As our church continues to move forward into 2022 with new energy, I am happy to announce some great news! We are joining with other United Methodist Churches in our area with a common goal to reach 50 new members between Easter and Pentecost (April 17-June 5). It just so happens these 50 days are known as the FIFTY GREAT DAYS!In this goal, we will join other UMC churches in the Alabama-West Flori...

In case you have not heard the news, General Conference in the United Methodist Church is postponed until 2024. This means that there will not be a General Conference in 2022. The decision to postpone was reached with the aftermath of the Covid world pandemic and the challenge of global delegates obtaining visas in time to travel for the conference.Our Bishop, David Graves, has written the followi...

Please join us on Nov 28, as we send Pastor Faith, AJ, and Abigail off with all our love and prayers.Pastor Faith will also be preaching at all the services. She will remain here at SUMC until Dec 5th. After that time, she will work remotely until the end of December as she prepares for her new appointment at Riverdale UMC in St. Augustine, starting Jan 1, 2022.A Basket will be out in the FLC and ...

God goes before us. Sometimes we don't see how he is working or where he is leading, but he always walks with us and guides us when we seek him. A lot has been going on in the Parry house, as we've been seeking God this year.It started with me praying about going before the Board of Ordained Ministry (BOM) this year again. It's a huge decision and a lot of work. I've put the BOM off for years beca...

Guide Book & DirectoryAdvertising OpportunityWe are in the process of updating our annual Guide Book & Directory for the church. This book will contain everything pertinent to our church: the various ministries, organizations, committees, activities, functions and events plus a complete directory of all members. This book is being provided and direct-mailed to each family at no cost to our church,...

Next week, we start our new sermon series, Together. Yes, it's a stewardship series, but don't let that scare you. We've had some difficult years. 2020 was almost entirely virtual and isolated. 2021 was spent re-learning how to do ministry and going out into unchartered lands. Now, 2022 is on the horizon.We've spent time listening to those in our congregation. You won't receive many mailers or ema...

Week 100  NumbersBags Collected -350 Bags Given Out - 295Gift cards Given - 0      Members Served - 283Total NumbersBags Collected - 30,043Bags Given Out - 26,492 (99.3 tons)Gift cards Given - 235 ($8,645)Members Served - 22,9087 New families visited this week, representing 24 individuals.The Bread House team says, “Thank You so much to all the folks who continue to donate food to support those in...

Week 99  NumbersBags Collected - 228Bags Given Out - 264Gift cards Given - 0      Members Served - 270Total NumbersBags Collected - 29,693Bags Given Out - 26,197 (98.2 tons)Gift cards Given - 235 ($8,645)Members Served - 22, 6253 New families visited this week, representing 12 individuals.(Above Picture) Young helpers at the Bread House! These are Wednesday’s team lead, Sandra’s grandkids!SUPPLIES...

A Word from SPRC: We have found our Children’s Director (or should I say the Lord has provided)! Sarah Hicks will be starting with us on April 4th, and we are excited! She is coming to us from First Methodist Church of Pensacola, where she has been the Assistant Director of Children and Family Ministries for the past 6 years. Sarah is a “native” from our area, having attended Fort Walton Beach Hig...

One of the wonderful ministries at Shalimar UMC is the MOPS group. The Mothers of Preschoolers group works to provide a place for moms to come, share, learn, and grow together. This year has been one of the largest groups we have hosted. In addition to the meetings together, MOPS had the idea to help a family in need this Christmas. “What started as a small discussion in our MOPS Steering Team Mee...

Those listed below have been a part of our fellowship and went to the Church Triumphant in the past year. Let us continue to remember their families in our thoughts and prayers through the months ahead.Marilyn ClinkingbeardEloise CoverJennie EstesChatt JohnsonAnnie KellerPat KellyDanny LittleGrady MaddockDick PraterAnn ShinglerPatricia StraitNick ThomasNadine Winterberger......

We are extending a personal invitation to welcome you to our Library, where you can find the most wonderful, most colorful, most informative, and most welcoming rug a church library has EVER had! This fabulous addition now resides in our children's area for your viewing pleasure. So drop in and treat yourselves to this remarkable and beautiful rug! You're welcome!While viewing the rug, make sure t...