3rd Annual Sweetheart Dinner
February 2 6:30-9:30

The Men’s Ministry presents a romantic evening for men to honor their sweethearts. The evening includes a romantic dinner, dancing, and a few surprises. Tickets will go on sale in January. Questions call Todd Markley at 873-1362 or Mike Roe at 733-1758.

Zionsville United Methodist Church is happy to welcome the following new members!

Please introduce yourself! The new members all come to us with remarkable backgrounds, talents, and spiritual gifts. They are wonderful additions to ZUMC! Be sure to check their photos and bios on the wall outside the Passages Bookstore. Member update inserts for your church directory are also available in the bookstore.

Gina and Chad Bradford:

Gina and Chad are the parents of Andrew, age 2. They joined ZUMC on October 14, 2007 as profession of faith. They are both attorneys. They bring spiritual gifts of Discernment of Spirit, Administration, and Wisdom.

Sarah and Michael Browning:

Sarah and Michael come to ZUMC as transfer members who joined the church October 14, 2007. Sarah works at Purdue in engineering and Mike is in the insurance business at Golden Rule Insurance. They bring spiritual gifts of Music- vocal and Craftsmanship- manual. They are expecting their first child in the spring. Congratulations!

Beth and David Price:

Beth and David are the parents of Dylan, born January 17th of this year. They joined ZUMC October 14, 2007 as transfer members. Beth is in finance with City Securities Corp. and David is an engineer with Rolls Royce. They bring spiritual gifts of Faith and Craftsmanship.

Tracy Platt:

Tracy comes to ZUMC as a transfer member who joined the church October 14, 2007. You may recognize her from the Zionsville National City Bank at Boone Village. Tracy brings the spiritual gifts of craftsmanship and faith.

Holly and Brian Walpole:

Holly and Brian are the parents of Michael, age 5, and Anna, age 1 ½. They joined ZUMC October 14, 2007 by profession of faith. Holly is an instructor in criminal justice at Indiana Business College, and Brian is in engineering support at Cornerstone Controls.

Jenny and Mack Howell:

Jenny and Mack are the parents of Carson, age 1 ½. They joined ZUMC November 25, 2007 by profession of faith. Jenny is a homemaker and Mack is in the mortgage field at Countrywide. They bring the spiritual gifts of Discernment of Spirit and Wisdom.

Diane and Dan Studebaker:

Diane and Dan are the parents of Nicole, grade 10, and Amanda, grade 8. They joined ZUMC November 25, 2007, by transfer of membership from Dayton, Ohio. Diane is a homemaker and Dan is in management at Calderon Textiles. They bring the spiritual gifts of Giving and Craftsmanship.

David Martin:

David comes to ZUMC by profession of faith and joined the church December 9, 2007. David is marrying long-time Zionsville resident, Stephanie Murray in May, 2008. He is in the restaurant management consulting field and is currently working with Villaggio’s in Zionsville. David brings the spiritual gifts of Wisdom and Faith.

Lisa and Scott Grieser:

Lisa and Scott are the parents of Will and Luke, twins age 4 and Ally, age 2. They joined ZUMC December 9, 2007, by transfer of membership from Auburn, California. Lisa is in agricultural business at Dow Agroscience and Scott owns Berkley Ridge Painting Company. They bring the spiritual gifts of Discernment of Spirit and Craftsmanship Manual.

Sharon and David Grebe:

Sharon and Dave came to ZUMC by transfer of membership on December 9, 2007.
They are both retired from careers in business, and enjoy golf, skiing, traveling, and the outdoors. They bring spiritual gifts of Discernment of Spirit, Wisdom, and Helps.

Colleen and Jeff Hammill:

Colleen and Jeff joined ZUMC December 9, 2007, by profession of faith. They are parents of Riley, age 3, and Gavin, age 1. Colleen is a student in nursing and Jeff is a pilot for Northwest Airlines. They bring gifts of Craftsmanship Manual & Artistic and Wisdom.

“Women of Faith” is coming to Indy August 1 & 2!

This is an amazing opportunity of powerful worship, teaching, fellowship and renewal with thousands of other women! Tickets are $65. This event is open to all women of ZUMC and their friends! If you would like more information regarding this amazing renewal experience or would like to order tickets, please contact Jeanne Chapman (jchapman@zumc.org) or Holly Waidelich (hwaidelich@zumc.org). Note: We are also blocking some hotel rooms for those who would prefer to stay downtown rather than commute. More information regarding lodging will come after the first of the year. This event is sponsored by the ZUMC Women’s Ministry.

Stephen Ministry provides for the needs of those who are hospitalized, terminally ill, bereaved, experiencing a job crisis, a new member of the community and/or church, disabled, homebound, lonely, divorced, in a spiritual crisis and/or looking for and needing a caring Christian friend. Stephen Ministers provide quality caring ministry for as along as the need is there. The mission of
Stephen Ministry is to proclaim through word and deed the Gospel of Jesus Christ by nurturing, edifying, educating, and equipping the people of God who are called, gifted, and sent to be more effective servants who care for the needs of the whole person, mind, body, spirit. Thanks
be to God. Meet another one of our Stephen Ministers:

TERI CROUSE
My name is Teri Crouse. I felt God calling me to step up and take the training to become a Stephen Minister. It was complementary to another calling He was making in my life, and I just knew I needed to do this. Being a Stephen Minister is an opportunity to "give back" to the community and congregation. It is also a chance to use gifts that God has given me in service to Him; to offer a "cup of cool water" to His children who are hurting at a time they need someone to walk with them, to listen, to just be there. One of my favorite scriptures and one I use as a "breath prayer" is Philippians 4:13 - "I can do everything through him who gives me strength." I also keep close to my heart Isaiah 43:1b-2 "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” This tells us that God doesn't promise that bad things won't happen to us. But when they do, God will be there with us and keep us safe. Something you may not know about me is that I'm in my second semester of seminary.

Never outdated!
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” - Galatians 6:9
Christian care is never outdated. God’s command that we love one another is the same now as it was thousands of years ago. How are you showing God’s love to others? Stephen Ministry is one way you can do that. A new training class for Stephen Ministers is starting soon.

Contact Delma Mindel (733-9018) to learn more about this ministry of the congregation and how to get involved.

Wheeler Mission Ministries –
245 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis, In. 46204
Wheeler Mission Ministries is a non-denominational, Christian, social services organization, which provides critically needed goods and services to homeless, poor, and needy of Central Indiana without regard to race, color, creed, national origin or religion. Founded in 1893, Wheeler is the oldest, continuously operating ministry of its kind in the state of Indiana. Their mission statement reads: “Wheeler endeavors to lovingly demonstrate Biblical Christian faith to the socially, economically, emotionally and spiritually impoverished by providing for their basic physical and emotional needs and by encouraging personal spiritual growth”. Wheeler Mission is involved in a Men’s Missions, a Care Center, a community center, and local youth. They have a Hispanic ministry, the Hebron Center, and a camping ministry.
It has come to our attention they need PJs. – PAJAMAS! For the month of January, ZUMC will be having a Pajama Party and you’re invited! Here are their needs:

Mens’ pajamas size x-large to 6X
Women's’ pajamas size large to 3X
Slippers for ladies and children.
Let’s fill the blue Mission bins with cozy, comfy, P.Js.