Sundays at First Church

9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages
11:00 a.m. Worship
11:10 a.m. Children's Chapel
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Wednesday Nights!

6:00 p.m. Dinner and Fellowship
6:45 p.m. Adult Program
6:45 p.m. Children's Program
7:30 p.m Choir Practice
Zumba!

Starting May 24
Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Instructor: Betty Baggett
$5 per class

We at First United Methodist Church are deeply rooted in the Christian tradition with a heritage of faith in experiencing both a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and a communal expression of compassion for others. All of this is based on the foundational belief in the gift of prayer that sustains us as individuals and as a church. We seek to know God’s will and express that will in disciplined lives of faith: worship, Bible Study, financial giving, talents, time and service.

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First Church Golf Rebuilding Fund Raiser

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 25, 2012

Fore! The public is cordially invited to join First United Methodist Church, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Scott Alford, at the beautiful, historic downtown golf course, "The Links at King Riverside," on Sunday, July 1 for a rebuilding fund raiser.

It will be a 2 person scramble with a par stopper format. Warm-up and cart set--up begins at 1:30 p.m. and shot-gun starts at 2:00 p.m.

The cost is $75 per golfer and $60 per teenager sponsorship. The price includes around of 18 holes green fees, cart, prizes, and dinner.

First Church Puzzle Invites Fellowship

On any given day, and especially on Sundays before worship service and Wednesday evenings before dinner, one can find several First Church members bent over a long table leading to the fellowship hall.

A colorful 500-piece jigsaw puzzle of Noah's Ark and the Flood is spread out over the table.

Seniors to children stop by and try to find just one more piece of the puzzle that matches the brown wood of the massive ark or the grey skin of the two elephants.

The puzzle, illustrating the Great Flood of the Bible with animals boarding the ark two-by-two, is also a timely reminder of the recent historic flooding in Shelby County, remarked some of the members.

Because of the popularity of the puzzle and its fellowship-generating powers, when Noah's Ark is a complete picture, more puzzles that help teach the stories from the Bible will be displayed at First Church inviting everyone to stop by and help.

Downtown Churches Pray for City/County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

4/4/12

Downtown Churches Pray for City/County

On the morning of Palm Sunday, small groups of citizens, some in flowing vestments, could be seen waving palm branches and swinging colorful banners as they joyfully marched from their church home towards downtown's City Hall Plaza.

Approximately three hundred gathered on this beautiful day, the beginning of Holy Week, as they have done for many years, for the annual "Prayers for the City" worship service.

One by one, representatives from each church and mission stepped up to the podium to say a special prayer for our city and county.

Women Of the Old Testament Bible Study

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 21, 2012

Women Of the Old Testament Bible Study

Starting Tuesday, February 21, 2012 First United Methodist Church, "First Church", under the leadership of Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Scott Alford, invites the public to study women of faith from the Old Testament.

This 12-session Bible study will be lead by William Cooper, First Church member, each Tuesday at noon. The location is Caritas Village, 2509 Harvard Avenue, Memphis, TN 38112. Lunch is available for purchase. The book, Women of the Old Testament by Gladys Hunt, can be purchased at Cokesbury Bookstore for $8.00.

For more information, please contact William Cooper at (901) 527-8362.