As the fall season is getting closer, I wanted to keep you updated on several special events in the life of our church: Promotion Sunday is September 8. We will also have a “Blessing of the Backpacks” during that service.We will have the annual “Blessing of the Hands Service” during the morning worship on September …
Ready your taste buds and your wallet. The First United Methodist Pre-School Board of Directors will be hosting a dinner and silent auction in the Fellowship Hall on Thursday evening, September 13th to benefit this worthy mission of our church. Head chef Anthony Harris will be preparing shrimp creole. Church members and friends are invited to …
When I worked at a large hospice house in Florida, I soon realized that the number one complaint by the residents was the food. It had nothing to do with the quality or presentation of the food. It was just too hard to please everyone’s tastes. One person would think that the food wasn’t salty …
Lincoln warned us, “You can’t please all of the people all of the time.” Read More »
For two days in July, Kay and I were observers at the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference held at Lake Junaluska, NC. Four hundred and forty clergy and lay persons from around the Southeast gathered there with the main business item being the election of five new bishops. Kay and I felt we were unelected, self-appointed representatives …
New Eagle Scouts (l to r) Joseph Harsey, Michael Wagnon, Jake Crouse and Jensen Tomberlin Sunday afternoon four members of Troop 655 in Cheraw were awarded scouting’s highest honor at a special Eagle Court of Honor held in First United Methodist’s sanctuary on the one hundred year anniversary of the first Eagle rank ever awarded …
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