This is Us - Summer Worship SeriesWhat stories have helped mold you into the human being that you are? I think about standing next to my grandpa in a worship service as we both held the hymnal and san...  Read More

Greetings!Psalm 133 begins with the joyous declaration, “How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!” You may look around you right now and not find much unity, but I believe...  Read More

A little history from White Rock UMC’s fiftieth anniversary celebration:The White Rock Methodist Church was officially organized on the afternoon of September 17, 1939 with Dr. Harry S. DeVore presidi...  Read More

Dare to Dreamby Rev. Kerry SmithOur theme for 2024 at WRUMC has been "God is good!"  Rev. Tom Palmer suggested this amazing theme and it is such a wonderful reminder of the importance of looking to se...  Read More

A note from Jennifer LockeA church doesn’t feel like a home without relationships.When my family and I began attending White Rock in spring 2021–as we all were emerging, awkwardly, from the pandemic–w...  Read More

Renewalby Rev. Kerry SmithI have been a pastor for 25 years. In that time, the longest time off I have taken was in 2017 when I took 3 weeks off in a row to go on a family trip to Europe. Last fall I ...  Read More

There are times in our lives when life is hard. Our stress level is high, and the normal things that we do to help us to take care of ourselves physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually are n...  Read More

Awe in the everyday Easter was glorious at White Rock UMC  I have never seen people sitting in the balcony at White Rock UMC, but they were on Easter The Easter Fest on Sunday morning was wonderful a...  Read More

Let It Goby Rev. Kerry Smith In her poem "In Blackwater Woods," Mary Oliver writes, "To live in this world, you must be able to do three things:         to love what is mortal;                 to hold...  Read More

Come and See by Rev. Kerry Smith This past Sunday it was cold in Dallas. It was see your breath, bundle under covers, and drink hot cocoa beside a fire cold. And yet, people came to church.  We had ...  Read More

"I was thirsty" By Randy Austin, church member of White Rock UMCIt was 106 degrees, a typical August afternoon.  I had gone to pick up dinner from a local diner a few blocks from our home. I drove pas...  Read More

Stories of Pilgrimage by Rev. Kerry Smith This past May I went on a pilgrimage with my mom. A friend shared with me before I left that a pilgrimage is going on a walk with someone you love, and that w...  Read More