Iglesia Metodista Unida San Pablo Centenaria St Paul Centenary

Iglesia Metodista Unida San Pablo Centenaria
St Paul Centenary United Methodist Church
Newark, NJ
Purposes/Goals:
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The Día de la Esperanza / Day of Hope was organized as to offer to the
Newark community and surrounding communities a “hope” amidst the
diverse economic difficulties that these communities are going through.
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The church wanted also to engage in evangelism and promote family unity
as well and be “present” and be “seen”.
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The Día de la Esperanza- Day of Hope was also our first step into the
GNJAC mission A Future with Hope as a way to start engaging the
congregation into the vision. The pastors motto “We can start A Future
with Hope with offering a “Day of Hope”
What we wanted to include or this “day of
hope” to look like?
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An atmosphere of joy, peace and fun.
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Free games and entertainment for children.
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Handing out of Christian tracts, church info and bibles. Invite visitors
to register and create a data base.
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Free food ! Hamburgers, Hot Dogs , Soda, water and Cotton Candy.
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Worship music through the day, both live and recorded. We invited a
well known artist from Puerto Rico who had recently recorded his first
Christian CD and also invited the church from Union City. We also had
the participation of our praise leader Fernando Santiago.
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Follow up with the Sunday service with the artist José Nogueras with
his testimony of healing and his praise music.
¿Where did we began?
We started with prayer and soon realized as we looked
honestly at ourselves that there was something important
we needed to do before opening our doors….
….we had to start by taking care of the church
because this is The House of Our Lord!
So…we got hands on!
Ceiling of Sunday Children's
Room..(before)
Sunday Children's Room ( After)
Baby’s Room
(Before and during renovation )
Baby’s Room ( After)
Women's Devotional Room
(during renovation)
Women's Devotional Room
(after renovation)
With new chairs and floor!
Outside of the church, back. (before)
Outside of the church, back. (after)
Front stairs ( Before)
Front stairs ( After)
Wall at the main parking lot ( Before)
Wall at the main parking lot ( After)
Side of the church (Mt. Prospect)
( Before)
Side of the church (Mt. Prospect)
( After)
Other areas ( Before)
Other areas ( After)
So….as the final works were finished the Día de Esperanza
/ Day of Hope…. finally arrived!!
Example of post
card and street
banner used as
promotion
Our praise leader Fernando ..opens the event
with praise music..
Food Tent
Children's Christian Crafts
Table
Jumping House
Part of the St Paul Congregation that said I will be there!
Olga during a praise
moment!
Liturgical Dance by Union
City UMC
Church table: Tracts, church info and
bibles were handed out
Youth volunteers at work ….
Invited artist from PR, José Nogueras performs
both traditional music from PR and praise songs
from his CD.
Wilfredo and Jomara joined
us as visitors and
volunteers and are now
attending church!
Church joins with praise and
dancing !
The celebration of a successful day continued with
Chicken Soup at the parsonage until late night !!
Church members in conversation with José Nogueras
the artist we invited from P.R.
The following day..Sunday…artist José
Nogueras shared his healing testimony and
music with church members and visitors ( 11)
Saturday…August 17th…the hope
continued…..
Last but not least…St Paul Church gathered at Aldersgate
Center for a family and friends picnic on Saturday August 17.
Members and friends from Hispanic churches of both Union
City and Dover joined us for this wonderful day. We rejoice
and give praise that almost 100 people joined us.
Family and friends picnic !
….finally we are planning for the Spring of 2014 for the
Sandy Relief Mission Fund and Local Mission Fund our
Mission Fund Car Show 2014.
Turbo Bee – Race Car owned by one of our church members.
Praise God for all things He has done!!