Harvest Fest 2025 Don't Miss Out on Harvest Festival! Come join us on Saturday, November 1 from 10am-2pm for the Harvest Fest at Light on the Hill! Live music, food, fun and games, hayrides, petting zoo, face painting, and connections to local resources. This is a free event for our entire community! Disaster Case Management at LOTHNew Disaster Case Management Center Opens at Light on the Hill! Disaster case managers working in collaboration with REBUILD KERR, have a workspace to further help flood survivors. We pray this space is a blessing to many on this rebuild journey! Trunk or Treat 2025 at KFUMC Join us October 29th from 5:30–6:30pm at KFUMC for family fun, costumes, and plenty of spooky treats! Want to join in on the fun? Decorate your trunk! Arrive early to snag a parking spot—and maybe even win a prize for Best Trunk! ERT Work Day !ERT Upcoming Workday! The ERT is planning another upcoming work day in Ingram on Saturday Oct 18! We could use additional volunteers if you are available. We will be demoing both inside and outside of the house in preparation for a major rebuild. Start Time: 8:00am End Time: 4:00pm You can work all day or partial, as your schedule permits. We will provide: dust masks, hearing protection, water, gatorade, snacks and lunch. As a reminder, you doo not need to have completed ERT training to help on this project. Please text or email Ray Dunton if you're available and to get work address and other details. (210) 781-9886 [email protected] Kerr Flood ResourcesNeed Information About Flood Relief Efforts?
Click Here! Go to Kerr Together to Learn More Resources. Services. Support. KerrKind.org No Matter What Our Day Brings, God is Always With Us! I am praying for you this morning... Where will your steps lead you today? We think we know...our day is planned out... However, things change sometimes. Visitors you weren't expecting...an unexpected call...Jesus calls someone home...your child gets into a situation at school...unexpected flood waters change the landscape, and our lives...you get that job interview...the dryer breaks...you get a contract on your house...you receive good new from your Doctor...a friend needs you, now. And we thought we knew where our steps were heading today. In an instant, our plan had changed... but it wasn't our plan anyways... It is His. And, though our steps may falter...pause...or stop, for a moment, we can be assured that God's steps for us never change. He's always walking with us...or sometimes carrying us...but never, ever leaving us to find our own way. "Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." — Isaiah 41:10 Jane Davis UMCOR Disaster Case Management Training at KFUMC! We are grateful for UMCOR DCM Trainer Mellie Thomas for traveling to Kerrville to train local disaster case managers this week. What a blessing to receive excellent training to equip local DCM's to serve our community. KFUMC ERT Continues to Serve! Thank you to our awesome unpaid servants! Pickleball Tournaments This Month! Sign-up or just come and enjoy some exciting matches!  Harvest Festival at LOTH! Mark your calendars for Harvest Festival at Light on the Hill on November 1st! We can't wait to see you there! It’s Almost Time for Trunk or Treat! Join us October 29th from 5:30–6:30 p.m. at KFUMC for family fun, costumes, and plenty of spooky treats! Want to join in on the fun? Decorate your trunk! Arrive early to snag a parking spot—and maybe even win a prize for Best Trunk!  Contact: (830) 257-0800  Need Information About Flood Relief Efforts?
Click Here! Go to Kerr Together to Learn More Resources. Services. Support. KerrKind.org There are so many people, churches and organizations continuing to work so hard to help our community on the journey to recovery after the devastating flood. I am so inspired by all of the resilient folks that make Kerr County such a wonderful place to live and work.  David, Lori and I were blessed to attend UMCOR disaster case management training last week. We learned so much and are now better equipped to help our community as we move forward in the long-term recovery. More people in our community will receive this same great training when UMCOR brings it to Kerrville in a few weeks. We are so grateful to be able to share and equip others with this knowledge. Even if you are not a trained case manager, the core principals of "Do no harm," and "Show compassion," are the ways we show love for our neighbors every day. Our Emergency Response Team under the leadership of Ray Dunton, has been making an impact in our community. Thank you to all of those amazing unpaid servants! If you want to get involved see Ray's call for help below... Team, We're going to need one more day of work to finish the Center Point house. I'm going to try Saturday 27 September to see if we can get some people who work during the week. Please let me know if you're available to work on the 27th. Please respond directly to me, either by text or email listed below. You can either work all or part of the day as your schedule allows. Thank you! Ray Dunton KFUMC ERT [email protected] (210) 781-9886  Found on the Guadalupe's efforts to reunite flood victims with their treasured objects. FOUND PROJECT We are currently looking for volunteer support on Saturday, 9/27 from 10:30am-3:30pm in Ingram, TX. Volunteers will be committing to hard and dirty work that day so please keep that in mind when recruiting volunteers. We are looking for 5-10 volunteers to support us. Some notes below outline what your volunteers can expect for the day. Please let me know if you have any questions. We appreciate it! lunch will be provided you will be cleaning hard goods & laundry found on the Guadalupe River. Please wear clothing that can handle: • Car wash and power washing • Being outside in the sun • Handling items covered in dirt and mud • Trips to the laundromat Bring any personal items you may need such as hats, sunscreen, or water bottles. We highly suggest changes of shoes including water boots. We have gloves and aprons available, but if you’d prefer your own gloves or aprons, please bring them. Masks – we do not provide masks, so bring your own if you’d like to wear one. The job is hard work. The bins are heavy, and the more people that show up, the easier the load . Thank you for your consideration in helping! Contact Angela Kennedy to volunteer or get more information Angela Kennedy Executive Director Heart of the Hills Heritage Center [email protected] (830) 955-5034       Flood ResourcesNeed Information About Flood Relief Efforts?
Click Here! Go to Kerr Together to Learn More Resources. Services. Support. KerrKind.org  I am so grateful for Pastor David's leadership in our Kerrville community and most especially in our faith community. Please continue to pray for him and our entire staff as we are committed to serve those hurting and affected most by this tragedy. We have an amazing community and it is so heartwarming to see how everyone is working together to help our neighbors in need. We have an even more amazing God and we continue to lean into the peace and love and grace that only Christ can provide. Thank you to everyone for your prayers and for being the hands and feet of Christ. We are blessed to be able to serve others at a time such as this. Blessings, Beth Rev. Laura Heikes from Myers Park United Methodist interviewed our very own Rev. David Payne about the flooding in our county. If you would like to watch the interview, click the link below. From Jane Davis... I am praying for you this morning… Grief. Exhaustion. Courage. Strength. Grace. Hope. So many feelings… They swirl around in our heads, and cycle around, again and again. GRIEF overtakes us at unexpected times, in unpredictable ways. It’s important for all of us to experience it in our own way, and not push it down. It’s a normal feeling when tragedy strikes. EXHAUSTION…from worry, lack of sleep, working until you can’t lift one foot in front of the other. COURAGE to do the unexpected. To go the extra mile. To go places you don’t want to go…but have to. STRENGTH…that inner power, that only the Holy Spirit can give. Strength to go on. To move forward. To look up. GRACE. When feelings surface, and loving forgiveness is waiting. HOPE. No matter how the events of the past week have affected all of us, we all need to focus on the hope we have in Jesus, and His eternal presence with us, every minute. Let’s focus on the last one today…hope. Hope that the lost will be found. Hope that families will be comforted and find some peace. Hope that the thousands of amazing search, rescue and recovery workers will have what they need today. Hope for the countless volunteers providing whatever is needed, when it’s needed. Hope for tomorrow and the tomorrow’s to come, as our beautiful Hill Country becomes beautiful again. “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles…” Isaiah 40:31  UMCOR TRAINING As the flood waters recede, we will activate our Early Response Teams to come in and help with cleaning up and securing the areas affected. HOW TO REGISTER: 1. Register for Zoom Training: 2. Prior to the date of training, you MUST complete the following prerequisites:
Follow Rio Texas Disaster Relief or www.riotexasresponse.org for current updates. NOTE: We will be hosting the second part of the training on Saturday, July 19 at 8am at KFUMC activity center (assembly room and gym) After this in person training, we will go over what are the next steps. Other News & Resources
  Anchored in His Presence In times like these, when rising waters bring loss and uncertainty, we hold fast to the promise of Isaiah 43:2—that God walks with us through every flood and fire. Even in the deepest waters, His presence remains our anchor and our peace. Now is the time to remain in prayer. Call out to God—for those who are hurting, for those offering help, and for our entire community. Pray for strength, healing, and hope. He hears us, and He is near. "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you." — Isaiah 43:2 Train to Assist The cost of the training is $30.00, but we want to ensure that finances are not a barrier for anyone who feels called to help. Scholarships are available for those who need assistance. If you would like to request a scholarship, please reach out to Beth Palmer. Thank you Church Family! Thank you, amazing church family, for all of your generous offers of support. We truly appreciate every single one. We know this road will be long, but your love is already being felt in powerful ways. There will be many opportunities ahead for unpaid servants to step in and serve—but for now, we ask for your prayers and patience as we navigate these next steps. Canceled Summer Events Camp Wesley at Light on the Hill has been CANCELED Church resources are currently being directed toward assisting those impacted by the recent flooding in our community. As a result, we will be unable to hold our upcoming church events at this time. We appreciate your understanding and support as we care for our neighbors in need. We look forward to future opportunities to gather again and continue our ministry together. Blessings, Beth Palmer!   VBS 2025 Sign up NOW if you are in Pre-K through completed 2nd grade for Vacation Bible School. Don't miss out on joining our amazing children! Adults and older youth, sign up to serve as leaders and helpers. It'll be a BLAST!!!  SAVE THE DATE! Camp Wesley is coming soon for completed 3rd through 5th graders!   A Big Thank You!A Big Thank You! to both Ingram Tom Moore and Tivy High School students for helping serve at Light on the Hill this week!
    What a wonderful time of worship this past Sunday! Every service was overflowing with love and encouragement for our graduating high school seniors and that gift of encouragement was contagious in the very best way! I love that we were able to write notes of encouragement both last week to our college graduates and this week to our high school graduates. I know that God filled me with the Holy Spirit to remind myself to share words and deeds that encourage and bless others. There are so many ways to encourage each other and I pray that together we can make a difference in the lives of many! Blessings, Beth     What a Great Month to Serve! April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and at Kerrville First United Methodist Church and Light on the Hill at Mount Wesley, we are overflowing with gratitude for our unpaid servants! Our church family was many places, serving many people and epitomizing what being the hands and feet of Christ is all about. We had folks helping serve our neighbors at the San Antonio Food Bank’s Kerr County Mega Food Pantry, where we were blessed to share over 40,000 pounds of food with 350 families and almost 1,000 individuals! Our Mobile Mustard Seed unpaid servants were at a senior apartment complex providing friendship and healthy food for the residents. Our Saint’s Alive Choir blessed residents at local care facilities, too! We had unpaid servants all over town sharing homebound communion, visiting folks in the hospital, delivering food and meals, sending cards, making calls, driving and riding on the buses, teaching Sunday School, and just showing up to serve wherever needed. Thank you to everyone for sharing your prayers, your presence, your gifts, your service, and your witness to bless so many! We appreciate all you do! If you want to learn more about opportunities to serve... Contact: Kerrville First United Methodist Church at (830) 257-0800 - or - Light on the Hill at Mount Wesley at (830) 315-6104 Thank you!!! Blessings, Beth Our Wonderful Unpaid Servants at Light on the Hill at Monday’s Mega Food Pantry!!!Special Events Food PrepBack to School Volunteers! Mustard Seed Volunteers!
Trail Volunteers! Saints Alive Choir!
New Dawn Volunteers!  Important Calendars    So grateful to Troy and Tina Box for donating their carport at Light on the Hill and for our Volunteers In Mission Team Members, Brad, Ray, Rusty and Sangrid for building sides and doors to the carport! This will give us a storage shed for storing our KFUMC Disaster Trailer along with tools, ladders and other supplies. If you would like more information about disaster response, please contact Beth at [email protected]
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