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Every Sunday morning in person or online

10:00 a.m.

or in person on Saturday nights

5:30 p.m.

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Worship Choices

Saturday at First

This is a relaxed and informal time of offering songs and prayers to God. A variety of contemporary and familiar Christian songs and hymns are sung in a smaller, more contemplative setting. The scriptures, preaching and message will be consistent with Sunday services.

Communion is offered on the Saturday closest to

the first Sunday of the month.

Saturday Evening
at 5:30 p.m.
in the Chapel on the ground level.

Traditional Sunday Worship

You will find Sunday worship to be much like the worship services of many United Methodist Churches around the country. A creative liturgy will be offered to God with familiar and contemporary hymns being sung. You will find Biblical preaching to assist you in connecting with God and growing your faith, witness, and discipleship.

Communion is offered on the first Sunday of the month.

Sunday Morning
at 10:00 a.m.
in the Sanctuary.

Fall Sermon Series

Are you yearning for a deep connection with God, others, and all creation? The practices of the Benedictine Wesleyan Way offer us a path to this deeper connection.  Jesus does not call us to a shallow and superficial love; rather, the call of Christ is to the fullest possible love…through life together!

We will use Paul Chilcote’s book, The Fullest Possible Love, for small groups and worship focus September 6 through November 16. You will find the sermons for each chapter linked in the buttons below.

Introduction
Attentiveness
Community
Harmony
Prayer
bring the whole family

We Want Children IN Worship!!!

 

Nursery. You may bring your infant or toddler (up to pre-K age) to the nursery (Room E203) during Sunday worship and/or Sunday School. Our trained and screened nursery attendants are on duty starting 15 minutes before service begins. 

We offer a prayground behind the sanctuary! A Prayground is a small area that is dedicated to some of our youngest children in worship. Melanie Gordon, director of children’s ministries with the Global United Methodist Board of Discipleship said “We are all adopted through our baptism into God’s family, so we need to worship together. We know children need to move and have some active time, so we need to find creative ways of engaging children in worship.”
 
The space includes soft toys, an enclosed area with soft mat flooring, a practice pew, coloring table, comfortable seating for parents, a TV with live feed to the worship in case you’re in an area of the Prayground where you can’t see something, and many other items. This space allows the children to remain in worship with their family. The nursery is still available for those who wish to utilize it. We hope this helps young families feel more welcome at Ames First UMC and for all to know the importance of having children in worship.