Hello BCUMC Family!
How are ya'll today? Please find all the information you may need right here for our church family.
Never forget:
You are never alone.
We love God through loving others.
We support BCUMC with our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and our story.
.... love you!
Our Church
Bee Creek UMC began in 2002 when a handful of people dreamed of starting a new faith community in their neighborhood. In the early days, we rented space, set up chairs, and even swept up beer bottles to get our space ready for worship. To be part of this church in the early days meant rolling up your sleeves, an aspect of our DNA we still cherish. We are a community that serves.
We've learned to risk great things for God. From moving to our own land, to adding a gym for our community, to starting a worship service outside our walls. We haven't always known how things would work, but when we hear God calling, we wade in. And, oh, the miracles we've seen!
We share these core values:
We believe that children matter.
We believe that youth lead.
We believe in authentic worship.
We believe we all need good friends.
We believe we can change the world together.
We believe: Bee Creek UMC is a community of imperfect people who are transformed by God's perfect love and change the world together. We seek each week, to be our true selves and allow others to do the same. We long for God's love to transform and shape us. And, we give of our time and money to restore and bring hope in our community and around the world.
Story
The best way to tell your story is to intentionally live your life around other people, especially other people who have no community. You can do this with a little more intentionality in a Small Group or you can simply ask God to show you who are friends, family, coworkers, or neighbors who have no community. Then it is simply a matter of inviting them over to eat or to go out to eat or to check out The Harbor together.
We don't go into relationships looking to 'convert' someone.....No, we simply go into relationships with the offer to love others and be loved by them. As you get to know each other over time, natural opportunities to share your story will bubble up in conversation. Conversation that could include your love for Christ and the hope that can be found in our God. You might find that these friends come to you when they are going through difficulties in this life and you have the chance to share your own story with them. It is always more important to offer our attention and friendship, because our story speaks.
We pray that our stories speak of Christ and his transforming love in our lives. Now, THAT is contagious!
Gifts
Many ways that you can use your gifts:
Offer the gift of your time, your thoughts, or your work.
Presence
Be blessed by being present to be a blessing to others:
Prayers
Here are the ways you can get involved through your prayer:
L to R: Mike Binns, Judy Wisdom, Matthew DiLeo, Nick Granelli, Gail Simmons, and Bertina Schreiber
2021 Board Members
Listed below is our new church board. After the first board meeting of 2021, a group picture will be posted. To email a board member, please click on their name below.
Elizabeth Williams - Treasurer
We are working very hard to pay off our old debt from 2006 when we built our campus! Blessed to have zero debt from the gym thanks to each and everyone of you, the only debt we have is from the original loan. With special thanks to Elizabeth Williams and our finance team, we will be able to save money and pay off our old debt (original buildings) sooner, saving thousands of dollars each year and freeing those funds for ministry!
If anyone has any questions about the board, or would like any information, please contact Linnea Falk linnea@beecreekumc.org.
Operation Back to School 2021
This August, our board participated in their annual service project in conjunction with our Youth Ministry - Operation Back to School! Each summer the youth ministry purchases and organizes school supplies for the board to pack for students in our community. This year, the board was able to pack 27 backpacks for students and help them be the best students they can be! This project is so important to our church and community; thank you to everyone involved!
Your Servant Leadership at BCUMC
2021 Bee Creek UMC Board
Nick Granelli (Chair), Gail Simmons (Vice-Chair) Elizabeth Williams (Treasurer), Mike Binns, Matthew DiLeo, Bertina Schreiber, Laura Truett, Judy Wisdom,
PASTORS
Lead Pastor - Wilson Pruitt
Discipleship Pastor - Matt Cardona
LAY REPRESENTATIVE TO ANNUAL CONFERENCE
1. Amy Fenwick 2. Richard Jenson 3. Mike Binns
LAY REPRESENTATIVE TO AUSTIN DISTRICT BOARD OF MISSIONS
Marty Miller
Bee Creek UMC - Ministry Teams
NOMINATIONS TEAM
2020 2021 2022
Vicki Whitehead Janet Golden Leif Dove
Jeanna Jette Steve Spurlin Kim McCarthy
WORSHIP TEAM
Contact Linnea Falk
SUNDAY HOSPITALITY
JANUARY - CHILDREN'S TEAM
MARCH - WOMEN'S MINISTRY
AUGUST - EMMAUS GROUP
SEPTEMBER - PRAYER SHAWL TEAM
OCTOBER - WORSHIP & COMMUNION TEAM
NOVEMBER - YOUTH MINISTRY
DECEMBER - WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY TEAM
Pastor Matt Cardona
YOUTH MINISTRY TEAM
Kaleigh Welch
STEPHEN MINISTRY LEADERS
Jean Walker, Jay Spencer, Melani Bazard, and Mildred Schaefer
PRAYER TEAM
Richard Wendrock (Sunday requests), Mike Wauer (email)
HOSPITAL VISITATION TEAM
Ron Neva- Leader
WOMEN’S MINISTRY TEAM
Cindy Hollenbeck - Leader
SMALL GROUP COORDINATOR
Pastor Matt Cardona
USHER TEAM
Cindy Hollenbeck - Leader
EMMAUS TEAM
Matt Schuessler, Richard Wendrock - Leaders
