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Welcome to Melbourne UMC Online |
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Written by The Congregation
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We truly welcome you.
We have been waiting for you! It is true, because we believe God Himself sends everyone who comes into the circle of this special fellowship at First United Methodist Church Melbourne. It is not by accident that we have the joy of meeting you. We welcome you and extend Christ's love to you with genuine warmth. We are eager to know you, and we are excited to share with you the marvelous ways God is working in our church.
Sunday School (Adult and children) 10:00 a.m.
Divine Worship 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday Night Bible Study 7 p.m. and Thursday at 1 p.m.
Fourth Wednesday of the month: Fellowship Supper 6:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend.
We are located at 233 North Lunen Street, (corner of Lunen Street and Olive Street), Melbounre, Arkansas
Mailing address: P. O. Box 541, Melbourne AR 72556-0541
Office Telephone: 870-268-4438-Fax 870-368-4439
District Conference September 12, 2010 at 3 pm. Heber Springs UMC
Old Fashion Day September 26, 2010 at Old Philadelphia Church, Larkin Road.
Charge Conference November 7, 2010 at 4 pm.
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Written by Rev. Terry Sager
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Scripture Readings: Jeremiah 2:4-13; Psalm 81:1, 10-16; Hebrews:1-8, 15-16; Gospel of Saint Luke 14:1, 7-14.
Theme: This Sunday's readings bring into sharp focus the dangers of contemporary life: when we follow our self-interested pursuits, we lose sight of God's priorities of justice and mercy. As we read our Old Testment lesson through Jeremiah, God laments the worthless pursuits of the Israelites. We see in Psalm 81, God yearns for the Israelites for their return. In the Epistle lessonn of Hebrews and in the Gospel of Saint Luke we are advised to focus on the values of servanthood, sharing, and loving. We live in a world where such values and dethroned while financial, material, and personal success are placed on pedestals to guide our lives. This Sunday's scriputures illustrate the emptiness of such pursuits, offering instead the finest wheat of God's love and guidance in our lives.
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Written by The Congregation
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A little history about us...
The Melbourne United Methodist Church has been located in Melbourne Arkansas for 131 years. The first church building was built in 1879 on land donated by John R. Richardson at the junction of highway 69 and 9 across from the present location of Mark Martin Chevrolet Dealership. The church building was destroyed by a tornado in 1883 and was rebuilt on the same land and the congregation worshiped there until 1930 and the church was torn down and rebuild on the present location at the corner of Lunen and Olive streets.
In 1803 Bishop Francis Asbury appointed circuit riders to minister to the people that were moving west. In 1835 the Batesville District of the Methodist Church was formed. The Melbourne church is listed in the Archives of Hendrix College as existing in 1877 as the Melbourne Circuit with J. C. Carter and then Thomas Vincent appointed in 1878 as ministers with a membership of 400 congregants. Previous to this worship was conducted in members homes.
Until 1939 the church was the Melbourne Methodist Episcopal Church South, then it became the Methodist Church, when it united with the Protestant Methodist Church Episcopal South. On April 1, 1968 with the union of The Evangelical United Brethren Church and The Methodist Church, we became The United Methodist Church. First United Methodist Church Melbourne is in the North District of the Arkansas Conference and has had over eighty pastor serve and the names of some of them: S. L. Cochran 1879-1881, M. B. Umstead 1883-1884, Doyle Berkefeldt 1989-1995, Denzel Stokes 1995-1997, Richard Stegall 1997-2000, Glen Hicks 2001-2004, Rev. Terry L. Sager 2004 to the present. The Melbourne United Methodist church continues to serve the community with 100 members on the roll.
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Written by Rev. Terry Sager
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Our Melbourne Church Family and Friends
Bob Guthrie, Rae Jean Paulson, Ty Grimes, Eb and Myra Thomas, Elizabeth Thomas, Erman Wray, Arvin Smith, Brenda Nail, Marie Yancey, Virginia Beel, Edward Billingsley, Lowell Felton, Guy Lindstrom, Kyrstin Bailey, Matthew Olson, Rayburn Finley, Doug Dickson, Janie Kennedy, Raymon Gentry, Verbal Davis, Kathy Galley, Clayton Lynch, Evelyn Hoskinds, Sandy Biddle, Bonnie Green, ...
Military Personnel
Major Scott Hedden
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Written by Rev. Terry Sager
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We have two opportunities for you to enjoy our study. God had been very generous to each of us and each of us have the ability to use these blessing in a special way.
We will begin a series on "Sharing together in Christ's name."
Tuesday night at 7 p.m. or Thursday at 1 p.m., both days will cover the same study material, if you are unavailable to attend one session, you can come to the other and enjoy the same lesson and not miss one important moment of the series.
Please bring your Bible, a note pad and a writing tool. This series of Bible studies serves as a reminder of the Bibical, spiritual and theological principles that make United Methodist unigue. |
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