Family Ministries
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Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper and Ash Wednesday Service.
Our Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper will be held on Tuesday, February 25, at 6:00 p.m. Shrove Tuesday or “Fat Tuesday” is celebrated on the day before Ash Wednesday. Originally, the day was an opportunity to rid the home of all fats, sugar, and rich foods before the season of Lenten fasting begins. Pancakes are the perfect food to combine all of those ingredients. If you are willing to help out with the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, contact Elizabeth Simmons or the Church Office. Another part of the Shrove Tuesday celebration is the burning of the palm branches that were carried triumphantly into the sanctuary last Palm Sunday. These palms become the ashes that mark our heads on Ash Wednesday. The Ash Wednesday service will be held at 6:45 pm in the sanctuary following our regular Christian Fellowship Dinner. |
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Fellowship Groups
How well do you know your fellow church members? If you are looking for a way to connect and forge closer and new friendships with the folks across the pew, consider signing up for a fellowship group!
Groups will have eight people total and will be encouraged to meet once a month to share a meal and fellowship from October to May. Our kickoff event to reveal groups and plan each group's first gathering will be a luncheon in the J. O. Smith Building on September 15, following the 11:00 a.m. worship.
Text or call Lynn Walker at 229-220-6426 or email lynnmatthewswalker@gmail.com by September 1 to sign up.
How well do you know your fellow church members? If you are looking for a way to connect and forge closer and new friendships with the folks across the pew, consider signing up for a fellowship group!
Groups will have eight people total and will be encouraged to meet once a month to share a meal and fellowship from October to May. Our kickoff event to reveal groups and plan each group's first gathering will be a luncheon in the J. O. Smith Building on September 15, following the 11:00 a.m. worship.
Text or call Lynn Walker at 229-220-6426 or email lynnmatthewswalker@gmail.com by September 1 to sign up.
Cornbread and Caroling 2019
Wednesday, December 19, 2019
6:00 p.m.
Our “Cornbread and Caroling” will be Wednesday, December 19. We will gather to eat chili and our signature “Cornbread” beginning at 6:00 p.m. Around 6:30 p.m. we will leave for caroling from the J. O. Smith Building, and we have wagons available for those braving the chill. The van will also be going for those who wish to participate but want to do so in comfort. We will go caroling to those in our church family who have a harder time getting out to enjoy the holiday festivities. Then we will come back to the J. O. Smith Building to enjoy hot chocolate and cookies. Come enjoy this traditional Christmas activity!
6:00 p.m.
Our “Cornbread and Caroling” will be Wednesday, December 19. We will gather to eat chili and our signature “Cornbread” beginning at 6:00 p.m. Around 6:30 p.m. we will leave for caroling from the J. O. Smith Building, and we have wagons available for those braving the chill. The van will also be going for those who wish to participate but want to do so in comfort. We will go caroling to those in our church family who have a harder time getting out to enjoy the holiday festivities. Then we will come back to the J. O. Smith Building to enjoy hot chocolate and cookies. Come enjoy this traditional Christmas activity!
Come to Christmas 2019
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Sunday, December 8, 2019
5:30 p.m. Sunday, December 8, is an opportunity to prepare for the coming of Christ with your church family in a different way. First UMC has been celebrating “Come to Christmas” for more than thirty years. This night is an evening of fun, fellowship, and crafts for all generations together. The activities begin at 5:30 p.m. We will eat soup and sandwiches just after 6:00 p.m. The young and young at heart are invited to take pictures with Santa in the Simmons’ Parlor. The Secret Santa workshop allows children to make gifts to surprise their family. Come for the food. Come for the crafts. Come for the fellowship. Come just to watch the joy of the season in action. Come! Come to Christmas! |
Leighton Moye, Sparkly with the Light of Jesus!
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Trunk or Treat/Halloween Party-2018
With the cancellation of Trick-or-Treating, we provided our children through 5th grade with a Trick-or-Treat opportunity! Everyone was invited to decorate their car or just bring a lawn chair and pass out candy to our kids on Halloween/October 31. We set up in the Adult Sunday School Building parking lot and the lot outside the J. O. Smith building. The Trick-or-Treating ran from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. with our Christian Fellowship Dinner following at 6:30 p.m. Everyone has a lot of fun!! |
Hurricane Michael Aftermath Clean-Up-2018
A Special Thank You! to all the hard workers who came to the "Church Clean Up Day" on Saturday, October 20. You did a great job! |
Christian Fellowship Dinners
Christian Fellowship Dinners
Our Wednesday night Christian Fellowship Dinners are Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. in the J. O. Smith Building. We ask that you make a reservation by contacting the Church Office so we can get a count for the food preparation. The prices are expected to remain the same.
Children up through age 3 – no cost
Children ages 4-10 - $3.00
Ages 11-64 - $6.00
Ages 65 and over - $4.00
Immediate Family limit - $20.00.
Our Wednesday night Christian Fellowship Dinners are Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. in the J. O. Smith Building. We ask that you make a reservation by contacting the Church Office so we can get a count for the food preparation. The prices are expected to remain the same.
Children up through age 3 – no cost
Children ages 4-10 - $3.00
Ages 11-64 - $6.00
Ages 65 and over - $4.00
Immediate Family limit - $20.00.
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