Author: Brian Hawkins

Youth Activities in June 2025

Our YOUTH GROUP had a great turnout for our Summer Kick-off gathering in June!Eleven youth showed up, including youth from Hillsboro and Forest Grove and fourfirst time youth. Emily is starting a Youth Ministry Team to collaborate and plan TOGETHER! Youth and adults are welcome to join our monthly meetings. Our very first meeting was … [Read more…]

Get Up and Eat

The Third Sunday after Pentecost1 Kings 19:1–15a Elijah is coming off the greatest victory of his life, but you wouldn’t know it by how poorly he has been feeling. Elijah has been struggling with the loyalty of the people of Israel. Will they follow יהוה YHWH, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, or will … [Read more…]

I Still Have Many Things to Say

Trinity SundayJohn 16:12-15 The passage from the Gospel of John today is part of what we call the farewell discourse. For three full chapters during the last supper, Jesus goes on telling the disciples everything they are going to need to know once he is gone. It’s in the style of a deathbed testimonial, where … [Read more…]

April SPRC Report

We had an SPRC meeting last week and are working to plan an appropriate farewell for Pastor David and a welcome for Pastor Rhett. The parsonage is being repaired. Betty spoke with Rev Ansley several times. He wants very much to meet with both Hillsboro UMC and Forest Grove every Sunday and probably the best … [Read more…]

April Finance Report

Then new Pastors salary was considered during our budget cycle and was built into the budget.Pledge cards submitted this year were down from last year. This makes our reliance on ourendowment fund even more critical.A one time 5% draw from both of our major accounts was taken to help with the remodeling ofthe parsonage prior … [Read more…]

3-Church Co-op News

Hello to all members of the Forest Grove United Methodist Church, We are working alongside the members of the Cornelius UMC and Hillsboro UMC to share resources and opportunities for service. This cooperative program is intended to strengthen the connections among the churches. It is not intended to encourage any of the churches to close. … [Read more…]

April Worship-at-a-Glance

April 6, 2025, The Fifth Sunday in LentCommunionPhilippians 3:4b–14“Press On” April 13, 2025, Palm-Passion SundayLuke 19:28–40, Luke 22:14—23:56 April 17, 2025, Maundy Thursday, 7pmJoint Service with Cornelius & Hillsboro @ Forest GroveCommunionRev. Linda Quanstrom, preaching April 18, 2025, Good Friday, 7pmJoint Service @ Hillsboro UMC April 20, 2025, Easter SundayJohn 20:1–18“Apostola Apostalorum” April 27, 2025, … [Read more…]

Three-Church Co-op

What is this Three-Church Co-op that I have heard about? What it is is a smallgroup of lay people from Cornelius UMC, Forest Grove UMC and Hillsboro UMCwho have gotten together to discuss ways in which the three churches can work together to accomplish their individual missions. What it is not is a group trying … [Read more…]