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Church On The Path Podcast
Life is busy. Sometimes you can't make it to worship. Sometimes you just need a word of hope in the middle of your week.
That's why we're excited to launch The Church on the Path Podcast!
Each week you'll find the Gospel reading, a message rooted in Scripture, and a prayer to help you stay connected to Christ wherever you are.
If you're tired of pretending...
If you're tired of playing religion...
If you're tired of feeling like you don't belong...
Then maybe this podcast is for you.
At The Church on the Path, we believe you don't have to have it all together to walk with Jesus. None of us are perfect. We're simply people trying to follow Christ a little more faithfully today than we did yesterday.
You belong here.
Whether you're driving to work, taking a walk, sitting on your porch, or just don't have time for a full worship service, we invite you to spend a few minutes with us each week.
Come hear the Good News.
Come be encouraged.
Come walk the path with us.
VBS - Summer 2026
June 14-18, 2026
Click on the picture below to register!
UWF Accepting Scholarship Applications
The application period begins April 15 and ends on June 15. Click HERE to apply. The applicant awarded the scholarship will be announced to the congregation on Education Sunday. Questions? See Cindy Walden.
Backpack Manna Update
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.”
Jesus is calling us to action, and Backpack Manna is one of many ways in which our congregants and church neighbors are answering that call. The Backpack Manna ministry provides food to supplement the weekend diets of students in need at Oakland, Springfield, and Drayton Hall Elementary Schools. The estimated cost per week is $500. You can help with a monetary donation or by restocking our shelves with the specific items listed below.
Thank you to all who made this work possible!
You can help with that effort by shopping for our "most-needed" items...
Horizon 2% Milk Boxes
Pop Tarts
Nutri-Grain Bars
Fruit & Applesauce Cups
Juice Boxes
Chef-Boy-R-Dee Pasta Cups
Jif-To-Go Peanut Butter Cups*
Small Cereal Boxes (Individual Servings)*
Raisins
We will host a neighborhood food blast in the fall. Please stay tuned for details! Until then, food items can be dropped off at the church during office hours or before/after Sunday morning worship.
*For student safety and convenience, we only accept items that are packaged for individual consumption. We cannot accept large boxes of cereal or jars of peanut butter at this time.
Youth Events
TBA
Easter Lily Order form
Scan the QR code or click the following link: https://sapumc.breezechms.com/form/b4d0b9
SAFE SANCTUARIES
Click below to view the training video.
Fall Bake Sale
Step away from the kitchen stove, and let the UMW help with your Thanksgiving baking! A limited number of homemade pies and sweet breads are available for pre-order.
Pies - $15 each
- Pecan
- Cherry
- Apple
- Triple Berry
Sweet Breads - $6 each
- Pumpkin
- Cranberry Nut
- Nut
- Banana
- Banana Nut
- Orange Cranberry
- Cranberry
- Blueberry Tea
The UMW will accept orders in the narthex November 5th and November 12th. Flavors will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Orders will be available for pickup at the church Tuesday, November 21st.
If you would like to place an order over the phone, please contact Letha Henry. The church office can provide Letha's number if you do not have a directory.
Bake sale proceeds will benefit missions such as the Bethlehem Centers of Columbia and Spartanburg, the Killingsworth Home in Columbia, the Wallace Family Life Center in Bennettsville, the Rural Mission on Johns Island and the UMW scholarship fund. Thank you for supporting the UMW and these worthy causes!