What Do We Offer?
Sunday Services
Adult Programs
Youth Programs
Family Activities
Community Activities
Nurturing/Caring
Fellowship
Sunday School
Sunday school is held from 9:30am until 10:15am each Sunday. Classes are available for all ages, nursery through senior adults. This is an informal time of study and sharing in our Christian walk for adults as well as a time of learning and growing for children and youth.
Worship Service
Our worship service is held at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday. Each service is a service of praise, prayer, singing, and the study of the Holy Scriptures. We offer children's church for ages 3 years to 3rd grade during the Worship Service. A nursery is also provided for infants and toddlers. Immediately following the service, we have fellowship, coffee, juice, and cookies in our fellowship hall. If you have any special needs, e.g. family crisis, church membership, salvation, etc., Pastor Smith or one of our Spiritual Counselors will be available to assist you after each service.
Adult Bible Study
Adult Bible Study is conducted by our pastor Wendell Smith and meets on Tuesday evenings at 7:00pm in Lowry Hall. Pastor Smith uses this time to focus on scriptures that he feels are important to our spiritual growth. All are welcome.
Disciple Bible Study
Disciple Bible Study begins each fall and allows those who participate an opportunity to dig deeper into the scriptures and strengthen their faith. The class is held weekly in Lowry Hall.
Adult Choir
Adult choir practice is held in the choir loft on Wednesday evenings, beginning at 6:30. The adult choir sings during each Worship Service.
UMW
The United Methodist Women (UMW) meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm. The UMW's mission is to focus on home and foreign missions and provides an opportunity to fellowship, pray and study. Special programs are presented throughout the year. Contact Chairman Helen Gairns for more information.
UMM
The United Methodist Men (UMM) meet on the 3rd Saturday morning of each month for Breakfast and Fellowship at 7:30 A.M. The UMM are also lending their services to help keep the church in a good state of repair. The UMM plan, organize and implement the annual Valentine's Day banquet.
Our Youth Group is for all young people in the 6th - 12th grades. The group meets every Thursday at 6:30 with their leader, Marissa Hughes.
They meet for spiritual enrichment, fellowship, projects, etc. They also meet off-site occasionally for various fun activities.
The group has several fund-raising activities throughout the year to support their activities and service projects.
Each year the youth attend a retreat for fun, fellowship and spiritual enrichment.
Along with their scheduled activities, the youth are encouraged to be active members of the church family. Many help in the nursery, with Children's Church, and by operating the sound system for Worship and choir practice, as well as other areas of service.
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We schedule family night socials, picnics and other activities throughout the year that are designed to give us an opportunity to fellowship together. We have programs that are exciting, educational and entertaining.
A Senior lunch is offered at our church on the 2nd Wednesday of every month except June, July, and August. This is a joint effort of ladies from the Methodist Church, Baptist Church and Friends Meeting.
In July the Friendsville area churches come together for Community day to perform the cantata "America", fellowship, play carnival games, and enjoy a fireworks finale.
A Harvest Supper is held each October.
Our church supports a Benevolent Fund, which is available for families in the Friendsville area who are in need or experiencing a crisis.
Our Reach Out and Touch ministry extends to our senior citizens, shut-ins and members who are ill.
Game nights
5th Sunday singings and/or dinners
Fall wiener roast
Pumpkin Sunday
Easter egg hunt
Easter Sunrise service & breakfast
Church summer picnic