Join us on December 22, during the Sunday School hour, to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ! We'll meet in the Fuse Box to sing 'Happy Birthday' and play some games as a group, and then we'll transition into our classrooms for fun activities and cake.

No registration is required! See you there!

Join us for a festive Senior Adult Ministry Christmas Luncheon at the home of Jane Cooley on Wednesday, December 18 at 12:00 noon. Enjoy a delicious Italian lunch, fellowship, and holiday cheer in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
Show off your baking skills by providing a dessert for the luncheon!
Cost: $10 per person
Space is limited to 30 attendees, so please sign up as soon as possible. The cutoff for sign-ups is December 17th.

We look forward to celebrating the season with you!

REGISTER HERE

The Women of Faith Bible Study will start back on Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 9:30-11:30am in Room 303. In the new year, the group will study (Will get book title asap) Join with other women in study and fellowship from January to May. If you have questions, please reach out to Martha Lee Sanders (trsanders@mindspring.com)

Join us on Sunday, December 15, at the 9:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. worship services for the story of the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and the birth of Jesus as told in Bible readings, interspersed with the congregational singing of carols and hymns; and choral anthems. This year's Lessons and Carols will highlight the panoply of First Church's musical offerings, including our youngest of music liturgists.

Prepare for the Lenten and Easter seasons by joining Candler professor Dr. Elizabeth Arnold as she examines the four gospels' resurrection accounts. Dr. Arnold is a postdoctoral fellow at The Candler Foundry, where she created the Foundations in Faith and Leadership online certificate program for community and church-based theological education. The class will meet in the Reception Hall from 6:30-7:45 pm 1/22-2/26. REGISTER HERE

Join the Senior Adult Ministry for a trip to the Bethlehem Walk, an immersive, interactive recreation of ancient Bethlehem, at Mountain View Church on Saturday, December 7 at 6:30 p.m. Meet at the drive through under the bridge at the Family Life Hall. REGISTER HERE

Join us for Christmas in the Park on Polk on Saturday, December 7, from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.!

We love kicking off the season of Advent together and preparing our hearts for the coming of our Savior. This year, we'll have cookie decorating, a Chrismon craft station (NEW), a Story Walk offering (NEW), a petting zoo, Family Christmas pictures, and more!

We hope to see you and your family there!

The Senior Adult Ministry is going to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee from Wednesday, December 4 through Friday, December 6. Choice of single or double occupancy in the Music Road Resort. Reserve your spot with a $200 deposit.
Early Bird discount of $50 until June 15th. Final Payment due by September 15th, 2024. No refunds after November 4th, if registration is canceled.
If you need assistance registering, please contact Karen Williams at the church, extension 803.

REGISTER HERE

Our church is blessed with significant assets, some of which are not being currently utilized by the church and may be put to better use.

Therefore, in accordance with The United Methodist Church Book of Discipline, the Trustees of The First United Methodist Church of Marietta, Georgia have called for a special charge conference to consider a resolution regarding the sale of certain church properties specifically, 96 Whitlock Ave., better known as the parsonage, and 92 Whitlock Ave., better known as the Rock House.

The charge conference is scheduled for Tuesday, December 3, at 6:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. The charge conference is open to all members of The First United Methodist Church of Marietta and we encourage you to come, discuss, and vote on this important matter.

Families of all ages are invited to join us for an Advent Wreath Workshop on December 1st during the Sunday School hour (10:10-11:10am)!

Together, we’ll create a wreath to celebrate the Advent season (complete with a take-home liturgy) and a banner to hang on your mantle or your tree that we’ll decorate with this year’s Advent theme: Be Near Me, Lord Jesus.

REGISTER HERE

We’ll gather in the Family Life Hall to make these beautiful Advent items, and enjoy some refreshments together as a church family!

Cost is $15 per family, which covers all supplies to create one wreath and one banner per family.

*Please just register one member of your family for the workshop and then answer the custom question about how many individuals in your family will attend with you.*

We hope you can join us!

Join us on Sunday, December 15th, from 5-7pm for a progressive dinner to celebrate the Christmas season! We will be meeting in the Welcome Center at 4:45pm to load up on the buses, and we’ll depart from campus at 5pm to head to our first stop. Take a look at our schedule below:

- Stop 1: Appetizers at the Davis House (~30 minutes)
- Stop 2: Main Course at the Angel House (~45 minutes)
- Stop 3: Dessert and Hot Cocoa at the Engram House (~30 minutes)

Each stop will feature some food and a fun activity to do while we enjoy the festive food. Come in your Christmas best and bring a friend (just make sure to sign them up :))!

REGISTER HERE

This month we are doing something different, lunch will be held on Thursday, (not Wednesday) on November 21st from 12 noon to 1 pm in the Family Life Hall.  Share with community members, attending the Good Samaritan Ministry, a Thanksgiving meal.

The lunch will be a potluck, volunteers are needed to bring a dish, help set up, and serve. Click HERE to sign up to bring a dish to share.

Please REGISTER HERE if you plan to enjoy lunch, so we know you’re coming and can plan accordingly to have enough turkey to feed everyone.

We will have the Sanctuary open on Election Day for people to stop by and pray and reflect. Civic engagement is a right that we are blessed to partake in. However, it is not without its anxieties. If you need to spend some time praying on election day, the sanctuary will be open from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. so you can pray in silence. We will provide a special prayer card filled with various prayers for our country and leadership.

Join us on Sunday, November 3, as we celebrate All Saints Day here at First United Methodist Church of Marietta. This is the day we set aside to remember the members of our church who have been promoted to the Church Triumphant since October 2023. During the services at 9:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., the names of each of these members will be read and a bell will be rung in his or her honor.

Join your church family for Teriyaki Chicken with rice, Asian vegetables, and egg rolls, on Wednesday, October 30th, from 5:15 pm to 6:30 pm for supper in the Family Life Hall. Please REGISTER HERE so we know you’re coming & can plan accordingly. The cost is $7 a meal with a $25 family cap. Children 3-12 years old $5, ages 3 and under eat free. 

Volunteers in any capacity with MFUMC are invited to be our guests for Church Family Supper. Please enter the code SERVE to enjoy supper on and with your Church Family!

Please register so we know you’re coming & can plan accordingly. The cost is $7 a meal with a $25 family cap. Children 3-12 years old $5, ages 3 and under eat free. 

Join us for our October Power 45 meeting! We will meet at the church in the Lower Room (directly below the Weekday Preschool entrance in building C) from 1-2:30pm on Sunday, October 27th. We will provide a taco bar for lunch and the kids will have time to hang out, play games, and complete a service project together for MUST Ministries. REGISTER HERE

Marietta FUMC Children's Ministry invites you to join us for our Fall Festival on October 26 from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. This event will include trunk-or-treating, hay rides, field games, treats and food for the family. If you would like to host a trunk, please sign up using the link HERE, or reach out to Amber Whitaker or Lauren Cox.

The Senior Adults will travel to LaGrange College to watch The Wizard of Oz production on Friday, October 25. This day trip will start at 12:30 pm departing the church parking lot, stop for lunch, then attend the 4:00 pm show. Cost is $10 for the show ticket, lunch on your own. REGISTER HERE

MFUMC is on a mission to help save lives with the RedCross! Roll up a sleeve to give blood on Monday, July 22nd from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Family Life Hall. Give blood in July for a Fandango Movie Ticket by email to see TWISTERS on the RedCross! Emergency blood shortage: The Red Cross blood supply has fallen to critically low levels. Your blood or platelet donation is needed now to help alleviate the shortage and ensure lifesaving medical procedures are not delayed. Don’t wait – sign up to donate: rcblood.org/donate. Use Sponsor Code MFUMC.

Join Carol and Reverend Dan and Brown and Kim and Forrest Cate on a Splendors of Italy trip, from April 22 through May 5, 2025. The trip will include visits to Milan, Venice, Pisa, Florence, Rome and the Vatican, the Amalfi Coast, the Isle of Capri, and Pompeii. If you are interested in finding out more information there will be a meeting on October 20 at 2:00 p.m. in room 104. REGISTER HERE

Commitment Sunday will be on October 20 during both worship services at 9:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. in the Sanctuary, with special bluegrass music. The Stewardship Committee is hosting a breakfast reception between services from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in the Family Life Hall to thank the congregation for their generosity and support.

Join the senior adult ministry for lunch on Wednesday, October 16th from 12 noon to 1 pm with our guest Gary MacDonald from Murphy-Harpst Children's Centers.

REGISTER HERE

All High Schoolers are invited to join us for Fusion Worship night on Monday, October 14th from 7-8pm in the Lower Room!