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The People of
First United Methodist Church
Welcome YOU!


Current
Phoenix
Study Series
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Appointed Pastors
REV. W.
DAVID McENTIRE
Senior Pastor
REV. JUNE
P. EDWARDS
Associate Pastor
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Bishop
Whitaker's Commentaries & Web Site Letter Archive


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This
Sunday, May 11th
PASSIONATE
W O R S H I P
Rev. David McEntire
Worship is a congregation's
well-spring of their life together. Before we do anything as a
church, this is our basic identity:
we are Jesus disciples who gather because of what God has done and
is doing in us and in the world. We gather with attitudes of trust
and gratitude, of openness and obedience. We gather to be formed as
God's people through praise, prayer, Word, and Sacrament.
MAY 18th - SALTY SERVICE
Fundamental
Practices, 2008 Congregational Goals & Strategies video featuring
Bishop Timothy Whitaker and Rev. Jeff Stiggins is available for
online viewing.
Click here
to view video.
Click here to order a copy of individual
sermons or the entire series.
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S U N R I S E C O M M U N I T Y D A Y H O M E W O R K D A Y
Friday, July 11, 3:30pm - 8:00pm & Saturday, July 12, 8:00am -
5:00pm

Sunrise Community day home is located off Bartow Highway in
Highland City.
This large facility needs some fresh paint!
Mark
your calendar and sign up!
cmarsh@firstumc.org
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Florida
Conference delegates listen intently during a plenary session of
General Conference April 30 to discussion on a petition opposing
homophobia and heterosexism.
After 10 days of early mornings, late nights and sometimes painful
debate, Florida Conference delegates attending the 2008 General
Conference were glad to be going home. They were among the 992
delegates from 129 annual conferences and 50 countries gathered in
Fort Worth April 23-May 2 to consider more than 1,500 petitions to
amend the church's Book of Discipline and Book of Resolutions.
Read More
Read More Coverage

Wednesday, April 30 (#1) --
Wednesday, April 30
(#2) --
Thursday, May 1
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STAFF PARISH RELATIONSHIP
COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENT

At
all three worship services on Sunday, April 27th, Scott Bowne,
Chairperson of the
Staff Parish Relations Committee announced that
our
current pastors,
the Rev. David McEntire
and the Rev. June Edwards
will be returning
as our
pastors for another year.
Scott also announced the appointment of the Rev. Anna Jackson, as
our third appointed pastor. Rev. Jackson will be joining us
officially on July 1, 2008. She and her husband, Rev. Jack
Jackson and their 7 year old twins - Sophie & Toby, will be moving
to
Lakeland in June. We are excited about the gifts and graces that
Anna will share with our congregation.
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