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About Limestone United Methodist Church

HISTORY OF FAITH IN ACTION

The Limestone United Methodist Church is the most northern United Methodist Church in the continental United States. With the organization of a Sunday School in 1846, the congregation was formally organized in 1889-90. Today, as we enter the 21st Century, we are informed by the faith of our forebearers, redeemed by the living Christ, sustained by God, revived continuously and challenged by the Holy Spirit to live lives centered around and focused upon serving and pleasing God. Thus, our faith in God motivates us to deliberately choose to love and serve others because God is revealed in ordinary human persons. Therefore, to love God, is to love and serve others, especially those in need.

WORSHIP

  • Worship services are held on Sunday mornings at 10:30 am September-June, and 9:30 am during the summer months.
  • Worship is followed by a time of warm fellowship, sharing of refreshments and getting to meet and know visitors and new residents.
  • The Sacrament of Holy Communion is offered the first Sunday of each month.
  • Special worship services are offered throughout the Christian year.
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OUTREACH

  • We visit the sick, shut-ins, and others in need
  • Aid those facing difficulties in life
  • Maintain a food pantry and assist in providing food to the needy
  • Help distribute Meals on Wheels
  • Assure the sick and dying of God's unchanging love
  • Seek for ways to support those with hearing difficulties
  • Provide intercessory prayers by means of the prayer chain
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CHURCH SCHOOL EDUCATION

  • We provide children, youth, and adults the opportunity to participate in religious education through Sunday morning classes, confirmation classes, and Bible studies.
  • We strive to understand our human responsibility to creation and the environment.
  • We study our relationship with God based upon the authority of the Bible.
  • We seek to understand existence as a divine gift, and humans as responsible, moral, social, and spiritual agents.
  • We participate in the need of the quest for economic justice for everyone, everywhere.
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PEACE WITH JUSTICE

  • We believe that peace is impossible without justice.
  • We see Christ as the only foundation for genuine, lasting peace for the individual and community.
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CHOIR/SINGING

  • The choir offers inspirational songs and anthems.
  • Special programs and services are presented throughout the year.
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CHILD CARE

  • We provide childcare to enable parents to participate in worship and other important aspects of church life.
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MISSION AND EVANGELISM

  • We provide financial and spiritual support for refugees in several areas of our world.
  • As ambassadors of Christ's love and peace, we pray for lasting peace in troubled areas of the world.
  • We seek to help bring persons to wholeness as we share Christ in our daily lives and living.
  • We provide mission and evangelism support to the local community.
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NURTURING

  • We seek to provide meaningful ways to support children and youth, single persons, couples, and widows/widowers, and the aging, sick, and shut-ins.
  • We offer individuals a place in the church through the Sacrament of Baptism and Church Membership.
  • The United Methodist Women, The United Methodist Men, and The United Methodist Youth Fellowship groups offer fellowship times throughout the month.
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ECUMENICAL SPIRIT

  • We work with other United Methodist churches to promote the mission of Christ and his love.
  • We cooperate with other denominations to provide services of mutual interest in the community and The County.
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