Jubilee Circle
Apr
21
10:30 AM10:30

Jubilee Circle

Jubilee Circle meets on the 3rd Tuesday at 10:30 am in MPR-C

The “United Women in Faith’s purpose is it seeks to connect and nurture women through Christian spiritual formation, leadership development, creative fellowship and education so that they can inspire, influence and impact local and global communities.” All women are welcome, feel free to bring a friend!

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Spring Clean-up
Apr
25
9:00 AM09:00

Spring Clean-up

We would love for your scouts to join us for  Annual Spring Clean-up at Stonybrook Church 

 Join us on Saturday, April 25, from 9:00-11:00 am. The rain date is May 2. We invite everyone to come help prepare our property for the spring and summer seasons. If you are able, please bring gloves, rakes, or small garden tools. Volunteers will be spreading mulch, weeding, and trimming. Your participation is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, please contact David Pagura at Dapagura@insight.rr.com

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Moms Group
May
7
9:30 AM09:30

Moms Group

Moms Group is a welcoming space for moms of all ages and stages to connect, share, laugh, and support one another. Join us for a relaxing time of sharing and encouragement as we grow together—personally, spiritually, and in friendship. Come as you are and when you can. We meet in the Family Lounge (lower level) on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month, from 9:30–11:00 AM during the school year. Childcare is provided. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Lori Motzer at jlmotzer@gmail.com . We’d love to have you join us!

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Jubilee Circle
May
19
10:30 AM10:30

Jubilee Circle

Jubilee Circle meets on the 3rd Tuesday at 10:30 am in MPR-C

The “United Women in Faith’s purpose is it seeks to connect and nurture women through Christian spiritual formation, leadership development, creative fellowship and education so that they can inspire, influence and impact local and global communities.” All women are welcome, feel free to bring a friend!

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Prime Timers Bus Trip
May
21
8:00 AM08:00

Prime Timers Bus Trip

Prime Timer bus trip You are invited to join a group of adventurers to travel to Sugarcreek, Ohio, for a full day of activities.  On Thursday, May 21 we will ride a bus to Amish country for a delicious lunch and a musical show ("Elijah: Prophet of Fire") in the Ohio Star Theater. Follow the journey of the incredible prophet Elijah as he stands against King Ahab and Queen Jezebel, the most wicked rulers of Israel.  From the miraculous provision of a widow to the fiery proclamation on Mount Carmel (with the death of hundreds of prophets of Baal), Elijah leads people from all walks of life towards the One True God and the coming Savior.  Experience the story of an ordinary man climbing mountains of great faith to become God’s prophet of fire. Those who went to last year's performance of "The Road to Damascus" will agree it's a unique experience.  The trip is not limited to Stonybrook members; you're welcome to invite friends.  We leave at 8:30 am and return between 5:30 and 6 pm.  There is a minimal amount of walking involved and there will be time for shopping.  Cost is $110 per person.  Please sign up on the Connection Card or click here by April 21 to see if enough people sign up. Payment is due once we know if enough sign up. If you have questions, contact Bill Bartter (wbartter@att.net)

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Bethany Circle
May
21
7:00 PM19:00

Bethany Circle

Bethany Circle meets on the 3rd Thursday at 7:00 pm in MPR-C.

The “United Women in Faith’s purpose is it seeks to connect and nurture women through Christian spiritual formation, leadership development, creative fellowship and education so that they can inspire, influence and impact local and global communities.” All women are welcome, feel free to bring a friend!

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8 am Outdoor Worship Starting Sunday, May 24
May
24
8:00 AM08:00

8 am Outdoor Worship Starting Sunday, May 24

Starting Sunday, May 24, our 8 am worship service will move outdoors to Cook Chapel, located behind Stonybrook Church. Worshipping outside offers a relaxed and peaceful way to connect with God in the beauty of nature. Feel free to invite friends and neighbors to join us for this special summer tradition. The outdoor 8 am service will continue through Sunday, September 6. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, we’ll move the service indoors.

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Vacation Bible School
Jun
8
to Jun 12

Vacation Bible School

Children’s Vacation Bible School (VBS) registration is open!  June 8 – June 12, 6:00 -8:00 pm with dinner, 5:00 – 5:45 pm.  This year we take an expedition into the rainforest to explore the nature of God!  We’ll root kids in the fertile soil of meaningful, life-changing characteristics of God, their loving Creator, who knows them and will love them forever! Please sign up here

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Bethany Circle
Apr
16
7:00 PM19:00

Bethany Circle

Bethany Circle meets on the 3rd Thursday at 7:00 pm in MPR-C.

The “United Women in Faith’s purpose is it seeks to connect and nurture women through Christian spiritual formation, leadership development, creative fellowship and education so that they can inspire, influence and impact local and global communities.” All women are welcome, feel free to bring a friend!

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Moms Group
Apr
16
9:30 AM09:30

Moms Group

Moms Group is a welcoming space for moms of all ages and stages to connect, share, laugh, and support one another. Join us for a relaxing time of sharing and encouragement as we grow together—personally, spiritually, and in friendship. Come as you are and when you can. We meet in the Family Lounge (lower level) on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month, from 9:30–11:00 AM during the school year. Childcare is provided. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Lori Motzer at jlmotzer@gmail.com . We’d love to have you join us!

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The Power of Positive Parenting
Apr
15
6:30 PM18:30

The Power of Positive Parenting

The Power of Positive Parenting (Triple P) seminar.  Wednesday, April 15, 6:30 - 8:00 pm.  For parents and caregivers of children 0-12 years. Registration opens soon.The Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) offers new ideas to help you with common parenting issues and challenging behavior.   This seminar covers teaching how to help children regulate, communicate and problem-solve, including how to break down problems into effective steps. How to set limits and boundaries, and know it's ok to have consequences.  This seminar gives tips and tricks on creating a positive environment for healthy growth and development in your child and the family. This seminar is sponsored by The Ohio Trust Fund.  This is a free event and the completion of a survey is requested before registration.  Walk-ins will be asked to fill out the survey prior to the start of the seminar.  

Please share with friends, relatives, neighbors, and anyone who cares and is involved in the lives of children. There is no limit to seating!  To sign up, click here

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Life Skills Class
Apr
12
3:00 PM15:00

Life Skills Class

for children 1st -5th grade. Bicycle Repair. Friday, April 10, 6:30- 7:30 pm. A bicycle mechanic from Bicycle One will be with us to show us how to do simple repairs and adjustments on our bicycles and give us tips on how to care for our bikes. BRING YOUR BIKE with you. Register by clicking here.

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Stonybrook Early Learning Center Scholastic Bookfair
Apr
12
to Apr 17

Stonybrook Early Learning Center Scholastic Bookfair

Scholastic Book Fair at Stonybrook from Sunday, April 12 through Friday April 17. Books for infants through grade six will be available for purchase in the chapel. The times are Monday-Friday 8:55-9:25 am and 11:25-12:00 pm, Sunday 9:00-9:30 am and 10:30-11:00 am. We still need volunteers! If you would like to volunteer at the book fair to ring up sales or help children and their grown-ups, find books of interest, please contact Emily Obrovac at emilyo.elc@stonybrook.church. Proceeds and earned teacher/student resources from the book fair will benefit the Stonybrook Early Learning Center.

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Church For All People
Apr
9
10:30 AM10:30

Church For All People

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The Church for All People’s FRESH MARKET The United Methodist Church for All People is located on the South Side of Columbus with the Fresh Market located at 945 Parsons Ave. This program partners with the Mid-Ohio Food Collective as one of the largest distributors of free food in Ohio for those in need.  Community members can shop for free, fresh, healthy food. Stonybrook plans to provide volunteers every second Thursday throughout 2026. We had a wonderful experience in January where we checked-in community members, helped them shop, and stocked shelves. You are invited to join us on April 9, 10:30 am – 1:00 pm or on a future second Thursday. Sign-up HERE.  If you have questions, contact Kim Fortney at kimfortney@gmail.com.

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Monthly Movie
Apr
6
10:30 AM10:30

Monthly Movie

Monthly Movie You are invited to join the movie group for an entertaining look at early Methodism in colonial America with the movie "A Great Awakening."  The movie tells the true story of the collaboration between George Whitefield, who worked with John Wesley in the early days of the Methodist movement, and Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia publisher and Founding Father.  Whitefield was educated and preached in England but traveled to the colonies at least seven times and spent many years here.  His preaching to large crowds was instrumental to the first "Great Awakening," a religious revival in the 1730s and 1740s.  The movie is at Stoneridge Cinemark and we will go to the first showing Monday, April 6.  Please check online over the weekend for showtimes.  We will walk to a local spot for lunch and conversation after the movie.  This is not limited to Stonybrook members so feel free to invite friends.  If you have questions, contact Bill Bartter (wbartter@att.net).

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Easter at Stonybrook
Apr
5
6:30 AM06:30

Easter at Stonybrook

Join us on Sunday, April 5, as we celebrate the hope and joy of Easter. We will begin the morning with a 6:30 am Sunrise Service at the Fishers' Barn. Please park at Stonybrook and walk across the street to the barn. Additional Easter services will follow at 8:00 am, 9:30 am, and 11:00. We look forward to worshiping and celebrating the resurrection together!

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Lenten Evening Service
Apr
2
7:00 PM19:00

Lenten Evening Service

Evening Worship: The Last Week of Jesus
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 7:00 pm

Join us for a moving evening of worship as we gather to remember the final days of Jesus’ earthly life.  Through scripture, prayer, music, and silence, we encounter Jesus and his disciples in the Upper Room, share in Holy Communion as they did, and listen as the story of his suffering unfolds in the growing shadows of the cross.  Together, we will enter the sacred story that leads us toward Easter hope.  All are welcome.  This one service will take the place of our usual offerings on Holy Thursday and Good Friday.  If you are unable to attend in person, the service will be live-streamed and available at stonybrook.church/worship, as well as on Facebook and YouTube.

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Blessing Egg Kit
Mar
22
12:30 PM12:30

Blessing Egg Kit

Blessing Egg kit making, Sunday, March 22, drop in between 12:30 – 2:00 pm with snacks.  The congregation is invited to bless their neighbors and friends with Blessing Eggs this Easter! Instead of inviting the community to church for an Easter Egg hunt this year, we will be taking easter eggs to the community! ALL AGES are invited to come and create their own unique packs of 12 easter eggs to hide in a family or friend’s yard (or on their doorstep if they have no yard.) And to help Pastor Lauren pack 46 kits for her surprise for the church kids. You may pack up to 5 kits to take with you. A door hanger will be included to explain the celebration. This is a great fun, family event!  Hide the eggs with your kids or grandkids! Surprise your friends with a happy Easter wish! Register here.

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United Women in Faith Lenten Breakfast
Mar
21
9:30 AM09:30

United Women in Faith Lenten Breakfast

United Women in Faith UWF welcomes the congregation and their friends to Lenten Breakfast, Saturday, March 21, 9:30 am-12:00 , in Multipurpose Rooms A/B/C.  Pastor Amy will be speaking about “Grace in the Hard, Holy Work of Parenting a Child with Autism”.  Holy Communion will be celebrated.  Click here if you are planning to attend. 

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Prime Timers Lunch and Learn
Mar
20
11:30 AM11:30

Prime Timers Lunch and Learn

Prime Timer Lunch and Learn You are invited to join us for an informative presentation about early Gahanna history.  Cora Thurman, a pioneering educator whose remarkable 41-year career, from 1915 to 1957, helped expand opportunity and cultivate belonging for countless students in Central Ohio.  Cora Thurman made history in 1913 as the first African American student to graduate from Gahanna High School, demonstrating profound courage and determination in pursuing her own education at a time when racial barriers sought to limit her potential.  We will be joined by Tom Gregory, a long-time Gahanna Lincoln High School media teacher and an expert on Gahanna history.  He was instrumental in moving an original one-room schoolhouse from Rt 62 to its current location close to the high school.  The lunch will be on Friday, March 20, at 11:30 in Wesley Hall.  There will be a free-will offering to cover food expenses.  Please click here if you are interested in attending this event.  Contact Bill Bartter at wbartter@att.net if you have questions.  This event is open to non-members of the congregation, so feel free to invite friends.

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Bethany Circle
Mar
19
7:00 PM19:00

Bethany Circle

Bethany Circle meets on the 3rd Thursday at 7:00 pm in MPR-C.

The “United Women in Faith’s purpose is it seeks to connect and nurture women through Christian spiritual formation, leadership development, creative fellowship and education so that they can inspire, influence and impact local and global communities.” All women are welcome, feel free to bring a friend!

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Moms Group
Mar
19
9:30 AM09:30

Moms Group

Moms Group is a welcoming space for moms of all ages and stages to connect, share, laugh, and support one another. Join us for a relaxing time of sharing and encouragement as we grow together—personally, spiritually, and in friendship. Come as you are and when you can. We meet in the Family Lounge (lower level) on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month, from 9:30–11:00 AM during the school year. Childcare is provided. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Lori Motzer at jlmotzer@gmail.com . We’d love to have you join us!

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Jubilee Circle
Mar
17
10:30 AM10:30

Jubilee Circle

Jubilee Circle meets on the 3rd Tuesday at 10:30 am in MPR-C

The “United Women in Faith’s purpose is it seeks to connect and nurture women through Christian spiritual formation, leadership development, creative fellowship and education so that they can inspire, influence and impact local and global communities.” All women are welcome, feel free to bring a friend!

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Rice Meal Pack
Mar
14
9:30 AM09:30

Rice Meal Pack

Rice Meal Pack

March 14, 9:30am – 1:00pm 

Package shelf-stable, nutritious meals that are shipped to children and families who struggle with hunger and malnutrition. 

  • Two shifts: 9:30 -11:15am and 11:15 -1:00 pm. Work one or both.  

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Church For All People
Mar
12
10:30 AM10:30

Church For All People

The Church for All People’s FRESH MARKET The United Methodist Church for All People is located on the South Side of Columbus with the Fresh Market located at 945 Parsons Ave. This program partners with the Mid-Ohio Food Collective as one of the largest distributors of free food in Ohio for those in need.  Community members can shop for free, fresh, healthy food. Stonybrook plans to provide volunteers every second Thursday throughout 2026. We had a wonderful experience in January where we checked-in community members, helped them shop, and stocked shelves. You are invited to join us on March 12, 10:30 am – 1:00 pm, or on a future second Thursday. Sign-up HERE.  If you have questions, contact Kim Fortney at kimfortney@gmail.com.

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Cookies for Kairos
Mar
8
to Apr 12

Cookies for Kairos

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The Kairos weekend at MCI (Marion Correctional Institute) is coming in April. Please consider contributing to the prison ministry. We need your prayers, cookies, posters, letters, placemats, and financial support. Cookies will be accepted from now until Sunday, April 12. Cookie Guidelines: Pray over cookies as you mix, bake, and package them. Any cookie is acceptable, but chocolate chips are especially needed. Try to keep the size consistent (2-3 inches in diameter). One dozen per one-gallon bag (w/o zippers). Please do not use raisins, dried fruit, icing, or powdered sugar. Please make sure the cookies are cool before bagging. Thank you for being a part of the prison ministry at Stonybrook. If you have any questions, call the church office at 614.471.0252.

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Life Skills Class, Drums and Chimes
Mar
6
6:30 PM18:30

Life Skills Class, Drums and Chimes

Life Skills Class, Drums and Chimes.  Friday, March 6, 6:30- 7:30 pm.  For kids 1st grade - 5th grade. Come to make beautiful music together as Nancy Gale and Laurie Adler teach us the basics of drumming and chimes.  If you would like to explore making music, come out for Drums and Chimes.  A parent must attend with their child(ren).  Sign up here by February 5:  

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Moms Group
Mar
5
9:30 AM09:30

Moms Group

Moms Group is a welcoming space for moms of all ages and stages to connect, share, laugh, and support one another. Join us for a relaxing time of sharing and encouragement as we grow together—personally, spiritually, and in friendship. Come as you are and when you can. We meet in the Family Lounge (lower level) on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month, from 9:30–11:00 AM during the school year. Childcare is provided. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Lori Motzer at jlmotzer@gmail.com . We’d love to have you join us!

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New Member Class
Mar
1
12:30 PM12:30

New Member Class

New Member Class In this class, we will explore what it means to be a United Methodist and what it means to be a member of Stonybrook Church. Attending the class does not commit you to joining Stonybrook; it is simply an opportunity to learn more about the church, meet new people, and consider whether membership is the right next step for you. This is a one-day class held on March 1 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm. A light lunch will be provided, and childcare is available upon request. If you decide to join Stonybrook Church, you will be commissioned during one of the worship services on March 8. You can sign up on the back of the connection card or by clicking here.

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Bridge Lent Study
Feb
25
to Mar 25

Bridge Lent Study

Join the Stonybrook Youth Ministries Facebook page to keep up to date with all our activities!

‍ Bridge students (grades 4-5) are invited to participate in a Lent study Wednesday nights starting February 25 through March 25. Classes will be 6:30- 7:30 pm after Kids of the Kingdom. A dinner will be provided from 5:30- 6:15pm. Please register here or email Jason.sheldon@stonybrook.church if you will be attending the class.

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Children's Lent Study
Feb
25
to Mar 25

Children's Lent Study

Wednesdays, beginning February 25! . Our popular Children's Lent study for kids Preschool - 3rd grade.A five-week series, in rooms 122/124 from 6:30 - 7:30 pm,  following Kids of the Kingdom.  A family kid-friendly dinner will be served from 5:30 - 6:15 pm.  This year's title is Loving Like Jesus, based on the book by Pastor Adam Hamilton.   The children will learn and practice five ways to connect with God and continue to share Jesus' love in their daily lives.  Register your child here.

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Lunch and Learn
Feb
25
11:30 AM11:30

Lunch and Learn

Lunch and Learn Wednesday, February 25, 11:30 am  Pack your bags (at least in your imagination) and join Pastor David Hoffman for a captivating presentation filled with pictures, stories, and unforgettable moments from his Journey to Turkey!  Together, we will trace the footsteps of the Apostle Paul and explore the fascinating sites of the seven churches named in the Book of Revelation.  This event is open to everyone, so bring a friend and come ready to be inspired.  Please indicate your attendance on the Connection card, or click hereIf you have questions, contact Bill Bartter at wbartter@att.net 

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