Join Our Meetups
A NEW WAY to connect to the activities of First United Methodist Church AND INVITE FRIENDS TO JOIN YOU! You will hear more about this on March 11th during Sunday morning worship. Don’t miss this! Bring your phone! This is a way we can reach people with varied interests and invite them to our church! Let’s DO SOMETHING and reach others … Read More
Chef Will’s Cooking Classes
Would you like to learn how to cook a delicious meal for your family and friends? If so, sign up for Chef Will’s five-week cooking class. The classes will start on Monday, April 2nd and continue every Monday evening from 6:30pm – 8:00pm with the last class being April 30th. Every week you will learn how to prepare a full … Read More
All Church Workday
Bring your cleaning supplies on Saturday, March 24 from 9am to 12noon and help us beautify our amazing campus and buildings for Easter. There are inside jobs and outside jobs, so everyone can help. See you there!
From Your Stewardship Team
“Your church needs you Today, Tomorrow, and in the Future.” 1. 2017 End of Year Summary Our church budget includes several broad categories: 1) staff, 2) operations, 3) mortgage, 4) programs, and 5) apportionments. In 2017, $463,007 was given to the budget and $461,083 was spent. The result was a surplus of $1924. Yea and hallelujah! In addition to meeting … Read More
From the Finance Team
This table tracks our apportionments for the last three years. It is included to show our improvements in this area… esp. the amount that we’ve budgeted this year. In the past three years we have made steady improvements and gone from paying only $12,000 (34% of what we should pay) to last year’s almost $17,500 which is 60% of what … Read More
Staff-Parish Relations Committee
Did you know that the role of your Staff Parish Relations Committee includes the following items? Encourage, strengthen, nurture, support, and respect the pastor and family. Confer with the pastor on matters pertaining to the effectiveness of ministry and relationships with the congregation. Consult the pastor on matters pertaining to priorities … Read More
High Rise
Hello from High Rise! We are so excited about our upcoming events and our first Spring Break Camp! In March we will be going out to eat at Dick’s Uptown Café, enjoying the Dallas Zoo, exploring at Dogwood Canyon, seeing a movie, creating art, and, of course, making music with our wonderful and talented Santhia. Katherine Smith has joined our … Read More