The United Methodist Women will host a cookout for all women of the church on Tuesday evening at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. All the ladies of First Methodist are encouraged to bring their appetites as they convene for food, fun and fellowship.
First Methodist’s graduating high school seniors were treated to a breakfast in the church parlor prior to being recognized during the morning worship service. They were also honored with a dinner provided by the UMYF parents and others. Front row, left to right: Jake Crouse (Furman), Choles Roddy (USC), Becky Moore (Aveda Institute), Seth Keefe (Lander). Back row: …
During Sunday’s worship service Jerry Turner was honored as the 2012 recipient of the Roy E. Smith Humanitarian Award.
Our 2012 Confirmation Class formed in January. Since then, the six young people, all in the sixth and seventh grades, have been preparing to affirm their faith in Christ and become Professing Members of the United Methodist Church. The young people appreciate the interest which members of First Church have shown in their progress and …
The confirmation class of six church youth formally completed their studies and were recognized this Sunday during the regular worship service. Seen here just prior to the service are Matthew Wicker, Sarah Allen, Hannah Leach, Kathryn Johnson, Jay Lewis and Alex Lee. The group participated in twenty weekly study sessions led by pastor Paul Wood, …
Easter Sunday the congregation was invited to the felowship hall to sign an oversized greeting card to be sent to Rev. Dr. Tim McClendon, former pastor of FUMC during the late eighties and early nineties. Tim was the first-elected clergy delegate to teh General Conference from the South Carolina Annual Conference and was recently nominated …
The azaleas will be blooming, the sun will be out and the mercury will be at a modest 78 degrees on Saturday, March 31st. Where better to be than in the ‘prettiest town in Dixie’ during the Spring Festival enjoying the arts and entertainment at many venues and the best meal in town at our …
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 …
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 …
