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May 16th, 2024

Mission Statement

We will be the body of Christ in our Community by Connecting with God, Growing in Discipleship, and Serving the World.

Upcoming Sermon Series

General Conference 2024

General Conference is a gathering of United Methodist clergy and lay delegates, elected by their Annual Conferences, to worship, collaborate, and consider legislative proposals. It is scheduled to take place once every four years. The postponed 2020 and 2024 General Conference took place April 23-May 3, 2024 in Charlotte, NC.

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OGUMC Under Holy

Re-Construction!

Oak Grove UMC is discerning if we should move from our current multiple committee leadership model to a single-board leadership called Simplified Accountable Structure (SAS).

What: SAS is a single-board leadership model consisting of 9 members plus the Pastor (BoD –Section 247.2, 2016). This simplified structure allows for expedited decision-making on important items, allowing our Church to focus on our mission of discipleship.
How: If approved through a majority vote of Oak Grove UMC church members the initial Board will be created. The initial board will include members from each of our church leadership committees: 1) Church Council, 2) Staff Parish, 3) Finance & 4) Trustees to create the board of 9 members.
Why: By simplifying the structure of church leadership, management activities are streamlined, freeing up people to have more time to engage in the work God is calling us to do so that our church to continue to thrive.

Next steps:

1. Spread the word – Attend one of the Q & A sessions or have a member of Oak Grove’s SAS Communication team come speak to your group.

2. Q&A session during Church Town Hall – Sunday, June 9th @ 12:20pm and Wednesday, July 10th @ 6:00pm

3. Time to Vote – Join us on Sunday, July 21st at 12:30pm (following 11am service) to vote via paper ballad

Oak Grove Church Family....

Live services available

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Traditional Worship Service:

Sunday at 8:30 a.m. in

the Sanctuary.

Non-traditional Worship Service:

Sunday at 11:00 a.m. in

Whitehurst Hall.

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If you would like to be more involved, please consider volunteering for

needs during our 11:00 a.m. worship service.

We have had a BLAST celebrating Spirit Week at Oak Grove Preschool & Kindergarten. We are looking forward to our formal preschool and Kindergarten graduations next week.

Our Kindergarten students have been working hard on their upcoming choral performance for the Golden Oaks picnic which will be held on May 21st at 11:45 a.m. We hope to see you there!

Thank you for all of your love & support as we minister to the precious children here each day at OGUMC.

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Oak Grove's Small Groups

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Our next Golden Oaks gathering will be held on Tuesday, May 21, in The Bridge beginning at 11:30 AM. We’ll enjoy an indoor picnic. Buck Hodges will be cooking burgers and hotdogs on the grill, and we’ll have lots of fixings and condiments along with potato salad, watermelon, and dessert. A $5 donation is requested to help cover the cost of lunch.

With Memorial Day the following Monday, we’ll have a patriotic theme. A special treat will be a visit at 11:45 AM from Oak Grove Kindergarteners, who will sing for us.

Our program following lunch will be presented by Dan Cooke, Crime Prevention Specialist with the Chesapeake Police Department. He will be giving us useful information on personal safety that includes common scams and fraud that are currently being seen in Chesapeake.

Please sign up to attend no later than Sunday, May 19. Sign-up sheets will be available in the adult Sunday School classrooms and on a table outside of Whitehurst Hall. You may also sign up by contacting Carol Avenson (avensoncarol@gmail.com or 757-749-0574).

The upcoming Craft Night is Monday, May 20at 6 pm in the Bridge . We will be making flower broaches. Bring craft scissors, green floral tape, silk flowers (possibly roses, peonies, daisies, sunflowers, etc.), pin backs, glue gun if you have them. You do not need to buy supplies if they are not in your stash. These will be stored for the craft sale this fall to benefit the church. Feel free to bring and work on your own current projects.. Come for fun and fellowship.