Posts with the category “announcements”

? 1st Youth Annual Fall Festival! ?Join us for an evening of fun, food, and fellowship at our annual Fall Festival!? Games ? Cake walk ? Trunk-or-Treat ? Food & More!? Date: October 29, 2025? Time: 6:...  Read More

As we prepare to celebrate the Christmas season, we are now accepting orders for the beautiful poinsettias that will decorate our church during Advent. Each poinsettia may be given in honor or in memo...  Read More

Empty boxes have been placed in the Crossroads Connection Center and the Sanctuary. We encourage you to pick up a box—or a few—and pack them before returning them to the church.The approved packing li...  Read More

Have dinner with your church family on Wednesday, September 3, at 6 p.m. for the first Fellowship Meal of the year. The menu will include baked ziti, green beans, garlic bread & salad. The cost is $10...  Read More

On Sunday, November 9th, we are going to have one combined service at 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Following the service, we will move over to the Crossroads Connection Center to take part in an excit...  Read More

The Sanctuary Hymnals and Bibles will be dedicated on August 24! Many of these were given in memory or honor of someone, and they will be identified with special stickers on the front panel of the boo...  Read More

This Sunday, August 3rd begins Camp Meeting style worship during the 11 a.m. worship service. Throughout the service, we will ask the congregation to call out your favorite hymn and number and we will...  Read More

Thank you for your responses to the Church Survey. We had over 60 responses and have begun the enormous task of reviewing and organizing the literally hundreds of pages of information! This has to be ...  Read More

This Father's Day, honor or remember your father or father-figure in your life with a $5 donation to support the Student Ministries of Elberton First Methodist Church. Your gift will make a lasting im...  Read More

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Throughout the month of May, our mission team is leading a special outreach project to support children in the foster care system. We invite you to join us in showing Christ’s love in action by donati...  Read More

This Mother’s Day, let’s celebrate the love and legacy of the special women in our lives by giving back to children in need. With a $5 donation, you can make a gift in honor or in memory of a mother, ...  Read More

We appreciate all of the donations made in honor or in memory of a loved one this Easter. All proceeds went to the playground fund that will be used to build a new playground for the kids ministry.Bel...  Read More

We are excited to honor our 2025 graduates during a special Graduation Recognition Sunday this weekend! Whether you're finishing high school or college — we want to celebrate you and all the hard work...  Read More

The Altar Guild invites you to honor or remember someone special this Easter by assisting with the Easter Lily arrangements in the sanctuary on Easter Sunday.A $10 donation will help cover the cost, a...  Read More

True North VBSSunday, June 8 - Wednesday, June 115:30 - 8:00 p.m.132 E Church St. Elberton, GA 30635We are thrilled to invite children to Vacation Bible School at Elberton First Methodist Church!At Tr...  Read More

Elberton First, Bethlehem, Woodlawn, Middleton, Coldwater, Frances Asbury, and Ruckersville are joining together to serve a community meal on Sunday, March 23rd from 1-2 p.m. at the Rock Gym.The meal ...  Read More

Thank you all for the generous support for the canned food drive! We had two pickup trucks filled up with canned foods. PJo Phelps and Jake Harper were in one pickup, Kyle & Sandra Brown and their Gra...  Read More

LADIES, you are invited to begin a new study! Priscilla Shirer's Jonah, Navigating a Life Interrupted. This is a 7 session study. You can purchase the workbook from your favorite book source. The stud...  Read More

Hello Church Family,An area of North Carolina has requested canned goods as they recover from damages related to Hurricane Helene. EFMC is partnering with Kyle Brown and Elberton Pentecostal Holiness ...  Read More

Good morning, Church Family!Due to the snow and icy conditions, all Wednesday night activities scheduled for Wednesday, January 22, 2025, have been canceled.We will see everyone on Sunday morning at 9...  Read More

This is a church-wide mission project, and we need your help!Volunteers are needed to prepare homemade vegetable soup, assist with combining the soups and filling containers, and deliver them to homes...  Read More

2024 was a year filled with new and continuing opportunities in our local mission field and abroad! See the list below of what EFMC participated in during 2024. Soup MinistryValentines sent to one nur...  Read More

We are looking forward to hearing the Wesley Ringers back in action this Sunday as they perform "Carol of the Bells, O Come All Ye Faithful!"......  Read More

In the 11 a.m. Worship Service this Sunday, Dec. 15, we will be blessed with a taste of Handel's Messiah at EFMC Messiah is one of the best-known choral works in Western music. The first song of the ...  Read More

We appreciate all of the donations made in honor or in memory of a loved one this Christmas. All proceeds went to the playground fund that will be used to build a new playground in 2025 for the kids m...  Read More

In the struggles over the last year, many church projects and needed repairs and improvements were put on hold. It is time to move forward again! Please consider making a special donation to our Capit...  Read More

It's that time of year to start packing shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. Boxes will be available in the Crossroads Connection Center and Sanctuary beginning this Sunday, October 27th.  There ...  Read More

The North Georgia Conference of the Global Methodist Church is collecting items to help those impacted by Hurricane Helene in the Augusta area, and EFMC is a designated drop-off location. See below fo...  Read More

We would like to welcome Sam Brown, our new Children's Director!Sam is a native of Hartwell, GA, and served as music director at Cokesbury UMC for twelve years. Sam and his wife, Bree, have been invol...  Read More

"So the World Will Know" is the theme for the convening general conference of the Global Methodist Church. The conference will take place from September 20-26, 2024 in San Jose, Costa Rica.As this new...  Read More

During the month of July, our mission focus was collecting backpacks for our local schools. We had a great response with 106 backpacks being donated! Thank you to everyone who donated, your kindness a...  Read More

That’s a wrap for VBS 2024! We had such a great week on our journey into Hometown Nazareth: Where Jesus Was a Kid. We sang, we played, we laughed, and most importantly: we grew in our faith and praise...  Read More

This Father’s Day, we will accept donations in honor or memory of your father. All donations will be split between the Children and Youth Ministries. Please pick up a card at any entrance or submit yo...  Read More

What a blessed evening with all the men of Elberton First Methodist gathering together for great food and fellowship! Thank you to all who made this possible.  #1stFamily......  Read More

We are so excited for Vacation Bible School this summer! The dates are set for Monday, July 15th through Friday, July 19th. We had a successful first planning meeting on Monday, May 6th, were we annou...  Read More

On Sunday, May 19th, we honored and celebrated the incredible achievements of our graduates from Elberton First Methodist Church!Each of these individuals has reached a significant milestone in their ...  Read More

We want to wish all the mothers a wonderful Mother's Day filled with love, appreciation, and joy. It's a day to honor and celebrate the incredible women who bring so much love and care into our lives....  Read More

On Thursday, May 3rd, delegates from all across North Georgia will gather together for the North Georgia Global Methodist Church Convening Provisional Annual Conference!Elberton First Methodist is exc...  Read More

SPRC is thrilled to announce that a pastor has been selected to serve Elberton First Methodist Church! Rev. John Donaldson brings with him a wealth of experience, a heart for serving the community, an...  Read More