Category: Thank You

Bertha Lanning has crossed over into the wideness of God’s mercy; I can’t thank her personally even though I desperately want to, so I’ll thank her here instead. Thank you Bert for leaving a bequest to Coffeyville First United Methodist Church, your bequest will help the church continue its mission and ministry.

The following was received from a family that received one of our Christmas baskets:

To the Pastor and Congregation of the First United Methodist Church,

Thank you very much for the great food basket that you provided for through the Salvation Army Christmas drive.

There was so much great food in the basket and we got to keep the basket which always comes in handy.

It makes our hearts warm and our eyes misty to know there are such caring people as you out there.

Thank you again and God bless.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Bradley Family

Jenny and I want to add our thanks to everyone who helped out with the shopping, the packing, and the distribution.

I wanted to take a moment to thank the volunteers who helped hang ceiling tiles in the fellowship hall. They were: Eric Wiles, Jason Redden, Matthew Redden, and Dave Larimore. Thanks also to Bob Whitson who helped keep the mess to a manageable level and has been busy cleaning up ever since.

Received today from Holly Morris:

Just a note of thanks for the opportunity to work with Rev.’s John and Jenny!  Boy did they have to adjust to my wild and zany spirit, I love them for that!  They have truly been a blessing to me, along with all the volunteers who have been in and out of the office.  You know who you are. The ministry here is amazing and I am so blessed to see God at work here and in our community.  May God continue to bless your ministry as you continue to serve Him.

Holly, we enjoyed your wild and zany spirit and the fun and organization you brought to the church office. You will be missed. God bless and keep you.

I want to take a moment to thank everyone who helped with Mary Ingram’s funeral on Saturday. In his book on the theology of Christian funerals, Accompany Them with Singing, speaks of the importance of the funeral service as the work of the whole church and not just professionals (e.g. clergy, musicians, and funeral directors). Those who helped were performing important acts of mission and ministry. Thank you all.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Enough Stewardship Campaign this past fall. If you did not get a thank you letter for your commitment please let us know. This might have happened for two possible reasons. The first is that Jenny and I made a mistake. The second is that you forgot to put your name on your commitment (about six people did this). If you made a commitment, but didn’t get a letter, please let us know. Again thanks to everyone who participated.

Received from Myron Kelso:

The Jubilation Quartet would like to thank the church for the use of the building for practices and the concert this past week. The concert raised $502 for the Salvation Army.

To whomever anonymously sent us flowers for clergy appreciation month—thank you.

Thanks to all who supported our ‘Pack Their Pack’ project.  Lots of hours and supplies were donated to make this a very

successful experience.  We provided school supplies to students kindergarten through high school and backpacks to students at Community Elementary. Thank you all! In addition to the school supplies our organization will present the physical education department a check for $500.00 to help purchase tennis shoes, socks, and etc. to be used in P.E. for students.

Salvation Army Community Service Volunteers

I’ve been reviewing statements of giving as I sign cover letters to go out with them and I am once again struck by the number of tithers and other generous givers with whom our church is blessed. Thank you all, by your giving to this church you are making a difference for Christ.