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85 Years of White Rock UMC
August 20th, 2024
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
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Dare to Dream
July 31st, 2024
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
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White Rock UMC - Home Groups
June 28th, 2024
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
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Renewal
June 23rd, 2024
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
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Stress... free or ful?
May 21st, 2024
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
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Awe in the every day
April 2nd, 2024
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
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Depths of Love
February 11th, 2024
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
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Who is Jesus?
January 17th, 2024
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
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I was thirsty...
October 2nd, 2023
"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
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Finding Your Faith
September 3rd, 2023
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
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Taboo: How We Approach the Toughest Topics
August 23rd, 2023
By Rebecca Garrett Pace We are currently ⅗ of the way done with our Taboo series, and we’ve done some good, and tough, work. We’ve talked about doubt, and named that it is not the opposite of faith, b... Read More
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Taboo Topics
August 17th, 2023
By Monica Frazier Last week I was with one of our adult Sunday School classes and we were talking about what it means to be a “big tent” church. The idea is that there’s room in the tent for everybody... Read More