The Spiritual Gifts

Recently we are talking about the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives, and the significance of Spiritual gifts.  This Sunday I will be speaking about the Spiritual Gifts that direct a Christian’s life outwardly to others in acts of compassion and service.  I have post this coming Sunday’s Sermon online.  Also if you … [Read more…]

New Ministry – Caregiver Support Group

We are organizing a support groups for anyone currently caring for a family member or friend. This support group will provide an encouraging and nonjudgmental atmosphere in which group members can freely share their experiences, concerns and solutions; learn new information and skills , while finding friendship, empathetic listening, humor and examples of grace under … [Read more…]

“Connections Ministry” for Friends

  To join simply email the church and request to be put on our “Connections Ministry” list.  This list is for friends of the Empire United Methodist Church who typically visit within our area and attend at least one worship service a year. If you live in the area and our interested in our church, … [Read more…]

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Thanks to our community!

We just want to thank the community here in Empire for your overwhelming support of our members Bob & Carol Manning. Nearly two hundred of Bob & Carol’s friends showed up Thursday night to show there support and help raise funds that can help defer some of the many non-insurance covered expenses involved in medical … [Read more…]

Donuts and Dialog Topic

On Sunday we will be discussing an article titled, “African Methodists worry about the church that brought them Christianity.” This article is an account of some of the topics discussed at our past general conference and looks at these questions from the perspective of the African Methodist Church.  Come and join us for a short … [Read more…]

Running the Race

This is our text for this Sunday! Romans 5:3-5 (NRSV) 3 And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy … [Read more…]

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Are You Worried?

I guess that there are a lot of good reasons to worry about things in this life; although, I have found that usually we worry about things that never happen.   I think sometimes we are just good worriers and sometimes we find it hard to trust in God’s love and presence within our lives, but … [Read more…]

“A Sheepish Endeavor”

This Sunday we are thinking about Jesus as the good shepherd. In this parable the image of Jesus followers is that as being the sheep.  I can’t say that I know  too much about what sheep are like.  Sheep and shepherds were a universal experiences for the people of Jesus day.  At least at every … [Read more…]

Join Us For Good Friday Service

Join us for a ‘Service of Shadows” (A Tenebrae Service) at 1:00PM on Good Friday (March 25)! The word “Tenebrae” comes from the Latin meaning “darkness.” The Tenebrae is an ancient Christian Good Friday service that makes use of gradually diminishing light through the extinguishing of candles to symbolize the events of that week from … [Read more…]

Join us for a SEDER meal on Maundy Thursday (March 24)!

YOU ARE INVITED TO CELEBRATE A SEDER For Maundy Thursday Date:    March 24 Time:    6:00 PM Location:   Fellowship Hall R.S.V.P. (Sign-up Sheet on Table next To Kitchen) This meal is a Christian version of the Jewish Passover Seder, or ritual meal, modified for use in families. It is most effective in teaching children (and parents, … [Read more…]