White Rock UMC

In the third week of our series Rev. Mitchell Boone looked at the impact of generosity through the lens of the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14-25. He shared how overwhelmed his was, and continues to be, by the generosity of our congregation. The ask in week one of "if you need $100 ask, if you have $100 give," resulted in $6000 worth of giving. Generosity to help those in our community who need a little help.   

Mitchell shared that generosity is a gift from God and the genius of generosity is we can experience the good life here and now.  

Mitchell invited us to ponder the question, "What are you doing, with what you have been given?"  Consider that as you reflect on ways you can serve in and through White Rock UMC. More information on that at www.wrumc.org/serve  

A huge thanks to Emily Doogue for her words that opened this week's sermon.

You can watch this week's sermon on our YouTube Channel here:

On this week's episode Phil and Rebecca get into the wide array of music from yesterday's worship. From handbells, to folk band, and the choir worship was full of musical variety. They also share their thoughts on the Parable of the Talents and the "Blessing Bags," that were assembled after worship.

The two songs they talked about most were:

As always, we'd love your feedback. Email us at [email protected].

Rev. Phil Dieke was joined by Bee Morehead, Executive Director; Josh Houston, Advocacy Director; and Scott Atnip, Engagement Director of Texas Impact. Texas Impact exists to put faith into action by equipping faith leaders and their congregations with information, opportunities, and outreach tools to educate their communities and engage with lawmakers on pressing public policy issues.  

This conversation gives an update on the Texas Legislature, which recently the third special called session came to a close. Much of the focus was on voting, specifically the legislation that is making voting more difficult and the why behind the need to mobilize voters in our communities.   

Texas Impact will be partnering with the North Texas Board of Church and Society to host a "Voter Mobilization Training" on November 13, 2021. Stay tuned for more details and registration. And find out more about Texas Impact at www.texasimpact.org.

In week two of our series "The Good Life: Living into Generosity," Rev. Mitchell Boone addressed generosity through the lens of freedom. Specifically, how "freedom doesn't come from having more, freedom comes from needing less." Mitchell preached from the story of the rich man and his possessions in Mark 10:17-31.   

Generosity is an impart part of our work as the church, and specifically here in East Dallas at White Rock UMC. At the beginning of the sermon Mitchell highlights this by sharing the numerous things that will take place in our building this week.   

Let us know what generosity means to you. How have you found freedom through generosity?  

Thanks to Kelly Drake for his introductory comments on stewardship and generosity!

You can watch this week's sermon on our YouTube Channel here:

This week Rebecca and Phil reflect on the story of the rich man and his possessions in Mark 10. They spend time focusing on the music that accompanied the scripture and sermon, and the why behind the songs that Rebecca chose for this week. They also discuss Phil's children's time message and follow up on Mitchell's obscure reference to Modest Mouse. 

If you missed yesterday's worship, you can go back and worship in full on our YouTube channel here:

We kicked off our new worship series "The Good Life: Living into Generosity," by hearing Barbara Canter share how compassion plays a role in her generosity at White Rock UMC, and beyond. Mitchell built off Barbara's words using the story of Acts 2:43-47 as an example of generosity being a lifestyle, and something the early church committed to as a community.  

Mitchell offers both a thought experiment, and an opportunity to both receive and offer generosity.  If you are in a tough spot and need help, or if you are in the position to offer help to somebody. Email [email protected]. Your email will remain confidential with Mitchell, and only Mitchell.

Check out the video of this week's sermon here:

In this week's episode Rebecca Garrett Pace is joined by Kyle Oberkrom. They discuss generosity and do a deep look into worship planning.

Rev. Mitchell Boone wrapped up our series "Grounded: Recognizing Everyday Holiness," talking about Communion, and specifically World Communion Sunday. Mitchell encouraged us to expect more as we come to the table, for it is at this table, Christ's table, that we are truly grounded. In taking Communion we are called to remember and to remember is to pull the past of God's faithfulness into the present and believe God will remain faithful into the future.   

We hope this series provided you an opportunity to find your grounding in the holiness that constantly surrounds you.

You can watch this sermon on our YouTube Channel here:

We're back! That is The Day After Sunday is back. After a four month break we are back with a bit of a new format, new intro and outro, new material and yet the same loving personalities. :)

This week we dive into the history of World Communion Sunday and the benefits and complexities of the world getting smaller. We spent much of our time talking about the music, specifically the blurred line between sacred and secular, what constitutes a hymn, and when it is ok to change song lyrics. Turns out, this is done fairly regularly... who knew? 

We are excited to be back and as always we'd love to hear from you. If you have thought about our Sunday worship and/or questions about the why behind the worship, we'd love to hear from you. Email us at [email protected]

In week three of our series "Grounded: Recognizing Everyday Holiness," Rev. Phil Dieke took us through the story of Elijah, found in 1 Kings 19:1-18. As a warning, this sermon speaks about sensitive topics of mental health, specifically depression and suicidal ideations experienced by Elijah and what that communicates to us today. If you are not ok, that's ok. You are not in this alone.  

At the conclusion of the sermon, Phil offers various mental health resources. You can find those resources at

You can watch this week's sermon on our YouTube Channel here: