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Ministry

Educational Ministries

Church School

"LIVE B.I.G." Curriculum with Video, music , lessons and activities

	Meets at 10:45 am Sundays during the School Year
	Children leave the Traditional Service after a children's message
	The First Sunday each month all the children leave the service for Children's Church.

Confirmation Class- "Claim The Name"

	Held each year for youth in Middle School
	The end goal is full membership into our church community

Vacation Bible School- Summer 2008

	Vacation Bible School open to all children ages 5 to 12
	this years program T.B.A.
	Adult volunteers always needed
	Contact Gail or Skippy through the church office

Adult Education

	Several Adult Bible Study opportunities are offered throughout the year
	Some of those are as follows:
	Disciple 1 35 week study on Sunday evenings
	*Disciple*, an 8 week course, is offered at two different times with both day and evening sessions
	Prayer Study Groups are offered in units of several week sessions throughout the year
	Lenten Bible Studies, offered during Lent along with out Thursday Night Lenten Potluck and worship

Youth Ministries

The youth of First United Methodist Church meet for fellowship on Sunday afternoons, twice a month and are very involved in the mission and ministry of this church in the following activities:

Acolytes, ushers, readers and musicians during worship

Substitute Sunday School Teachers and Nursery Assistants

Drama participants in special services

Workers in the All-Church fair and Yard Sale

Helpers for church suppers and Homeless Shelter Meals

Collecting food for Ecumenical Food Cupboard

UMW-Young Women: making health and school kits

Fund raising for Habitat for Humanity and Camp Mechuwana

Fall and Spring grounds clean up

Church Family Ministries

Family Ministries' main goals are building friendships and sense of community among church members, promoting Christian family activities, and providing educational opportunities related to family issues. "Family", can be made up of one of more persons, of all ages...not just parents with children.

Our activities vary from year to year, but have included some of the following:

Family Camping

Apple Pickling

Shelter Meal Preparation

Dinners and Line Dancing

Game Nights

Caroling

Methodist Night at Baseball Games

Bowling

Share groups

Family Swimming

Public Bean Suppers

Missions Ministries

The Missions Committee works on global and local ministries. The committee is presently sponsoring

four bean suppers a year to support specific missions and our church mortgage.

Our main emphasis in recent years has been funding and supporting both local and global missions including:

Habitat for Humanity

Bangor Shelter

Manna

Collections for UMCOR

Shaw House Donations

Support for Nigerian Friend

Ecumenical Food Cupboard

Dorthea Dix Soup Kitchen

Ronald MacDonald House

Support for Mision USA in Peru

Prison Ministry: Angel Tree

Partners in Health

My Friend's Place

Music Ministries

Music is here at First United Methodist Church is fun, full of spirit, and we make a joyful noise unto the Lord. There are possibilities for participation in a variety of venues, as well as, the opportunity to express one's faith musically in either of the worship services.

The music program and groups at First united Methodist Church:

A senior choir (Fellowship Choir)

A Handbell choir (Hallelujah Ringers)

A contemporary worship program featuring "Sounds of Praise"

A junior and youth choir "Children of Light" and "Glory and Praise"

A Youth chime choir

My Friend's Place - Supported by the Ministry of FUMC

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