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class=\"top-part\">\n\t\t\t23\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"bottom-part\">\n\t\t\t10 '25\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"love-count-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"love-it-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"love-it\" data-post-id=\"27795\" data-user-id=\"0\"><span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Love it<\/span><\/a> <span class=\"love-count\">0<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/an-advent-retreat-with-dr-cynthia-weems-for-students-teachers-and-preachers-of-the-bible\/\" title=\"An Advent Retreat with Dr. Cynthia Weems: For Students, Teachers and Preachers of the Bible\" class=\"entry-title\">An Advent Retreat with Dr. Cynthia Weems: For Students, Teachers and Preachers of the Bible<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t<p>An Advent retreat will be held on\u00a0Thursday, November 13 from 10:00 am until 2:15 pm&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-content post-head list-item cbp-item post-27763 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-article has-image-wrapper \">\n\t<div class=\"standard-post-format clearfix as-image \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/homecoming-2025-centennial-celebration\/\" title=\"Homecoming 2025: Centennial Celebration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homecoming-Banner-262x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-small-4 size-post-small-4 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Homecomeing 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homecoming-Banner-262x201.jpg 262w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homecoming-Banner-480x369.jpg 480w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homecoming-Banner-1140x876.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homecoming-Banner-555x426.jpg 555w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homecoming-Banner-360x276.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 50vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"post-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-actions-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-date\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"top-part\">\n\t\t\t28\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"bottom-part\">\n\t\t\t08 '25\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"love-count-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"love-it-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"love-it\" data-post-id=\"27763\" data-user-id=\"0\"><span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Love it<\/span><\/a> <span class=\"love-count\">0<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/homecoming-2025-centennial-celebration\/\" title=\"Homecoming 2025: Centennial Celebration\" class=\"entry-title\">Homecoming 2025: Centennial Celebration<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t<p>We are excited to invite you to a very special event\u2014Homecoming 2025: Centennial Celebration at&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-content post-head list-item cbp-item post-27463 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-ministry category-news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-article has-image-wrapper \">\n\t<div class=\"standard-post-format clearfix as-image \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/index.php\/2024\/07\/25\/school-supply-drive-2025\/\" title=\"School Supply Drive 2025\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-2.12.49\u202fPM-262x201.png\" class=\"attachment-post-small-4 size-post-small-4 wp-post-image\" alt=\"school supply drive\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-2.12.49\u202fPM-262x201.png 262w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-2.12.49\u202fPM-480x369.png 480w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-2.12.49\u202fPM-1140x876.png 1140w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-2.12.49\u202fPM-555x426.png 555w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-2.12.49\u202fPM-360x276.png 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 50vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"post-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-actions-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-date\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"top-part\">\n\t\t\t25\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"bottom-part\">\n\t\t\t07 '24\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"love-count-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"love-it-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"love-it\" data-post-id=\"27463\" data-user-id=\"0\"><span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Love it<\/span><\/a> <span class=\"love-count\">0<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/index.php\/2024\/07\/25\/school-supply-drive-2025\/\" title=\"School Supply Drive 2025\" class=\"entry-title\">School Supply Drive 2025<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t<p>. Reeds Elementary School Supplies List Please bring your donations by August 25, 2024 &#8230;.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-content post-head list-item cbp-item post-27021 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-pastor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-article has-image-wrapper \">\n\t<div class=\"standard-post-format clearfix as-image \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/index.php\/2023\/06\/29\/minor-setback-an-update-from-pastor-wesley\/\" title=\"Minor Setback &#8211; An Update From Pastor Wesley\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Strength-in-the-face-of-timiidy-262x201.png\" class=\"attachment-post-small-4 size-post-small-4 wp-post-image\" alt=\"A person standing in the light of the Sunday.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Strength-in-the-face-of-timiidy-262x201.png 262w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Strength-in-the-face-of-timiidy-480x369.png 480w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Strength-in-the-face-of-timiidy-1140x876.png 1140w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Strength-in-the-face-of-timiidy-555x426.png 555w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Strength-in-the-face-of-timiidy-360x276.png 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 50vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"post-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-actions-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-date\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"top-part\">\n\t\t\t29\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"bottom-part\">\n\t\t\t06 '23\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"love-count-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"love-it-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"love-it\" data-post-id=\"27021\" data-user-id=\"0\"><span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Love it<\/span><\/a> <span class=\"love-count\">0<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/index.php\/2023\/06\/29\/minor-setback-an-update-from-pastor-wesley\/\" title=\"Minor Setback &#8211; An Update From Pastor Wesley\" class=\"entry-title\">Minor Setback &#8211; An Update From Pastor Wesley<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t<p>Dear Friends in Christ, I want to let you all know that I am back&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-content post-head list-item cbp-item post-26950 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-pastor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-article has-image-wrapper \">\n\t<div class=\"standard-post-format clearfix as-image \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/index.php\/2023\/05\/03\/our-strength-a-message-of-pastor-wesley\/\" title=\"Our Strength &#8211; A Message of Pastor Wesley\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Strength-in-the-face-of-timiidy-262x201.png\" class=\"attachment-post-small-4 size-post-small-4 wp-post-image\" alt=\"A person standing in the light of the Sunday.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Strength-in-the-face-of-timiidy-262x201.png 262w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Strength-in-the-face-of-timiidy-480x369.png 480w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Strength-in-the-face-of-timiidy-1140x876.png 1140w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Strength-in-the-face-of-timiidy-555x426.png 555w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Strength-in-the-face-of-timiidy-360x276.png 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 50vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"post-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-actions-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-date\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"top-part\">\n\t\t\t03\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"bottom-part\">\n\t\t\t05 '23\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"love-count-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"love-it-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"love-it\" data-post-id=\"26950\" data-user-id=\"0\"><span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Love it<\/span><\/a> <span class=\"love-count\">0<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/index.php\/2023\/05\/03\/our-strength-a-message-of-pastor-wesley\/\" title=\"Our Strength &#8211; A Message of Pastor Wesley\" class=\"entry-title\">Our Strength &#8211; A Message of Pastor Wesley<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t<p>Dear Friends in Christ, &nbsp; It feels like awhile since I&#8217;ve written to you all&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-content post-head list-item cbp-item post-26936 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-pastor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-article has-image-wrapper \">\n\t<div class=\"standard-post-format clearfix as-image \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/index.php\/2023\/04\/25\/26936\/\" title=\"A Message from Pastor Wesley\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Crown-on-Table-262x201.png\" class=\"attachment-post-small-4 size-post-small-4 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Crown and book on table.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Crown-on-Table-262x201.png 262w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Crown-on-Table-480x369.png 480w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Crown-on-Table-555x426.png 555w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Crown-on-Table-360x276.png 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 50vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"post-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-actions-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-date\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"top-part\">\n\t\t\t25\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"bottom-part\">\n\t\t\t04 '23\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"love-count-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"love-it-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"love-it\" data-post-id=\"26936\" data-user-id=\"0\"><span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Love it<\/span><\/a> <span class=\"love-count\">0<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/index.php\/2023\/04\/25\/26936\/\" title=\"A Message from Pastor Wesley\" class=\"entry-title\">A Message from Pastor Wesley<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t<p>Dear Friends in Christ, Some may know this, others not, but I am back in&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-content post-head list-item cbp-item post-26812 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-food-pantry tag-giving tag-missions tag-prayer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-article has-image-wrapper \">\n\t<div class=\"standard-post-format clearfix as-image \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/index.php\/2023\/01\/26\/our-advent-thank-offering\/\" title=\"Our Advent Thank Offering\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hands-g8e9ec8c15_1920-262x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-small-4 size-post-small-4 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hands-g8e9ec8c15_1920-262x201.jpg 262w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hands-g8e9ec8c15_1920-480x369.jpg 480w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hands-g8e9ec8c15_1920-1140x876.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hands-g8e9ec8c15_1920-555x426.jpg 555w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hands-g8e9ec8c15_1920-360x276.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 50vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"post-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-actions-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-date\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"top-part\">\n\t\t\t26\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"bottom-part\">\n\t\t\t01 '23\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"love-count-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"love-it-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"love-it\" data-post-id=\"26812\" data-user-id=\"0\"><span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Love it<\/span><\/a> <span class=\"love-count\">0<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/index.php\/2023\/01\/26\/our-advent-thank-offering\/\" title=\"Our Advent Thank Offering\" class=\"entry-title\">Our Advent Thank Offering<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t<p>On November 27, 2022 I invited the Reeds UMC family to give a thank offering&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-content post-head list-item cbp-item post-26721 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-food-pantry tag-giving tag-missions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-article has-image-wrapper \">\n\t<div class=\"standard-post-format clearfix as-image \">\n\t\t\t<div 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God<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t<p>We just celebrated Thanksgiving, entering the season of giving. It is so good that we&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"push\" style='height:60px'><\/div>\n<div class=\"row \"><div class=\"wpv-grid grid-1-1  wpv-first-level first has-background extended\" style=\"background-color:#efefef;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:10px\" id=\"wpv-column-4e15751c7077328f122e336cb3bca535\" ><div class=\"extended-column-inner\"><style>#wpv-column-4e15751c7077328f122e336cb3bca535 p,#wpv-column-4e15751c7077328f122e336cb3bca535 em,#wpv-column-4e15751c7077328f122e336cb3bca535 .column-title,#wpv-column-4e15751c7077328f122e336cb3bca535 .sep-text h2.regular-title-wrapper,#wpv-column-4e15751c7077328f122e336cb3bca535 .text-divider-double,#wpv-column-4e15751c7077328f122e336cb3bca535 .sep-text .sep-text-line,#wpv-column-4e15751c7077328f122e336cb3bca535 .sep,#wpv-column-4e15751c7077328f122e336cb3bca535 .sep-2,#wpv-column-4e15751c7077328f122e336cb3bca535 .sep-3{color:#707070;}#wpv-column-4e15751c7077328f122e336cb3bca535:before{background-color:transparent;}<\/style><div class=\"row \"><div class=\"wpv-grid grid-1-1  first unextended animation-fade-in animated-active\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" id=\"wpv-column-12265a9b21d0a41f37bf518151bbcc53\" ><div class=\"vamtam-cubeportfolio cbp cbp-slider-edge vamtam-testimonials-slider\" data-options=\"{&quot;layoutMode&quot;:&quot;slider&quot;,&quot;drag&quot;:true,&quot;auto&quot;:true,&quot;autoTimeout&quot;:5000,&quot;autoPauseOnHover&quot;:true,&quot;showNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;showPagination&quot;:true,&quot;rewindNav&quot;:true,&quot;scrollByPage&quot;:false,&quot;gridAdjustment&quot;:&quot;responsive&quot;,&quot;mediaQueries&quot;:[{&quot;width&quot;:1,&quot;cols&quot;:1}],&quot;gapHorizontal&quot;:0,&quot;gapVertical&quot;:0,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;displayType&quot;:&quot;default&quot;}\"><div class=\"cbp-item\"><blockquote class='clearfix small simple'><div class=\"quote-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/John-Wesley-150px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"John Wesley Portrait\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/John-Wesley-150px.jpg 150w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/John-Wesley-150px-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/John-Wesley-150px-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/John-Wesley-150px-43x43.jpg 43w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/John-Wesley-150px-106x106.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><strong class='quote-title'><span class='the-title'>John Wesley<\/span><\/strong><\/div><div class='quote-text'><div class=\"quote-content\">\u201cYou have nothing to do but to save souls. Therefore spend and be spent in this work. And go not only to those that need you, but to those that need you most. It is not your business to preach so many times, and to take care of this or that society; but to save as many souls as you can; to bring as many sinners as you possibly can to repentance.\u201d -Conversation with Francis Asbury, Thomas Coke, and others, 1784<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><div class=\"cbp-item\"><blockquote class='clearfix small simple'><div class=\"quote-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Augustine-150px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Augustine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Augustine-150px.jpg 150w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Augustine-150px-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Augustine-150px-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Augustine-150px-43x43.jpg 43w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Augustine-150px-106x106.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><strong class='quote-title'><span class='the-title'>Saint Augustine of Hippo<\/span><\/strong><\/div><div class='quote-text'><div class=\"quote-content\">\"Christ is not valued at all unless He is valued above all.\" <\/div><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><div class=\"cbp-item\"><blockquote class='clearfix small simple'><div class=\"quote-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Augustine-150px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Augustine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Augustine-150px.jpg 150w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Augustine-150px-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Augustine-150px-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Augustine-150px-43x43.jpg 43w, https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Augustine-150px-106x106.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><strong class='quote-title'><span class='the-title'>Saint Augustine<\/span><\/strong><\/div><div class='quote-text'><div class=\"quote-content\">If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don\u2019t like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself. \u2013 Sermons<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><div class=\"cbp-item\"><blockquote class='clearfix small simple'><div class=\"quote-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Augustine-150px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Augustine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reedsumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Augustine-150px.jpg 150w, 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