"Come, Lord, stir us up and call us back. Kindle and seize us. Be our fire and our sweetness. Let us love. Let us run.” - Augustine
COMING FEBRUARY 26!
Inclement weather forced us to reschedule our Faith Promise Sunday. Now, Andrew Herrera from Curamericas will be speaking on Sunday, February 26. In the meantime, feel free to go ahead and make your Faith Promise Commitment today!
Tonight there will be an Alamance County interfaith prayer vigil as we seek to deepen our solidarity with our Muslim brothers and sisters. Join us for a fifteen minute gathering where we will form a circle of prayer and love around our local Mosque as a witness of hope.
Tonight, February 9 at
7:00pm at Burlington Masjid which is located at
1908 South Mebane St. in Burlington.
Registration has already begun for an amazing summer camp experience at Chestnut Ridge in Efland, NC for children in kindergarten through 5th grades. Email Brian with any questions.
Pastor Baker has been working with the School for Conversion to plan a day long pilgrimage of pain and hope in Alamance County as we look at our local history from the time of the Civil War through modern times.
Click here for more info and then register by clicking the button and email us with the name(s) of those wishing to participate. (limited space available). We will gather in Stafford Hall at FUMC Graham for our time together and the day will include lunch and a walking tour of downtown.
The next 9-week session of Financial Peace University will be held February 26 - April 30 from 3-5pm in Goley Chapel (room 102). Contact
Kathryn Cummings with questions and to request childcare.
Adult Fun Day is
Wednesday,
February 15 from
1-4pm in
Stafford Hall.
Join us for a time of fellowship, fun, and refreshments. Bring a friend!
Brunswick Stew for Sale!
The Gordon Painter Sunday School Class is again selling their famous Brunswick stew to raise money for class projects. Look for posters around the church to pre-order your stew. Cost is
$7/quart. Stew should be picked up from the church
between 4pm and 6pm on
Friday, February 24.
Annual Chili Cook-Off
Sponsored by the UMYF
Sunday, February 19
Take-out available after Sunday School
Lunch in Stafford Hall after 11am worship. Enter the competition, or just join us for lunch. No cost, donations accepted for youth projects and missions
"Imagine what your church would be like and the impact you'd have on your community if every small group served and loved the city?" - from the "Externally Focused Quest"
Serving at South Graham Elementary
The children at South Graham Elementary School will be on holiday break beginning December 19 and will return on January 3, 2017. Do you want to find out how to be a Panda Buddy tutor or help with our Panda pantry, our Panda Packs, or other aspects of our ministry with South Graham Elementary? Email Margaret for more info
Serving opportunities for small groups & Sunday School classes
Help us host the Exchange Club/SCAN!
Stop Child Abuse Now
The Exchange Club is a national organization that is dedicated to the improvement of conditions for children and to prevent child abuse.
First UMC provides a meeting place for special sessions with youth and parents on Thursday
of each week. We also provide a light snack (chips, crackers, etc. and drinks).
Contact Richard to sign up your Life group or Sunday School to host one of our upcoming sessions!
We need your help and so do these families in need!
Lamplighters is a ministry that is devoted to helping needy families and individuals locally with odds and ends like wheelchair ramps, simple home repairs, and yard assistance for the elderly. We are looking to rekindle this ministry in 2017 and would love help! If you are interested, contact
Trey Rice by email here or by calling 336-266-0126.
give
""You can give without loving. But you cannot love without giving.”
"We give, not because the church needs it and not because it pays the bills, though both may be true. We give to become more like the giving God who created us in his own image."
Help Send a Kid to Camp!!
Would you like to help offset the cost of summer camp for children in kindergarten through the 5th grade? Then please consider donating $100 to our campership fund or providing a full campership to families that are in need. Contact
Brian if you are interested.
UMW Mission Focus for February
The UMW Mission Focus for February is the Diaper Bank of North Carolina. Donations of adult and baby diapers in all sizes may be left on the couch in the church office or given directly to Jeanne Owen.
Read more about the Diaper Bank of NC!
Our Faithfulness Sunday, February 5 / Tithes and Offerings: $10,859.25
