THIS WEEKEND IN WORSHIP: BISHOP DAVID WILSON PREACHING
You are in for an amazing opportunity this weekend in worship! Rev. Dr. David Wilson, the newly elected bishop of the Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church, will be preaching at Resurrection. Resurrection is part of the Great Plains Conference which is comprised of all the UMC churches in Kansas and Nebraska.
Bishop Wilson, a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, holds the distinction of being the first Native American elected to serve as a bishop in the history of The United Methodist Church. Prior to election, Bishop Wilson served as assistant to the bishop of the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference (OIMC), which is comprised of 81 Native American churches in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. He previously served as the OIMC superintendent for 18 years.
Bishop Wilson is a gifted scholar, teacher, preacher and leader, and I know you will be inspired by his message. You will not want to miss worship this weekend!
ANOTHER SUPER BOWL WIN WITH FOOD DRIVE!
By the way, Bishop Wilson is also a Chiefs fan. He, along with Bishop Bob Farr in Missouri, challenged the Eagles backers in the Eastern Pennsylvania and Greater New Jersey to a friendly competition to see which United Methodist conferences could collect the most food items for local food pantries in their areas.
The reality is both communities won, but just like the Super Bowl game, Kansas City brought the victory. The Kansas City side – the Great Plains and Missouri conferences combined — collected 105,367 pounds of food. Eagles backers collected 74,560 lbs.
Resurrection, you gave 39,400 pounds of food for the challenge, and we have additional donations that came during the week after the Super Bowl. In this Soup-er Bowl Challenge, everyone won. Thank you, Resurrection, for your generosity!