Men's
Breakfast Considers Chartering as United Methodist Men's GroupUpdate: North Kingstown, RI UMC granted charter January 26, 2009 MORE
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Update: Men's Breakfast Group Will Seek Charter Membership in United Methodist Men
Published December 14, 2008
Jay Hickey revealed at the annual Church Charge Conference the Men's Breakfast group will formally request a charter for membership in United Methodist Men. Jay told RISEM Superintendent -- The Rev. Gary Shaw -- Pastor Lori Eldredge and church members that he had enough signatures from the Breakfast group to approve the decision and he would seek membership in the next few weeks.
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Men's
Breakfast Considers Chartering as United Methodist Men's Group
Published December 13, 2008
The monthly Men's Breakfast group is considering applying for charter membership in United Methodist Men. Two representatives of UMM -- Johnell Norton and Lee Arnold, both members of Ashbury UMC in Warwick, Rhode Island -- briefed the group on the activities of the nationwide men's group and detailed how to charter for membership. Norton, a life long member of the United Methodist Church, echoed the mission of UMM: "To declare the centrality of Christ in every man's life, to promote the spiritual growth of men through effective discipleship, and to model the servant leadership of Christ in our daily lives." UMM is active nationwide in various missions and holds regional and national conferences. The local Men's Breakfast meets on the second Saturday of each month and raises donations for the North Kingstown Food Pantry while enjoying Christian fellowship.
Photo: Lee Arnold and Johnell Norton of Ashbury UMC address the Men's Breakfast group
Jay Hickey, who coordinates the activities
of the Men's Breakfast group at North Kingstown UMC and cooks the monthly
breakfasts, is encouraging the men of the church to consider membership as a
step to increase the spirituality of the group and to connect with the national
group of men, while
retaining the group's monthly fellowship gatherings. Currently, Ashbury UMC in
Warwick is the only United Methodist Church in Rhode Island to have a chartered
group in UMM. Mr. Norton and Mr. Arnold would like to see that list of churches
expand. Several churches in Massachusetts and other New England states have
local chapters.
The breakfast session generated strong support for the move which, if approved, could lead to charter membership for North Kingstown in the next few months. If you are interested and want to learn more, please contact Jay Hickey. More about United Methodist Men in New England - website neumm.org
At right, Men's Breakfast group talks about possible UMM membership