Articles should relate to the spiritual, outreach, missions and activities of Severna Park United Methodist Church or those in which our church participates. Photographs are welcomed. Articles without the originators name and contact information will not be published.  Articles may be edited to fit available space.

There is no limit to the size of the article for the website. Articles for the Octagon should fit on one page. Articles for the eNewsletter and Sunday Insert should be short and concise. If your article is lenghly, we encourage you to submit two articles (in the same email). A short version for the eNewsletter and Sunday Insert and a more detailed one for the Octagon and website.

Attachments such as lists and flyers can be published on the website.

See below for room/equipment scheduling.

Each SPUMC Committee or activity leader is required to have a Publications Coordinator (PC). The PC's job is to make sure the information is complete, accurate and up-to-date. Articles of a general nature are welcomed and can be submitted by anyone.

Submit articles electronically by e-mail to Publications@SevernaParkUMC.org.  This single email address reaches everyone involved in all of our publications. Attachments in MS Word, Publisher or PDF formats are acceptable. 

Website: Articles are published as received. There is no deadline

Octagon: The deadline for the next issue is printed on the second page of the Octagon.

eNewsletter: 4PM Wednesday of each week. During the summer months the eNewsletter is published every other week.

Sunday Insert: Friday of the week before the Sunday publication. 

The use of SPUMC rooms and equipment must be scheduled and approved by the SPUMC Facility Manager (Dave McKinney) prior to submission of the article. More about room/equipment scheduling.

If you notice an error  (no matter how small) in any of our publications, please email Publications@SevernaParkUMC.org. We appreciate your calling the error to our attention so we can correct it.

Bob Geissler

Rev. Nicole Houston - Clergy Rep.
- Evangelism Rep.
Rev. Lee Ferrell - Christian Ed Rep.
Erica Benjamin - Sunday School, VBS, Family Rep.
Denise Kirby - Church Staff Rep.

Nancy Landers - Senior Editor
Rev. Lee Ferrell - Proofing
Beth Frank - Publishing

Kristin Sym - Senior Editor
Bob Geissler - Distribution

Denise Kirby
Beth Frank

Bob Geissler - Web Master
Rick Schaefer - Sermons/Audio Recordings

Denise Kirby

Bob Geissler

Sean Wise