During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are doing Bible study and worship online. If you would like to join the Bible study group, via Zoom, please email Pastor Laurie at pastorlaurieumc@gmail.com to receive the Zoom invitation for Bible study. This respectful, open-minded discussion group wrestles well with the challenges of reading the Bible in the current…
Several of those who participate in our church’s activities reside at Brookdale Windsor, a senior residential community nearby. While they have a bus to transport them to appointments and some community events, it can still be difficult to get to church, so we go to them! Meeting Thursday mornings in the library on the second…
Our 16-barrel rain harvesting system from Blue Barrel Systems is made from repurposed 55-gallon barrels. Our barrels, located in our garden, are a complete system to be used to harvest the gift of rain and reduce our city water usage. There are many benefits we see as part of rainwater harvesting including environmental stewardship, plant…
Lighting for Literacy (LFL) is a humanitarian project for youth providing an educational pathway through math, science, and engineering. Over the course of about five years, over 125 LFL were built in workshops at Windsor Community UMC, pairing church volunteers with youth from the local Key Club, Girl Scouts and 4-H Clubs. Some of the…
“Heifer International’s mission is to work with communities to end world hunger and poverty and to care for the Earth.” Through various fundraisers, the Windsor Community United Methodist Church continually donates to the Heifer Project. One year we donated an entire flock of sheep! Please visit Heifer International’s website for more information here.
Special thanks to Edith Fleish for her leadership in starting a prayer shawl ministry at WCUMC. If you crochet or knit (or would like to learn), our prayer shawl ministry is a great way to connect with the community. The Wednesday Bible study group lays hands on each shawl and offers a prayer of blessing…
We collect donations of portable food, sanitizing wipes, toiletries and tube socks and put them in 1-gallon Ziploc bags along with printed information about community resources. We encourage members to keep “bags of blessing” in their cars, ready to hand out when they see someone in need on the street.
Garden Expansion Our community garden was selected to be part of Daily Acts’ Eco-Wise Garden Tour in May 2015. We were so pleased to be included in this effort to educate the community about ways to conserve water and grow food for those in need. Visitors had get a chance to see our garden, sheet…
“The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose PURPOSE is to know God and to experience freedom as whole person through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.” UMW meets the first Saturday…
This group of guys meets every Thursday morning at 8 am at Omelette Express (on WIndsor River Rd), to connect, share stories, and reflect on a brief devotional passage.