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This Week’s Activities

Sunday - New Sunday Schools start for adults and children!
9AM - Sunday Schools (Adults in Room 10, Youth in Room 17, Elementary in Room 18) Map

10AM - Worship Service (as well as Children's Church)

6:30PM - Youth Group Mini-Golf at Fun Acre

Tuesday
2PM - Enough Is Enough: Faithful Steps to End Gun Violence Now

Thursday
7PM - Pub Theology at The Wire

June Outreach Focus
Disciples Mission Fund

Trying to find the right room location for in person activities? Use this map.

Youth Group Mini-Golf

Youth group mini-golf at Fun Acre is this Sunday, June 12! We’ll meet at Fun Acre at 6:30pm to start our round of mini-golf and should be done by 7:30 or so (depending on how busy it is).

Costs are covered and everything you need for mini-golf is provided by Fun Acre!

Hope to see you there!!

Save the Date: All Church Picnic - June 26

We are excited to announce our first All Church Picnic since before the pandemic! It will take place outside at the church following worship on June 26. There will be fun and fellowship for ages, so we hope you can join us!

Coffee & Conversation and Pub Theology

Please note that this month’s Coffee & Conversation has been rescheduled to June 21st. It will meet at Panera on East Sunshine.

Pub Theology will meet June 16th at 7pm at The Wire.

Enough Is Enough: Faithful Steps to End Gun Violence Now

Join us for a collaborative conversation on how individuals and communities of faith can be empowered to take active steps to end gun violence now.

All activities will be held in the Fellowship Hall at Brentwood Christian Church (park in the lot on the south side of the building and use the door next to the playground).

It will also be livestreamed on Facebook.

A clergy press conference will follow the event.

Details Here

New Meal Train!

This background is from Emily: "Meliszma, Nick and their daughter Ashley have been attending Brentwood since before Easter. I've known Meliszma and Nick for years because they sang in Springfield Chamber Chorus with me. Well, Meliszma is having surgery up in St Louis, June 6 and will have to stay up there a week after surgery. But once she is back in Springfield, they would appreciate a meal train. There is one caveat thought...Meliszma has celiac disease as well as some other food allergies, so she can't have any food that is prepared in someone's home because of the risk of gluten contamination. So I am thinking it would be better if people did some grocery runs for them to bring fresh fruits, pre-packaged gluten free products, or gift cards to Hy-Vee, Mama Jean's or Cafe Cusco since both of those places have staff that are specifically trained on preparing things without cross-contamination."

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Celebrate Juneteenth!

At this year's Juneteenth celebration, we are collecting book bags for SPS students. Please feel free to bring book bags to our NAACP table at the event.

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New Sunday School for 3rd thru 5th Grades begins June 12

Beginning Sunday, June 12, Pastor Sarah will be leading a Summer class for 3rd-5th grades from 9-9:45am. We will begin by focusing on Bible basics such as how the Bible came to be, learning the books in the Bible, authorship, facts and myth, etc. It will be up to parents to decide if they want their children who are entering these grades (22/23 school year) to attend or whether they want their kids who are leaving these grades to attend.

Sunday School series for adults resumes June 12 -- "Uppity Women of the Bible"

This series is from Living the Questions, which provides resources for progressive Christians.

It will meet in Room 10 each Sunday at 9am.

Uppity Women of the Bible is a DVD-based series featuring Hebrew Bible professor Dr. Lisa Wolfe. Combining careful scholarship with humor and fresh insights, Dr. Wolfe presents just what your group needs for lively, thoughtful discussion of Ruth, The Song of Songs, Esther and Judith.

Did You Know?

Early on Brentwood established a tradition of mission and outreach giving. Through the years the Church has set aside giving for programs such as Church World Service, the Christian Church of Mid-America, Council of Churches of the Ozarks, Crosslines, Family Shelter, Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels, Literacy Council, Hospice Care of Southwest Missouri, Nino de Mexico ( a children's orphanage in Mexico where a former member, Frances Ransom worked), the Ozarks Lakes Area of the Christian Church, United Ministries in Higher Education at SMSU ( now MSU ), and Victory Mission. In more recent years Brentwood has added other programs such as, the Kitchen, Harmony House, Eden Village, the Rainbow Connection and many others. Members have volunteered in many of these organizations and have helped to set up shelters for folks that need a warm place to stay on a cold night. Brentwood through the years has kept the teachings of Christ alive and well in the Ozarks, and are continuing that tradition to this day. More to Come .......

Click here to see the organizations and non-profits we currently support.

Mark your calendars for summer VBS!

Our Trinity friends have invited us to their joint VBS with Westminster Presbyterian. Pastor Sarah will be helping during this week and she would love to see as many of our kids and family and friends as possible. The event is free.

Brentwood participants can reserve a spot by contacting Pastor Sarah.

Summer Sermon Series Preview

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Our Pastoral Team is Here For You

If you are going through a difficult time in life or have questions/concerns and would like to visit with one of our pastors, you may contact them by phone (417-881-0144) or email in order to set up a time (if it’s an emergency, using the phone to contact a pastor is best).

Rev. Dr. Phil Snider, Senior Minister
Rev. Emily Bowen-Marler, Associate Minister
Rev. Sarah Stephenson, Minister to Families
Rev. Charlie Bahn, Minister of Congregational Care

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Stewardship Update

2022 Budget Goal thru May - $163,745
General Offering thru April - $116,389

Thank you for helping us build community, justice and love in the Ozarks and beyond.

Brentwood makes a profound difference locally and globally through a variety of programs, ministries and justice initiatives that are only possible because of your generous acts of giving. Indeed, it is only through your partnership that we are able to change the world together. Click here to make a safe and secure online donation. Thank you in advance for your generosity.