Please welcome these new members to the covenant of fellowship found here at First United Methodist Church. [slideshare id=12587903&doc=welcomenewmembers04-01-12-120418073804-phpapp01] Related posts: Images of a Church Picnic Leadership Development Team Centennial Moment X Staff Parish Relations Team
When a Christian sees prostitutes, alcoholics, prisoners, drug addicts, unwed mothers, the homeless, refugees, he knows that he is looking in a mirror. Perhaps the Christian spent all of his life as a respectable middle-class person. No matter. He thinks, “Spiritually I was just like these people, though physically and socially I never was where […]
“Nothing dangerous is happening here.” Those who hold this belief about God and church have made themselves irrelevant to all things spiritual because they’ve swallowed the Enemy’s first line of attack: “I don’t exist.” You can’t and won’t fight a battle you don’t think exists. This is right out of The Screwtape Letters, where Lewis […]
The means of grace are the “outward signs, words, and actions” given by God to open our hearts to God’s presence and power. They lead to new ways of thinking and behaving by engaging the senses, challenging the mind, and stirring the heart. When we receive the means of grace as a gift from God, we […]
Worship Gathering The Worship Ministry at First United Methodist Church fuels the mission of the church–to glorify God as we make disciples who are intentional about transformation, personal and global. When we come together in a worship setting, we praise God for what He has done and is doing in our lives, we share our […]
2011 First United Methodist Church Picnic A special Thanks to all those who came, shared their time and good nature, and generally enjoyed each other’s company. Church is about so much more than a place on the map, it is what’s at the heart of God’s people when they gather because of Him. Related posts: […]
New Family Pictures Its been a busy week. Katelin return to Rochester on Monday afternoon after being home for a week for a wedding on Saturday. Linette left for Dallas / Ft. Worth on Tuesday and won’t be home until Sunday. Abbie left for an overnight concert I really didn’t know about. Alex has got […]