On Thursday evening well over a hundred church members and friends of FUMC PreSchool gathered at the Fellowship Hall to enjoy shrimp creole as prepared by Anthony Harris and to bid on fifty-eight interesting and often unique items donated in support of the Methodist PreSchool. Items offered at the auction included piano lessons, topsoil, antique vases, original oil, …
Did you know that the first impression guests leave with when visiting a church determines whether they will be back? So what is it that goes into a good first impression? Researchers Gary L. McIntosh and Charles Arn interviewed a number of people who had recently visited a church for the first time. They were …
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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Secure your family’s reservation for a professional photography sitting by completing the simple three-step online registration process. Just click on the Lifetouch Registration button on the gray menu bar above and then select the ten minute session which best suits your schedule on either Tuesday, August 28 or Wednesday, August 29. You can call Angie at 537-7002 with …
While doing some recent research for an upcoming sermon, I came upon the following illustration from a website called sermonillustrations.com: To: Jesus, Son of Joseph Woodcrafter’s Carpenter Shop Nazareth 25922 From: Jordan Management Consultants Dear Sir: Thank you for submitting the resumes of the twelve men you have picked for managerial positions in your …
When I was out dining with my family in Florence during Annual Conference, a pastor of one of the largest United Methodist churches in the state approached us and told us how much we would like FUMC and Cheraw. He could not have been more correct. My family is very excited to be living in …
