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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,

MUGG (Multigenerational Group)

Sunday Morning Explore! for elementary age kids and First UMC Youth for teens.

UPCOMING EVENT:

Potato Bar - Fellowship Luncheon.

A freewill Donation gets you delicious baked potato with all the fixings and dessert!

Mark your calendar for

Friday, March 27th at 11:30am!

Proceeds benefit United Women in Faith!

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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.

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

March 29th - Palm Sunday - 10:30am

April 2nd - Maundy Thursday - 7pm

April 3rd - Good Friday / Tenebrae - 7pm

April 5th - Celebrate the Risen Christ!

Easter Sunrise Service - 7am

Easter Morning Worship - 10:30am

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!

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