Advent United Methodist Church

In this section of our web we, the people of Advent, will share our reflections of the many and varied ways God has revealed God's self to us along the journey of faith that we all share together.

We want to share these, like the ancient's of old who piled stone upon stone so that they might remember and that they might share their stories when their children asked, "What do these stones mean?"

Simply send your "stone" to Pastor Pete. He'll work with you to get it in a form that may be posted here.

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Joshua 4:1-7: "When the entire nation had finished crossing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua: ²‘Select twelve men from the people, one from each tribe, ³and command them, “Take twelve stones from here out of the middle of the Jordan, from the place where the priests’ feet stood, carry them over with you, and lay them down in the place where you camp tonight.” ’ ⁴Then Joshua summoned the twelve men from the Israelites, whom he had appointed, one from each tribe. ⁵Joshua said to them, ‘Pass on before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you take up a stone on his shoulder, one for each of the tribes of the Israelites, ⁶so that this may be a sign among you. When your children ask in time to come, “What do those stones mean to you?” ⁷then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off in front of the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be to the Israelites a memorial for ever."

Stone Upon Stone

The hope of the world doesn't rest on your shoulders, but the hope of someone does. Each of us has a God given unique story. Tell YOUR story.

The Haiti Cistern

This story comes from an email from a filmmaker that has lived in Haiti for quite some time as a missionary…

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10 Days in Valparaiso

By: Brent Albaugh

[Note from Pastor Pete: New member Brent Albaugh gave permission for me to share this emerging story of his recent trip to Valparaio, Chile, and the life-changing experience that has occurred.]

Every life has a narrative. Every narrative has a beginning. As for me, the beginning of my acc...

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Witness by Ginger Bradley

By: Ginger Bradley

My name is Ginger Bradley, and like Amanda I have been involved in Advent’s young adult small group over the course of the past year. While she shared her story about looking for and finding a community at Advent, I wanted to share more about how this group has truly served as my Christian communit...

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Witness by Amanda Harris

By: Amanda Harris

Good morning, my name is Amanda Harris and I’ve been living in Greenville for the past 2 years. I have recently been attending Advent’s young adult small group and I wanted to take a few minutes to share my story about how this group has come to mean so much to me. I grew up in a strong Methodist ...

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Did you mean...?

By: Carolyn

Was I to write about the first time I felt God’s presence in my life? Do you mean when I first heard the words Beloved Child of God at Friendship Methodist Church when I was a small child, and knew he meant me?

I‘ve never been much of a prayer. God and I just had a running dialogue. We talked dail...

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Rev. Rudolph Berntson

By: Pete

To day as I give thanks for the stones in my life that remind me of God’s faithfulness, I remember Rev Rudolph Elmer Berntson. To day is the day of his birth, and he would have been 82 on this day. He was my father.

It is hard for me to separate the different roles, like father a...

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Liberia

By: Steve Schmotzer

So, there I was at 2:00 AM on final approach to the capital city of Monrovia, Liberia. On the 4 hour flight from Morocco, I saw very few lights from my plane window, as if I was staring at the blackness of outer space. I knew that the government-imposed curfew in Liberia was more than tw...

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