Your Opportunity to Serve God through Disaster Relief Donations As you are probably aware, the past year has seen numerous natural disasters, including the Maui fire, tornadoes in Southern and Midwestern states, and hurricanes Nicole and Idalia. Unfortunately, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)’s ability to respond to these disasters has been limited due…
Meet at Camp Wesley Woods at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 15. Worship begins at 11:00 a.m. If you wish to ride our church bus, it will depart at 9:30 a.m. and leave camp at 3:00 p.m. We will have hiking to a waterfall, challenge courses, a climbing wall, archery, crafts, and a hotdog lunch….
For more than 15 years, our church has supported Oak Ridge Schools with the Food for Kids ministry. Food for Kids is a monthly program where at-risk children in Oak Ridge public schools are given a bag filled with healthy food items once a week. Volunteers from our church, along with those from other congregations…
Mark your calendars for the annual Coat Shoppe event happening on Monday, September 25! This year, our focus is on assisting high school and middle school youth, though we will also have a few requests for younger children. To see the list of needed coats, visit our church website starting September 3. We will be…
Our First Recovery Ministry is thrilled to host an Addiction and Faith Summit with Anderson County nonprofits and Faith-Based Initiatives of the Tennessee Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services on Saturday, July 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event will feature speakers from the community and state leaders who will provide information on…
Our church council met on Tuesday, May 23. Here are a few highlights: Following the incident in which a protester walked through the sanctuary during announcements in late April, there was renewed discussion around church security. Church security experts agree that having an off-duty officer in a police vehicle outside the building is the best…
On the afternoon of Sunday, June 11, the Rev. Dr. Daniel Helminiak will offer two lectures at First United Methodist Church in Oak Ridge on human sexuality and the ongoing sexual revolution. The first lecture, “Science-Based Ethics of Human Sexuality” will begin at 12:30 pm. This lecture will offer a summary of Dr. Helminiak’s international…
How We Got Here The United Methodist Church (UMC) has been increasingly divided over the question of human sexuality and the role of LGBTQ persons in the church’s life for the past 50 years. At the 2016 General Conference, our denomination reached a breaking point on the issue and was headed toward a major split…
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