The Vale Christmas Tree sale was a huge success, and members of Pender were very supportive - thanks for promoting it! We sold over 800 trees, and the proceeds enabled us to purchase 80,000 meals for hungry children and families around the world, in addition to supporting some local hunger missions!
Vale Church invites members of the community to help us package 80,000 meals for the global anti-hunger organization Rise Against Hunger . The meal packaging event will be held at Vale UMC (11528 Vale Road, Oakton) on Sunday, February 1st and will be organized into three sessions: 11:30-1:30pm, 2:00-4:00pm, and 4:30-6:30pm. To volunteer for a shift, SIGN UP HERE or visit visit www.valechurch.org.
The whole family can participate! Kids ages 8 and up can help; child care for children under 8 can be provided if you give us advance notice (please make a note in the comments section). And for teens, this is a great opportunity to earn community service hours for school.
NOTE: The meals were purchased from the proceeds of Vale Church’s annual Christmas Tree Sale—so if you purchased a tree from us, thank you!
We hope you can join us on the 1st to see your purchase put to good use!
Please join us on Saturday, March 7 from 9:30 to 3:00 PM at Pender United Methodist Church for a powerful women's retreat enabling you an opportunity to engage in corporate and individual worship and prayer. /p>
The retreat is designed to bring women together for spiritual growth, personal reflection, and fellowship. The retreat Unshakable Faith will offer two powerful sermons, workshops, and a healing and anointment service that addresses, hope, healing, renewal, and overcoming doubt to stand firm in the midst of your trials.
Narcotics Anonymous, founded in 1953, is a "nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem."
Similar to Alcoholics Anonymous, this will be part of Pender's Recovery Ministry
Our vision is that one day every addict in the world has the chance to experience our message in their own language and culture and find the opportunity for a new way of life.
Needed:
- Prayer Warriors … Pray for the support team. Pray for those fighting their addictions.
- Support Team... Sign up to welcome and be available on a Monday evening.
Alpha Youth!
Unpack the basics of the Christian faith together. No pressure. No judgement. Just open conversation over some good food. That’s it. Come along, see what you think.
Adults, we need you!
- Facilitator.
- Assistant.
- Meal prep.
- Prayer leader.
This is a week-long hands-on mission trip for middle to high school teenagers that introduces the youth to spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ through missional living, confronting issues of social justice, and completion of a hands-on project in Philippi, West Virginia.
Adult volunteers are also needed to assist and support the youth.
This year's trip begins Saturday July 17, 2026
Get ready to turn your next summer VBS into an unforgettable adventure with Snowball Mountain Challenge VBS 2026!
Snowball Mountain Challenge invites kids to an exciting winter sports event where they become Challengers, gearing up for frosty games, snowy surprises, and hands-on lessons about resilience and faith. They will come to realize that with the strength God provides, they can share their gifts, be brave, give their all, pray, and hope.
Your kids will be guided daily by the energetic Activities Director and the lovable Ollie the Arctic Seal puppet, who is reporting on the events. Challengers aren’t just playing games. Using their Challenge Companion (the Bible), they learn to draw strength from their faith through powerful stories, while connecting the learnings to Bible Stories and Lift Lessons (Key Learnings). With a unique winter theme and solid theology at its core, Snowball Mountain Challenge VBS delivers joy and meaning in equal measure, teaching kids that “I can do all things through him who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13, NRSV).
Bring your church family together to experience Snowball Mountain Challenge. Your VBS program will be transformed into a mountaintop experience filled with laughter, life lessons, and lasting faith. As children face their challenges and discover their strength in God, you’ll hear them say, “Challenge accepted – with God I am strong.”
