Here is the link for filling out the Health Acknowledgement Form. You can fill it out, print it and scan it to the pastor at kirkculpepper@vaumc.org. Here is the link: http://doc.vaumc.org/News2020/HealthAcknowledgementform.pdf

Healthy Church Team Action plan for Community and St Mark UMC The HCT is composed of the Pastor, each Administrative Council chair and each SPRC Chair at the present time. Others may be added as needed. Given the current average attendance of each church and the ages of the members, we anticipate being below the 25-worship person limit in Phase […]

The timeline for reopening from the shutdown is as follows: June 7th, both churches will come together at St Mark UMC 4320 Twin Pines Road portsmouth, VA to worship at 10:30 AM June 14th, both churches will come together at Community UMC 37 Cherry Road Portsmouth, VA to worship at 10:30 AM June 21st, each church will worship separately. Community […]

The links for the May 17th message from the DS are posted on each churches Facebook pages.

Happy Mother’s Day everyone. Community UMC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/communityumcportsmouth/videos/254668695678330/ Community UMC Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFuVGKv5578&t=655s St Mark UMC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/142102952538852/videos/2906537569383354/ St Mark UMC Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUqBzD3ppLM&t=669s Just a reminder that next week the service will be done by our District Superintendent Wayne Snead and I will pass on the link as soon as I get it.

St Mark UMC Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViF3eObOEb4&t=320s Community UMC Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww0f-GALCIU&t=230s St Mark UMC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/142102952538852/videos/230148918257388/ Community UMC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/communityumcportsmouth/videos/160894075364591/

The question comes up what is a tithe and does God want me to tithe? In addition, what is the difference between a tithe and offering? Let us look at what a tithe to an Israelite meant. First off, everything belongs to God and we are only entrusted with it including our work. In Israel, rather you grew crops, animals, […]

Community UMC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/communityumcportsmouth/videos/260527085131498/ Community UMC Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF2sCJZVBaw&t=27s St Mark UMC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/142102952538852/videos/254304879045388/ St Mark UMC Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-0cXHkaQOg&t=144s

Here is a video of Community UMC’s sanctuary. https://www.facebook.com/communityumcportsmouth/videos/601667747424887/ Here is video of St Mark UMC’s sanctuary. https://www.facebook.com/142102952538852/videos/2288903851415918/ Enjoy.

Here are the Facebook and Youtube messages for today from both churches, enjoy.

Tomorrow we will be back at the churches for the message. We will get to Community at 9:30 and do the Facebook Live and Youtube at 9:45 am, then we will get to St Mark at 11:15 and do the transmissions at 11:30, so please consider tuning into one of those. Thank you to all those who have sent their […]

Just a reminder the Easter live feed will be at 10:00 AM coming to you from Culpepper’s Farm in Chesapeake

Here is the Youtube link to our message from last night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHe5FGVhl6U

Just a reminder that tomorrow we will be live on Facebook at communityUMC at 9:45. and stmarkumc-portsmouth at 11:30.

This was just received from the Conference: Bishops extends in-person worship cancellation for entire month of AprilFollowing Governor Northam’s March 30 executive order, Bishop Lewis has cancelled in-person worship for Virginia Conference churches for the whole month of April. On April 30, further closures will be evaluated as Bishop Lewis and conference leaders continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation.