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CUMC Library Mission Statement The Centreville United Methodist Church Library exists to minister to the needs of its church family. Its goal is to serve persons of all ages and to support the wide scope of the life and activities of our Congregation. About The CUMC Library The Church Library hopes to perform a vital role in the active Christian ministry of Centreville United Methodist Church by providing a wide range of diverse Christian materials for the congregation’s use. Please visit the Church Library today. If you see a book you would like to take home, just remove the book card from the back of the book, sign and date it with today’s date and place the card in the clear plastic tray provided. We request that you try to return the book in two weeks. However, it will not be considered overdue until it has been out for four weeks. We encourage the youth members of the church to check out materials also but request that anyone 12 years old or younger have one of their parents check out materials for them. The Library hopes to provide up to date and relevant materials to assist the congregation. Please contact Harriet Caporin (phone number listed in the church directory) or the church office at (410) 758-0868 if you have any suggestions for new books to add to the library. The CUMC Library also welcomes book donations. THE HOLY BIBLE
Above you will find two electronic versions of the Holy Bible; the Holy Bible - New International Version and the Holy Bible - King James Version. Click on the Name or Photo Above of the version you would like to view. At Centreville United Methodist Church We Rely On The Holy Bible In the United Methodist Church, we say that the Bible is vital to our faith and life, but what exactly is the Bible? Here are four ways to view it: A Library The Bible is a collection of sixty-six books, thirty-nine in the Old Testament (or Hebrew Bible) and twenty-seven in the New Testament. These books were written over a one-thousand year period in three languages: Hebrew, Aramaic (the language Jesus spoke), and Greek. The books are of different lengths and different literary styles. In the Hebrew Bible we find legends, histories, liturgies for community worship, songs, proverbs, sermons, even a poetic drama (Job). In the New Testament are Gospels, a history, many letters, and an apocalypse (Revelation). Yet through it all the Bible is the story of the one God, who stands in a covenant relationship with the people of God. Sacred Scripture In early times and over many generations, the sixty-six books were thoughtfully used by faithful people. In the process their merits were weighed, and the community of believers finally gave them special authority. Tested by faith, proven by experience, these books have become sacred; they've become our rule for faith and practice. In Israel the Book of Deuteronomy was adopted as the Word of God about 621 B.C. The Torah, or Law (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible), assumed authority around 400 B.C.; the Prophets about 200 B.C.; and the Writings about 100 B.C. After a struggle the Christians determined that the Hebrew Bible was Scripture for them as well. The New Testament as we know it was formed and adopted by church councils between A.D. 200 and A.D. 400. God's Word We say that God speaks to us through the Bible, that it's God's Word. This authority derives from three sources:
The Bible's authority is, therefore, nothing magical. For example, we do not open the text at random to discover God's will. The authority of Scripture derives from the movement of God's Spirit in times past and in our reading of it today. A Guide to Faith and Life We United Methodists put the Bible to work. In congregational worship we read from the Bible. Through preaching, we interpret its message for our lives. It forms the background of most of our hymns and liturgy. It's the foundation of our church school curriculum. Many of us use it in our individual devotional lives, praying through its implications day by day. However, we admit that there's still vast "biblical illiteracy" in our denomination. We need to help one another open the Bible and use it. Perhaps the Bible is best put to use when we seriously answer these four questions about a given text: (1) What did this passage mean to its original hearers? (2) What part does it play in the Bible's total witness? (3) What does God seem to be saying to my life, my community, my world, through this passage? and (4) What changes should I consider making as a result of my study? —From United Methodist Member's Handbook, Revised by George Koehler (Discipleship Resources, 2006), pp. 80-81. Used by permission. Adopt-A-Book Through The CUMC Library The Adopt-A-Book program supports the CUMC Library. Many members of the congregation, community, family, and friends find the Adopt-A-Book program as an appropriate way to Honor or Memorialize someone they care for. To participate in this program and Adopt-A-Book, please click on this Adopt-A-Book link, print out the Adopt-A-Book Template, complete the form and mail the form and check to the church office at the address below: Centreville United Methodist Church Attention: Harriet Caporin 608 Church Hill Road Centreville, Maryland 21617
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