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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Have you given up on church but not on God? Want to sleep in on Sundays so you can’t make the 9:45 a.m. Middletown Methodist “New Life” Service?
Beginning on Sunday, Sept. 5, and running through Dec. 26, a new innovative noon service will be held at Middletown Community United Methodist Church at the corner of Armstrong and Washington Streets in Middletown each Sunday.
This new service will be in addition to this Sunday's 9:45 a.m. “New Life” Labor Day Service that will feature special music by Linda Whan and the expert musical talents of Judith Rufenacht.
A community barbecue and potluck will be held between the services to kick off September “Come back to Church Month.”
“Though most people believe in God, they don’t participate in services that acknowledge their belief or attend a service in a church. The focus of our new Methodist 45-minute ‘Spirit Alive’ service will be a direct connection/relationship with the Creator in a less traditional way,” said Methodist Lay Pastor Voris Brumfield.
Brumfield has been asked, “Why should we go to any church?”
Her response, “There is an opportunity to build closer family relationships, experience new ways to deal with stresses of life, and become involved with people who live life with a stronger healthier perspective on the challenges of our ever changing world with clear values and understanding of being a person of faith.”
Young adults and older folks believe in God but don’t have a regular practice, that’s what the noon “Spirit Alive” service can bring to them.
Brumfield encourages folks, “Tape the Sunday sports events and use one-hour a week of the 168 hours to reconnect with the Spirit of Creation.”
Attendees of the noon service are invited to arrive between 11:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to enjoy refreshments and fellowship with the early service attendees.
United Methodist practice “Open Hearts, Open Minds and Open Doors.”
For more information call 707 295-7174, email
