Welcome to First United Methodist Church, Brunswick, GA

Opportunities to Participate in   Missions and Ministries (details about Apportionments included),  Church Family,  Christian Education

Advent Wreath Candle Meditations Available
  Contact F. Richard Garland. This set of brief meditations with scriptures, reflections, and liturgies may be used in lighting the candles of the Advent wreath in worship at church or home. Each meditation uses one of the 2009 Lectionary readings for that day.
  The readings are divided into sections that can be assigned to various persons participating, including the children. Suggested hymns from both The United Methodist Hymnal and The Faith We Sing are provided as an option to conclude each meditation.
  A link to a new hymn written for each Sunday of Advent is also provided. Permission is granted to download, copy, adapt, edit, and reprint for home or local church worship with the inclusion of the copyright citation on each copy.

Advent Celebration Sunday November 22 at 5:30 p.m.
The Evangelism Committee is sponsoring an Advent Celebration to start off the Christmas season. The church will provide the advennt candles and the greenery. We need each of you to bring a Styrofoam ring or whatever foundation you would like to use for your wreath. Claudia Schneider will have Advent activities for the children to create as part of the celebration. The committee also needs people to sign up to bring soup or chilli, corn bread, sandwiches, crackers and/or dessert. If you have any questions, please contact Debbie Morina or the church office.

Gifts for our Troops November 22: Last day for collection
From now until November 22, decorated boxes are in the Narthex and Duncan class on Sundays and in the Fellowship Hall on Wednesday nights. Thanks for your loving response each time we collected gifts for our service men and women whose families are in our church. See the list of items and names on our prayer list and mailing list.
Let's also say thanks via the Internet. Let's continue to let all of our troops know they have our support. Visit Let's Say Thanks and pick out a thank you card which will be printed and mailed. You can't pick out who gets it. You are asked not to give your email address or other personal information. You might want to email the site's address to friends who would like to say thanks via the Internet. Read some of the expressions of appreciation by the troops.

Christmas Caroling December 11, 6:00 p.m.
Meet at the Miller Building.

Children's Musical in the Fellowship Hall December 13, 6:00 p.m.
UMM will provide chili.
    The play is titled "The Backwards Christmas Pageant."  It has to be preformed backwards because one of the 3 Kings has to get to soccer practice.  The message is that time doesn't really matter when it comes to the Christmas Story.  The birth of a baby 2000 years ago changed everything, and the story is always before and ahead of anything else in our lives.

Festival of Lessons and Carols Sunday, December 20, beginning at 10:55
One of the most beloved traditions of Advent and Christmas from England is a form of worship known as the Festival of Lessons and Carols.  God's word is proclaimed and contemplated in a special sequence of readings, prayers, and both choral and congregational song.   The beauty of this service is in the participation of all in the congregation, as we read and sing together the story of the birth of Jesus.

Livefeed, a Ministry Exploration for Young Men and Women January 8-10, 2010, at Epworth by the Sea
  LiveFeed is a weekend event for young men and women exploring a call to ministry. LiveFeed is the perfect place for you to listen, to ask questions, and to meet others who are sensing a call from God.
  This event is being sponsored by the South Georgia Conference Board of Ordained Ministry. Thanks to generous support from the St. Marys Foundation and the Board of Ordained Ministry, there is no cost for you to attend this event. Come as you are - no strings attached. 
  Guest speakers include:  Dr. Rick Lanford, Rev. Denise Walton, Rev. Andy Lamon and Rev. Matt Woodberry.  Worship leaders will be Rev. Reggie Williams and Mr. David Herndon.  LiveFeed begins with registration at 6 pm on January 8 in the Jones Auditorium at Epworth By The Sea. 

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It's not only the bar codes from Campbell's Soup labels now! See the many labels for education which are eligible to help in our church's continuing efforts to earn free items for Vasti Children's Home. Trim the label and deposit only the Clip and Redeem Coupon in the attractive Campbell's Soup Container across from the pastor's study.

When is revival over?
Revival is never completed if we place Christ first in our lives;
if we continue to share Christ with others;
if we continue to pray for our church leaders and our church programs;
if our leaders, teachers, and workers take their responsibilities seriously as a direct commission from God;
if we preform our responsibilities seriously and faithfully;
if we approach our church work with renewed enthusiasm and commitment.

With your help, we can continue to make the site an invitation for visitors and a handy reference for members. Much of the information on the site is from the newsletter and the bulletin, but emails to the site designer about events in the near and distant future are welcome.

The newsletter's editor, Lyle Certain, reminds us of the following which applies to the newsletter and the site as well. "The newsletter is for your use. The calendar is an important part of the monthly newsletter. Every attempt is made to include the most important events and meetings of the month. If we miss something, it's because we haven't been informed, and we're sad when we don't have everything mentioned. Would you help us by placing in the drop box the things you know about? We really want to know and the church family does too! Thank you!"