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…and remember the baby

On this first Sunday of Advent, Rev. Debra Armstrong brings the message of hope and with it the admonition, amidst the bustle and excitement of the season, not to forget “the baby.” …………………………………………………………………………To view the worship service for November 29th, click on the tab above labeled “Video Sermon Archive” and then select the appropriate date.

…as we celebrate the powerful spiritual bond between those in heaven and those still on this earth.

In the year 609 AD Pope Boniface IV declared May 13 to be a day of celebration of the words and deeds of the many saints of the Catholic Church. In 736 Pope Gregory III moved this observance to November 1. And following the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, many Christian sects continued this …

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Press On With These Commandments

To view the October 25th worship service of Cheraw’s First United Methodist Church, recorded live at 10 am, and hear the Rev. Debra Armstrong’s message on gaining the goal of heaven, click above on the tab labeled “Video Sermon Archive” and select the October 25 date.

Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith.

It was only about two decades following the death of Jesus that the Apostle Paul felt the need to write a letter of support and encouragement to the people of the Greek city of Thessalonica.  It was addressed to the congregants of a church Paul had established there the previous year and they were becoming …

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‘Do not worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.’ – Paul

The Apostle Paul was experiencing his own problems when, in about 55 AD from a Roman jail, he wrote a letter to the people of Philippi in Greece.  He exhorted them, “Do not worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.”  It was as tall an order then as it is today.  Pastor Debra Armstrong’s message …

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Armstrong makes short move across Pee Dee River

With her previous charge at Christ UMC in Bennettsville, Pastor Debra Armstrong is settling in at Cheraw’s First United Methodist. Armstrong will lead this Sunday’s worship service at FUMC at 10 am in the Third Street sanctuary observing Covid protocols. Only the live service is available this week with recorded videos returning the following week …

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Now it happened while he was standing by the lake of Genessaret and he saw two boats…

The Rev. Phil Thrailkill, in his last service as interim pastor at First United Methodist, provides insight into “How Jesus Operated” through the retelling of the fisherman story in which Jesus recruits his first four disciples:  Peter, Andrew, James and John. To view the pastor’s message for September 27, click on the tab above labeled …

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John the Baptist clears a path

Click on the tab above labeled “Video Sermon Archive” and select the date September 20 to view the message of the Rev. Phil Thrailkill titled “John the Baptist Clears a Path.” ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. This video will be available after 10 am on Sunday, September 20th when this message is delivered in the sanctuary of First United …

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A day in the life of Jesus

To view the Sunday worship message from Pastor Phil Thrailkill, click on the tab above labeled “Video Sermon Archives”. You can then select to view the video, read the printed sermon text or download Phil’s Sermon Notes.

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