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Missouri United Methodist FoundationFoundations of FaithIn 1983, the Epple Family Foundation placed agift of 50,000 into the Missouri United MethodistFoundation. The gift was to be invested for 25 yearsand then paid in full to the beloved home church ofthe Epple family.Fast-forward to September 21, 2008. The Epplegift has grown more than tenfold. Over half amillion dollars was presented to the Missouri UnitedMethodist Church in Columbia during a Sundaymorning celebration.The story of the Epple family has beenintertwined with the story of Methodism inMissouri for more than a century. In a conversationearlier this year with Jerry and Jeanne Epple, fondmemories and historic connections were revisited aswe talked about this latest gift from an extraordinaryfamily. (We are also grateful for additional historicalElizabeth & John Epplesources shared by the Epples including newspaperclippings and a book titled History of the MissouriMethodist Church by Dr. Frank F. Stephens.)The Methodist ConnectionIn the early years of the 20th Century, John A.Epple joined his father’s construction business inSt. Louis to build a Methodist church in Ferguson,Missouri. Their work made an impressionon Bishop William F. McMurry whosubsequently hired the Epple companyto build the Linn Memorial MethodistChurch in Fayette on the campus ofCentral Methodist College.John, Elizabeth and their youngfamily moved to Columbia when theEpple Construction Company was hired tocomplete the Missouri Methodist Church in(continues on page 9)Fall 2008 Volume 8 Issue 1
Missouri United Methodist Foundation2008-2009 College ScholarshipsJudge Leah B. McCartney Scholarship FundLEFT TO RIGHT:The Judge Leah B. McCartney ScholarshipFund was created by Leah’s husband, ReverendVictor McCartney, as a perpetual memorial tohis wife. The scholarship is a fitting memorialto one who achieved both educational andprofessional distinction. This year, two studentsreceived a McCartney Scholarship in theamount of 2,000 each.Dustin Buell Liberty UMCMalcom Hegeman Centennial UMC, Kansas CityMerrydelle May FundLEFT TO RIGHT FROM TOP:Merrydelle May was active in Methodist causesstatewide, including Epworth Children and FamilyServices, Gambrill Gardens, and the WednesdayClub. A member of the MethodistHall of Fame, Mrs. May held amasters degree in social workand was an avid supporter ofhigher education. This year,13 students received a MayScholarship in the amountof 1,000 each.Jamie Boedeker Grace UMC, Lee’s SummitHeidi Buell Liberty UMCJenna Chase King’s Way UMC, SpringfieldAngela Cole Neosho UMCSamantha Cooper Platte City UMCChristine Dunshee Faith UMC, House SpringsNicole Fenton Pleasant Hill UMCKevin Kosh Union Memorial UMC, Saint LouisSamuel Lucas Clinton UMCMairnee Manring Albany UMCLori Marshall Christ’s Community UMC, JoplinStephen Parker Neosho UMCPatrice Washington Centennial UMC, Kansas City2
Clint & Marge HawkinsMemorial ChristianEducation Fundfor YouthLEFT TO RIGHT:Amanda Gastreich UMC of Green Trails, ChesterfieldJennifer Harris Zion UMC, Saint LouisDonnie Howell Hallsville UMCBrandon Hawkins Christ’s Community UMC, JoplinThe Clint & Marge Hawkins Memorial ChristianEducation Fund for Youth was created to honor development of young people. This year, fourthe Hawkins’ lifetime devotion to the church and students received a Hawkins Scholarship in thetheir dedication to promoting and sustaining the amount of 1,000 each.Foundation ScholarsThis year, the Foundation Board of Directorsredirected additional grant funds to supplementscholarships awarded by the Foundation. Tenstudents received these scholarships in the amountof 1,000 each.LEFT TO RIGHT FROM TOP:Sally Baldwin UMC of ChillicotheBria Ballew First United Methodist PresbyterianChurch, Montgomery CityJessica Boeger Christ’s Community UMC, JoplinJulia Ehlers First UMC, MaryvilleEmily Felton First UMC, MaryvilleJustin Fox Neosho UMCBenjamin Hopper Branson UMCJohn Miller Wesley UMC, SpringfieldMorgan Paris Community UMC, ColumbiaMelissa Petrie Christ UMC, IndependenceScholarship Applicationsfor 2009-2010 are due byApril 1, 2009. Visit ourwebsite for additionalinformation and application instructions.www.mumf.org3
Contributions and TributesAXTHELM FAMILY UMCOR FUNDDeon AxthelmZACK F. & KATHRYN L. BETTIS ENDOWMENT FUNDGail Bettis-FordKathryn BettisZack F. BettisZack F. Bettis, Jr.Elizabeth YeargainSHIRLEY SPANN BROOKS SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTFUND FOR FERGUSON UMCRobert M. Brooks In Honor of Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Brooks; Mr.& Mrs. Allan Brooks; Mr. & Mrs. Brian McKee;Mr. & Mrs. Christopher BrooksMATT & SHEILA CAPPELLO “FOR ELISE & SAM”DONOR ADVISED FUNDDeborah Letchworth In Memory of Elise & Sam CappelloCHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIESAnonymous benefiting local churchAnonymous benefiting First UMC-North Kansas CityMarvin and Bettyrae Fluke benefiting Clinton UMCByron and Joyce Gilbreath benefiting the C. Byron & Joyce GilbreathPermanent Endowment FundMarjorie Hendren benefiting First UMC-North Kansas CityTed Matkin (2) benefiting Mount Zion UMC-Saint LouisCONCORD TRINITY UMC LIVING MEMORIALFOUNDATION ENDOWMENTRichard & Shirley Duncan In Memory of Paula EatonRobert & Carol PennycuickGeorge & Bobbie Winebright March to theMangerCUBA UMC APPORTIONMENT ENDOWMENT FUNDAnonymousCUBA UMC SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUNDAnonymousWILLIAM H. & JO ANN DINWIDDIE EDUCATIONFUNDJeanette Messina4MARIAN L. FIRESTONE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDSally A. FirestoneFOUNDATION DIRECTORS’ PERMANENT ENDOWMENTFUNDDavid Atkins In Honor of Keith Maxwell In Memory of Jean CollinsFOUNDATION SEMINARY SCHOLARS FUNDDavid Atkins In Memory of Pauline Arnold In Memory of Reverend Al SmithMUMF Board of Directors In Honor & Memory of Bud CoxFOUNDATION UNRESTRICTED ENDOWMENTReverend Jean DickenThomas & Deborah HiltonCharles & Rachel Meier TrustReverend Mary Ellen & Warren Meyer In Memory of Claira Raines In Memory of Raymond F. Meyer In Memory of Reverend Joe Harding In Memory of Reverend Keith Maxwell In Memory of Tom Washington In Memory of Toy Mae Odom To Honor Merle Welshans on his very specialbirthday To Honor Pearl Jean Johnson on her very specialbirthdayJacqueline M. Pennington Charitable TrustFUND FOR AREA DEVELOPMENTAnonymousHELEN GIBBS MEMORIAL FUNDEstate of Helen GibbsGRAND AVENUE TEMPLE FUTURES FUNDMarlene DinkmeyerCHANCE HARP MEMORIAL FUND The following contributions are in memory ofChance HarpPhil & Linda Appling, Matt & Cheri Appling,Aaron & Tanya ApplingErvin & Shirley BusseyJack & Jean CollinsRichard & Judy DayDr. & Mrs. John A. DorschPamela Eaton
The contributions, tributes, honors, and memorials on pages 4 and 5 were received July 26, 2007 through September 11,2008. Please notify us of any corrections or ommisions at 800-332-8238.Carroll & Dana FoxMr. & Mrs. GilbreathCarl & Elaine GumTom and Janet Hamlet and Tanner,Karen Hamlet, Ann HamletLela HandleyLadies Night Out Group of Crossroads UMCPhyllis LewisMark & Lori McNeelyBob & Donna ShoemakerBill & Ruth TarpleyLarry & Helen ThompsonCLINT AND MARGE HAWKINS MEMORIAL FUNDUnited Church Men of Greater St. LouisDR. & MRS. J H HEWLETT MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT FUNDNancy J. SandersBOONE & NADINE T. INGELS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPFUNDNadine T. IngelsBETTY KISHPAUGH MEMORIAL FUND The following contributions are in memory of BettyKishpaughJoe & Marilyn BieberRobert and Mabel DightonMartha FowlerPatricia and Kennett KellarRobert & Carol LuckeyWayne and Norma McDanielThelma MunzerDola SheherdHarold and Joan WrightKEITH & BARBARA MAXWELL CHARITABLE MEMORIALTRUSTBarbaba Maxwell The following contributions are in memory of ReverendKeith MaxwellMarian BowmanMarilyn J. DraytonLaVonne FillaKen & MaryAnn FrackJames Gary & Sally OgdenAllen Hess & Elaine O’Neil-HessEd & Jane JordingNancy McMullinPhyllis MillerMichael D. O’NeilJames & Cathy Pette; FAA co-workers of Pamela MaxwellJohn & Alison PhemisterBetty RansomPatricia Ruble & The Covenant GroupReverend Ann B. ShererJoseph & Jean SlavittM. Ray & Sally ThompsonAlice & Ken WalshWilliam & Patricia WeidlichMonica B. WoldtWilliam Woods & Jeanne Wilson WoodsLOUISE MILES SCHOLARSHIP FUNDBillings UMC In Memory of Mrs. Helen Hawley. Helen was a memberof our sister church, Mt Olive UMC in Marionville. Shewill be greatly missed by our congregationsJAMES C. MORDY CHARITABLE DONOR ADVISED FUNDJames & Marjory MordyE. A. MORGAN FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUNDElizabeth Ann MorganTOY MAE & ED ODOM BUILDING ENDOWMENT FUNDBENEFITING EPWORTH CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICESJack & Mary Lou Adams The following contributions are in memory of Toy MaeOdomRobert & Evelyn BaurJoy Bruce & Jacob OwensbyRoger & Donna EimeCharles & Jan FishmanHenryetta KnobelDoris Schulte & Janice Schulte-GladMeredith Sperber & Susan LipscombPOTOSI UMC BICENTENNIAL ENDOWMENT FUNDPotosi UMC In memory of Donald Walton and John GaghemUNITY AWARD ENDOWMENT FUNDRobert SilerWILLIAMS FAMILY PERMANENT ENDOWMENT TRUSTLeonard & Gloria WilliamsZION UMC OF OLD APPLETON CEMETERY ENDOWMENTFUND The following contributions are in memory of Byron LangRoger LangGerald & Pamela LeimerWalt Wilkening5
GrantsFALL 2007Aldrich UMC - 2,997 to help purchase a multimedia projection systemAll Faith UMC - 5,000 to help purchase audio/visual equipmentAtlanta UMC - 5,000 to help purchase audio/visual equipmentLancaster UMC - 4,175 to help purchase audio/visual equipmentMaplewood UMC - 5,000 to help purchase amulti-media projectorBeloved Community UMC - 5,000 to helppurchase a multi-media projection systemMissouri Annual Conference of the UMC 5,000 to help develop the website dedicated toThe Five Practices of Fruitful CongregationsBenton UMC - 5,000 to help purchase audio/visual equipmentNapoleon UMC - 5,000 matching grant to helprepair the church roof and steepleBuffalo UMC - 5,000 challenge grant to helppurchase audio/visual equipmentNelson Memorial UMC - 5,000 to helppurchase audio/visual equipment for The FlameCamdenton UMC - 5,000 to help purchaseaudio/visual equipmentOakton UMC - 5,000 contingency grant to helpfund start-up salary of a youth pastor for ProjectFireCentenary UMC, Cape Girardeau - 4,950.74to help purchase audio/visual equipmentCommunity UMC - 4,000 to help purchaseaudio/visual equipment for the youth ministryprogramsCountry Club UMC - 2,000 to help upgradethe children’s Sunday School facilitiesOregon UMC WEE CARE Child DevelopmentCenter - 2,000 to help cover startup costs for anew daycare centerPitts Chapel UMC - 5,000 challenge grant tohelp replace the sound systemEpworth UMC of Sedalia - 5,000 to helppurchase a multi-media projection systemPlatte Woods Church – Flite Ministries - 5,000to help purchase a multi-media projection systemfor youth servicesFairmount UMC - 2,500 to help purchase acomputer, monitor, printer, and softwarePleasant Grove UMC - 5,000 challenge grant tohelp purchase audio/visual equipmentForsyth UMC - 4,000 matching grant to helppurchase supplies for expanded Sunday SchoolclassesRockville UMC - 5,000 to help purchase amulti-media projection systemThe Gathering UMC - 10,000 to help updatean existing area to be used for the Kid’s MinistryprogramGrace UMC, Lee’s Summit - 5,000 matchinggrant to help renovate an existing area to be usedfor junior high and senior high activitiesGreen City UMC - 2,000 to help build a rampand awning for increased accessibility to thefellowship hallJefferson Avenue UMC - 1,000 to help replace afurnace and air conditioning unit6Kimberling City UMC - 5,000 to help purchaseaudio/visual equipment for Joy Connection, a newcontemporary worship serviceSadler Chapel UMC - 5,000 to help purchase amulti-media projection systemSouthwest District - 5,000 to help purchaseaudio/visual equipment for the District Renewaland Retreat CenterSt. Paul UMC - 4,000 to help purchase audio/visual equipmentTheodosia UMC - 5,000 to help purchase amulti-media projection systemUM Church of the Shepherd - 5,000 to helpsupport a new Spiritual Development program
Wesley UMC, Trenton - 2,500 to help purchase audio/visual equipment for the new senior high ministry, ASK707Metro Homeless Center-Shalom House - 5,000challenge grant to help establish the position of ShalomHouse ChaplainWillard UMC - 3,590 to help purchase audio/visualequipment for use by the Children’s Church programMidway Locust Grove UMC - 2,900 to help purchase alaptop computer and projectorSPRING 2008Milan UMC - 3,500 to help purchase audio/visualequipmentBolivar UMC - 5,000 challenge grant to help purchasecomputer and projector equipmentNew Horizons UMC - 5,000 to help purchase audio/visual equipmentCARES Outreach - 3,000 to help establish a ContextualEducation placement for the 2008-2009 school yearOakton UMC - 5,000 challenge grant to help purchaseaudio/visual equipment for a new, contemporary youthserviceCenter for Congregational Excellence - 50,000 to helpfund two new church startsCenter for Pastoral Excellence - 22,200 to help fundthree pastoral training eventsClarence UMC - 4,000 challenge grant to help convertexisting space into ADA accessible restroomsClever UMC - 5,000 challenge grant to help purchaseaudio equipmentFaith UMC, House Springs - 4,875 to help replace andexpand seating in the sanctuaryFaith UMC, House Springs - 1,920 to help purchaseaudio/visual equipmentFaith UMC, Kirksville - 5,000 challenge grant to helppurchase audio/visual equipmentFirst UMC, New Madrid - 5,000 challenge grant tohelp purchase audio/visual equipmentFirst UMC, Warrensburg – 5,000 challenge grant tohelp purchase equipment to document mission work andincrease access to worship servicesFirst UMC, Washington - 5,000 to help purchaseaudio/visual equipmentGambrill Gardens - 1,200 challenge grant to helppurchase an LCD television for the new Health andWellness CenterMarble Hill UMC - 5,000 challenge grant to helppurchase visual media equipmentMarceline UMC - 4,588 to help purchase audio/visualequipmentRussellville UMC - 5,000 challenge grant to helppurchase audio/visual equipmentShiloh UMC - 7,637.95 to help remodel the nursery tobe Safe Sanctuaries compliantSmith Chapel UMC - 2,400 to help purchase audio/visual equipmentSmithville UMC - 5,000 to help purchase projectionequipmentTrinity UMC, Bloomfield - 5,000 to help purchaseequipment for visual media outreachTrinity UMC, Piedmont - 2,000 to help send three layleaders to the Stephen Leader Training ConferenceWentzville UMC - 8,000 challenge grant to helpestablish the position of Director of ConnectionsWeston UMC - 5,000 to help purchase audio/visualequipmentZion UMC, Brunswick - 2,000 challenge grant to helppurchase free-standing room dividers for the FellowshipHallTotal GrantAwards forFall 2007 154,712Total GrantAwards forSpring 2008 190,2207
Grant HighlightRadical HospitalityPassionate WorshipThe Salvage Yard, JoplinThe Salvage Yard doesn’t look like a typicalchurch and the worship services are noticeablylouder. This environment may not be for everyone,but for many, it is the catalyst that connects andreconnects them with Jesus Christ.In 2006, The Salvage Yard was awarded a 5,000 challenge grant by the Missouri UnitedMethodist Foundation. The proposal described aproject to record worship services and concerts forbroadcasting over the Internet. As an outreach ofSaint Paul’s United Methodist Church, The SalvageYard provides an open door that is free from worryor intimidation. Internet broadcasting opens thatdoor much wider to people around the world. It’s apractice we now know as Radical Hospitality.Thanks to a generous church member,The Salvage Yard met the challenge withover 5,000 in recording and computerequipment. The Foundation grant thenprovided for the purchase of a soundmixing board and digital recordinginterface. Remaining funds were set backfor an additional video camera and a videomixer.Within one year, audio broadcasts of sermonswere available and had garnered nearly 1,000 hits onthe website. Confirmation of the project’s successcontinues to come in the form of listener emailsfrom Joplin to Iowa and beyond.What’s next for The Salvage Yard? According toministry leader, Ben Bainbridge, the next step is tomake videos available for download. Future plansalso include recording sessions with local artists toproduce live and studio albums that will share themessage of Jesus Christ.For more information about The Salvage Yardor to download audioand video, visit www.thesalvageyard.com.Visit our website and discover whatthe Foundation can do for you. 8Downloadable grant applicationsScholarship application instructionsFree brochures in quantityCharitable gift annuity calculatorsChurch investments Stock donationsPlanned giving educationEndowment supportStewardship servicesAdditional backoffice support
Foundations of Faith(continued from page 1)1928. They would remain active membersmasonry construction, Epple Constructionand leaders of the church for the rest of their oversaw the dismantling, shipment andlives.reconstruction of Christopher Wren’s ChurchWork on the handsome gothic structureof St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury onwas virtuallythe campus of Westminstercompleted by theCollege in Fulton (theBob, Jerry, and theirend of 1929, but theChurchill Memorial). Theymotherwantedtoensureonset of the Greatalso built many of theDepression cast abuildings on the StephensthattheMissouriUMClong shadow overCollege campus, includingchurch finances inwould never again have the chapel designed bysubsequent years.Earo Saarinen (the famousto postpone maintenance “arch”itect).Indeed, dedication ofthe building wouldon the grand, stonenot occur until allA Family Traditiondebts were settled –As the Epple familybuilding.an accomplishmentgrew, new generations tookthat was finallyleadership roles in the lifeachieved in 1947! (Most creditors, including of the Methodist Church. Jerry’s wife,Epple, forgave large portions of the debt.)Jeanne, was the first woman to serve as layThe Epple Construction Companyleader at the Missouri United Methodistbecame one of the premier builders in theChurch, and she has served in leadershiparea with sons Robert and John, Jr. (“Jerry”) roles on numerous conference boards andjoining the firm. They built hospitals,committees. Bob chaired the local churchcolleges, office buildings, foundation for many years, and Jerry servedchurches and otherfor a time on the board of the statewidemajor projects. Known foundation. Bob’s widow, Pat, remainsfor theiran active member. Although Jerry andoutstandingJeanne have retired to Kansas City, theirwork indaughter, Connie Stella, is continuing thetradition as a professional member of thestaff at the United Methodist Church of theResurrection in Kansas City.Jean & Jerry EppleA Different Sort of FoundationAs builders of lasting buildings, churchesand families, the Epple’s have learned a thingor two about the importance of foundationsof all kinds.The John A. and Elizabeth K. EppleFoundation served for many years as a wayfor family members to direct charitableassistance to many worthy projects in central9
Missouri United Methodist FoundationPO Box 1076Columbia, Missouri 65205-1076573-875-4168 or 800-332-8238Return Service RequestedMissouri. A few years after John’s death, Elizabethand her sons decided to discontinue the familyfoundation. Gifts were made to the University ofMissouri, Central Methodist College, StephensCollege, and other causes. Jerry estimates that allthe gifts made from the foundation over the yearstotaled about 2 million.Among those gifts were two made to theMissouri United Methodist Foundation benefitingchurches built by Epple Construction. One gift of 50,000 created a traditional endowment providingannual income for the benefit of the Linn MemorialUnited Methodist Church in Fayette. The secondgift was the seed awaiting its 25-year harvest.Bob, Jerry, and their mother wanted to ensurethat the Missouri UMC would never again have topostpone maintenance on the grand, stone buildingat 9th and Locust streets in Columbia. Thus, theEpple gift will become a maintenance endowmentfor the church.10Non-ProfitOrganizationU.S. PostagePAIDColumbia, MOPermit No. 93Talking about the building in an interview latein her life, Elizabeth stated, “Sometimes I don’t hearthe minister very well, and I just sit and look .Isn’t it lovely? I feel like it is a part of me.”Foundations seem to be important – forbuildings and for people. Firm foundations of faithare part of our shared legacy as disciples of the livingChrist, and we join in humble thanks for God’sabundant grace.
Missouri United Methodist Foundation Fall 2008 Volume 8 Issue 1 Foundations of Faith sources shared by the Epples including newspaper clippings and a book titled History of the Missouri Methodist Church by Dr. Frank F. Stephens.) Th e Methodist Connection
Faith and Social Justice Faith and Film Faith and Ministry Faith and Science Faith and Sacred Art Faith and Drama Faith and Music Faith and Business Ethics In Term Three, all students complete a common unit exploring themes from St John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.
The levels of surrender (islam), faith (iman) and excellence (ihsan). 4. The relationship between excellence and surrender and faith. 5. The increase and decrease of faith. 6. Aspects of the effect of faith on actions and vice-versa. 7. An explanation of the six articles of faith. 8. The branches of faith. 1. Faith (Iman) in its Lexical and .
particular faith group. In this tool kit, we use the terms faith community, community of faith, house of worship and faith-based organization interchangeably. Ministry: This refers to work done by a faith-based organization that is based on or inspired by their faith or religious beliefs, including efforts to meet the needs
FAITH - a religious belief or a particular religion i.e., Christian faith BIOMEDICAL - encompassing the sciences and modern medicine FAITH COMMUNITIES - any group that is organised around a common faith practice, such as churches, mosques or other informal faith groups FAITH-BASED ORGANISATIONS - structured organisations such as charities
Hebrews 11 is one of the most important chapters on faith in the entire Bible. The chapter starts with a definition for faith - Read Heb 11:1 Faith is partially about belief. In the case of Christian faith, we have faith that God is real, even though we have never personally seen God. What does the writer of Hebrews say about faith
Renewing Your Mind to Live by Faith Elder R.M. Piña Sr. March 19th, 2006 (8:30 am Service) (Romans 1:17) For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written. The just shall live by faith. From Faith (Starting Point): Faith is our starting point as believers. We
78 Understanding How To Fight the Good Fight of Faith People often pray for faith, saying "What I need is faith." But actually what they need is knowledge of God's Word. When the knowledge of God's Word comes, faith automatically comes. You could pray for faith forever, but if you didn't get any knowledge o
find protein coding genes in E.coli DNA using E.coli genome DNA sequence from the EcoSeq6 database maintained by Kenn Rudd. This HMM includes states that model the codons and their frequencies in E.coli genes, as well as the patterns found in the intergenic region, including repetitive extragenic palindromic sequences and the Shine - Delgarno motif. To account for potential sequencing errors .
