Vincent Stirrings

Belong. Believe. Become. 

Come as You are 

We exist as a congregation to: 'Go and make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

Thursday Evening Small Group 
Thursday evening Bible Study will be meeting at 6pm starting  September 11th and will continue to watch The Chosen while eating a light supper followed by discussion using The Chosen Bible Study Guide. Please call the church office 838-4425 if you plan to attend so books can be ordered. There will be a signup sheet to assist with weekly supper. We look forward to seeing you!
Prayer Chain
If you have a Prayer Request, please know you can contact Judith at:  prayers.vumc@yahoo.com or 701-484-1237.  You may also contact the office and we'll get the information forwarded to Judith.
Praise Band Opportunities
Praise Band practice is on Thursdays at 5pm. Anyone who plays an instrument or sings, and would like to be a part of this group is welcome to attend. Please contact Pastor Chang or call the office with any questions.
Prayer Names
As people of faith we pray.
Every week, we have dozens of names and circumstances identified for prayer.
As we continually monitor this, we continue to evaluate how we best communicate prayer concerns and wishes in a respectful, faithful manner.  
Weather Updates/Schedule Disruptions
When we have challenging weather, as long as we can safely have an audio/visual person, musician, and myself, we will hold worship.
My suggestion is to error on the side of safety if there are questions.
During weather disruptions, we give thanks for the opportunity to be able to stream worship on Facebook, through our website, and on Youtube.  
If there are questions or disruptions, the quickest way for us to communicate schedule disruptions or changes is through our Vincent Facebook page.  
More and more we're finding that the news stations prefer to share the information via their website.
If there is an ACTIVE blizzard warning, the church office will be closed unless otherwise noted.
Dinner & a Jesus Story 
 October 27th @ 6:00 pm  
At Dinner Church, people gather around tables for food, fellowship, and faith. Everyone is welcome!
Congregational Care Ministry
Lisa Luft, R.N. is heading up this ministry.  Her new email is:  um.nwregioncares@gmail.com
We can also help you connect with Lisa through the Vincent office (701-838-4425).
If you have questions about any of this, please feel free to reach out.  

In the Hospital
We are intentional about checking the hospital roster every weekday. Even so, please do not hesitate to let us know if you or someone you care about is in the hospital, or has a hospital event scheduled.  We don't always find out about a hospitalization, and sometimes we only find out after the fact.  The church's number is 701-838-4425.  Please know we appreciate knowing you are in the hospital.
The church phone is answered from 9am - 1pm Monday through Friday.  If a message is left at the church, we seek to return the call in a timely manner.  If a message is left outside of office hours the call will likely not be returned until the following day or Monday.
Vincent UMC Goals
Is there a goal area that might interest you? Reach out and let's visit.
Our Goal areas are:
Goal 1: Update/Clarify a church directory (including our membership list)
Goal 2: Develop a Year-Round plan for Stewardship
Goal 3: Further Develop a Worship Team
Goal 4: Children and Youth Ministry
Goal 5: Begin a 3 Year Small Group Development Process
Goal 6: Caring / Visitation Ministries (this could also possibly include a digital discipleship component)
Goal 7:  Survey community partners
Please pray for guidance, unleashing, and progress in these goals in ways that help to further the Kingdom.  

Vincent Cares 

We exist as a congregation to:
 'Make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.'  
.

Where God is nudging you

We now have 7 identified goal areas identified if God might be nudging you to take a step forward in ministry.  This is something we can only make progress on if we work on these goals together.