Announcements

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Youth Group grades 6th-12th meet Sundays at 5:00 p.m. Room #100 downstairs, please join us!

Youth group information

VALENTINE 2023 FUN! Youth are preparing cards for the entire congregation to receive for Valentines.  

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 Youth Decorating the Chrismon Tree! 2022

We had 10 youth decorate the Chrismon Tree in the Family Life Center this evening during Youth Group! We are ready for the first week of Advent next Sunday!  Great job Youth!

Happy Thanksgiving week! We are grateful!

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The Youth Group kicked off Fall 2022 with a pool party!

It was a beautiful day for a pool party! Our Youth Group said goodbye to Summer! Come have some fun, make your Benn’s Family part of your Sunday plan! See you in the “Fish Tank.” 

 

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 Youth Group making and painting Easter cards for some special Church members tonight!

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 It was a perfect night for our Senior Youth Group to enjoy homemade Chili for dinner. Our Lesson on “Trust, Honesty, and Integrity” allowed the group to experience some fun exercises that brought us all lots of laughs!

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Isle of Wight Christian Outreach Program is in need of cereal, canned soup, and canned fruit.
Donations have been down lately; please remember to shop for our neighbors in need (we’re doing great with the egg cartons and plastic/paper grocery bags!).
 

For the latest information regarding  C.O.P needs visit their website at iowcop.net

The C.O.P. is located at 402 Grace Street, Smithfield, VA

Volunteers are needed at COP to sort food, fill bags or deliver bags to cars.  Men are needed to pick up or deliver furniture and to unload food deliveries.  Volunteer hours are 11:00am- 1:00 pm or 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.  To volunteer go in to the office on one of those days to register with COP Coordinator, Chris Lawrence.  Thank you.  

 The C.O.P is in the process of reinstating the Vehicle Donation Program, specifically for folks who are employed but are in    need of transportation. If anyone has, or knows of a car or truck to donate, please contact us – 757-356-9267.

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5 Easy Giving Options:

  1. Mail in your check to the church at: 14571 Benn's Church Blvd. Smithfield, VA 23430.
  2. Use your bank’s Bill Pay option.
  3. Use the “donate” button found on our website! 
  4. Use our Free mobile app--below are the steps to take.
    1. Download the app for free from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. It's called Vanco Mobile Faith Engagement (the purple one)  
    2. Find our church name Benns United Methodist Church (no apostrophe in Benns), Set up you user account in minutes.
    3. Follow the easy prompts for giving.
  5. For those that would like to donate stock or capital gains from their IRA accounts, please contact the church office.