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Singing, Service Highlight 2012 Winter Blitz

Louisville’s Broadbent Arena was alive with music and laughter January 27-29 as it hosted Winter Blitz 2012. The annual event, sponsored by the Kentucky Annual Conference Ministry with Young People, draws youth from around Kentucky as well as from nearby states. With a humble beginning in Owensboro, Ky. in 1994 of about 250 in attendance, this year’s event drew some 3,000 people to fill the arena. The program was incredible as they enjoyed the music of Nic Gonzales of Salvador and...

Bowling Green District Youth Event: Valentine, Be Mine

On Sunday, February 15, one day after Valentines Day, about 90 youth and youth pastors came together from nine different churches in the Bowling Green District for worship and fellowship at Christ UMC. The JAWS of life! from Broadway UMC led in a great time of worship. What a blessing it was to see so many youth clapping and hands raised as they worshiped the Lord together! Brian Hicks from Brentwood UMC in Nashville on the true meaning of love: loving God deeper and loving our neighbor. The...

Caring for Creation & Community: The Sugar Grove Garden

Kevin Mays, pastor of Sugar Grove UMC (Bowling Green District), tells about several new projects started by the church’s youth. Our youth have planted a garden, the purpose of which is to grow food for our new food pantry to feed the poor in Butler County. This stemmed from conversations and studies on developing a greater Kingdom-view of the world, versus the “it’s all about me” view that is all too prevalent in the world. And as the overall body at Sugar Grove has...

Visit to Cinderella's Closet Helps Girls Feel like Princesses

Cinderella’s Closet is a dream come true for many high school girls who look forward to feeling like a princess at their prom. Part of the youth ministry of Immanuel UMC (Covington District), this program provides formal dresses and accessories to financially disadvantaged girls for free.  Erin Peterson, founder of Cinderella’s Closet and a member of Immanuel, was inspired by a trip to a consignment store, where she overheard a shopper asking about a gently used gown. The girl wanted the...

Clark Employees Donate $2500 in Christmas Gifts To Children's Home

Boys in Emergency Shelter Will Have Extra Special Christmas     Employees from Clark Material Handling Company delivered over $2,500 in Christmas gifts to the Kentucky United Methodist Children's Home in Versailles, Ky.  The employees have "adopted" the Boy's Emergency Shelter, which has ten beds.  Christmas presents arrived with each child’s name written on oversized gift bags.    The Home serves teenagers with histories of abuse, abandonment, neglect and...