Join us for a brand-new mid-week chapel service every Wednesday, 1:30-2:15 p.m. This service is especially geared toward our senior adults. Music each week will be provided by Walter Bryant, PWUMC music director, and the smaller worship setting will provide an opportunity to connect with our pastors and other staff.

In December, our CCM Team is hosting a Healing Holy Humor Hour! You are invited to this Zoom meeting, full of laughter and exploring the link between healing and humor.

The mission of the Community Care Ministry (CCM) Team of Platte Woods United Methodist Church is to connect people to God through CARE. We are looking for people who want to use their gift of care and love for our community. New participants can join the CCM team and start working for a care ministry area. Whether you feel called to serve by providing care, have received care in the past and feel ready to “pass it on,” or simply have a gift for listening and compassion and a love for our community, this team is for you!

For more information, please contact Vicki Krehbiel, director of Counseling. Zoom meeting info will be given upon registration (below).

Join us for a special concert from our music ministry! We’ll feature Walter Bryant on piano, along with some of his musical friends! Enjoy a variety of holiday musical treats including jazz, traditional carols and the choir.

Christmas Eve is a very special day at Platte Woods UMC, but we understand that not everyone can be here on December 24. To accommodate those who are traveling or have other obligations on the 24th, we offer our first Christmas Eve service on Sunday, December 19.

All of our Christmas Eve services feature the carols you love to sing, a meaningful message and a special candlelight version of “Silent Night.” Children are always welcome at our worship services, but for those who prefer, childcare is available for those 3 & under.

We hope you’ll join us as part of your Christmas celebration.

Learn more about our December 24 Christmas Eve services …

Learn more about our Breakfast With the Angels Family Worship Experience on Christmas Eve morning …

Give the gift of life by donating blood at our next Community Blood Center Blood Drive! Reservations are encouraged, but walk-ins are always welcome!

For those who have experienced loss, the holidays can be a particularly painful time, stirring up grief in acute ways. As a result, churches around the world have adopted the practice of having a “Blue Christmas” or “Longest Night” service during the Advent season. In the Northern hemisphere, this service is often observed on December 21st, the Winter Solstice, which is the longest night of the year.

A Longest Night service is designed to provide space for prayer, reflection, and remembrance amidst the holiday hustle and bustle. In this pandemic season of life, we imagine that grief and loss will be magnified and nearly universal, and a service like this may be needed now more than ever. Therefore, we hope that these words and this order of worship can be a gift to individuals and communities alike, providing a space of calm, quiet and healing.

If you’re looking for a way to worship on Christmas Eve with your children or grandchildren, you’re invited to Breakfast with the Angels. This special event is designed to be meaningful in a way that will impact you AND your kids. Let’s celebrate big at Christmas because there’s Someone big to celebrate: Jesus! Register below for this kid-friendly, family worship time. Following worship, come to the dining hall for a delicious breakfast and joyfully await the coming of our newborn King!