“Every shoebox offers an opportunity to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with a hurting child.” — Franklin Graham (President, Samaritan’s Purse) This year FUMC will have pre-printed boxes available for you to fill. They will be available the first of October and to be returned the first of November. Should you want to fill […]
The Missions Committee would like to thank you ALL for your generous support of Samaritan’s Purse ‘OPERATION HEAL OUR PATRIOTS’. And WE (all of us who ate) want to thank LARRY GRABMAN & his ‘cooking crew’ (Jim Marshall, Richard Farmer, Edwin Tompkins, Jerry Cox) for the delicious chicken & homemade ice cream; and everyone else […]
“Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the river, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” [Joshua 24:15] There was […]
FUMC-Galax is happy to announce they will be opening their doors (or rather, classroom) to the Mountain Top Community School, a private Christian school developed by Joy Ranch. The students (15-20) will meet at FUMC on Monday & Fridays from 9:00am-12:00 and Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm beginning September 21st. MULTIGRADE – An idea so old, it seems new ‘For […]
Who has generously donated new chimes in memory of her husband, D.E., & Eleanor Nuckolls, to our church which were installed the end of July. Once again at noon and 5:00 Galax City will be blessed with the beautiful sound of the chimes from First United Methodist Church!
Each year for Charge Conference the pastor is asked to do a report of the state of the church that he or she is serving. Below is my report for this year. This has been another hard year for our church. Both membership and average attendance, for both Worship and Sunday School, is down. One promising […]
As we near the end of summer it’s time to look forward to continuing our children’s ministry. Plans for the near future include: once a month meeting on Saturday mornings with craft, snacks, devotions and practice for future activities. We hope to be able to use the children as a part of our Christmas celebration. […]
The Committee on Lay Leadership (Nominating) is now preparing for our Charge Conference and need your help in getting positions filled. The committee is asking you to prayerfully consider nominating those whom you feel would be best suited for a particular position or if you would consider a position in the church. Please complete the […]
