Events

• Our Service this Sunday:  Apr. 19  11:00

Our Service for this Sunday will be led by Pastor Bill (we still need more liturgists, please let Pastor Bill know if you can help).  The sermon title is ‘Stumbling Blocks – Unbelief’.   We invite everyone to come worship on Sunday at 11:00 am.

• Sunday School:  Apr. 19

There will not be Sunday School for the Youth, Young Adult, UMYF, or Fellowship Class this Sunday.  

The Fellowship Class will not meet on a weekly basis during the spring/summer vacation season.  From now until after Labor Day, the Fellowship Class will meet on second and fourth Sundays of each month--but will resume weekly classes in the fall.  

• Can pop tops: 

If anyone has any can tabs they’ve been collecting and want to get rid of, Russell’s school is collecting them the week of Apr. 20-24. Feel free to bring them to church on Sunday for Lauren and she will take them to a good home. 

• BBQ for Sale:

The BBQ sale was a success but we still have almost 180 cartons of pork BBQ in the Fellowship Hall freezer to sell for $10 a container.  

• Kaleidoscope 2026: Middle School Retreat:  Apr. 17-19

Kaleidoscope, is scheduled for April 17-19 at Camp Don Lee.  The weekend retreat for middle school students is focused on faith, worship and service.  Registration is paid for by the church.

• Baby Coming Shower!:   Apr. 19

There will be a "Sprinkle" Baby Shower for Baby Girl Robison on Sunday April 19th at Noon (immediately after worship service) in the BC Fellowship Hall. This will be a more casual drop in/snack and greet. Please gift diapers and wipes (unscented of any brand/size). There is a sign up sheet on the fellowship hall bulletin board if you can help supply snacks. Let's help Lauren, Chance, Russell & Raine stock their supply and celebrate a new little blessing arriving in May! 

• Mother’s Day Roses: place your order  Apr 19 - May 3

Orders for Mother’s Day roses are due no later than May 3rd. Each rose costs $5 and the proceeds will be donated to the Methodist Retirement Home.  The order forms will be available in the church vestibules or attached.  Forms and payments can be turned into the collection plate or mailed to Teresa Martin at PO Box 1543, Pittsboro, NC  27312.  Payments are now also allowed thru the QR code.

• April Prayer and Healing Service:  Cancelled for April  21

• Choir Practice:  Apr. 22   Cancelled this week

• CORA Easter Food Drive:  Ongoing thru Apr. 26

As we enter the spring season, a time of renewal and hope, let's join CORA in their Easter Food Drive called Blessings of Three Meals a Day!  Storage bins will be placed in the Sanctuary Sound Room and the Fellowship Building starting the 5th Sunday in March (March 31) and we will continue collections through the month of April.  Items needed are canned chicken, cereal, oatmeal, syrup, pasta sauce, soup, dry beans, canned fruit, masa, and cooking oil.

• United Women in Faith meal:  Apr. 30

The United Women in Faith will be going out to eat at Davidson’s in Sanford on Thursday, Apr. 30 at 6:30 pm.  Susan Laudate and Linda Foushee from the District UWiF have been invited.  Jen and Marcia invite all women from the church to come share fellowship and good food! Please let Marcia know by Sunday, Apr. 26 if you will be coming so space can be reserved. 

• New Hymnals: 

We will be purchasing new hymnals for the sanctuary.  The UMC hymnals cost $35.  A signup sheet will be available if you would like to purchase a hymnal for the sanctuary, and you may specify if you would like it to be in honor or in memory of someone.

• Breakaway 2026: You’ve Got a Friend - Youth Event Signup:  ASAP for June 22-26

Breakaway is a weeklong summer event for junior and senior high school students at Louisburg College June 22 – 26.  If your child wants to go to Breakaway, please let Sherri know ASAP with the child’s birthday and your email so she can get everyone registered.  Registration is paid for by the church.

• Free Yard Sale:  Jun 13

UWiF will be hosting another Free Yard Sale on June 13.  Kitchen appliances and dishes, tools for inside and out, old electronics or items that just did not work for you.  No Clothes, No Food, No Paint or Chemicals.

• 2026 Carolina Cross Connection Missions Trip to Blowing Rock  -- New proposed date of September 17 - 20

Anyone interested in a weekend of construction, service and fellowship with a missions team from church?  We’re talking to Carolina Cross Connection about having another missions trip to Blowing Rock – very similar to what we did last year when we had 12 people go and completed 2 ramps for people in need.  We have changed the date and are now proposing to go the weekend of September 17-20.  By changing the date, we should be able to stay and have meals at the Blowing Rock Conference Center.  Please let Marcia know if you’re interested at thekings2971@gmail.com  There will also be a signup sheet at church.

• Jamie’s Vision Cookbooks (from Sherri) 

Need an idea for a present?  A cookbook from Jamie’s vision would make a great gift and are still available.  Cookbooks are for sale for $20.  Contact Sherri. 

• Care and Share Ministry at Seaforth (from Sherri):

The Seaforth ECS Students will be maintaining a Care and Share Ministry for the teachers and staff.  If you would like to contribute items to the ministry, items may be placed in the Fellowship Hall.  The students will stock and maintain the storage area as part of their vocational training and experience. This project will be an opportunity for the ECS students to build independence, gain responsibility and compassion through service. We Accept Donations Of:

Non-Perishable Food Items

·  Canned goods

·  Pasta, rice, boxed meals

·  Snacks, Juice

·  Cereal, Crackers, Bread

Hygiene & Personal Care Items

·  Soap, shampoo, deodorant

·  Toothpaste & toothbrushes

·  Feminine hygiene products

·  Laundry detergent

·  Paper products

• Care For Kids from Brown’s Chapel 

At Brown’s Chapel one of the ways we live out love for our neighbors is through our partnership with the Care for Kids ministry. And already in the first two months of 2026, that love is making a tangible difference in the lives of local families.

During January and February, Care for Kids helped 17 children and their families, providing more than $3,000 in direct support. These funds went toward essential items and urgent needs—everything from warm clothing during the cold winter months to foldable floor mattresses, comforters, and sheets for siblings trying to rest while one of them bravely fights blood cancer.

 Expanding the Mission

In 2026, Care for Kids made an exciting decision to expand its mission. While the ministry has long supported students who qualify under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (students experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity), the program will now also serve “in-need” children across Chatham County.

To do this well, Care for Kids met with Chatham County school social workers to better understand the needs they encounter every day. Along with responding to specific requests for individual students, the ministry will now also help stock small school supply closets managed by social workers—so essential items are readily available when a child needs them.

The social workers have already shared a wish list of items they regularly need, and in the coming months we’re excited to invite our partner churches to help meet those needs together.  None of this work happens alone.  As 2026 continues, we look forward to the ways our community can keep showing up for the kids and families of Chatham County—together.

 To give, make your check out to: Brown’s Chapel and write “Care for Kids” in the memo line.