TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
meet our pastor:
Rev. Tiffany Newsom is an ordained elder who holds membership in the Michigan Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC). Tiffany has lived a life dedicated to building a future for the UMC where all people are valued and loved exactly as God calls them to be.
“ For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” –Romans 12:4-5
In all my years of ministry, this passage has never rung more true than now, as I serve three unique churches. I have long held to the belief that Paul’s image of the body of Christ applies to the members who make up each congregation as well as to the congregations that make up each denomination and the denominations that make up the universal church.
Brookside, Trinity, and Calvary are each members of the body of Christ. Each of you has been gifted with your own purpose and mission and strengths according to the grace given you. You each fill a unique function within the communities you serve and for the members of your congregations. There is remarkable value in that.
Though you serve different functions and the needs of different people, you remain members of the same body and you belong to one another. One of the greatest strengths of our denomination is our connectionalism. For example, I know each of your churches has received various grants from our conference over the years. More recently, both Calvary and Trinity have benefited from the expertise of conference and district committees as they work to sell property (the church building and a parsonage, respectively).
More than that, this connectionalism has the potential to strengthen our individual ministries within the community of Jackson as a whole. This journey begins with strengthening the relationships we have with one another. During Lent, I have invited you to do just that. Thank you to those of you who have stepped out in faith to strengthen your bond with your siblings from the others churches!
It has been a blessing to see the ways you all have stepped out in faith to know one another better. It is my hope and prayer that these new and renewed relationships and connections will be a blessing to all as we embrace our functions within the body of Christ as well as our places within the broader body of Christ.
Blessings,
Pastor Tiffany
First Sunday in Lent
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Matthew 4:1-11 “Mercy in Temptation”
Second Sunday in Lent
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Genesis 12:1-4 and John 3:1-17 “Living in the Promise”
Third Sunday in Lent
Sunday, March 8, 2026
Exodus 17:1-7 and John 4:5-42 “Companion Along the Way”
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; John 9:1-41 “Grace for the Journey”
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Sunday, March 22, 2026
Ezekiel 37:1-14 and John 11:1-45 “Upon the Road to Redemption”
Sixth Sunday in Lent
Sunday, March 29, 2026 Palm/Passion Sunday
Matthew 21:1-11 Matthew 26:14-29; 27:33-51
A brief mini charge conference will take place before the service. Please, arrive prior to 9:30.
DS Rev. LuAnn Rourke preaching, today.
NEWS TO USE:
Our Saturday morning Book Study- New book is Creation, Power, and Truth, by NT Wright; books can be ordered through your favorite bookseller. Everyone is welcome. See Mary Sweet for more information.
Learn and Grow, together resumes Feb. 1st right after Fellowship (11 ish). Jim Wolcott will lead us through the book “The Holy Spirit”by Stanley Hauerwas & Will Willimon.. Books are available from the church for 12.00. See Jim for more info…this is exciting!!
Caregivers Support continues to meet the first Tuesday of each month. (September will be the second Tuesday). Anyone experiencing caregiver overload and needing support is welcome to come and share. Sandy Hite facilitates the conversation.
“The United Methodist Church forms disciples of Jesus Christ who, empowered by the Holy Spirit, love boldly, serve joyfully, and lead courageously in local communities and worldwide connections.”
God created all things and called them good. Acknowledging the brokenness of the world and the ways the Church has condoned that brokenness through it’s own silence, we trust in God’s abiding love and extravagant welcome. At Trinity, we welcome everyone as full participants in the life and sacraments of Christ’s church. Everyone includes people of any age, economic status, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, race, sexual orientation, faith background, life experience or physical, emotional and mental capability. Simply put: everyone, everyone, everyone is welcome. No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.
