First United Methodist Church of Salisbury

Alateen - Thursday 8PM meeting weekly

Health and Wholeness

Covenant Singers (Youth Choir)

Music, Arts and Worship

The Covenant Singers is a choir comprised of youth in grades 7th to 12th. It is not a requirement for children or their families to be members of First Church in order to participate in any choirs for children or youth.

Casting Queens

Caring

New and experienced knitters are welcome to join this group as they prepare prayer shawls that are delivered to those who can use a reminder that the church is praying for them.

After School Care Program

Reaching Out in Mission

Safe environment and enriching activities for children 5 yrs-fifth grade. We also have a summer camp program 7 am - 6 pm . Contact Salem Dietz, program director, at 704-433-6679.

AA - Thursday 8PM meetings weekly

Health and Wholeness

Alcoholics Anonymous meeting each Thursday at 8:00PM

Adopt a School: Isenburg Elementary School - Be a mentor or Lunch Buddy, 1/2 hour per month.

Reaching Out in Mission

Be a Mentor (math or reading tutor) or Lunch Buddy 1/2 hour (or more) per month. Donate food items for backpacks that students take home for weekend meals or donate socks, underwear, sweat pants and shirts to be used when a child has an accident at school

Soup to Nuts (Walk to Emmaus) Call the church office for more information.

Spiritual Life

Walk to Emmaus is an experience of Christian spirtitual renewal and formation that begins with a 3 day short course in Christianity. Participants join in small groups to support each other in their ongoing walk with Christ. Non-Denominational

Prayer Chain - Call the chuurch office or the Prayer Chain Coordinator when the office is closed

Spiritual Life

Teams of prayer volunteers use a phone tree to pass along prayer request for members of a church family or friend.

Boy Scout Troop 442 - Guiding boys to manhood with spiritual growth, outdoor fun, and comm. service.

Reaching Out in Mission

Troop 442 has been chartered with the Boy Scouts of America since 1925. All programs follow BSA guildelines.

Early Worship Service

Worship

We offer a full worship service in our sanctuary each Sunday morning, followed by an informal gathering in our fellowship hall.

Child Development Center

Reaching Out in Mission

We are a Five Star childcare center licensed by the State of NC. Our teachers are approved and accredited by the Dvision of Child Services. We offer structured activities, supervised free-play. Call director Vickie Wood at 704-633-7209

Rowan Helping Ministries (RHM), Crisis Action Network - working directly with RHM Staff

Reaching Out in Mission

Volunteers interview RHM clients in need of medications, food, clothing, or other financial assistance. After the interview, the RHM Staff makes a decision about what help to make available. Training is available for all volunteers.

Doorstep Visitors

Music, Arts and Worship

Our members Visit and follow up with worship visitors. Each Doorstep Visitors team makes visits about 3 times a year. Each visit is intended to be a 10-14 minut visit at the door.

Rowan Helping Ministries Shelter - Volunteers help prepare, serve meals, wash laundry, and sign in.

Hunger

Teams usually serve a breakfast, or a breakfast and supper meal. Laundry is accomplished during and after supper.

Adult Bell Choir

Music, Arts and Worship

Communion Servers

Music, Arts and Worship

Assist the pastor in serving communion elements to the congregation during Sunday worship and special worship opportunities. Servers meet with the pastor about 15 minutes prior to the service in his study.

Journey@first Team

Music, Arts and Worship

Plan and conduct the monthly journey@first worship service. Help is needed to design and prepare altar display, set up and clean up the chapel, audio and visual system, and other preparations. The service is the third Sunday 9:00 to 9:45 AM.

United Methodist Women (UMW)

Fun for All

UMW meet in circles (small groups), once a month, normally the 1st Monday, at a time that suits its members.

Mother's Morning out - Provides child care, Fridays 9AM to noon, $5.00 fee.

Reaching Out in Mission

Meals-on-wheels - Delivering meals to the homebound of Salisbury.

Hunger

Volunteers and substitutes from out church deliver meals on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month.

Sunshine Visitors - Maintain Christian relationship with church members who are homebound.

Caring

Contacts are made through cards, telephone calls, and personal visits. Food or other small gifts are often taken at the time of the visit. The group meets once a quarter for an informal lunch to stay current.

Church Shepards - Provide a personal contact between each church member and our congregation.

Caring

This two-way contact helps to idenify ministry needs, especially during times of death and illness, and recognize times of celebration.

Connectors

Music, Arts and Worship

Connectors develop relationships with prospective members to facilitate their connecting with a small group ministry within the congregation. A Connector may be paired with an individual or with a family.

The Casting Queens - Prayer Shawl Ministry. Call the church office for information.

Spiritual Life

Provide Prayer Shawls to those in our church family and community in need of comfort and prayers. The ministry is open to anyone who is committed to prayer and who knits, crochets, or is willing to learn.

Men's Prayer Breakfast meeting at Hendrix Restaurant on West Innes Street

Spiritual Life

Men join together for prayer, sharing prayer concerns, devotions, breakfast, and fellowship on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month, at 7AM at Hendrix Restaurant on West Innes Street.

Greeters

Music, Arts and Worship

Our members welcome guests to worship, especially first time visitors. We ask guests to sign our guest book register in the main entry to our sanctuary. Greeters provide directional info (bathrooms, nursery, etc.).

Habitat or Humanity - Our congregation has built Habitat homes over the years.

Reaching Out in Mission

A variety of construction volunteers, and support teams will be needed for our next home project. You can also volunteer any time to work in a variety of ways (in retail sales store, construction, etc.) directly with Rowan County Habitat for Humanity.

First United Methodist Church Preschool

Reaching Out in Mission

This is a morning program which runs 9 months per year, with a class for younger twos, older twos, three year olds and four year olds. We provide a warm and loving environment with developmentally appropriate activities. Call 704-636-3121 for more info.

Mission Bridge - Play bridge and raise money for missions, the 3rd Friday, monthly at the church.

Reaching Out in Mission

Participants take turns hosting. Light refreshments are served and good fellowship is enjoyed. One night a month beginning at 7:30PM and playing until around 10PM, playing 5 progressions.

Camp Discovery for rising 4th - 5th grd. in Rowan-Salisbury who may not have opportunity otherwise.

Reaching Out in Mission

Provides a Christian camp experience for Rowan-Salisbury school system children who may not have an opportunity otherwise. Volunteers are needed for mentoring, driving, helping with activities indoors and out. Camp is 24 hours/day for one week.

Disaster Relief - Disaster Relief and recovery teams are formed as needed. Call church office.

Reaching Out in Mission

AA - Friday 8PM meetings weekly

Health and Wholeness

Alcoholics Anonymous meeting each Friday at 8:00 PM

Alanon - Thursday 8PM meeting weekly

Health and Wholeness

Stephen Ministry - Provides confidential, one-to-one Christian care to individuals in our church.

Caring

One can only become a Stephen Minister by completing extensive training.

Enabling Equipment Loans - Call the church office for more information.

Health and Wholeness

Equipment available for short term loans.

Youth Ministries (6th to 12th grades)

Fun for All

Middle High and Senior High Youth Group is to help youth grow in their personal relationship with God and to help them experience Christian community. Youth meet for fellowship, worship, a meal and studies/lessons 5:30 to 7:30 PM on Sunday evenings.

Scrapbooking Group - Scrapbooking within Christian fellowship, call church office for information.

Fun for All

Sunday School

Worship

First Methodist has a strong Christian Education program, offering Sunday school classes for all ages.

Acolytes - Call the church office for more information.

Music, Arts and Worship

Youth, generally in the 6th through 8th grade, help create sacred, celebratory worship by lighting the candles, processing in and out of the sanctuary with the cross, and assisting with baptisms, communion or other aspects of worship.

Connecting 101- contact church office for more information.

Music, Arts and Worship

Prospective/New Member class meets during the Sunday school hour. Classes form as needed and schedules permit.

Outreach Communion

Music, Arts and Worship

Teams of two serve the sacrament of Holy Communion to those who due to illness and/or infirmity are unable to receive it at regular services.

Worship Service

Worship

Join us at 11:00 am for our weekly worship service.

Flower Ministry - Arrangers and Deliverers provide flowers to those homebound or in nursing homes.

Caring

On Monday mornings, arrangers make new arrangements from the Sunday worship flowers, taking about 1 1/2 hours per week. Deliverers deliver one week per month, about 2 hours.

Rowan Helping Ministries (RHM), Crisis Action Network - working directly with RHM Staff

Hunger

Volunteers interview RHM clients in need of medications, food, clothing, or other financial assistance. After the interview, the RHM Staff makes a decision about what help to make available. Training is available for all volunteers.

Children - P.A.W.S. (Praise and Worship Service for Kids)

Fun for All

Provides a stuctured service with dialogue for children 1st to 5th grade during the 11:00 AM worship service. We learn the elements of worship, the different seasons of the church year, and what worship is all about. Held in the chapel.

Sunday Lunch Bunch - meets each Sunday after the 11:00AM service

Fun for All

The group is a mix of couples and singles, that meet at different restaurants, Dutch treat, or other planned social events and trips. A quarterly calendar is available.

Guatemala Mission Trips - partnership with United Methodist General Board of Global Missions

Reaching Out in Mission

Volunteers partnering with Guatemala volunteers, have provided a medical clinic and pharmacy, assist with construction and Christian education through vacation Bible school for children, and are working on a solution for clean water in a village.

One Child One Church - Encourages foster parenting and adoption.

Caring

Volunteers help organize or contribute to gift collections and other collection frives to meet the needs of Rowan County foster children.

Junior Choir

Music, Arts and Worship

Normally, this choir includes mostly 3rd to 6th graders. It is not a requirement for the children or their families to be members of First Church in order to participate in any choirs for children or youth.

The Casting Queens - Prayer Shawl Ministry. Call the church office for information.

Fun for All

Provide Prayer Shawls to those in our church family and community in need of comfort and prayers. The ministry is open to anyone who is committed to prayer and who knits, crochets, or is willing to learn.

Sunday Morning Fellowship

Music, Arts and Worship

Provides a venue for fellowship with all people of FUMC. Meets in the Fellowship Hall for coffee and light breakfast refreshments served every Sunday between early service and Sunday school (9:30 to 9:45).

Greeters

Music, Arts and Worship

Greeters welcome guests to worship, especially first time visitors. Ask guests to sign book in the main entry.

Methodist Connection (Fellowship for the mature)

Fun for All

Provides a time and place for our Young at Heart to meet and have fun, fellowship, great food, and also enjoy one day trips. Meets in the Fellowship Hall for a covered dish lunch, or on occasion to a restaurant or day trip. No meeting in Jun, Jul, Aug.

Rowan Helping Ministries Shelter - Volunteers help prepare, serve meals, wash laundry, and sign in.

Reaching Out in Mission

Teams usually serve a breakfast, or a breakfast and supper meal. Laundry is accomplished during and after supper.

Altar Guild - Call the church office for more information.

Music, Arts and Worship

Prepare the Sanctuary for weekly services. The Altar Guild maintains the Altar area and all the Vessels and Appointments. The Sanctuary is prepared prior to Sunday, and volunteers work for 1 to 2 hours each week at a time convenient for them.

Bereavement Meals - meals for families in our church who have lost a loved one.

Health and Wholeness

Provide a meal for families in our church who have lost a loved one. Sometimes a Sunday school class or other small group within the church provides the meal.

Novice Choir

Music, Arts and Worship

Participation in this choir is open to all first and second graders or any new Choristers in their first year. It is not a requirement for children or their families to be members of First Church in order to participate in any choirs for children.

Dare to Be Uncommon Men's Bible Study

Spiritual Life

Examine your life - and aspire to a life of renewed integrity...influence...and faith. With this Bible study, you'll tackle key principles found in Tony Dungy's book "Uncommen". Explore Scripture, engage in discussion.

College Moms and Dads - "Secret" College Moms and Dads communicate with one of our college students.

Caring

Care Network - Care for members of our church family during times of crisis.

Health and Wholeness

Cares for members of our church family during times of crisis when normal family functions are disrupted, such as during hospitalization. Examples of care, preparation and delivery of meals, babysitting, and transportation to doctor's appointments.

Fun Bunch - Different groups form 10-12 individuals. Group meets once a month for a get together.

Fun for All

An opportunity to enjoy fellowship in an informal setting. Activities might include a meal at a member's home, at a restaurant, a trip to a play, or place of interest. Groups are formed in January and July during a covered dish dinner at the church.

Ushers

Music, Arts and Worship

Welcome the family of God into worship, extending hospitality as needed to maximize the worship experience. Usher teams serve for each of the Sunday morning worship services (8:45 and 11:00 AM) and for special worship services.

Tape Ministry

Music, Arts and Worship

Shares First United Mehodist sanctuary services with those who are not able to attend or those who want a media record of special events. Volunteers make audio or video recordings and can deliver to the homebound.

Chancel Choir

Music, Arts and Worship

Children's Church (ages 3-5 years old)

Fun for All

Provides an age appropriate worship oppotunity for children 3-5 years old during the 11:00AM Sunday morning worship service. Children leave the sanctuary for Children's Church at the designated time.

Youth Mission - Volunteers help those in need in our state or region.

Reaching Out in Mission

Ministry teams are composed of youth and adult leaders. Worship and reflection are part of the mission experience. Teams serve for about one week during the summer.

Disaster Relief - Disaster Relief and recovery teams are formed as needed. Call church office.

Reaching Out in Mission

Epilepsy Support Group - meets 2nd Thursday of each month 7PM

Health and Wholeness

Golf Team - May through August

Fun for All

Play weekly 9-hole matches against different churches at McCanless Golf Club, shotgun start at 5:30PM on Tuesday afternoons, May to August.