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The Bible Trivia
Challenge will take
you through
50 questions
(10 in each category). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Our Sunday School Ministry

Sunday School meets every Sunday morning from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.

CHILDREN'S DIVISION

Infant and Toddler Nursery: Infant- age 2
Pre-School: 2 and 3 year old children
Kindergarten: 4 and 5 year old children
Elementary I & II: 1st and 2nd Grade Students
ElementaryIII & IV: 3rd and 4th Grade Students
Elementary V & VI: 5th and 6th Grade Students

YOUTH DIVISION

Junior High: 7th and 8th Grade Students
Senior High: 9th - 12th Grade Students

OUR ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL DIVISION

Young Adults: Young Adults
Faith builders: Young Adults
Wanderers: A group describing themselves as "seeking the path"
Spirit Seekers: Singles and couples 40ish in age
Ophie Timberlake Class: Middle age singles and couples
Deborah Class: Women above middle age
Men's Bible Class: Men above middle age 

Youth Ministry
Our Youth Ministry is for youth in the 7th through 12th grades.  It includes Sunday morning Sunday School classes at 9:45, UMYF on Sunday evenings at 5:00 p.m., a Youth Activities Week in March, spring and fall Retreats, mission work camps, a Christmas party for under privileged children, delivering Angel Tree gifts, sponsoring a Valentine's dinner for couples and other special projects.  Summer months offer different events and experiences other than regular Sunday evening UMYF

 

Visit-   "Just for Teens" - Devo'Zine

United Methodist Men
Purpose: To declare the centrality of Christ in the lives of men and in all their relationships.

Goal: The United Methodist Men shall be a supportive fellowship of men who seek to know Jesus Christ, to grow spiritually, and who daily seek His will.

The U.M.M. meet monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. following fellowship meal at the church. The UMM also plan various service projects during the year. They take on maintenance projects at the church to help improve our church building. In addition, they sponsor a Cub Scout Pack and a Boy Scout Troop, community projects, and contribute to Volunteers in Mission.
 

United Methodist Women
Purpose: The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop; a creative, supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church. 
 
 

Our First United Methodist Women's - Circle Information

Red Bird Mission
Red Bird Mission is an agency of the Red Bird Missionary Conference and is comprised of Red Bird Mission, Inc. and Red Bird Mountain Medical Center, two national mission agencies related to the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church.  Each summer over 40 adults and youth travel from our church in mission to the Appalachian area known as Red Bird Mission, where they help provide repairs and give special service to those in need. Red Bird Mission, guided by Jesus Christ, empowers individuals and advocates justice by providing spiritual, educational, health, and community outreach ministries. 

Visit-Red Bird Mission Web Site

Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian organization dedicated to eliminating poverty housing worldwide.

Habitat brings together people with resources and people in need to build simple, decent, affordable houses. The homes are sold to those in need at no profit, through no-interest loans.

Founded in 1976 by Millard Fuller along with his wife Linda, Habitat for Humanity has built more than 80,000 houses, providing shelter for more than 400,000 people worldwide.

Habitat has affiliates in every state of the United States and in 63 other countries around the world.
 

Visit-Habitat for Humanity Web Site

Emerging Ministries Dream Team is an avenue to allow members to share where God is at work in their lives.  As members express ideas, the team will assist in the development of ministry opportunities and encourage the participation from those persons who have God-given gifts and talents to offer. 

Small Group Ministry Design Team 

Goal:To plan and coordinate Small Group Ministries and sign up and  to coordinate Small Group Leader Training.

Library Ministry Team

Goal: To restructure and coordinate the Library facilities and policy

Little Lambs Nursery Ministry Team
Nursery Services ae available at the 8:45 and 11:00 worship services. The infant Nursery is appropriate for children age birth to two years. (This nursery is open during Sunday School.)  The Toddler Nursery is appropriate for children ages 2-4. Visitors welcome!
Each month a Captain is assigned to the Nursery. 

JAMAICA PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL MISSION EXPERIENCE

What Is The Ministry?

The program is a ten-day religious, cultural sharing, and work experience with a community in Jamaica. Team members interact with students and community members at Oberlin High School and Haggard Medical Clinic near Lawrence Tavern, in the mountains of Jamaica. The emphasis is on sharing. The people of this region are materially poor. Many folks farm the surrounding hills or work for low wages in Kingston. There is a great spiritual wealth in these people. We bring the material goods and they bring the spiritual. The result is that everyone benefits.

What Is Oberlin High School?

Situated in the mountains north of Kingston, Jamaica, Oberlin High School was established in 1946 by missionaries from Oberlin College in Ohio. As the high school has grown, a community has been built around it. The school serves 1800 students,
ages 12-17, and is funded by a partnership between the Jamaican government and the United Church of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. The teachers' salaries as well as some school supplies, are paid by the Jamaican government, but the government does not fund new buildings or maintenance.

In 1992, as a result of efforts by many churches in the United States, a medical and dental clinic was constructed to serve the needs of the community. The clinic is staffed with a nurse, dental assistant, and a doctor who calls once a week.
 

What Will The Team Members Be Doing?

Projects are determined by the needs of the community and the skills of the team members sent from the U.S. Our group usually includes M.D.'s, dentists, an oral surgeon, chiropractor, pharmacist, several nurses, a computer systems analyst, and/or
construction workers. Churches within a 24 mile radius of the clinic will be sending local people for medical and dental treatment. It is anticipated that some team members will be sent to help at other clinics in the mountains. Many of the children in
the area have serious dental problems due to their diet which is heavy in sugar.

There are also opportunities for the team members to instruct and assist with high school classes in computer, business, music, agricultural science, English, math, and art.

How Can I Get Involved?

There are many ways to participate in this project. Some of the preparation includes collection supplies for school, medical, dental, and personal hygiene. Cash contributions are needed to help with construction materials, medical equipment, and school equipment and supplies. You may want to become a member of the team and gain hands on experience in this mission.
Everyone has a gift which can be used in Jamaica.

Contributions are tax deductible and can be sent to:

                                     First United Methodist Church
                                           c/o Dan Perky
                                        27 East Church Street
                                        Lexington, TN 38351

 Bereavement Food Committees
When there is death in the family of a church member, our church provides a meal to the home of the family. Committees are assigned for each month.

Intercessory Prayer Team meets on Tuesday at 4:45 p.m.

The Healing and Wholeness Team will study scripture, material, and practice to become more knowledgeable in prayer. They will host weekly Evening Prayers at 5:00 every Wednesday evening to pray with and / or for our congregation, the community, and the world.  Prayer requests and needs will be made known to the team through completing prayer request cards, verbally, and the church website. 
The team will also host a study, called" Anointed to Heal" by the Eddings, starting the first Wednesday in January, between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. 

The Upper Room Prayer Line Ministry will continue intercessory prayer for the needs of people across the United States on the Second Thursday of each month between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. Calls from the Upper Room in Nashville are diverted to our church on these Thursdays. 

Prayer Chain continues to enlist volunteers who desire to pray for those in our congregation and community who may be experiencing sudden illness or crisis in their families.

Additional Information:
The Prayer Ministries Team will meet quarterly with the pastor and Ministries Staff of the Church.

EVENING PRAYERS 
                    The Prayer Ministry team hosts evening prayers every Wednesday evening between 5:00 and 5:30. Everyone is invited to come worship with us during these services in the chapel as we intercede for our church and community.

The team's mission is to visit all those members of our congregation who are unable to come to church and would like to be visited.  Team members wish to convey to shut-ins love and the feeling that they continue to be a part of the body of Christ.

There are no formal meetings, but members of the congregation are invited to let the leader know of any new need so that this can be passed along to the entire team.

A Scouting program, based on the Boy Scouts of America, for boys and their families is offered as one of the Youth Ministries of Lexington First United Methodist Church, These programs serve boys from 6 to 18 years of age.