Estill/Black Swamp UMC Churches

06/22/2025

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04/25/2025

Pastor Dewey has Covid and is out of commission till Tuesday April 29th. The church officers have decided to not hold church at either church this Sunday. But are hoping you will attend Lebanon Methodist Homecoming at 11:00 am. They have a great celebration and have a church picnic following. If you can, bring a dish to share, chair to rest, and place setting to put all the goodies on to eat.

07/14/2024

Come Join us at Mt. Carmel Methodist Church at 9:15 and at Estill Methodist Church at 11:00 bulletin below. Subject: Joy in the Landon Johnson
BLACK SWAMP CHARGE UMC (Mt. Carmel/Estill)
July 14, 2024
PRELUDE (Allow the Holy Spirit to give you peace and joy as we worship)
*WELCOME /CALL TO WORSHIP/ PASS THE PEACE Rev. Shaffer
(Congregation joins together in the bold type)
Let us worship in the name of Christ who welcomes all who love him to his table—all who earnestly repent of their sin and seek to live in peace with their neighbor. Let us draw near in faith and humility. Let us worship and feast on God’s grace.

OPENING HYMN “Joyful, Joyful, we Adore Thee” #89

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Apostle's Creed 738/881
I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only son, our Lord. who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen
* GLORIA PATRI "Glory Be to the Father" 792 /70

JOYS AND CONCERNS

PRAYER OF CONFESSION Rev. Shaffer
Merciful God, we confess that often we have failed to be an obedient church. We have not done your will, we have broken your law, we have rebelled against your love, we have not loved our neighbors, and we have not heard the cry of the needy. Forgive us, we pray. Free us for joyful obedience, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
ALTAR TIME

PASTORAL PRAYER Rev. Dewey Shaffer

WORDS OF ASSURANCE
Hear the good news: “Christ died for us while we were yet sinners; that proves God’s love toward us.” In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. Glory to God. Amen.

OFFERING OF OUR GIFTS AND TITHES
This is our time to respond to God’s love and grace in our lives. He loves us and gives us everything. He only asks for a portion back. Let’s listen.
*DOXOLOGY “Praise God” 809/95
*If able, please stand

* HYMN “To God be the Glory” #98
Scripture Acts 8:4-8; 9:31
MESSAGE “Joy in the Land” Rev. Dewey Shaffer

The Great Thanksgiving
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory, Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ's offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.
Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here, and on these gifts of bread and wine. Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ that we may be for the world the body of Christ, redeemed by his blood. By your Spirit make us one with Christ, one with each other, and one in ministry to the entire world, until Christ comes in final victory and we feast at his heavenly banquet. Through your Son Jesus Christ, with your Holy Spirit in your Holy Church, all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and forever.
AMEN.
THE COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen
RESPONSE HYMN “Come We that Love the Lord” #732

07/05/2024

Sunday at Furman MC and Estill MC, we will be discovering that in darkness, we Christians must carry the light into this world of darkness. Please come and share in worshipping our God, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit as we look at Matthew 17:1-19. PS bring a friend...Pastor Dewey and the great folks of the Estill/Black Swamp Charge where we hop from church to church.

06/19/2024

My heart is heavy for my church today. Our Sunday night and Wednesday night crowd has gone down so much in the last 6 months to a year. This morning I read an article that a Pastor from a different church wrote that was so true and I would like to share it. If you are a Christian, you should be an active member of a local church. If you are already a member of a local Bible believing, preaching church, please read the upcoming article and examine your heart and mind.

The Empty Pew

It is hard to imagine a time when churches did not have air conditioning, running water, cushioned chairs or pews. A church where there was a bucket of water in the corner with a dipper that everyone shared. The windows would be opened in the heat and people would crowd together for warmth in the winter. If you had to use the bathroom, you would have to make the long journey to the outhouse. Yet with all of these inconveniences, Sundays use to be a time when people gathered at the church house to hear God’s Word. Many churches didn’t have Sunday School or youth programs and everyone was in the sanctuary to worship, hear God’s Word, and be together. Pews were filled and I heard a lady this past weekend say she remembered when there was no more room in the church, people gathered outside by the windows and doors to hear the preacher preach the Word. God was a priority. Family was a priority.

People will say, “It was a simpler time back then.” Was it? People worked hard from sun up to sun down, most families were fortunate to have one car, and most items were handmade. Yet with everything they had to do on any given day, they made time for God and church.

Unfortunately today, it seems God and church is no longer a priority in too many families. The empty pew is becoming more common in churches throughout our nation. I have heard it said the church needs to change with the times, the church needs to cater to the people, the church needs more programs, the church......

Whatever happened to the thought of the church raising disciples and ministering to the community? Whatever happened to the church being a place where people came to greet one another to share the Word of God and to encourage one another in a life of holiness and righteousness? Whatever happened to people wanting to serve instead of being served?

The empty pew breaks my heart. Are people just too busy for God or do they just not care anymore? Either way, as more and more churches close their doors and people begin to remember when there use to be a place where God’s people would gather, one day when all the church doors are closed, maybe then, just maybe, people will once again rediscover their thirst to know who God is and to be with one another for worship and prayer.

05/04/2024

Come Worship with us...9:15 a.m. Furman Methodist and 11:00 a.m. Estill Methodist

BLACK SWAMP CHARGE (Furman/Estill)
Rev. Dewey Shaffer, M.Div.
May 5, 2024
(Allow yourself to be submitted to the Holy Spirit before worship)

PRELUDE Rebecca Youmans/Nancy Farris/Jason Tuten

WELCOME, ANNOUNCEMENTS, PEACE Rev. Dewey Shaffer

*OPENING HYMN “God Will Take Care of You” #130

RESPONSE READING #803

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Apostle's Creed 738/881
I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus
Christ His only son our Lord. who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen

GLORIA PATRI "Glory Be to the Father" 792 /70

JOYS AND CONCERNS

ALTAR TIME
For prayer, intercession, and healing, the altar is open. Let this be a time of our going to Him.

PASTORAL PRAYER

Lord’s Prayer
Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever and ever. Amen

PRAYER REFLECTION “My Hope is Built” #368

OFFERING OF OUR GIFTS AND TITHES
This is our time to respond to God’s love and grace in our lives. He loves us and gives us everything. He only asks for a portion back. Let’s listen.

DOXOLOGY “Praise God” 809/95
*If able, please stand.

Scripture I Thess. 5: 1-11
People: THANKS BE TO GOD

SPECIAL MUSIC Jason Tutten

MESSAGE “Inescapable Day of the Lord” Rev. Dewey Shaffer

INVITATION HYMN “Take My Life” #399

God speaks to us individually at our heart level. If you hear Him this morning, come down front during this song. This church would love to be your family. Come to Jesus as you are. God will do the rest.

* BENEDICTION Rev. Dewey Shaffer

* CHORAL BENEDICTION Three Fold Amen

POSTLUDE Rebecca Youmans/Nancy Farris/Jason Tuten

04/01/2024

Come enjoy some fun and fellowship.
Bingo at Estill Methodist Church corner of Keene Ave and Heritage Rd 3 behind the Bull Durham building
1:00. Wednesday April 3
Everyone welcome. Everyone invited
Bring you own cards if you want
Easy in and out. Flat entrance. Restrooms available.
Come have a ball with friends and family
Cheri Griner our neighborhood hero will call as long as she stops at the number. lol

01/14/2024

Come and worship, come and worship, worship the new born King

BLACK SWAMP CHARGE UMC (Mt. Carmel/Estill)
January 14, 2024
PRELUDE (Allow the Holy Spirit to give you peace and joy as we worship)
*WELCOME /CALL TO WORSHIP/ PASS THE PEACE Rev. Shaffer
(Congregation joins together in the bold type)
Let us worship in the name of Christ who welcomes all who love him to his table—all who earnestly repent of their sin and seek to live in peace with their neighbor. Let us draw near in faith and humility. Let us worship and feast on God’s grace.

OPENING HYMN “How Firm a Foundation” #529

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Apostle's Creed 738/881
I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only son, our Lord. who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen
* GLORIA PATRI "Glory Be to the Father" 792 /70

JOYS AND CONCERNS

PRAYER OF CONFESSION Rev. Shaffer
Merciful God, we confess that often we have failed to be an obedient church. We have not done your will, we have broken your law, we have rebelled against your love, we have not loved our neighbors, and we have not heard the cry of the needy. Forgive us, we pray. Free us for joyful obedience, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
ALTAR TIME

PASTORAL PRAYER Rev. Dewey Shaffer

WORDS OF ASSURANCE
Hear the good news: “Christ died for us while we were yet sinners; that proves God’s love toward us.” In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. Glory to God. Amen.

OFFERING OF OUR GIFTS AND TITHES
This is our time to respond to God’s love and grace in our lives. He loves us and gives us everything. He only asks for a portion back. Let’s listen.
*DOXOLOGY “Praise God” 809/95
*If able, please stand

* HYMN “Nothing But the Blood” #362
Scripture Matthew 4: 18-22
People: THANKS BE TO GOD

MESSAGE “Ministry!” Rev. Dewey Shaffer
The Great Thanksgiving
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory, Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ's offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.
Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here, and on these gifts of bread and wine. Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ that we may be for the world the body of Christ, redeemed by his blood. By your Spirit make us one with Christ, one with each other, and one in ministry to the entire world, until Christ comes in final victory and we feast at his heavenly banquet. Through your Son Jesus Christ, with your Holy Spirit in your Holy Church, all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and forever.
AMEN.
THE COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen

RESPONSE HYMN “Only Trust Him” #337

12/24/2023

10/31/2023

Happy Halloween Please remember this holiday glorifies the dead. Jesus was the only person brought back to life. A good thing to trust Him.

10/29/2023

Mt Carmel Methodist Church Homecoming
11 today. Sunday October 29
Everyone welcome
Picnic meal to follow with chicken and ham furnished
Bring your fellowship and Bible