Roger L. Thomas, 85, of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, passed away September 6, 2025, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Coaldale, Pennsylvania.
The Charles Wesley Music Foundation and SUMC are excited to host one of Pittsburgh’s top chamber ensembles, Academy String Quartet, for a special concert titled Friends of Ukraine.
The Leadership Board’s Book Sale supporting Casa San Jose will run every day from October 5th–12th in select areas of the Patton Library and Simpson Room.
The WPA Conference United Women in Faith along with CGW United Women in Faith invite anyone who is interested to our virtual book club meetings.
On November 9, we will recognize the saints who have passed from among us.
What better way to celebrate the season of gratitude than around the table with friends and family? On Sunday, November 9, right after worship, we will gather for a festive turkey dinner filled with laughter, fellowship, and plenty of good food.
The Cookie Walk is coming on November 22 from 9:00–11:00 am. It’s the sweetest, fastest fundraiser the church has, and we need all of you and many kinds of cookies.
The Pumpkin Patch is back and in full swing! It opened on September 27 and will be open every day until October 31. With the Pumpkin Patch being open daily, we need more volunteers than ever to keep this vital fundraiser going.
The Youth Group will host a fun, fall evening with a movie and popcorn on November 15th at 7:00 pm in the Youth Room. The movie selection will be decided during Youth Group meetings prior to the event.
Sunday, November 2, is the International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians. You are invited to pray that day, and throughout the month of November, for our persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ.
If you would like to donate, please look at the list for our most needed items, or check out our Amazon Wishlist at Amazon.com for more.
Annual Church Conference will be held on October 19 at 1:00 pm at SUMC.
This October, the Food Pantry is in need of cooking oil, pancake mix, cake mix, beef soups, broths, sugar, Boost nutrition drinks, sleeves of crackers like Ritz or saltines, and small jars of mayo.
The SUMC Haunted House is coming up quickly, and we need your help to spookify the basement!
On October 5th, SUMC will join with other United Methodist congregations to observe World Communion Sunday and to celebrate the unity and diversity of the universal Christian community.
Help support our beloved Learning Tree Preschool by purchasing a raffle ticket for a chance to win Steelers game tickets!
United Women in Faith will meet on Sunday, October 19, in the Simpson Room after the Traditional Service.
This Saturday, September 27th, our pumpkins will be arriving! It is a big job unloading all of those pumpkins and setting up our beautiful Pumpkin Patch. We need every able-bodied person to be here and pitch in to make this happen.
We support the history, culture, traditions, and contributions of those people whose ancestry is rooted in all Latin American countries.
When our Pumpkin Patch opens for customers next Saturday, September 27, we need volunteers to run The Patch every day from opening to dusk.