The National Weather Service has issued a travel advisory for Sunday, January 25, due to the likelihood of “catastrophic ice accumulation.” As such, the Manchaca UMC church facility will be temporarily closed. On-site services and activities will be suspended until the travel advisory is lifted. Our pre-recorded 11:15 am worship service will be available to watch on our YouTube Channel at 10 am on Sunday. You can access our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@manc

The retreat is scheduled for February 20-22, 2026 Relax, revitalize, reflect, revisit, retreat. We will have worship led by Pastor Missy Jensen, Maggie Sheppard, and Ellen Carpenter; fabulous meals planned by Sarah Muela, a Prayer Walk, crafts, games, and the return of a Proper English Tea by Diane Merwarth and Linda Moore. All this for only $50. We will stay in cabins at the center in a lovely setting. Join us as we examine "Day by Day: Journey Through Scripture," led by S

Manchaca United Methodist Church is Invited to the Making Meaning Together Initiative! We are delighted to share exciting news with you: Our church has been selected to participate in the 2026 Making Meaning Together (MMT) Initiative— a grant-funded initiative designed to support congregations to reimagine corporate worship and prayer practices so that children are fully included, engaged, and spiritually nurtured. Making Meaning Together exists to guide and support churches

Sunday December 14, 2024, the Sanctuary Choir and Orchestra performed "This is Christmas." You can rewatch the presentation on YouTube here . Thank you to all of our talented musicians who gave their time to performing this beautiful presentation, and an extra special thanks to our Director of Music and Fine Arts, Mark Hixon, for his work directing and coordinating. To see all photos, click here. You can view the bulletin for the service, as well as the insert including the l

In appreciation for all that they do, the SPRC will be collecting a Christmas Love Offering for the Staff. Ways to contribute: Donate through Online Giving (select "Staff Gifts" in the dropdown box) Drop a check in the offering baskets with "Staff Christmas" on the memo line Mail a check to church (PO Box 460, Manchaca, TX 78652) with "Staff Christmas" on the memo line Hand to an SPRC member: Bill Konde, Ellen Carpenter, Sondra Halweg, or Ron Mize Love offerings are due by 1

Breakfast with Santa is Saturday, December 6th from 8-10 am in the Family Life Center. Come start your weekend with a full belly! Santa will be here for photo opportunities. Crafts to make and take and the Scholastic Book Fair will be there also. All proceeds go to Manchaca UMC Child Development Center! (Gluten free pancakes upon request.) Tickets are purchased in advance so we can have a head count for cooking. Prices are $14 for adults and $7 for children (12 and under) Tic

Dear parents/guardians/grandparents, It’s that time of year again. We begin creating a list of students who would appreciate care packages but always start from scratch since there is so much moving at this stage of life. If you have a student that you know would appreciate a care package, I need your name, student's name & student's address. Please email this information to Melodee Konde: konde@swbell.net We are also seeking food or small school supply donations which may b

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Dear parents/guardians/grandparents, Soon our college students will begin preparing for their spring finals! As we did in the fall, we...

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Just as Lent prepares us for Easter, Lent is also an excellent season to prepare for Christian Baptism.  Baptism is the Sacrament of...

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