Princeton Cooperative Parish
Concord United Methodist Church is a member of the Princeton Cooperative Parish. The Parish unites twenty Methodist churches for education, celebration, and outreach activities. The parish also sponsors annual services, such as special Revival meetings and worship services during Pentecost. The annual Parish Ham Dinner is an important fund raising event, and money raised by the Parish is distributed the area organizations involved with discipleship and nurturing social-welfare ministries.
The Churches are represented by both pastors and lay representatives who meet bi-monthly from January to August and in September and October. Meeting sites are rotated among the member churches. For more information, please contact the church office and leave a message for Dale Geiger.
Parish Ham Dinner
The Parish Ham Dinner will be held Thursday, August 21st at the Family Center at First UMC in Princeton. Dinner starts at 6:00pm. The cost for adults is $6; children under 12 are $3. ($18 maximum cost per family.) All proceeds will support missions.
Recent Parish News: Parish Assists North Carolina Tornado Recovery
The Princeton Cooperative Parish, including Concord UMC, recently gathered $3,100 to assist the tornado recovery under way in Riegelwood, North Carolina. The donation went to the tornado fund at the Wesley UMC in Riegelwood. Wesley is helping coordinate the community's response to the tragic aftermath following the recent devastating tornado.
The Parish has also contributed $4,480 to nine Princeton area nurturing-social welfare agencies. These efforts are part of the Parish's mission to create greater effectiveness in nurture, outreach, and witness ministries through mutual cooperation.