Meet Jim Obergefell: The Man Behind the Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Case
Click here to view the embedded video. Apr 28, 2015, 6:06 AM ET By ADAM TEICHOLZ ABC News Jim Obergefell’s case will affect the marriage laws under which about 200 million Americans live, but the...
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Pride Week – Houston
Pride Week is June 21 – 28. Bering is participating in the Houston Pride Parade. To help build Bering’s float or if you would like to ride on the float, contact Michael Glazner at glazner27@gmail.com....
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Father’s Day has Methodist Roots
Photo courtesy the Dodd family Sonora Smart Dodd (second from right) visits with Boy Scouts and a Civil War veteran in Spokane, Wash., in this undated photograph. Dodd played a pivotal role in the...
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We’re looking good at 167 years old!
Bering Today Bering is a leading voice in the movement for full inclusion of GLBT persons in the life of the United Methodist Church. Homophobia, gender inequality, racism, an unjust American penal...
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Bering’s Young Adult Ministry – Get Involved!
There is a lot going on for young adults at Bering! Check it out and find a place that fits you… Tuesday Night Group Look at current events and our responses from a faith perspective – each Tuesday at...
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Remembering Charleston
by Larry Leutwyler Let Love Carry Us Today’s Headlines:Charleston Shooting Victim’s Son Says Love Is Stronger than Hate Yesterday, a reporter broke down and cried as he heard the church members...
View ArticleSCOTUS Announcement-Worship Service tonight at Bering!
Supreme Court Declares Same-Sex Marriage Legal In All 50 States The Supreme Court of the United States announced the Marriage Equality ruling and Bering will host an impromptu worship service this...
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SCOTUS Ruling Service at Bering June 26, 2015
Bering Memorial UMC hosted an impromptu service regarding the SCOTUS ruling during the evening of June 26, 2015. One hundred and sixty-nine people attended the service led by 19 pastors from different...
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2015 Four Corners Native American Mission Trip
Five intrepid members of Bering traveled to Ojo Amarillo, NM to work on a mission project for Four Corners Native American Ministry June 20 – 26. This group, Stephanie Snyder, Danielle and Michael...
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PRIDE 2015
Crowds estimated at 725,000 participated in PRIDE Day festivities and watched as Bering Memorial UMC church members and friends marched in Houston’s 2015 PRIDE Parade on June 27, 2015. A big thank you...
View ArticleNeed a job? Opening at Bering!
Bering needs a receptionist/building manager. Please share this job with someone whom you think would enjoy it and work well with the church. This 35 hour a week job’s responsibilities include...
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Kindred Spirits honors Esther Houser
Kindred Spirits honored Esther Houser, Bering MUMC member since 1979, as one of its two 2015 Community Treasures on July 12. As a little girl that didn’t speak a word of English until she began the...
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Big weekend for Open Gate
Tommy Calzadias, Esther Houser, Shondra Wygal, and David Johnson greeted the cars as they arrived. Big Weekend for Open Gate July 25, 2015, Open Gate partnered with AARP to host the Montrose Community...
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We’re BAAACK!!!
by Rob Seible Choir Director After a well deserved summer hiatus, the Bering Chancel Choir and Hand Bell Choir are beginning rehearsals for the fall. YOU are needed! Handbells rehearse Thursdays at...
View Article20 Years of Blessings
For 20 years Bering has been covered and blessed by a patchwork quilt known as Second Blessings. In 1995 Kathy Sinclair, wife of then pastor, Rev. Don Sinclair, organized a rummage sale for her...
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Bering Support Network – You are not alone
BSN (Bering Support Network) serves the HIV and GLBT communities and their friends and families, by providing spiritual support, pastoral counseling, and peer support groups in a confidential and...
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Sponsor One Open Gate Hawthorne Dinner
There is now an easy way to sponsor the food for one Sunday’s Open Gate Hawthorne Dinner: sign up on the sponsor board in the narthex just like you sign up to give altar flowers. The cost is $175....
View ArticlePart-time custodian needed at Bering
We need your help! Do you know someone who might be interested in some part-time work? Bering is looking for a part-time custodian. The position would be 10-15 hours each week —including two Sundays...
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