Events

• Our Service this Sunday:  May 17  11:00

Our Service for this Sunday will be led by Pastor Bill with Ruby as liturgist (we still need more liturgists, please let Pastor Bill know if you can help).  The sermon title is ‘God’s Timing: Right Now, and Not yet’.  We invite everyone to come worship on Sunday at 11:00 am. (bulletin attached). 

• Sunday School:  May 17

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 the second and fourth Sundays of each month--but will resume weekly classes in the fall.  

• Yoga:  May 18, 7:00 – 8 pm  (Note time change) 

We will be continuing the Yoga session, Fruit of the Spirit, on Monday, May 18 from 7 – 8 pm (time change due to longer daylight hours).  All are welcome regardless of yoga experience or fitness level, modifications offered

• Bible Study:  May 19 10:00 AM

Everyone is invited to the Bible Study meeting on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am in the Fellowship Hall.   The Bible Study group is studying the book of Romans now.    

• Prayer and Healing Service:  May 19

The Prayer and Healing Service is scheduled for May 19.    

• Choir Practice:  May 20

Come have a joyful noise evening and join the choir for practice on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm.  All are invited.

• CORA Food Collection from April and for May 31

Thank you to all who contributed to the CORA Blessings of Three Meal A Day drive during the month of April.  We collected an impressive 141 pounds of food that has now been delivered! 

We plan to continue our CORA food collections throughout this year.  Your next opportunity will be Sunday, May 31, so bring your food donations to the church that morning. Top items needed for Springtime are:  canned chicken, cereal, oatmeal, syrup, pasta sauce, soup, dry bean, canned fruit, masa and cooking oil.

Rebecca Haskins, Director at CORA, will be our speaker at worship on Sunday, May 31.

• Free Yard Sale:  Jun 13

Are items accumulating around your house after the gifts and holidays?  The 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.  Please save giveaway items for the yard sale.

• Johnny Glosson’s 90^th Birthday Party:  June 14  2-4 pm

90 Years…and Still Not Acting His Age!   (from Silk Hope Ruritans)

Please join us as we celebrate a very special milestone for Johnny Glosson’s 90^th birthday.

Come enjoy coffee, cake and good company as we celebrate the many wonderful memories he has created over the years.

No gifts, please – your presence is the only present needed!

We hope you’ll join us for an afternoon of laughter, stories, and celebration.

Sunday, June 14  2-4 PM (Floating)

Silk Hope Ruritan Building

• Administrative Council Meeting:  Jun 14 

The Administrative Council meeting scheduled for June 7 has been rescheduled to June 14.  Committee Chairs are asked to please send Monica their report by June 1 at mcraigpbo@outlookcomBreakaway 2026: 

• You’ve Got a Friend

Breakaway is a week long summer event for junior and senior high school students at Louisburg College June 22 – 26.   Registration has been sent in.

• BC Youth Director position now available for the right Candidate.

Grace and peace be unto you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As we endeavor to address the needs of our ever-expanding youth population. A position for a youth director has been posted on the conference website. The SPRC chair Allen Gubert and myself wish to thank the parents who helped in developing the criteria and expectations for this position. Below is a brief summary of what we are looking for. As potential candidates arise, those same parents will be invited into the selection process, as the share their directives to assist in our final choice.

Job Title: Director of Children and Youth Ministries

Position Summary

The Director of Children and Youth Ministries is responsible for planning, coordinating, and leading comprehensive ministry programming for children (nursery through 5^th grade), youth (middle school and high school), and their families. This role provides spiritual leadership, volunteer coordination, event planning, and consistent communication to support faith formation, community engagement, and family connection within the church.

*We ask all of you to be in prayer that God through Christ will send us the right person for this very important ministry.

• BBQ for Sale:

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

• Methodist Alignment Committee report:

The Alignment Committee met on May 5th to discuss preparations for UMC's NC Annual Conference in June.  Anyone interested in learning more about the conference can register for the Annual Conference Briefing Session on May 27th (at noon). Here's the  link to register:

 https://nccumc.zoom.us/meeting/register/hX2RGqwYT26FIAFzw2tSGg#/registration

• Brown’s Chapel Website and YouTube: 

If you have not seen it, Bud Hansen and others have been updating the website.  Check it out at: Browns Chapel United Methodist Church.

We are also changing our current youtube channel to be @brownschapelunitedmethodis9241

Content in our previous channel @BrownChapel-b8t  can be viewed under Subscriptions in our current channel. Our website now reflects this change.  Other changes are in process to improve the live stream capabilities. 

Thanks Bud Hansen

BC 2026 Carolina Cross Connection Missions Trip to Blowing Rock:  Sept. 17 - 20

Anyone interested in a week-end 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 going 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 or 919-704-6450.  There will also be a signup sheet at church.

Care For Kids from Brown’s Chapel 

At Brown’s Chapel, we continue to live out love for our neighbors through our partnership with the Care for Kids ministry. Care for Kids is now helping serve “in-need” children across Chatham County.  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.  To support this mission with your gifts, make your check out to: Brown’s Chapel

and write “Care for Kids” in the memo line.

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. 

Fellowship Hall Improvements

Thanks to a gift from Cliff and Linda Bampton, we have updated our Fellowship Hall with new flooring and will be continuing to update before Homecoming with new appliances and countertops and other cleaning work.

Care and Share Ministry at Seaforth (from Sherri) through May 15:

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