“For where
two or three come together in my name, there am I with them."
- Matthew 18:20
Our
The mission of the United Methodist Men is to assist men to know Jesus
Christ, to serve Him, to grow spiritually and seek daily to do his will.
About
the UMM at CUMC
Our group consists of faithful and dedicated men who want to serve Christ
and their fellow men, women and children in our community and across the
world. We are a group of men who support and encourage one another
in our spiritual growth and personal development. Membership in
Men’s
Ministries
Weekly
Intercessory Prayer Breakfast - The men of the church meet
every Tuesday morning in the church dining room for breakfast, Christian
fellowship and intercessory prayer. Come and join us! All men are welcome! When? Every Tuesday morning,
Wide Open Friday! Men’s Breakfast - On the first Friday morning of each month, the United Methodist Men
hosts Wide Open Friday, a “come, eat and go” breakfast for men of all ages. Our
cooks get up early and prepare a great hot cooked breakfast (can you smell the
fresh coffee, scrambled eggs and crisp bacon?) in a setting designed to appeal
to men who want a hot breakfast, great guy-to-guy fellowship and an
inspirational thought to take with you to begin the workday. When?
First Friday of every month, drop by anytime between
Monthly Membership Meeting - General
membership meetings are held in the church dining room on the 3rd
Saturday of each month at 8:00 a.m. Meetings usually last an hour and include a
full hot breakfast, some club business, and an interesting program. Examples of
past programs include speakers from St. Jude Research Hospital, The Commercial Appeal, the YMCA, and the
Memphis & Shelby County Crime Commission, just to name a few. When? Third Saturday of every month,
Other
Ministries
Promise
Keepers - Promise Keepers is a
Christ-centered, national men's movement dedicated to igniting and uniting men
to be passionate followers of Jesus Christ. A number of CUMC United Methodist
Men attend annual Promise Keepers two-day conferences in the Mid-South
(e.g., Memphis, Nashville, Jackson, MS), and we usually hold a golf scramble in
the host city the Friday afternoon before the conference begins. For more
information on Promise Keepers, visit its web site at www.promisekeepers.org. When?
Weekend in late summer (July, August)
Ronald McDonald House - The
Ronald McDonald House of Memphis is a home-away-from-home for 51 children and
families. Each of these families has a very brave child who is battling
cancer and is receiving treatment at St. Jude Children's
Harold Hewitt Memorial Pancake Breakfast – The United Methodist Men and Cub Scout Pack 50 (which is sponsored by the
United Methodist Men) co-sponsor this annual pancake breakfast fundraiser in
the church gym. Food is cooked by the UMM and served by the Cub Scouts. All
monies raised fund programs for the Cub Scouts and the UMM. When?
First Saturday in March, come anytime between
Letters from Dad – If God were to take you
home today, what would your wife and children hold in their hands tomorrow that
would let them know that they were the treasures of your life? “Letters from
Dad” is a journey for men to leave a legacy of Faith, Hope and Love through the
lost art of letter writing. CUMC is the only church in the greater
Cub Scout
Pack 50 – Cub Scout Pack 50 of Collierville – which has been in
existence for over 30 years – meets at
Contact
Info
For more information on any United
Methodist Men ministries, please call Merle Musser, United Methodist Men
President, at (901) 853-8743 or call the church office.
For more information on the
Nashville-based General Commission on United Methodist Men, visit its web site
at www.gcumm.org.