After taking the month of August off, the UMW is ready to get busy with our fall activities. We are looking forward to our annual trip to Foster Falls on September 13. The bus will leave the church parking lot at 10:00 am. Bring a sandwich. Everything else will be provided. All women are invited […]
Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, is pleased to offer a preventive health event at Galax First United Methodist Church on 9/23/2016. Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to: blocked arteries which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms which can lead […]
(Ages 5-11) Come for the fun and bring a friend!!! Bible Story Craft Bells Refreshments For more info call Ms. Dianne (233-7841) or Ms. Ruth (236-6008).
We have a date of October 25th for our 2016 Charge Conference. This is the yearly meeting of the church where church officers are elected and the pastor’s salary is set for the next year. Our new District Superintendent, the Rev. Kimberly M. Goddard, will be continuing the tradition of having Cluster Charge Conferences where […]
Sunday – August 14th BBQ Chicken – Macaroni Salad – Baked Beans Rolls – Homemade Ice Cream Invite all your FAMILY & FRIENDS – will be held on the church LAWN (weather permitting) following the 11 o’clock service. Cost is by ‘donation’ – ALL proceeds go to: JOY RANCH & GOD’S SOUP KITCHEN (Being Hosted by […]
The Staff-Parish Relations Committee would like to introduce the congregation to the new Administrative Assistant/Treasurer of our church – Her name is Jolene Bilbrey. She says “I was raised in Minnesota and joined the Army after High School. I served for almost ten years as human resource manager and electronics technician. I am married with […]
I have always thought it strange that the longest season of the Church Year, lasting from Pentecost until Advent, is called Ordinary Time. It does come after Eastertide, Pentecost and Trinity Sunday which are all busy and exciting times and the following months do not have those special celebrations, but still to call it ordinary […]
The UMW will meet July 12th at 10:00 am in the UMW Room. Peggy will have the program and we will go to RJ’s for lunch. We hope you can attend this meeting. We won’t meet in August but will have our annual meeting at Foster Falls in September (13th).
What is God’s Storehouse? It is a community soup kitchen located on the bottom floor of Rooftop. Started in 2012, the soup kitchen is now operated by The Hope Ladies, a Christian women’s group. The directors of God’s Storehouse are a mother/daughter duo named Delina Parks and Kisha Johnson. God’s Storehouse feeds over 600 people […]
“Now the Lord said to Abram. ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land I will show you. I will make you a great nation and I will bless you and make your name great so that you will be a blessing.” [Genesis 12:1-2 N.R.S.V.] The Holston Annual Conference […]
