This Saturday, July 9th, Mt Bethel Church 🙏 Prayer Vigil at Your chosen location. Let us come together in prayer from our at home "sanctuary" or "prayer room".  
🙏 God, we come before you asking for your help and guidance as we move forward in serving You. Help us to be open to new ideas and listen for Your guidance. Help us to know, to understand, where or what You want our service to be. Thank you Lord, for being with us as we travel this road. In Jesus Name we pray. Amen 🙏
     Together, we pray for Mt Bethel Church, a Legacy Ministry & a planter who under the direction of the MN Annual Conference new church development will launch a transformational ministry to reach new people in the Mt Bethel mission field.   
    🙏 All in making ready for our mid-year All Church member meeting;
11am on 7/10/2022, following Our Worship July 10th. 
The All Church meeting will be facilitated by our DS Rev. Cynthia WIlliams.

Sunday, July 10, at 11am, All Church Charge Conference meeting,
Facilitated by DS Cynthia Williams
Two Agenda items:
   ✅ a) Approve Ad Board recommendation #2 Legacy Ministry from Conversations at the Crossroads Strategic Recommendation Report of 6/15/2022. 
Motion Made, Motion 2^nd; Motion Passed; Move to accept Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church Strategic Recommendation Report dated: 6/15/2022, Option 2, Legacy Ministry; continue as Mt Bethel is now, making a few changes; continue weekly worship in a way that is life giving for all involved.  Lean into age reality and focus on continuing to minister to one another offering care and support; focus on other aging people, rather than trying to reach the younger people right now.  A Chaplain type ministry, chaplain pastor at ¼ time (open to additional hours if needed) to lead weekly worship and other chaplaincy type needs including but not limited to offering communion, spiritual care to worship attenders, visitations to homebound or care facility members and life celebrations.  
During this time, committing to - a) A season of Prayer - to discern how God might lead us in developing a Legacy Ministry for the future Mt. Bethel. b) A season of letting go in order to leave a legacy.  As part of the Prayer initiative, pray for a planter who, under the direction of the Director of New Church Development, over the next two years will launch a transformational ministry to reach new people in the Mt Bethel mission field. c) Live well and be well in this time of simply being, but doing it the best we can, allowing the guidance of the Holy Spirit to lead us ever forward in this unique way.
   ✅ b) Approve Nomination Team leadership slate for 2022-2023.
Ad Board meeting minutes, link posted at bottom of this email.