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Welcome to FUMC
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If you are a visitor to First United Methodist Church ... WELCOME! We are really delighted that you are interested in First Church. We invite you browse the site and experience for yourself what we offer. If you want to learn more about our Church, or if you would like to visit, you can find plenty of helpful information using the links above. We hope you have shared worship with us already, but if you haven't, please join us soon in finding faith, fellowship, and friendship at First Church.
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First United Methodist Church @ a Glance
Located on the corners of 2nd Street and West Pike Street in Clarksburg, West Virginia, First Church has been a thriving Christian Community for over 200 years. Through a variety of worship styles, ministries, a wealth of programming, and quality pastoral care, we offer a place for spiritual connection and growth to our members.
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This United Methodist Church is a part of a world-wide church that holds to the basic teachings of Christianity, and we consider ourselves part of the whole church of Jesus Christ made up of many denominations.
Our more than 41,000 congregations around the world welcome everyone who seeks to respond to God's love, to grow in spiritual strength, and to participate in congregations providing support and opportunities for service. All people are welcome to attend services and receive Holy Communion.
We are followers of Jesus Christ and give special emphasis to certain Christian truths:
1. Everyone can know God's love through Christ and be changed. This is God's "amazing grace."
2. This grace fills us with an assurance that we are God's beloved children, and gives us courage to live our lives with strength, integrity, love, and compassion.
3. God wants us, both as individuals and as communities to be better than we are. So we are active in applying God's truth to our own lives, and to the larger communities of which we are a part.
4. While we are bound together by these truths, we celebrate a wide diversity of opinions about many matters. John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement, said that Methodists are not defined by their opinions, but by how much they love God and "shed God's love abroad in the world."
United Methodism is an 'amazing connection' of people called by God, inspired by the Holy Spirit, and walking in the footsteps of the risen Christ. We invite you to journey with us.
At FUMC you have found a church home. The building is indeed a beautiful place to worship. The people are friendly. Yet, for it to truly feel like a home, you need to find your individual place in it. Like in all families and in all homes, you need to feel a sense of belonging and be - involved... rewarded... acknowledged... and most of all happy.
Waiting for that feeling to come to you? Maybe it's up to YOU to find it. How? By reaching out to your church family, getting to know your brothers and sisters, getting involved, and investing some of youself. Is it scary? It can be at first. Can you find something that fits your interests? The list of ministry opportunities is vast and if you don't see something that does fit your interest, start asking! Making your mark takes exactly the amount of time that you are willing to invest. But the rewards you receive are nothing short of a miracle.
Take a risk. Become more than just a church attendee. Become an ACTIVE member. A member who is giving, getting, laughing, loving, praying, and living life as a unique member of an amazing family, your First United Family.
AND when you do... be prepared for wonderful things.
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