October 29, 2025 Newsletter
Welcome to the Wildermouth Church Newsletter!
From the Pastor's Desk
I can’t believe that it is that time of year again! This weekend brings one of those small but welcome seasonal shifts—Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, which means we all get to “fall back” one hour. While gaining an extra hour of rest is always appreciated, it also serves as a good reminder: Sometimes the most spiritual thing we can do is slow down, breathe, and receive God’s gift of rest. As we turn the clocks back, I invite you to also take a step back spiritually—to reflect on where God is moving in your life, in your family, and in our church. This Sunday we will continue in our sermon series called Family Values—a biblical look at what it means to build a Christ-centered home in a world full of competing influences. We are exploring a practical, grace-filled way to strengthen our families, whether your “family” is a household of one or many. We are looking at questions like: What does a godly family look like today? How do we pass our faith to the next generation? How can families heal, grow, and thrive in Christ? Bring someone with you—this series is for parents, grandparents, blended families, empty-nesters, singles, and anyone who wants to leave a legacy of faith.
Our small group continues this week as we dive into Dr. Dino’s creation science video series. This study sparks great discussion about faith, the Bible, science, and how we engage a culture that asks big questions. If you've never attended—this is a perfect week to jump in! The conversations are lively, the learning is rich, and the fellowship is encouraging.
Also, a reminder that we are collecting prescription as well as reading glasses for RISE Missions. Please give donations to Judy Faosnaugh. We need donations by Nov 16.
Also, we are collecting money or new items for a child we are sponsoring for Christmas. Female, age 10. Favorite color is Purple, loves Arts & Crafts, Hair Ties, Nail Polish & Remover, and stickers. She is a size 14/16 in girls and we would like to have 1 pair of pants, 4 shirts, and 5 total of the other things mentioned. We will be giving these unwrapped to the parents so they can wrap them and give them on Christmas. We need donations by Nov 9th!
— Pastor Vance
Pastor Vance's Ventures
For your convenience, below is Pastor Vance's tentaive 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 10/29
GPS Ministries Somerset – details below
Thurs 10/30
Office and by appointment
Fri 10/31
Office and by appointment
Sat 11/1
Day Off
Sun 11/2
Worship – Remember to change your clocks
(Sun. Continued)
Small Group – Church Annex – 5PM
Mon 11/3
Office and by appointment
Pastor’s Accountability Group
Tues 11/4
Office and by appointment
Wed 11/5
GPS Ministries Somerset – details below
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
- Everyone is welcome to 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.
- Current series is discussing
"Why Studying the Bible Matters"
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 Buildings as we gather around and learn about a Pilot Story, and discover how we can apply it to our lives.
Small Group Opportunities
- Sunday Evenings at 5 PM — Wildermuth Annex
- Join us for an engaging small group study featuring Dr. Dino (Kent Hovind)'s Creation Seminar video series. Each week, we'll watch a segment of the series and then dive into a discussion time.
This study will help you:
- Defend and boldy share your faith in today's skeptical world.
Ministry / Volunteer Opportunities
- We invite all to share your gifts during our Worship Service
- This can be by serving as a Greeter or a Bell Ringer some week
- 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.
- As Fall approaches we need assistance in keeping the leaves raked. Please consider giving of your time and energy as we strive to keep the leaves under control.
Please contact Pastor Vance if you would like to assist in any of these ways!
Looking to the Future
- Sunday Nov 9th we will be having a Veterans Service with special guest Chuck McKonkey – Vietnam Veteran and former missionary.
- 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.
