June 2008
Welcome to Cookeville First United Methodist Church
If you have any questions about the ministries of our congregation, please Contact Us or call the church office at (931)526-2177 anytime Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. We look forward to having you at worship, and we want you to be a part of our church family.
We are delighted that you are interested in Cookeville First United Methodist Church (FUMC). The 8:30 a.m. and 10:55 a.m. (1st and 2nd services) are in the main Sanctuary Building. The Encounter service begins at 11 a.m. in the white Wesley Chapel.
Guests are always welcome. Please join us anytime.
FUMC e-Letter: June 29- July 4
A LETTER FROM ALETA AND JIM
To Our Church Family
Thank you for your many prayers, cards, support and loaned equipment. The recent
Wednesday night visit by so many of you was a tremendous blessing. The VBS scrapbook
is a wonderful work of love. We would like to sincerely thank you for the kindness and assistance you have provided. The road ahead may be rough, but cancer cannot cripple the love, hope, faith and the spirit shown to us by our FUMC family. Aleta is looking forward to returning to work as soon as possible. God bless you.
Aleta and Jim Sutherland
Sunday School
Children's Division
Youth Division (Grades 7-12)
Adult Division
Why Attend Sunday School? by Aleta Sutherland
- To learn more about the Bible
- To gain knowledge about the Church and United Methodist beliefs
- To ask questions about faith issues
- To grow in one’s understanding of how to live a Christian life
Sunday School
Why attend Sunday School? By Aleta Sutherland
To learn more about the Bible
To gain knowledge about the Church and United Methodist beliefs
To ask questions about faith issues
Six Flags White Water: Atlanta
SIX FLAGS WHITE WATER ADVENTURE
July 14: Youth grades 7-12. Contact Daniel Doubleday at 526-2177 for more information.
Church Family Activity Nights
Thank you to everyone who came out to our summer activity nights! We enjoyed the time of fellowship.
Aug. 6 = Church Picnic
Aug. 13 = Choir Kids Kick Off!
Aug. 20 = 1st Wed. Night Fellowship Dinner in CLC
Travel Buddies Mystery Trip
July 24 (Thursday) Mystery Trip offered by the Travel Buddies
Enjoy the beauties of nature, classic sites and tales from history, and incredible
gourmet food. Cost for lunch and transportation is $25.00. Supper will be purchased on your own (starting around $18.00). Depart 9:30AM 10:30AM from Wesley Chapel parking lot. Reservations by Monday, July 14.
Scrapbooking Luau
Do you have a project you’d like to finish but haven’t had the time to get it accomplished? Knit, sort photos, read a book, cross stitch or scrapbook?
Join First United Methodist Church for a Scrapbooking Luau on August 16 from 9am to 5pm in the Christian Life Center to support the MOPS program. This event is open to the public and you need not be a scrapbooker or a MOPS member to participate.
Youth: 7th - 12th Grades
Our Mission: The youth ministry of FUMC Cookeville invites youth to LOVE God and one another in Christian community, empowers them to GROW as disciples, and equips them to LIVE their faith BOLDLY in the world.
The goal of First United Methodist Church’s Youth Ministry is to model Christ’s love, to create life-giving community, to provide opportunities to be continually transformed by an encounter with the Risen Lord, to shape youth in the habits of discipleship, and to form a lifelong Christian identity begun in baptism. If you have any questions about the Youth Ministry at First United Methodist Church, please contact Krislyn.
Our student ministries are separated into three groups:
*Middle School Youth (7th & 8th grade)
*High School Youth (9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades), and
*College students meet for Sunday School at 9:45 am, led by Steve Frye. All college students are also invited to Thursday Night Bible Study from 9:30 - 10:30 pm at Poet's on the Square.
Youth Sunday School meets from 9:45-10:45 a.m. in the basement of the Freeman Building. Drop in anytime!
For upcoming events, see What's Next?