Every United Methodist pastor being ordained is asked 19 historical questions. The first four are these: 1) Have faith in Christ? 2) Are you going on to perfection? 3) Do you expect to be made perfect in love in this life? 4) Are you earnestly striving after perfection in love? I really believe those are questions befitting...
With things cranking back up, we also want to take some time to reflect on what God has done over the month of July. The Youth group went to Savannah, Ga July 13th-17th with leaders from all aspects of the church for River of Life. We had the privilege to meet with our work site...
When I was doing youth ministry, it always amazed me. Some people thought I got 3-4 weeks of vacation – with Summer Camp, Choir Tour, a Wilderness Trip, and sometimes a Mission Trip. With some people who realized how crazy my summers were, they’d comment on how they knew I was glad things were “winding down,” as the...
The time is almost here for the biggest children’s ministry event of the year. Vacation Bible School is only a few weeks away. It will be held June 13-16 from 9:00-noon for all kids, ages pre-k thru 5th grade. Children that are pre-registered will receive a free t-shirt to wear on the last day for...
On Tuesday, May 10th at 11:00 a.m. First Methodist Preschool will hold its Graduation Program. Thirteen children in Preschool 4 classes will perform songs they have learned this year. First Methodist Preschool is very proud of our 2022 graduates. They are: Elliott Bradford, Piper James Bradford, Oliver Chammoun, Reagan Edge, Alyssa Johnson, Gray McLemore, Jack Metropol, Gabriel...
A lot of people don’t understand what Confirmation is. They think it is a class that you go through, and after that, you automatically become a member of the Church. Well, that may be the case in some places, but attending a class doesn’t mean that a person will make a decision. Confirmation in the Wesleyan tradition is...
Can you believe it’s time for Easter? Sunday we’ll have our first fairly normal Easter services, since Covid started. The first Easter service was the strangest thing I’ve ever been a part of, with us taping the service beforehand, with no one in attendance. Then last year we didn’t have Sunday School, and had extra services in Traditional and...
It’s hard to believe that we are already this close to Easter. We have a lot of special events coming up this coming week, in addition to the normal ones. On Saturday, the 9th, Club 55’s Methodist Market will be held in the Activities Center, from 7:30am to 12:00pm. At 4:00pm, that same day, the...
If you’re wondering what’s going on with the mailout newsletter, you are not alone. We have people who aren’t getting it at all, people getting it late, and people getting two different weeks issues the same day. Pat actually got one from the middle of February last week. The only thing that seems to make sense...
If you missed this past Sunday, you missed a treat, as our youth led us in worship in the morning, and we had our first worship night, if not ever, in a long time. Thanks to all of those who made Sunday so successful. You had lots of opportunities for takeaways from Sunday, but to me the...
