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Food Distribution this Friday
Our monthly breakfast ministry and food distribution is tomorrow morning, Friday June 6! Clients are served starting at 9:00 AM until food runs out around 10:30am. Additional volunteers are always welcome; if you can help out please contact us
and let the church office know, or look for Debra Brensinger. Please continue to pray
for opportunities to build connections with individuals we serve.
Fresno to Brazil!
This Sunday, June 8, we'll have a missions send-off for the Global Sports team headed to Brazil with our Butler missionaries Ricky & Karen Sanchez! Our own Niana Holman
will be part of this team, too! Looking forward to hearing an update on Thailand ministries from Karen and also praying over the teammates as they prepare to head out in the coming days! Here's a photo from their training week in Reedley.
Graduation Congratulations
Andrew Garcia, son to Martha, will be graduating from Roosevelt High School this coming Monday! Reflecting on his high school experience, Andrew liked the teachers and memories he made at RHS. This summer he is working on finding a summer job, and anticipating to college courses at Fresno City College. Congratulations, Andrew!
We're highlighting all our Butler family graduates; if you have a grad you'd like to honor, please let us know!
Farewell Event for Pastor Scott
Pastor Scott will continue here at Butler through the end of June, and so Sunday, June 29
has been set as a farewell celebration for that evening. Be sure to mark your calendar! In preparation, if you have photos of special moments with Pastor Scott or during his time here, please send those to the church office. Thank you! info@butlerchurch.org
For the background on this pastoral transition, visit butlerchurch.org/councilupdates
For the background on this pastoral transition, visit butlerchurch.org/councilupdates
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Congrats to all celebrating a birthday, milestone, or anniversary this month! If your special date is coming up and you want to make sure we have it noted, let us know here.
A BIG milestone was shared this week by Amy and Alfred Molina. Amy writes: "I wanted say thank you to those who have continued to love us and pray for us! We are TEN YEARS CLEAN off of meth today!! All glory given to God! We now been with Butler Church for over ten years! Thank you for always loving us!!"
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Missions Updates
Our missionaries have been sharing several ministry updates! Here's a quick overview.
- Ricky and Karen Sanchez will be in the Fresno area for the next two weeks with the Global Sports team...we'll host some of them at Butler on Sunday, June 8!
- Sara Kumrod and family just arrived in Oklahoma to visit family and churches there. Pray for great connections and growing mission support.
- Carmen Owen just shared a Naomi House News update, with many encouraging stories from ministry and their family.
- Nzash Lumeya shared an update this past Sunday in the Common Ground service from the recent mission festival. Several highlights were shared in last week's newsletter also.
- Our connection to Peru ministries is also continuing to develop with a visit planned this fall by Pablo and Maricela Chavez.
Visit our missions page for more details and to read current prayer requests. Prayer letters are also posted on our missions board which you can find on Sundays!
Graduation Congratulations
Sasha Nuñes graduated this week with the Clovis East High School Class of 2025! Sasha will be attending Fresno State this coming fall. At this time her major is Biomedical physics; she is hoping to become a nurse and, God willing, would like to be a doctor in the future. Congratulations, Sasha!
Shasha and her mother Erlinda Medrano are part of our Amor y Fe congregation. Erlinda writes: "We are thankful to God above all and to our family, church family and friend for love and support."
We're highlighting all our Butler family graduates; if you have a grad you'd like to honor, please let us know!
Special Offering Update
Thank you to all who have given toward the special offering in support of USMB, PDC, Multiply, and Fresno Pacific University and seminary. As of May 19 our goal of $15,000 has been reached! Thank you to all who gave so generously.
To learn more, visit: butlerchurch.org/ministry-partners
Update from Council
The Search Team for our Interim Lead Pastor has formed! Our team consists of (at least) one representative from each of our four congregations in addition to two Council members. They held their first meeting last Sunday at the church picnic!
Juanita Aguilar (AF), Phanh Sivongsay (AG), Melissa Ens (CG), Steve Slattery (FC), Kao Saelee (Council), Connie Nicholson (Council), Harold Ens - facilitator/non-voting member (CG)
Please keep this team in prayer as they begin searching for our Interim Lead Pastor. If you have questions about this team, about the process, or about the Interim Lead Pastor, contact your congregational representative or a Council member.
The next Church Council meeting will be Thursday, May 29. Council meetings are at 6:30pm and are always open for those who would like to attend and listen in.
Graduation Congratulations
Pastor Elbio Carballo has been part of a program with FPU's Center for Community Transformation.
June 16th will be CCT-FPU graduation for the Certificado en Ministerio de La Comunidad Program, designed to prepare Hispanic pastors and lay leaders with leadership training and community transformation skills. Felicidades, Pastor Elbio!
We're highlighting all our Butler family graduates; if you have a grad you'd like to honor, please let us know!
Graduation Congratulations
Niana Holman will graduate on May 30 from Reedley High School as a valedictorian, with a GPA over 4.0! Niana plans to attend Reedley College, where she will begin her undergraduate studies and play on the basketball team. She hopes to pursue a career in writing or become a high school English teacher. Congrats, Niana!
Graduation Congratulations
Jasmine Galvan is graduating! Her favorite activity this past year was playing on the Clovis High basketball team! This summer she plans to look for a job and be a support to her mom in ministry here at Butler. This fall Jasmine plans to attend Clovis community college and will study early child development. But right now she's enjoying all the senior milestones, like prom this weekend! Congrats, Jasmine!
Text Updates from Butler Church
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Note: If you have signed up, but are no longer receiving text updates - try texting START to 87447. Remember that "msg & data rates may apply." Details are in the Butler subscriptions form.
Spanish Translation Available!
Our Butler website is also available in Spanish! Click the upper left corner to switch between English and Spanish. (If you notice any translation errors, please let us know!)
¡Nuestro sitio web Butler ahora también está disponible en español! Haga clic en el ícono de arriba para cambiar entre inglés y español. (Si nota algún error de traducción, ¡avísenos!)
¡Nuestro sitio web Butler ahora también está disponible en español! Haga clic en el ícono de arriba para cambiar entre inglés y español. (Si nota algún error de traducción, ¡avísenos!)
Updated on: 6/3/2025
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