| Endowment
Express Bus
The Endowment Fund, together with an Endowment Fund Trustee donor gift of $20,000 for naming rights, purchased a 24-passenger bus. The donor named the bus the Endowment Express. The Endowment Express greatly increases the number of church activities which can be undertaken as a group. Among the first activities which enjoyed the Endowment Express were an outing of members of Charlie's Angels to the Imax Theatre and a group of church members who went to the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea to see "Rain Maker" and then toured the grounds of the Methodist Retirement Center. Our first overnight trip saw Rev. Rodney Quainton lead a trip to Chicago with Larry Price the driver and June McGregor handling reservations. The group visited the Chicago Art Museum Friday afternoon and Garrett Evangelical Seminary in the evening where a warm welcome and delicious dinner was enjoyed. Saturday dinner was at Fisherman's Wharf, followed by "Richard II" at the Shakespearean Theatre. Sunday morning it was brunch at The House of Blues before starting back. A great trip blessed by good weather and fellowship! The Endowment Express is now being used for our Endowment Express Excursions and other trips. To reserve the Endowment Express for a church outing, please contact the church office at 248-646-1200 or office@fumcbirmingham.org. We are currently looking for more church members interested in earning a Commercial Driver's License to be able to drive the Endowment Express on other outings. If you are interested, please contact Janet Smylie at 248-646-6407 ext 3121 or via e-mail at office@fumcbirmingham.org.
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