United Methodist Men

Helping men to grow in Christ, so others can know Christ.

ABOUT CUSTER ROAD UMM:

The United Methodist Men (UMM) is a creative, supportive fellowship of men who seek to know Jesus Christ, to grow spiritually, and to seek daily to do his will. Encouraging all men to seek Christ daily, and to grow in faith through prayer, Bible study, witnessing and service is at the heart of Custer Road UMC's UMM. Sharing our faith by mentoring to men and boys of all ages is a service commitment we look forward to. In addition, all UMM members will be encouraged to actively participate in EMS (Every Man Shares in Evangelism, Mission and Spiritual Life).

Custer Road’s UMM follows the guidelines specified in the Book of Discipline. Our leadership structure includes an Executive Committee and several sub-committees. Become involved! UMM membership is open to all men of the church and community, regardless of their church membership.

Questions? Contact Mike McLeland, UMM President, at umm@crumc.org.

UMM Fellowship
Sunday, Aug. 22, 8:30 a.m., Room B18
Custer Road United Methodist Men invite you to try the monthly UMM Fellowship. Our meeting includes fellowship (including doughnuts and coffee), a short message/devotional, and the opportunity to hear about upcoming events. Meet men you don’t know and get to know the men you do know even better. Help UMM as they strive to be the hands and feet of Christ – in the church, in the community and in the world. Contact Mike McLeland, 214-534-6830.

If you would like to learn more about the United Methodist Men, visit http://crumc-umm.org/.

Facts You Should Know:
Men under age 30 comprise most of the country's unchurched population.

The least churched regions of the country are Northeast and West Coast.

There are 94 million men in America. 26 million claim to be Christians; 68 million do not.

75% of men do not attend church regularly.

85% of men attended church in the past.

75% of the men in America claim to pray.

80% of the men in America own a bible.

Church attendance among men: 1992 - 43%

Church attendance among men: 1993 - 37%

Church attendance among men: 1994 - 35%

Church attendance among men: 1995 - 36%

Church attendance among men: 1996 - 28%

37.6 million American men have not attended church in the last 6 months.

Men are 67% as likely as women to be unchurched.

In the last 18 months, the percentage of unchurched men has gone from 33% to 40%

When a child is the first person in the family to come to the faith, the rest the family will follow 17% of the time.

When a mother/woman is the first person in the family to come to faith, the rest of the family will follow 31% of the time.

When a man/father is the first person in the family to come to faith, the rest of the family will follow 93% of the time.

85% of lay ministry is done by women

80% of prayer group members are women.

75% of Bible study leaders are women.

60% of youth leaders are women.

In African American churches, women comprise between 75% and 90% of the congregation.

The departure of boys from Sunday School after age 12 is between 60% and 80%.

DeCelle, Doug and Tim Shapiro. "Every Man for Himself: Why More Men Aren't Attracted to the Presbyterian Church." Southminister Presbyterian Church. Feb. 2006

Many of the statistics were cited in the article.