First United Methodist Church was named business of the month for May 2021.
Sunday School classes will resume April 11 following morning worship. Morning worship meets at 9:30 AM in the sanctuary and Sunday school begins at 10:40 AM. All are invited to join us.
A Word from the Pastor
Today at 10:00 AM, Bishop Lawson Bryan will announce the appointment of your pastor to the Northeast District of the South Georgia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. This means Sheri and I will be moving to Statesboro, GA to take over the responsibilities of The District Superintendent. Moving day will be June 16 of this year. Dr. Josh Newton will be announcing your new pastor this Sunday morning.
Sheri and I wish to thank all of you for a wonderful five years here in Moultrie. You are and will remain very dear to us. You helped in sharing with us in the marriages of our two girls, the addition of one grandson to our family and you have consoled us through the deaths of Sheri’s parents. We are very grateful to you.
For me, this is a wonderful opportunity of service and a new privilege which Bishop Bryan has offered to me. I covet your prayers as we begin the process of packing to move to a new community. In the near future I will have more to say about my successor.
Blessings,
Stephen Grantham
Today at 10:00 AM, Bishop Lawson Bryan will announce the appointment of your pastor to the Northeast District of the South Georgia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. This means Sheri and I will be moving to Statesboro, GA to take over the responsibilities of The District Superintendent. Moving day will be June 16 of this year. Dr. Josh Newton will be announcing your new pastor this Sunday morning.
Sheri and I wish to thank all of you for a wonderful five years here in Moultrie. You are and will remain very dear to us. You helped in sharing with us in the marriages of our two girls, the addition of one grandson to our family and you have consoled us through the deaths of Sheri’s parents. We are very grateful to you.
For me, this is a wonderful opportunity of service and a new privilege which Bishop Bryan has offered to me. I covet your prayers as we begin the process of packing to move to a new community. In the near future I will have more to say about my successor.
Blessings,
Stephen Grantham
District Conference will be held via Zoom on Sunday, April 25 at 3 pm.
Anyone in the district is invited to attend the Zoom meeting. You may share the link below with anyone in your church. When they click on the link, they will enter a waiting room and be admitted by Mandy.
The District Trustees have voted on the Budget for 2022, the District Leadership, and the at-large lay delegates to Annual Conference. All of these items will be presented to the District Conference. These reports and the order of worship can be downloaded from a file located here https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15TcB8-OYFjcX0uyfggGYG-3SYnBbhDJz?usp=sharing so you can look at them ahead of time and print copies if needed.
In addition, we will have a report from Karen Forrester, our District Lay Leader, and Steve Gilbert, our Lay Servant Coordinator. Karen will recognize our Three-star, Evangelistically Fruitful, and Fully Connectional churches. Steve will recognize and thank our Lay Servants and Certified Lay Ministers. Certificates for Church Recognition should be mailed out next week.
If anyone needs assistance during the meeting, you can call Cindy at 229-273-3119, or send a message to me in the Zoom chat box. Please do not call Doreen as she will be tied up running the meeting.
Doreen Smalls is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Southwest District Conference 2021
Time: Apr 25, 2021 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Anyone in the district is invited to attend the Zoom meeting. You may share the link below with anyone in your church. When they click on the link, they will enter a waiting room and be admitted by Mandy.
The District Trustees have voted on the Budget for 2022, the District Leadership, and the at-large lay delegates to Annual Conference. All of these items will be presented to the District Conference. These reports and the order of worship can be downloaded from a file located here https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15TcB8-OYFjcX0uyfggGYG-3SYnBbhDJz?usp=sharing so you can look at them ahead of time and print copies if needed.
In addition, we will have a report from Karen Forrester, our District Lay Leader, and Steve Gilbert, our Lay Servant Coordinator. Karen will recognize our Three-star, Evangelistically Fruitful, and Fully Connectional churches. Steve will recognize and thank our Lay Servants and Certified Lay Ministers. Certificates for Church Recognition should be mailed out next week.
If anyone needs assistance during the meeting, you can call Cindy at 229-273-3119, or send a message to me in the Zoom chat box. Please do not call Doreen as she will be tied up running the meeting.
Doreen Smalls is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Southwest District Conference 2021
Time: Apr 25, 2021 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/93500331495?pwd=T3k1ZktQZEo4NC9kUVhPK3dxb3dIdz09
Meeting ID: 935 0033 1495
Passcode: 539982
One tap mobile
+13017158592,,93500331495# US (Washington DC)
+13126266799,,93500331495# US (Chicago)
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+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
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+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 935 0033 1495
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aALfhl8lW
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday at 3 pm!
Cindy Rollins
SW District Administrative Assistant
First United Methodist Church of Moultrie, Georgia
Policy for Reopening for In Person Worship
and other activities
(Our Target Date for In Person Worship is June 21, 2020)
"Do No Harm!"
John Wesley, General Rule # 1 of The Methodist Societies
This policy is to be seen as a guide for those who desire to voluntarily return to in person worship or in person activities at FUMC Moultrie facilities. We do not desire to pressure anyone to come to church during this time of pandemic if they feel uncomfortable doing so. Our last desire is to be a source of harm to anyone. We have not been down this path before and are learning as we go. We provide these guidelines so you may know the risks, reduce the risk of infection, and in knowing this, you are agreeing to take these risks upon yourself.
If you are in an at risk group, we recommend you not attend worship in person but continue to worship via our online services which we will continue to broadcast. At risk persons are those over age 65, persons with diabetes, C.O.P.D., lung disease, asthma, heart trouble, and those who are substantially overweight.
If you have a fever, dry cough, runny nose, body aches, or do not feel well, for the sake of everyone else, please exclude yourself from in person worship. You could cause harm by passing along to someone else what you may have.
Hand sanitizer is mandatory for all persons. Please bring it with you, if possible, because we have a limited supply on hand. Use it generously.
Exterior doors will remain open or will be opened for you by a greeter. Directions for how to exit safely will be provided at the close of the service. At this time, we can only hold 100 people in the sanctuary. Please call the office ahead of time to reserve your seat. Overflow seating with Facebook Live broadcast will be located in the fellowship hall. We have a limit of 40 persons. Certain interior doors will remain open; please do not touch the door handles. There will be attendants wiping down handles after guests leave the restrooms.
The wearing of facial masks is recommended for all. This prevents you from infecting someone else. If you do not have a face mask, we will have a limited supply for you to use. Wearing latex or other gloves that protect you from infecting yourself is recommended but not mandatory.
Social distancing is highly recommended for all. We will have every other pew roped off. Stay at least 6 feet apart from others who are not in your household. Families who live under the same roof or are visiting with one another regularly are free to sit together.
Please do not shake hands or embrace one another. This is difficult for many of us,but it is important.
Books and hymnals have been removed from the sanctuary during this time as they cannot be properly sanitized. Please be prepared to bring your own Bible. Lyrics to hymns and songs will be provided.
Our worship services will continue to be broadcast on social media for those at home.
No offering plates will be passed around in the service, and Holy Communion will not be served until further notice. You may make arrangements with the church office to set up direct deposit, or you may drop your tithe in the plates located in the back of the sanctuary.
No nursery or children's church will be provided as children cannot be made to social distance and do not understand the risks associated with this virus. A children's moment in the service will be provided, but children need to remain with their families. Parents will need to accompany children to the restrooms.
The choir may start back practicing by using the sanctuary with proper social distancing, spreading members across the front of the sanctuary but not in the choir loft.
Sunday School classes may return to meeting in their rooms while practicing social distancing, using masks and hand sanitizer, and not touching door handles.
Community groups that use our facilities are welcome to start in person meetings with the use of hand sanitizer and social distancing. Those who lead these groups are responsible for sharing this policy with their members.
Rev. Stephen B. Grantham, Sr. Pastor
Moultrie FUMC
The Trustees,
Moultrie FUMC
Policy for Reopening for In Person Worship
and other activities
(Our Target Date for In Person Worship is June 21, 2020)
"Do No Harm!"
John Wesley, General Rule # 1 of The Methodist Societies
This policy is to be seen as a guide for those who desire to voluntarily return to in person worship or in person activities at FUMC Moultrie facilities. We do not desire to pressure anyone to come to church during this time of pandemic if they feel uncomfortable doing so. Our last desire is to be a source of harm to anyone. We have not been down this path before and are learning as we go. We provide these guidelines so you may know the risks, reduce the risk of infection, and in knowing this, you are agreeing to take these risks upon yourself.
If you are in an at risk group, we recommend you not attend worship in person but continue to worship via our online services which we will continue to broadcast. At risk persons are those over age 65, persons with diabetes, C.O.P.D., lung disease, asthma, heart trouble, and those who are substantially overweight.
If you have a fever, dry cough, runny nose, body aches, or do not feel well, for the sake of everyone else, please exclude yourself from in person worship. You could cause harm by passing along to someone else what you may have.
Hand sanitizer is mandatory for all persons. Please bring it with you, if possible, because we have a limited supply on hand. Use it generously.
Exterior doors will remain open or will be opened for you by a greeter. Directions for how to exit safely will be provided at the close of the service. At this time, we can only hold 100 people in the sanctuary. Please call the office ahead of time to reserve your seat. Overflow seating with Facebook Live broadcast will be located in the fellowship hall. We have a limit of 40 persons. Certain interior doors will remain open; please do not touch the door handles. There will be attendants wiping down handles after guests leave the restrooms.
The wearing of facial masks is recommended for all. This prevents you from infecting someone else. If you do not have a face mask, we will have a limited supply for you to use. Wearing latex or other gloves that protect you from infecting yourself is recommended but not mandatory.
Social distancing is highly recommended for all. We will have every other pew roped off. Stay at least 6 feet apart from others who are not in your household. Families who live under the same roof or are visiting with one another regularly are free to sit together.
Please do not shake hands or embrace one another. This is difficult for many of us,but it is important.
Books and hymnals have been removed from the sanctuary during this time as they cannot be properly sanitized. Please be prepared to bring your own Bible. Lyrics to hymns and songs will be provided.
Our worship services will continue to be broadcast on social media for those at home.
No offering plates will be passed around in the service, and Holy Communion will not be served until further notice. You may make arrangements with the church office to set up direct deposit, or you may drop your tithe in the plates located in the back of the sanctuary.
No nursery or children's church will be provided as children cannot be made to social distance and do not understand the risks associated with this virus. A children's moment in the service will be provided, but children need to remain with their families. Parents will need to accompany children to the restrooms.
The choir may start back practicing by using the sanctuary with proper social distancing, spreading members across the front of the sanctuary but not in the choir loft.
Sunday School classes may return to meeting in their rooms while practicing social distancing, using masks and hand sanitizer, and not touching door handles.
Community groups that use our facilities are welcome to start in person meetings with the use of hand sanitizer and social distancing. Those who lead these groups are responsible for sharing this policy with their members.
Rev. Stephen B. Grantham, Sr. Pastor
Moultrie FUMC
The Trustees,
Moultrie FUMC
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