Western Region Leadership Day 2019 will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2019 from 9:00 AM – 3:45 PM at Otterbein UMC, Hagerstown. The cost is $40 which includes a light continental breakfast, lunch, and handouts. A FREE copy of Transforming Community Book will be given to the first 200 who register. Limited quantity — don’t delay. On-line Registration —$40 per person — go to event and log into Arena using User ID and password to register on-line and pay with a credit card. NO WALKINS!!
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Lenten Bible Study
Pastor Doug invites you to his upcoming Lenten Study, on Wednesdays during Lent, at 6:30 pm, at Green St., beginning March 13 and ending April 17. Adam Hamilton’s book, “Simon Peter: Flawed but Faithful Disciple” will be used. There will be a bonus night of study, after Easter, on Wednesday, April 24, to explore Peter’s discipleship, after Jesus’ glorious resurrection! During the entire study we will look for insight into the quality, uniqueness, and growth of our discipleship. We will ponder our discipleship as we ponder Peter’s. May our walk with Jesus be renewed and inspired as we study how Peter’s discipleship lifted him! Please join us! Study books are available in the office. A $5 donation is requested, but not required.
Lenten Lunches
First UMC is pleased to host this year’s Lenten Lunches, presented by the Morgan County Clergy Association and our neighboring churches. The lunches begin on Ash Wednesday, March 6, and will be served weekly through Wednesday, April 17. Lunches include a delicious soup and sandwich, and a bounty of desserts, prepared by a different neighboring church each week, followed by a Lenten message offered by the Pastor of that church. The FUMC Kitchen Team will serve lunch on March 20, and Pastor Doug will deliver the message. All the proceedings will take place in our Social Hall. We hope you’ll find time to join us for any, or all, of the lunches!
Ash Wednesday Service
FUMC will have Ash Wednesday worship, at 7 pm, on March 6. Please join us, as our Lenten journey begins.
January 20 worship services
All FUMC worship services and Sunday School have been cancelled for January 20, 2019.
January 13 Worship Service and Youth Group Info
Today, January 13, ALL worship services have been cancelled. Also, Youth Group for tonight has been cancelled.
College Scholarships
The Baltimore-Washington Conference will once again be offering college scholarships for the Fall 2019 semester. Students can apply January 3 – March 7, 2019 through an online application system. Scholarships are available to students attending or enrolling in accredited colleges and universities in the United States. Students must be an active member of a church for at least one year and be attending (or will attend) an accredited college or university within the United States full-time. Students will need to provide their official transcript (high school or college) and contact information for two church references (pastor and another member of the church). In addition, the student must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. For additional information and to apply, visit www.bwcumc.org/administration/local-church-resources/scholarships/.
New Members Class
Pastor Doug will be having a New Members Class beginning Tuesday, January 29 at 7:00 PM in the Conference Room. The second class will be February 5 at 7:00 PM. If you would like to be a part of the class, please contact the church office 304.258.2766 or e-mail firstumc3@frontier.com.
Way Forward
Thursday, January 10, beginning at 6:30 PM there will be an informative video shown about our United Methodist “Way Forward” on issues of human sexuality. A Special General Conference will convene in late February to determine our United Methodist stance on issues related to those who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered. The video will provide good information on it all, and there will be a time after the video for questions and clarifications.
Gently Used Bibles
Duplicate copies of Bibles in the church library are being donated. If you have gently used Bibles at home and would like to donate them to a good cause, please drop them off in the box provided at the church library by December 2 and they will be taken to the Maryland Bible Society.