First United Methodist Church

View From The Pulpit

  Dear Church Family Good day all.  Have you ever had writer’s block?  I’m sitting here wondering what to write to you this morning.  Truthfully I can’t think of a thing as warm rain sprinkles down.  Sunday was Sunday.  Many of our group is squeezing every minute out of summer vacation; some in Colorado to take a train to Utah’s tabernacle,... [Read more of this review]

Dear Church Family Just a quick note this morning to thank those of you who were able to worship God with us yesterday morning.  It was a blessing; wonderful prayers of joy and concern, beautiful special music offered by Daryl Wilcoxson, Ginny Andrews, Iantha Edwards, Jan McDaniel, Anita Brogden, and Emily Story, and a simple meal to remind us of all... [Read more of this review]

  Dear Church Family: Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord, God’s Son; Jesus Christ.  “He is the image of the invisible God, the first born of all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers – all things have been created through... [Read more of this review]

We received evaluations from “Adventure Camp at Blue Mountain” this week.  The volunteer staff who shepherded campers from 1st UMC Kennett wanted to take some time to share their observations of this time spent with God and other campers.  Let’s see if you can match the camper with the observation.  The most accurate entrant will receive a... [Read more of this review]

Dear Church Family Finally, some rain fell last night for the whole town of Kennett.  I heard reports yesterday of real gulley washers on Thursday and Friday last week at Three Rivers Regional Medical Center and Masterson School.  But we got nothing here at 300 College or at 205 Charles.  One of our members reported that only half their patio table... [Read more of this review]

What are you seeing outside your window today?   Amos looked out one day and saw God standing there next to a freshly built wall, holding a plumb-line. Do you know what a plumb-line is?  What if God was outside your window holding one of those things?  It’s an interesting vision coming to us on the Sunday after celebrating the birth of our... [Read more of this review]

  Dear Church Family: Grace and Peace to you all as we begin another year together.  What?  A new year?  You may be wondering if the Pastor got a little too close to those “rockets bursting in air.”  No.  It did get a little loud in our neighborhood but nothing that would make me lose my mind.  It’s just that United Methodist’s are a... [Read more of this review]