Begun in 2017, the First Methodist Food Pantry is a community outreach mission of this congregation to address the urgent nutritional needs of those in this community experiencing temporary hardships. You may assist in this effort by contributing items to be stored and distributed by the pantry. Those items include crackers, Pop Tarts, spaghetti noodles, …
An exercise class specifically geared toward seniors is set to begin on August 7th at 11:00 am. For more details call Sara at (843) 910-7987 or Angie at (843) 537-7002.
On Saturday (June 30), members of the FUMC Salkehatchie Mission Team departed the church with well wishes from pastor Kim Eanes. The ten students and two adult leaders will spend a week in Pendleton repairing the homes of those in need and receiving spiritual fulfillment themselves. The group includes (left to right) Dawn Leach, Stephan …
Salkehatchie crew leaves for hot and busy week in Upstate Read More »
On Sunday, June 24, the congregation wished pastor Ken Timmerman Godspeed as he concluded his final sermon at First Church and shared a covered dish meal in the fellowship hall with well wishers before his departure. The congregation now looks forward, with great anticipation, to the arrival of the Rev. Kim Eanes on Sunday, July …
As you make gifts of remembrance or honor to the church throughout the year, you are able to designate these gifts to specific purposes such as Red Bird missions, the parsonage maintenance, the music fund, or the Pastor’s Discretionary fund. If you do not have a specific purpose in mind, consider directing your gift to …
Endowment Fund available as a lasting gift to the church Read More »
There is a wall hanging in the laundry room of the villa in which I’m staying on Seabrook Island. The wall hanging is quite colorful, with various multi-colored boxes containing the following statements written in a variety of creative texts: Family Rules: May every word be full of grace. Give thanks Obey your parents Share …
The United Methodist Women have taken on a mission to provide UMCOR Health Kits to victims of hurricane Harvey in Texas. Those interested in assisting in this project should assemble a kit according to the specifications provided by UMCOR (click above on Resources/UMCOR Health Items/Health Kit) and bring this kit to the church office for …
Happy September, Church Family! With this new month, comes a variety of new opportunities to be involved both spiritually and communally at your First UMC/Cheraw. Located in a variety of articles throughout this very newsletter, you’ll find descriptions of new Bible Studies, weekend outings, fellowship opportunities, and mission activities which are calling out to you …
“God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God Himself was speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Then do it with all the strength and …
Pastor Ken Timmerman has challenged the congregation of First Methodist to step up, fulfill our billing as the “church with a heart, and help the disadvantaged students in our community as they begin the new school year. Last year he noted that the church provided 39 backpacks filled with supplies for local children. From the …
FUMC to aid local students with school supply needs Read More »
