Upcoming Events and Announcements

➢ Tryon UMC is no longer live streaming its Sunday morning worship service, but will record and upload each week’s worship service to our church’s website as well as to Facebook. Online viewers can watch each Sunday worship service anytime they wish during the week. Every effort will be made to have each Sunday’s worship service video available to view online no later than Monday at 6:00 PM.

On our church website, www.tryonumc.org, use the dropdown menu and select “Worship Video”. On our church’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/tumctryon, click on the menu item “Video”.

➢ We continue to encourage you to make your offerings to the church so that we can continue to operate and take care of the essential day-to-day things to keep us functioning as a church. You can mail in your offering or come by and drop it in our locked mailbox. You can also give on-line with your credit card. Click on the link on our website under Giving.

➢ Please check the Prayer List each week for those who have asked for our prayers.

And please help us keep our list up-to-date. If there are names that need to be added or taken

off the list, please contact the office at 828-859-9218 or send an email to tumc1@tryonumc.net

• Page Turners Monday, July 21, 10:00 a.m (See Below for more information)

• A Note From Pastor Gerald Davis. (See Below for more information)

• Leadership Team Meeting Wednesday, July 23, 1:00 p.m.

• From the Leadership Team (See Below for more information)

• A Note From Pastor Gerald Davis. (See Below for more information)

➢ Chancel Choir - Wednesdays, 4:00 p.m., Choir Room (Summer Choir 10:30 Sundays)

➢ Handbells -Wednesdays, 5:00 p.m., Handbell Room (Re-starts in September)

➢ Comfort Shawls. Every second and fourth Tuesday. 10:00 a.m. Comfort Shawl Room.

➢ Qi Gong. Fridays. 9:30—10:30 a.m. Fellowship Hall (Temporarily suspended)

➢ AA Meetings: Monday. 5:30 p.m. Fellowship Hall.

➢ Girl Scouts: Thursday. 4:30 p.m. Education Rooms, 2nd Floor

➢ Living Clean. Thursday. 6:00 p.m. Fellowship Hall.

ATTENDANCE

July 6, 2025 IN PERSON: 40 ON-LINE: 132 TOTAL: 168

OPERATIONS BUDGET

Total Budget for 2025: $144,822 Amount Pledged to date: $57,792.00 Giving to Date: $50,059.70

STEWARDSHIP~ TITHES & OFFERINGS

Giving for July 6 , 2025 $3,223

Monthly Goal $12,068.50 Weekly Goal $2,785.44 First Quarter Giving Second Quarter Giving

HOW YOU CAN MAKE YOUR GIFTS TO TRYON UMC MINISTRIES

Offering given during worship services.

➢ Drop off offerings in the locked mailbox outside the church office.

➢ You can mail your offering in.

➢ Give on-line with your credit card. Use the QR code on the right or see our website at www.tryonumc.org Click on “Giving” link. NOTE: Make sure you identify our church as Tryon UMC in Tryon, NC in the Blue Ridge District (there is a Tryon Methodist Church in Charlotte in the Metro District.)

Tryon United Methodist Church

Mission Statement: The people of Tryon United Methodist Church seek to answer God’s call to be disciples of Christ

Vision Statement: As Disciples of Christ we come together as a loving, caring family of faith:

➢ To share the hope, peace, grace, and love of Jesus Christ.

➢ To worship God and nurture spiritual growth.

➢ To grow in understanding of the Bible and its revelation of Jesus Christ.

To serve the needs of our neighbors near and far.

From the Leadership Team:
Waiting...... In our walk of faith, remember that God has a unique timing for everything. Each

moment of waiting isn’t wasted; it’s often when we grow the most. We find assurance in
knowing that even when our lives feel delayed, God has plans that surpass our
understanding.
In our congregational meeting a few weeks ago you heard information regarding ministry,
building & grounds, and finances. You were left with the thought that we would take a couple
of weeks to think about our Church family, the building, finances and possibilities for the
future. We thank each of you for volunteering to fill needs in areas of ministry at TUMC, and
for those of you who voted for the changes to amendments that are proposed for adoption
this week at the Annual Conference. Also thanks to many of you for voicing your concerns to
Leadership Team members regarding topics covered.
The Leadership Team has had the opportunity to meet with Rev. Ashley Crowder Stanley
who is a co-interim District Superintendent at present. She listened intently to all the
questions that we voiced, including all the concerns we collectively heard from you. She was
given a copy of the Congregational Minutes held on May 11th as well as current financial
information. She asked questions and developed a list to ‘do her homework’ and get the
answers to our questions. I heard from her this past week, she has been gathering
information to address our concerns. TUMC Leadership Team is anxiously ‘waiting’
assistance so that we can share information with you.
During these last few weeks, we’ve definitely been rejoicing in hope and fervent in prayer
during Worship services and enjoying fellowship as we gather afterwards. What a great
Church Family we are!
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”—Romans 12:12, ESV

We welcome Reverend Gerald Davis to TUMC!

Our hearts go out to the people of central Texas where the devastating flood occurred along the Guadalupe River last weekend. For many of us it was dreadfully reminiscent of what we endured almost ten months ago after Helene. The tragic loss of life as I watched the news the other evening, there was a church in the area opening its doors as it had transformed their facility into a center of hope, with food, clothing, and water, tables filled with food and supplies in abundance. What a time for churches everywhere to be centers of refuge and support to persons in need! Certainly the church is a place of worship and praise, but service and compassionate care are integral to who we are as the Body of Christ towards our neighbors near and far.

The lawyer asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” After sharing what we know as the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus asked the lawyer, “who do you think was a neighbor to the the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” “The one who showed mercy”. May we show mercy and compassion as Christ bids us to:”go and do likewise”.

Look forward to seeing you Sunday!

Rev. Gerald and grandson Benny

Rev. Gerald and wife Kathy

Look forward to seeing you Sunday!

Page Turners • Monday, July 21, 10am • Library

We will discuss The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. After he and his good buddy Tom Sawyer had uncovered a small fortune, Huckleberry Finn finds himself restrained by the demands of an overbearing guardian. Never one to be confined by the proprieties of society, Huck bolts from this dull life in pursuit of a more exciting and mischievous life. Please come join us as we follow Huck as he sails

down the Mighty Mississippi and discovers one thrilling adventure followed by another, even if you have not read the book. All are welcome!

Weekly Gatherings after Worship. Each week after worship we meet in the Gathering Area outside the Sanctuary to enjoy some delicious homemade goodies and beverages. Many thanks to those who make this happen each week. Please join us for that time of fellowship.

The Holy Spirit at Work in Your Life………..

Where is the Holy Spirit today?

When we recognize the Spirit evident in love, we begin to see a witness to the Spirit across our United Methodist connection. We observe evidence of the Spirit in our practice of the three General Rules: To do no harm, do good, and attend to the ordinances of God.

Often, the Spirit prompts us to do something. When we feel a pull to check-in on a neighbor, we might attribute that to the work of the Spirit. Or when we spontaneously lift our voices in prayer for a hurting loved one, we call that a movement of the Spirit. But the Holy Spirt might also call us into inaction: inviting us to love by not participating in systems of harm.

Ryan Dunn is a Minister of Online Engagement for United Methodist Communications. Sourced from UM Now

In the same way, we witness the Spirit moving us towards acts of goodness. The compulsion we feel to feed a stranger’s expired parking meter might be evidence of the Spirit. So, too, is the shared support received by United Methodist disaster relief workers at work in hurricane-ravaged areas.

Here’s to the bridge-builders, the hand-holders, the light-bringers, those extraordinary souls wrapped in ordinary lives who quietly weave threads of humanity into an inhumane world. They are the unsung heroes in a world at war with itself. They are the whisperers of hope that peace is possible.

Look for them in this present darkness. Light your candle with their flame.

And then go. Build bridges. Hold hands. Bring light to a dark and desperate world.

Be the hero you are looking for. Peace is possible. It begins with us.

~L. R. Knost~

Jesus said to them, “The light is with you for a little longer. Walk while you have the light, lest the darkness overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.”

–John 12:35-

January	13,309.70	April	9,297.00
February	11,690.00	May	4,835.00
March	6,225.00	June	4,703.00
Total	31,224.70	Total	18,835.00