Women | Pender UMC

Please join us on Saturday, October 28 from 9:30 to 3:00 PM at Pender United Methodist Church for a powerful women's retreat enabling you an opportunity to engage in corporate and individual worship and prayer.

The retreat is designed to bring women together for spiritual growth, personal reflection, and fellowship. The retreat Unshakable Faith will offer two powerful sermons, workshops, and a healing and anointment service that addresses, hope, healing, renewal, and overcoming doubt to stand firm in the midst of your trials.

There is a $25.00 fee that includes breakfast, lunch, and a swag bag with items to encourage your journey of faith and renewal after the retreat experience.

Walk-ins welcome!

RSVP here or use the QR Code below.
(Please note that you may need to update your Pender account. If so, email the church office for an invitation.)

"For nothing will be impossible with God" Luke 1:37 NIV

"I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.” Matthew 17:20 NLT

"Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” Isaiah 30:21 NIV

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Pender UMC
12401 Alder Woods Drive
Fairfax, VA US 22033

Opportunities to Serve

GBE Backpack Meal Program Thanks and Update

The next bags are available now to be returned by April 21st.

We wanted to thank you all so much for your very active participation in filling the blue bags for GBE. Each time we put them out they are all taken and brought back full! We can't tell you how much we and the counselors and students at GBE appreciate this! The bags will once again be available this weekend.

We have just been requested to provide 74 bags for each of our remaining three weeks versus the 50 we have been providing weekly. Because of this...there are even more blue bags in need of filling, but a friendly note that this is the LAST time for us to do this for the school year, because of the help of WFCM.

In addition to filling the blue bags if you have any plastic grocery bags that you would like to recycle, they have said that would be of great help in distributing the additional WFCM provided items. Thank you again for your continued support. If you have any questions, please contact Jami Flemmons or Ann Hines

Rest Stop

Items can be left in the blue bin or in the church office labeled "Rest Stop".

Items often needed are: 16 oz water bottles (They do not use the 4oz ones) and energy/protein drinks.

They also enjoy individual size bags of potato chips, jerky, cookies and nuts.

Western Fairfax Christian Ministries (WFCM)

Food & Beverages

Cereal (low sugar preferred)
Hot Cereal (Oatmeal, Grits)
Maseca Corn Flour
Sugar (1 or 2 lb. bags)
Red Beans (low salt preferred)
Black Beans (low salt preferred)
Canned Tomatoes (stewed, crushed, diced, paste)
Canned Pasta
Pasta Sauce
Flavored Pasta (Pasta Helpers)
Flavored Rice (Rice A Roni)
Risotto
Pancake Mix
Peanut Butter
Family Sized Snacks (pretzels, crackers, etc.)
Canned Mixed Vegetables (low salt preferred)
Coffee (ground, no k-cups)
Individual juice boxes (100% juice preferred)

Toiletries

NOTE: Toiletry items cannot be purchased by our clients with SNAP

Body Wash
Body Lotion
Toothpaste
Hair Shampoo
Hair Conditioner
Lotion
Toilet Paper
Large size pull-ups (size 4T/5T for toddlers)
Size 6 Diapers
Baby Wipes

NOTE: Only size 6 diapers and large pull-ups are needed at this time thanks to our partnership with Greater DC Diaper Bank.

JDC (Juvenile Detention Center)

Wanted: Volunteers to attend Pender's monthly church service at the Fairfax Juvenile Detention Center. Our next date will be April 28th..

We meet at the jail at 12:30p, and are out by 2:00p.

Our ministry at the jail is growing, and the young people thirst for the water of life because of their circumstances. It is easy fishin' as they already stepped out of their cell to come to church.

It is a showing up thing. That's all you need to do... show up. Contact Arlet if interested.

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