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Worship Service: Sundays at 10:30am

Sunday School 9:30am

Each week, we have classes and groups for all ages including Faith Builders, Ebb and Flow,

Sunday Morning Explore! for elementary age kids

and First UMC Youth for teens.

Welcome!

We are glad you are visiting our site. At First United Methodist, we believe God's grace surrounds us at all times and places. When we recognize and respond to that, we begin to receive the gift and grow in hope, peace, joy, and love.

No matter where you are on your journey of faith, you are invited to find community together in worship Sundays at 10:30am in person or online! We mix a relaxed atmosphere with inspiring, spirit-filled, traditional worship.

Prior to that we have Sunday School groups for all ages at 9:30am with a variety of studies, discussions and fellowship opportunities. Come check it out!

Pastor Christopher Eshelman shares sermons based on Scripture and

illustrated with art, photos,

and the occassional video

clip. We hope we will

equip and inspire you to

take the next step on your

own journey of faith!

The mission of First UMC Fort Scott is:
“to share the good news of the life, death and resurrection
of Jesus Christ and to exemplify the love of God by
knowing Christ, growing in Christ, serving Christ and sharing Christ”

Join us in daily prayer for our church, community and world at 3:01pm,

(or set an alarm for another time

that works better for you.)

The Upper Room offers a Daily Devotional that you may find helpful.

Click the images for their page!

several diverse hands holding a Bible together

Treasurer Wanted - Part Time

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Worship Preview: All Saints Sunday 11.2.25

Remember to “Fall Back” and set your clocks this weekend. Worship This Sunday: 10:30am – “All Saints Sunday” Scriptures: Matthew 15:21-39, Psalm 121, Hebrews 12:1-14, Deuteronomy 31:1-15, and Revelation 7:1-17. Rev. Christopher Eshelman preaching. This week we will celebrate All Saints Sunday. This is a day of looking forward, even as we remember the past we shared with the beloved of God. We long for the fulfillment of the promises and the in-breaking of eternity that w

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Worship Preview 10.26.25 "A Still More Excellent Way: Lead Courageously"

Worship This Sunday: 10:30am – “A Still More Excellent Way: Lead Courageously” Scriptures: Matthew 14:22-39 and Romans 8. Rev. Christopher Eshelman preaching. I The last couple of weeks, we’ve been unpacking the United Methodist Church’s new vision statement: “The United Methodist Church forms disciples of Jesus Christ who, empowered by the Holy Spirit, love boldly, serve joyfully, and lead courageously in local communities and worldwide connections.” Considering what it

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