OCTOBER 2025 Newsletter
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
Family Movie Night: Saturday, October 18, 2025
Immerse 2025: November 14-16, 2025
Revolution 2026: January 30 - February 1, 2026
VBS - Summer 2026
Holy Week Schedule
SAFE SANCTUARIES
UMW Accepting Scholarship Applications
The SAPUMC chapter of the United Methodist Women is now accepting scholarship applications. UMW Scholarships are available to individuals who are actively pursuing post-secondary education. Interested parties should complete an application and submit it to Letha Henry by April 1, 2018.
Applicants must be members of Saint Andrews Parish United Methodist Church or an immediate family member (spouse, son, daughter or qualified dependent) of a congregation member. Applicants can be graduating seniors or high school graduates who have already been accepted into a program of further study. Students who are currently enrolled in an accredited program such as a 4-year bachelors, 2-year associates, trade certification or Master's program may also qualify. Click here to view detailed scholarship criteria.
Click to view an editable application. Responses may be handwritten or typed. Please be sure to sign the application prior to submission. Applications may be hand delivered or emailed to Letha Henry. To request Letha's email address, please contact the church office.
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!