Your input will be vital in forming small groups at the UMC of Kent! Please click here to fill out a form that will help us determine what types of groups will be most valuable to our congregation. The form is quick and easy to fill out, and will help us narrow down the myriad of... Read More →
Neighborhood Gatherings will begin July 6. The Staff-Parish Committee wishes to thank our hosts, and invite all of the congregation to attend a Neighborhood Gathering to meet Dr. Howe and share meaningful dialogue in a small group setting. We have opened the sign-ups for July... Read More →
We each build in our own way on the foundation of Christ; we each have a role to play in God’s church, and through it all it is God who “gives the growth”. Read More →
Like Abraham or the disciples, everyone believer’s life is “unfinished,” in that we never arrive at a completion of all that we aim to be about. We find our fulfillment, however, in the place that we have in God’s everlasting purposes. Read More →
We have an open position available in our music department. Our worship band is seeking a Contemporary Worship Leader with the following qualifications: Read More →
A retirement/farewell luncheon is being planned for Dr. Palmer’s last Sunday on June 11 following the 10:30 worship service to honor him for his 28 years of service. The luncheon will be catered and requires a reservation using the form here or in the April and May Mosaic... Read More →
You are invited to donate geraniums to beautify the church sanctuary for Memorial Day Sunday. We will be particularly honoring loved ones who have served or are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces. Their names will be included in slides during worship on that... Read More →
Dr. Palmer has just released another book entitled The Choice on the topic of abortion. Visit the new page for our publishing imprint, Place to Grow Press, for details. Read More →
On Easter Sunday, our Sanctuary will be filled with lilies dedicated in honor or memory of loved ones. These lilies will then be distributed by volunteers to the ill and grieving to provide some comfort during the holiday. If you would like to sponsor and dedicate a lily, please... Read More →
Each Wednesday during Lent (March 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29) a musical recital will be performed in the Sanctuary at 7:00 PM. It will be preceded at 6:00 PM by a potluck dinner in Pierson Hall. All are invited to attend either or both. Just bring a dish to share and table service.... Read More →
February 24–26, youth in our church participated in World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine to bring awareness to and raise money for the issue of world hunger. During this weekend, our students have served 63 lunches at the Lord’s Lunch and collected 158 canned goods for Kent... Read More →
We choose (if we are wise) to live a life enriched by God’s law and spiritual truths. Our lives become extraordinary when we welcome the spirit into our lives and live as Christ would have us live. Read More →