality that is characterized by constant change and uncertainty. 

Research shows that early in a disaster cycle, people tend to pull together. There is a spirit of community and unity that draws people together.  

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This week's message from Pastor Cynthia:
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I want to thank SPR for the lovely flowers commemorating my 1-year anniversary. I also wish to acknowledge all the members and friends of High Street that have co-labored with me in ministry, here in Springfield. This year has certainly been an eventful one. There has been both ups and downs. But thru it all we have not only survived, but I would say we have thrived. God has given us the opportunity to stretch and grow in some ways we did not think possible. I miss seeing all you on Sunday morning. It is my hope that you have discovered that as 1 Corinthians 3:16 reads "Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in your midst?"

Please know that I continue to pray for each individually and corporately. I am excited about what God is up to and the fact that he thinks enough of us
to include us in his plans. 

God Bless You, Please Stay Safe, Social Distance, Wash Your Hands, and Wear Your Face masks! 

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