Worship Leader – Min. Minnie Sellman, CLM

Preacher – Min. Wanda Hodges, CLM  

Centering Time – 

***The musician will play after the centering moment. Please wait for the musician to join the queue before proceeding with the welcome.  

Welcome – Min. Minnie Sellman, CLM

Good morning. My name is Min. Minnie Sellman, CLM. Welcome to Union United Methodist Church, where we are spirit-filled, biblically minded, and service-oriented. 

As we gather for worship this Sunday, we thank God for His grace, mercy, and faithfulness that sustain us each day. 

We pray you enjoy our worship service. If you’re visiting us for the first time, whether online or in person, thank you for joining us! Please feel free to fill out one of the connect cards found in the pews and place it in the offering plate during the offering. We would love to connect with you. 

May this time of worship draw you closer to God and fill your heart with His peace, joy, and hope. Thank you for being here, and may God richly bless you and your family. 

Now, let us prepare our hearts and minds as we enter a time of worship and get
ready to encounter God in a powerful way.

***Please stand with me as we read our Call to Worship together and remain standing for our opening hymn.   

Call to Worship – Glenda Walker

Leader: Come, people of God, let us worship the One who plants, waters, and gives growth. 

People: We come ready for God to cultivate our hearts. 

Leader: The Spirit of God is still producing fruit in the lives of God’s people. People: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. 

Leader: Today, we ask God to grow the fruit of Goodness in us. People: Lord, let our lives bear witness to Your Spirit. 

Leader: May our worship be more than words. May our praise become fruit. People: May what we receive from God be seen in how we live. 

Leader: Church, got fruit? 

People: By the grace of God, the Spirit is growing something in us! 

Leader: Let us worship the Lord, the giver of every good and perfect gift. All Together: Let us worship God together! 

Opening hymn or song – Choir   

*** You may be seated     

Building Block – Min. Minnie Sellman, CLM

**** It's now time for our monthly building block. Our building blocks are scriptures our congregation is encouraged to memorize based on our yearly theme of Impact. We declare that God’s Word will not only shape us but will move through us, impacting our lives, our community, and the world for the glory of God.  

Our Building Block for August is – Galatians 6:9 (NRSV)

“So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.”

Praise & Petitions – Min. Minnie Sellman, CLM

Proclamation – Shalawn Pinkney

Psalm 67 

1 May God be merciful to us and bless us,
show us the light of his countenance and come to us.

2 Let your ways be known upon earth,
your saving health among all nations.

3 Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.

4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for you judge the peoples with equity
and guide all the nations upon earth.

5 Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.

6 The earth has brought forth her increase;
may God, our own God, give us his blessing.

7 May God give us his blessing,
and may all the ends of the earth stand in awe of him.

Prayer – Shalawn Pinkney

Prayer Response and Song - Choir 

Announcements – Min. Minnie Sellman, CLM

Here at Union United Methodist Church, there are several ways to give.   

· You can do Billpay with your financial institution. 

· PayPal or Givelify through the church website at www.uumchurch.com, (click on the donate button). 

· Zelle – online payment service to uumcreceipts@gmail.com. 

· Mail your contribution to the church at Union United Methodist Church, 14418 Old Marlboro Pike, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772. Again, we thank you in advance for your giving.