November 19, 2025 Newsletter
Welcome to the Wildermouth Church Newsletter!
From the Pastor's Desk
As we draw near to Thanksgiving, my heart is especially full. I want to take a moment to share just how thankful I am for Wildermuth Memorial Church. Lisa and I have been so graciously welcomed into this church family, and we count it a true honor and privilege to serve alongside you in the work of God’s Kingdom. Thank you for the love, support, and partnership you show us every day.
I’m also excited to share a brief praise report: our email distribution list has now grown to 28 subscribers, and it continues to increase! This may seem like a small thing, but it represents growing connection, communication, and engagement across our church family. Let’s keep that momentum going. I encourage each of us to continue shining God’s light to the people around us and inviting them to join us in worship. Yes, sometimes we’ll get “no’s,” and often we’ll hear “maybe later,” but our part is simply to plant the seed and trust God with the harvest.
We are now well into our sermon series, “Timeless Truths for Today,” as we take a closer look at the Ten Commandments. This Sunday we will reach the halfway point as we study the Fifth Commandment. After that, we’ll pause our series for a meaningful shift into the Advent season as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior.
Looking ahead, my plan is to return to the “Timeless Truths” series at the start of 2026 with a brief review of the first five commandments before finishing out the final five together. Following that, we will be launching a Membership Class early next year—something I am in the early stages of developing. This will be a wonderful refresher for long-time members and an excellent introduction to the rich heritage of Wildermuth for those who are newer to our church family.
I am grateful for each one of you, and I’m excited for what God has in store for us in the months ahead. May we continue to walk faithfully, lovingly, and expectantly as God leads us forward.
With gratitude in Christ,
— Pastor Vance
Pastor Vance's Ventures
For your convenience, below is Pastor Vance’s tentative schedule for the next few days. (It may vary depending on emergency situations, meetings, etc.)
Appointments can be made by calling/texting 614-706-3040 or email at
pastorvance@wildermuthchurch.com
Wed 11/19
Carroll Business Association
GPS – Somerset
Thurs 11/20
Office by Appointment
Ministerial Association Meeting
Fri 11/21
Office by Appointment
BC Food Pantry
Sat 11/22
Day Off
Sun 11/23
Worship
*special note – Small Group is cancelled
Mon 11/24
Office by Appointment
Ministers Support Group
Tues 11/25
Office by Appointment
Wed 11/26
Office by Appointment
GPS – Somerset
Meetings, events, and Worship services
- GPS Ministries stands for God and People Stories Ministries, an outreach ministry by Pastor Vance in our area.
GPS Ministries — Somerset
- Join us Wednesday evenings at Wannabees (the sign out front says “Main Grill”) at 105 W Main St, Somerset, OH. We fellowship over a meal between 5-7 PM (arrive as you can, purchase your own meal from their great menu) and Bible study starts at 7.
- Contact Pastor Vance if you would like transportation to this service.
GPS Ministries — Airport
- Join us for a Fly-In (or you can drive in) Church service.
- Meets on the 3rd Satuday of each month at 10 AM at Fairfield County Airport (KLHQQ) located at 3430 Old Columbus Rd NW, Carroll, OH.
- Enjoy Coffee and donuts in the Terminal Building as we gather around and learn about a Pilot Story, how it relates to a God Story, and discover how we can apply it to our lives.
Small Group Opportunities
We are going to stop the Small Group Sunday night meetings for the remainder of 2025.
Ministry / Volunteer Opportunities
- We invite all to share your gifts during our Worship Service
- It could also be by sharing a poem, some musical gift, or other talent during our services. It could even be to serve as a Song Leader during our Worship time, or in some other way
- BC Food Pantry - Monthly (typically the 3rd Friday of the month but subject to change) we can minister to our community by helping to set up for the Bloom Carroll Food Pantry. 6:30 PM to ? at Shalom UMC, 4925 Plum Rd NW, Carroll, OH 43112
- Donations of canned Dog and Cat Food can be brought to Wildermuth.
- Consider helping Wildermuth Church in supporting missionaries…
- All money raised through this program, as well as the money donated in the cup by our offering plate, goes to mission’s support.
Looking to the Future
- Sunday Nov 30th we will have Kameron Waits bring the Gospel Message thru song.
- This young artist brings a great blend of Southern and Country Gospel
- Carry-in dinner after.
- Our current plans are to have a singer/group come and be with us whenever there is a 5th Sunday in a month and a carry-in dinner after.
- One of our long-range visions for our church is to become a host church for two different youth groups.
- Trail Life for boys and American Heritage Girls are Christian based Scout-like organization for youth ages 5 to 18.
- We will need a minimum of 5 adult males and 5 adult women to commit to being the leadership teams in order to get these troops chartered.
If you have any interest in learning more about these, please contact Pastor Vance.
