Worship Times


Join us for Sunday Worship!

8:30am – Usually in Perkins Chapel;

9:15am – Sunday School for Ages 3 and up;

10:30am – in the Sanctuary

  • Children are always welcome in our worship service, but we also provide a nursery for your convenience in Room 108.  For more information about the Nursery, contact Lydia Pellikan at (lpellikan@fumcwf.org or 940-766-4231, x272).

Can’t be with us for worship?

10:30am – Watch us live on MYTV-35 (Digital 3.2 or Cable 7);

Anytime, CLICK HERE to view or listen to past sermons on-line!

Look below for special worship events at FUMC. . .

Easter Sunday Worship and Fellowship Hour – April 4, 2010


EasterSundayJoin us for the beautiful and festive Easter Celebrations on April 4:

  • 8:30am Worship in the Sanctuary
  • 10:30am Worship in the Sanctuary

Both services will feature the Easter Lily Procession, a tradition at First United Methodist Church since the 1940s.

Also, in lieu of Sunday School, we are inviting all adults and youth to share in the Fellowship Hour (9:15-10:15am).  Bring breakfast goodies to share in the Atrium and let our Youth Group inspire you in Fellowship Hall, beginning about 9:35am.

HAPPY EASTER!

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Posted on March 29th, 2010 by tsims

Maundy Thursday Worship Service – April 1, 2010

luke247cJoin us for this most solemn of worship services as we remember Jesus’ last supper and hours before his death on the cross.  There can be no Easter without the life and cross of Jesus.

In this service, we will join together at Jesus’ table for a holy meal of bread and juice, and we will recall Jesus’ last hours through the music of Handel’s Messiah.  We hope you will share in this reverent time with us.

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Posted on March 17th, 2010 by tsims

Make a Point to Spend Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010 at Church!

EasterEggHunt09You won’t want to miss the festivities coming your way on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010 as we celebrate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem.

10:20am – Children Age 3 – Youth (up to Grade 12) are invited to gather in the Narthex of the Sanctuary to prepare for processing with Palm Branches to the altar rail, reliving Jesus’ triumphal entry;

11:30am – Join us for the Berean Sunday School Class Spaghetti Lunch in Fellowship Hall.
Let us know if you plan to eat by filling out the form below!

  • $7 / Adult (Grade 7 and Up)
  • $4 / Child (Grade 6 and Under)
  • $25 MAX / Family
  • Bring a friend, and your friend eats free
    (thanks to the Evangelism Committee)

During Lunch – Children & Youth (Grade 4 and up) are invited to help hide Easter Eggs!

Following Lunch – Children (Toddlers – Grade 3) are invited to take part in the Easter Egg Hunt (please, bring your Easter Basket).  Each child will receive an Easter Gift for participating, and we anticipate a special guest!

Name:
Phone:
e-Mail:
Number of Adults:
Number of Children (6th Grade & Under):
Comments:
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Posted on March 10th, 2010 by tsims

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine – 2010 Perkins Lecturer

levineOur 2010 Perkins Lecturer will be Amy-Jill Levine the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, Graduate Department of Religion, and Program in Jewish Studies.

Holding a B.A. from Smith College, M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University, and honorary doctorates from the University of Richmond, the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, and the University of South Carolina- Upstate, Professor Levine has been awarded grants from the Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the American Council of Learned Societies.  She has held office in the Society of Biblical Literature, the Catholic Biblical Association (she is presently the New Testament book review editor for the Catholic Biblical Quarterly), and the Association for Jewish Studies.

Her most recent books include:

In addition, she has recorded “Introduction to the Old Testament,” “Great Figures of the Old Testament,” and “Great Figures of the New Testament” for the Teaching Company.

A self-described “Yankee Jewish feminist who teaches in a predominantly Christian divinity school in the buckle of the Bible Belt,” Professor Levine combines history and literary insight with a frequent dash of humor to bring aspects of the Scriptures down-to-earth.  In all of this, she maintains a commitment to eliminating anti-Jewish, sexist, and homophobic theologies.

This year, the lectures will be:

  • Sunday, March 7, 2010 – 10:30am
    The Good Samaritan
  • Sunday, March 7, 2010 – 7:00pm
    Hearing the Parables Anew
  • Monday, March 8, 2010 – 12:00noon
    The Prodigal Son
  • Monday, March 8, 2010 – 7:00pm
    The Laborers in the Vineyard
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Posted on February 24th, 2010 by tsims

Disposition or Imposition: An Ash Wednesday Service – Feb 17 ,2010

AshWed-transparentJoin Rev. Lydia Pellikan in Perkins Chapel to begin the season of Lent with a sacred worship service:

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

  • 12:00noon
  • 6:30pm

As you prepare for this holy season of the Christian year, we hope you’ll consider meditating upon these texts from Scripture:

Isaiah 58:1-12
Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

  • 6:30pm
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    Posted on February 5th, 2010 by tsims

    Covenant Sunday, January 10, 2010

    FUM - Christmas 5 PCaRe-commit your life to God and the Church on Sunday, January 10, 2010 at the 8:30am or 10:30am Worship Service.

    As a part of the services, we will share in Holy Communion and bring forward our “Covenant Cards” (you should receive one in the mail, and there will be one inserted in the Order of Worship) noting where we will be willing to serve FUMC in 2010.

    If you will not be able to attend on Sunday, we hope you’ll still sign up to volunteer this year.  You can send in your covenant card OR fill out the online form at http://www.fumcwf.org/volunteer.

    In preparation for the service this Sunday, you might consider this:


    On Covenant Sunday, January 10, we will be celebrating Holy Communion as a part of this special worship service.  But, you may be asking, what does Communion have to do with covenant?  Isn’t that just a symbolic meal to replenish our souls?

    Have you ever noticed that the cup we share in Communion is the “cup of the COVENANT?”   Since a covenant assumes that each party has an obligation, what is our obligation in Holy Communion?

    Some will answer “forgiveness” since our Communion liturgy says the cup is “for the forgiveness of sins.”  Interestingly, only Matthew’s gospel says that the cup is “for the forgiveness of sins” (see Matthew 26:26-29 and compare 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Mark 14:22-25, and Luke 22:14-20).  Since Jesus commands us to forgive in Matthew 6:14-15, that is surely part of it, but what is our obligation inherent in the other passages where forgiveness is not mentioned?

    Mark gives us the clearest answer, I believe.  There are only three other passages in that gospel that use the term “cup,” the latter two most important to our discussion here:

    • Mark 9:41 where Jesus says those who share a cup of water with us, who bear the name of Christ, will be rewarded;
    • Mark 10:38-39 where Jesus asks James and John if they are able to drink the cup Jesus is to drink, which Jesus says they will do; and
    • Mark 14:36 in the Garden of Gethsemane when Jesus asks God to remove the cup from him.

    What is the cup?  It is the cup of discipleship, of commitment to the teachings and example of Jesus Christ who was willing to drink “the cup.”  When we accept the “cup of the covenant” in Communion, we are obligating ourselves to living out the instruction and commitments of our ultimate teacher – Jesus.  We say will drink the same cup as Jesus.

    God provides our abilities and inspiration – even our forgiveness – to be free to serve God and others.  In Holy Communion – and especially on this Covenant Sunday – we are taking up our cross to serve within and outside First United Methodist Church. Let us serve together.

    Rev. Troy Sims

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    Posted on January 7th, 2010 by tsims

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