Thank you Ally Kimble for sharing your creative gifts in drawing the bulletin art this Advent season!

Thank you! Thank you to everyone who contributed gifts or food to the Weatherford Transitional Living Program Home’s Christmas. The boys were    excited about their gifts and enjoyed the food. Thank you also to Kathie & Lyndall Switzer and Pastor Jeff for going to interact with the guys and the staff. The event was a success!

Office Hours this week will be Monday and Tuesday, 9am – 2 pm. Please have all announcements in by noon on Tuesday. Announcements can be sent to pvmc.office@gmail.com. Thank you and Happy New Year!

New Reading Plan for 2026 Starting January 5th, PVMC will embark on a two year chronological journey through the Bible using a reading plan by Bible Study Together. This is the same reading plan we used a few years ago. It does a good job of pointing out the connections between the Old Testament and the New Testament. You will be able to access the reading plan through PVMC’s church app or website or by downloading the Bible Study Together app. Hard copy journals for the reading plan will be available January 4, 2026.

The January Daily Bible Reading guide & Prayer calendar is available in the literature rack. You may also access it @ pvmcok.org under the resources tab or within our app.

Bread for Communion Would you like to share your bread making gifts with the congregation? The elders are looking for someone to make bread for communion next Sunday, January 4th. Contact Pastor Jeff or one of the elders if this is something you’d be willing to do.

Communion Next Sunday, January 4th, we will be celebrating our identity in Christ through the partaking of communion during the worship service. Please prepare your hearts and minds to remember and celebrate the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Singing Evening There will be no Singing Evening Sunday, January 4, 2026.

Wednesday Evening Activities  will resume Wednesday, January 7th with a meal at 5:45 pm and activities for all ages beginning at 6:30 pm.

Help Needed Beginning January 7th for our Wednesday evening children’s programming, Grades 4-5 will need a listener and helper. Pre-K – 3rd grade will need a substitute assembly leader. Questions regarding these positions can be directed to any member of CEC (Christian Education Committee) Faith Slagell, Margaret Schrock, Cindy Hunt, Susan Shantz or Echo Shantz.

2026 Annual Business Meeting The annual business meeting is set for Sunday, January 25th. A list of committees with terms ending in 2025 and are open for nomination has been posted to the bulletin board in the foyer.

Wedding Shower Help us celebrate the marriage of Destiny and Dakota Miller as we shower them with gifts. The shower will be Saturday, February 7th. If you would like to help host the shower please let Jordan Nel know. The couple is registered at Amazon, Walmart, and Dillards.

Important Update In January we will be transitioning away from our current Text-Em-All system and will begin using our new Amplify platform. General announcements including church service cancellations will be sent through our church app. More personal announcements like prayer requests will be sent via text/call. Please download PVMC’s app so you can stay informed. Instructions for downloading the app can be found in any adult Sunday school classroom and are posted to the bulletin board in the foyer. Questions related to the app or the mass communication transition process can be directed to the church office.

Results of the Wider Church Affiliation’s Vote This vote narrowed PVMC’s wider church affiliation options from 3 to 2. 85 ballots were cast with the Fellowship of Evangelical Churches (FEC) receiving 65 votes, LMC (formerly known as Lancaster Mennonite Conference) receiving 62 votes and Mennonite Brethren receiving 38 votes. The date for the next vote to choose between FEC and LMC has not yet been set. To learn more about these two organizations please go to their websites. If you have a specific question that you can’t find on their website please let Pastor Jeff know and he’ll contact a representative from that organization. QR codes have been generated to help you access the websites. Continue to keep our discernment process in your prayers as we seek to discover the organization God has called us to affiliate with.

FEC Fellowship of Evangelical Churches  https://fecministries.org/

LMC- A Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches https://lmcchurches.org/

Today, December 28, 2025

  9:30 am Sunday School

10:30 am Worship Service

This week  Dec. 29th – Jan. 3rd

Tue      6 – 8 pm TLC Thomas 1st Christian Church (Looming Class)

Thu     Happy New Year!

Next Sunday,  January 4th

  8:45 am Maple Lawn Manor 

  9:30 am Sunday School

10:30 am Worship Service

                 Celebrating Communion

Upcoming events                 

January 7th             Wednesday Evening Activities Resume

January 25th           Annual Meeting

February 1st            Singing Evening

February 15th         Maple Lawn Manor

February 26-28th   Comforter Blitz

March 1st                Singing Evening

March 11th             Wednesday Evening Activities End

March 29th             Maple Lawn Manor

                               Palm Sunday

April 5th                  Easter

                               Sunrise service

For our church family

That Christ may be seen in us.

Our homebound members ~ Warren Slagell

The marriages of our congregation

Lorraine Erb as she settles into life in Virginia.

Health Concerns

• Roberta Slagle
• Kay Crispin ~ Recuperating at Maple Lawn Manor
• Kathy Thomas ~ Recovering from knee replacement surgery

Pastor Jeff, Dana & family

Elders & families

In our community   

For those who don’t know Jesus as their Lord and Savior and unity among those who do.

Health concerns

• Jane Vaughn, Marla Eichelberger’s sister ~ battling cancer
• Lori Haley, Tim Haley’s mother ~ cancer found in several organs. She will now be on chemo every 21 days for 18 months.
• Bob Bontrager, Ruthie Miller’s brother ~ health is not good, but stable.
• Levi Hunt, James Hunt’s younger brother – PTL able to return to work full time. Pray for strength and endurance.
• Margaret, Susana Friesen’s sister ~ fragile health
• Mel Miller ~ Recuperating at home.
• Holly, David Bruyn’s daughter – Pray for her full recovery.

Local Ministries:  Agape Health Clinic, Habitat for Humanity,

Connections Food & Resource Center, First Choice, Etc Shop, Hope is Alive

Our local, state, and national leaders

Around the World

Serving in the US

• Amani Community Church
• Oklahoma MDS
• Corey & Brooke Makeever – STUMO

Serving in other Countries

• Global Disciples
• Rolly Walter ~ Health concerns
• Kiran Paul & Lakshmi -Berachah Ministries

Sunday School Class List