1st United Methodist Church

who do i contact?
where can I go do?

Are you looking for information on a particular ministry or mission?
Click below for a list of ministry/mission contacts. If you can't find what you need there, please
email us at info@1stchurch.org.
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO serve?

There are many areas of ministry and mission here at 1st UMC where your call to Go.Do. can be put to work. To help us connect you with those opportunities, please click below and fill out our Ministry Interest form.
got questions?

Are you unsure about where you want to serve or just need to know about a particular ministry or Go.Do. opportunity?

Our Minister of Discipleship, Rev. Nathan Irwin, can plug you in to the area that's best suited for you.

You can reach him by email or call him at
865-982-1273. ext. 715

WAYS TO SERVE

Church can happen when giving your time gives

someone new hope and

when opening hearts inspires joy.

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God calls us to Go.Do. and serve others. Together through Christ we can Go and Do big things. Here at 1st UMC, you will find volunteers working faithfully with ministries like Welcome Table, Celebrate Recovery and Family Promise. But the work doesn't stop there.

Volunteers from the church are working across the community, across the country and around the world, helping improve the lives of others.

Three of our biggest ministries rely on the dedication of dozens of volunteers.

Celebrate Recovery happens each Wednesday
Welcome Table happens each Thursday
Family Promise hosting is a week long volunteer effort that happens several times throughout the year.

KULDIGA UMC UPDATE

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CHECK OUT THESE SPECIFIC WAYS TO SERVE

KITCHEN HELP NEEDED ON WEDNESDAYS

HELP NEEDED WITH WELCOME TABLE ON THURSDAYS

HELP NEEDED WITH SUNDAY MORNING HOSPITALITY

UPCOMING GO.DO. EVENTS

Hang tight while we look up scheduled events...

BLESS THE BLESSING BOX

One easy way to Go.Do. and be a blessing to others is to donate items to our Blessing Box located in the parking lot of the church near the entrance from Montvale Station Road (on the left side facing the church.) Please bring non-perishable items ONLY. You can bring the items anytime.

BLESS THE BLESSING BOX

Each week in September we want to help people using the Blessing Box (in the parking lot of the church) have basic items they can use to create a meal. You can bring them anytime during that week. Just put them in the box. If there isn’t room, just bring them in to the church office.

Week of September 3rd: Spaghetti, Canned Spaghetti Sauce, Canned Fruit
Week of September 10th: Canned Chili, Cornbread Mix, Applesauce
Week of September 17th: Canned Chicken, Egg Noodles, Cream of Chicken Soup, Canned Green Beans
Week of September 24th: Canned or packaged tuna, Boxed Mac-n-Cheese, Canned Peas

UPDATE FROM KULDIGA UMC, LATVIA

Kuldiga United Methodist Church is a sister church to 1st UMC Maryville. For more than a decade the people of 1st Church have supported this Latvian church in many ways including financial support and repeated mission visits.

On Sunday, November 20, there was a big celebration in the Kuldiga Church - the 100th anniversary of the founding and 22 years since its restoration. There was a celebration of this milestone along with many other important updates from Kuldiga in a recent letter from the church's pastor.

Ron & Carol Werker are organizing the trip to the meeting and to our sister church in Kuldiga. More information at the link below.

LATVIAN MISSION

KARM DONATIONS

Over the years we have partnered with Knox Area Rescue Ministries in many different ways. We encourage you to help out KARM by going to one of their centers and donating items as part of the Corners of Your Field partnership.

When you drop off items, please be sure and tell the folks at KARM that you are donating on behalf of 1st United Methodist Church - Maryville.

Through this partnership, KARM Stores return a portion of the value of the donated items in the form of KARM gift cards to the church so that we can directly help those in our care. Learn more about KARM, what items you can donate and where to find donation drop offs at karm.org .

WHERE DO YOU WANT TO SERVE?

Outreach ministries at 1st UMC are based on

this scripture from Acts which gives us a call to "Go.Do."

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you;

and you will be my witness in Jerusalem,

and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the Earth.

Acts 1:8

Do you feel the call to "Go Do?"

Let us know where you want to serve.

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