First Methodist will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Monday, March 19 from 2-7 pm in the fellowship hall. If 21 donors do not commit prior to the scheduled date, the visit will have to be canceled. Make an appointment by calling the church office, signing the sheet on the church office door …
The six members of First Methodist’s confirmation class spent a weekend recently at Lake Junaluska with about a hundred other confirmants from across the two Carolinas in learning and fellowship activities. The class will conclude with the six confirming their faith before the congregation at the May 27 worship service. Since the fourth century, Christians have …
On March 2, people all across America will mark the 99th birthday of Theodor Geisel who was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. So who was Theodor Geisel? Why, he was Dr. Seuss, of course! And the celebration is not so much about Geisel as it is a national celebration of reading. March …
Have you ever thought about how accustomed you are to MOVING and DOING? Many of us, and most definitely Yours Truly, stay on the go all day long. If our feet aren’t moving, we’re still doing something with our hands. If we aren’t talking to someone or communicating through some electronic device, then we are …
Paul and Kay are back from their travels in the Holy Land and want to share their experiences. In the coming weeks they will offers a program or two for FUMC and the community. Here they pose before the community traditionally known as Shepherds’ Fields in the Palestinian Territory near Bethlehem. The group cautiously entered a …
Youth and adults interested in participating in the Salkehatchie Summer Service project this summer are asked to attend a mandatory meeting on Sunday, February 12 at 4:00 pm in the Kinsey Mulloy classroom. This is an informational meeting with Brandon Buchanan and Debbie Adams for the purpose of sharing dates, costs, forms, procedures and expectations …
Five days into their journey through the Holy Land, Paul reads a passage from 1 Samuel which recounts the story of David fleeing King Saul to an osasis known as En Gedi. Paul was reading scripture to the group as they stood at this rare fresh water spring along the western shore of the Dead Sea called …
Literally hours before the January 18 deadline for churches to submit their conference apportionments for the 2011 year, FUMC’s Finance Committee conferred via telephone to approve a ‘last minute’ payment to fulfill 100% of First United’s conference apportionment for the prior year. The action by the committee was not unanimous and is not without adverse consequences …
Last June, Kay bought a small four year-old rescue dog named Trudy. She had been found as a stray on the streets of Spartanburg and was on the list at the pound to be put down. But Carolina Poodle Rescue snatched her and put her up for adoption. She had an odd hitch in her …
Saturday night at First Methodist was a teen’s dream: All the food you could possibly eat, games and activities that changed every hour, and no curfew…in fact, the adults were encouraging you not to go to bed but to stay up all night. Youth Director Brandon Buchanan and a few courageous adult chaperones spent the …
