Germantown Methodist Church Prayer Requests
Updated April 9, 2026
This Week’s Church Prayer Focus: For those who deal with emotional and mental issues.
Ongoing
1. Our Friends, Relatives, Acquaintances, and Neighbors who do not know Jesus as their Savior and our outreach to them.
2. Service personnel: Evan Benbenek (California), Tina Carr (Virginia), Nick Eby (England), Charles Hayes (Ohio), Carl Martin (North Carolina), Daniel Muñoz (deployed), Josh Neal (boot camp), Luke Quillen (Montana), Zach Smith (Georgia).
3. Our Homebound: Edna Barnhart, Esther Cochran, Martha Cornn, Harold and Lucy Dursch, Charlotte Genslinger, Beverly Simpkins, Janice Waits, Janice Wallace, Carol Woolcock.
4. For the church staff and leaders as they seek God’s guidance in serving God and leading our church.
5. Our missionaries Kevin, Laura, and Lucy, Margaret, Benjamin, and Alisa Cline.
6. Members of our church with cancer: Donna Cline, Charlotte Genslinger, Donna Gisewite, Linda Grise, Patti Hayes, Beverly Simpkins, Jerry Steinmetz, Janet Withrow, Gene Wright.
7. Those dealing with addiction and their families.
April 5-11
8. Patti Hayes: will be going home from the hospital under Hospice care.
9. Donna Cline: Hospice called.
10. Praise: Elijah Bolton in worship for the first time in his young life.
11. Praise: Violet Askins in worship; continue to pray for Emory and the family.
12. Praise: John Witherspoon in worship after suffering a broken rib.
13. Brandon.
14. Jackie Ratliff: upcoming surgery.
15. Dwight Thompson: Renal Failure.
16. Linda Wright: stroke.
17. Travel mercies.
18. Kelly Brown’s husband Randy Collins: recovering from heart surgery.
19. Praise: Frank McKay doing better.
20. Peace in the Middle East.
21. Ardella Mills: will have surgery in May.
22. Melissa Sedlak.
March 29-April 4
23. Praise: Alexis Bolton in worship today after having her baby.
24. Praise: Peter Lurker got a good doctor’s report.
25. Allie: knee surgery on Friday.
26. Dannie: stepfather ill.
27. Emily Powell.
28. Tyler.
29. Corrine Sasher: for a healthy pregnancy.
30. Sommer Stroope: single, dealing with sudden job lose.
31. Roger lost his sister.
32. Garrett Moore.
33. Tamaria: 17 weeks pregnant, hoping to be able to carry the baby to full term.
March 22-28
34. Quilt: Silas Shields (brain tumor surgery).
35. Family and friends of JoAnn Weaver who passed away 3/19. Service is April 11 @ 11:15 AM (note time change).
36. Diane Hayes.
37. Murphy: newborn with breathing issues.
38. Meghan Tishaus: cancer.
39. Hannah: ill.
40. Luke and Abby: getting married.
41. Linda Wright: recovering from a stroke.
42. Couple who is receiving a surrogate baby.
43. James Elmore: recovering from bladder cancer surgery.
44. Annie Masters: colon cancer.
45. Eric Eidemiller: family issues.
March 15-21
46. Quilts: Kara Stiver (ovarian cancer); Lucas Johnson (infant, multiple heart surgeries); Kaliyah Alldred (head trauma from softball injury).
47. Eileen Gardner: broken wrist.
48. Alexis and Nick Bolton had a baby boy 3/9. Mother and baby healthy.
49. Friend of donut lady at Fresh Market: starting treatment for breast cancer.
50. Baby Brady: vision issues.
March 8-14
51. Quilts: Vicky Taylor (back surgery); Marsha Bullock (knee surgery).
52. Family and friends of Kent Genslinger who passed away 3/5.
53. Nick Eby: deployed in the Middle East.
54. Julie Smith’s cousin’s grandson: motorcycle accident. Currently in induced coma.
55. Julie Smith’s cousin’s brother: wife passed away.
56. Julie Smith’s brother-in-law, Noel Roberts: serious heart issues.
57. Mistie Young new granddaughter: born 6 weeks early, in NICU.
58. Daniel Harrison.
59. Joanie Kramer: massive stroke.
60. Vernan Hasty Jr: end stage.
61. Family and friends of Rick Kline who passed away.
62. Kelsey Brooks: lost a baby.
63. Brad Cortess: knee surgery.
64. Lynn: ovarian cancer.
65. Madaline Moore: rare auto-immune disease.
66. Dwight Thompson: kidneys failing.
March 1-7
67. Quilt: Sanda Anslow (shoulder surgery).
68. Praise: Gilberts in worship after being in Mexico.
69. Family and friends of Tom Shade who passed away.
70. Rich Adcock: motorcycle accident.
71. Family and friends of Charlene Detweiler who passed away.
72. Diana Hyde: recovering from a lung transplant
73. Bob Stutten: under Hospice care.
74. Gwen Craig: heart issues.
75. Jackson: 4-year-old with rare genetic disease.
76. Heidi Peck: breast cancer.
77. Kristen: breast cancer.
78. Sara Smith: cancer has moved to her brain.
79. Joe: under Hospice care.
Now all glory to God, who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to Him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen. (Ephesians 3:20-21, NLT)