Upcoming Sermons
May 6 - Homecoming
8:30 "Seeing the Face of God"
- Genesis 33:1-11
11:00 Guest Speakeer, Wayne Hermance
12:15 Covered Dish Luncheon
May 13 - Mother's Day
"A Mother's Heart"
- 1 Samuel 1:19-28
May 20 - Graduation Sunday
"Where there's a Will..."
- Proverbs 3:1-12
June 3 - Memorial Day Sunday
"Are You Ready for Battle?"
- Ephesians 6:10-20
Sunday's in June
June 10th we will look into Joshua 1: 1— 9 for the Message of “Courage Is Contagious”
June 17th we will celebrate Father’s Day
June 24th we welcome our Duke Intern, Rebekah Shuford, to bring our Message
Upcoming Events
May 6 is Homecoming Wayne Hermance will be our guest speaker. Wayne is a certified Lay Speaker who has recently returned from deployment. You are invited to stay after the service for a Covered Dish Lunch. Let’s welcome Wayne home as he shares God’s Word at the 11 AM service. We encourage you to invite family, friends, neighbors, and folks you haven’t seen at Church in a while to celebrate with us, and share in the food and fellowship.
May 13 is Mother’s Day We will be remembering godly Mothers at all three services, (8:30 and 9:45 contemporary, 11 AM traditional), and we will be learning about a woman of the Bible, a Mother who was after God’s heart, at our 8:30 and 11am Worship Services.
May 20 is Graduation Sunday We will be giving glory to God and honoring our High School, College, and Advanced Degree graduates during our 11AM Worship Service. We encourage you to invite your family and friends to share in this celebration of the accomplishments of the graduates of Friendship.
May 27 is Pentecost Sunday at all three services. We will be celebrating the birth of God’s Church on the day the gift of the Holy Spirit was given to the people gathered in Jerusalem. You are invited to wear red (Wolfpack attire welcomed). The red symbolizes the fire of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
One Nation, Under God…. You are invited to the Annual Observance on Thursday May 3rd 2012 in the Hickory City Parking Lot ALL DAY PRAYER EVENT. For more information relating to actual Prayer and Worship Times, please email catawbavalleypray@ gmail.com or call Steve Clark at 828- 455-1242. There is also a Prayer Gathering Event at East Maiden Baptist Church with their Sanctuary open for prayer at 7am. You may call 828-428-8451 for more information.
June 3, 2012 Remember the Sacrifice ~~ Every year, we take time to pause and reflect on the Military Service of the women and men who have served Friendship and our Country. This year, we have scheduled our Memorial Day observance for June 3, 2012 at the 11 AM service. We will remember them and their service to God and Country through the lens of God’s Word – in preaching, in music, in praying, and in pictures.
Regular Events:
Sunday Services
Worship - 8:30 & 11:00 AM Sunday Morning Small Groups - 9:45 AM
Nursery is provided during both worship services and Sunday Morning Small Groups hour.
Youth 6th - 12th grade / Sunday's 6:00 - 8:00 PM
United Methodist Women meet 2nd Wednesday of each month from 7:00-8:30 PM
United Methodist Men meet 3rd Sunday of each month for Devotionals and Breakfast at 7:30 AM
Choir - Tuesdays at 6:30 PM
Praise Team - Wednesdays at 6:30 PM
Charles Beck Memorial Prayer Group - Wednesdays at 6:30 AM
Adult Handbell - Tuesdays at 6:00 PM
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Sermon Archives Updated 4/6/12
Friendship United Methodist Church is
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A church that lives up to her name - when you come to visit, you will be warmly greeted in the love of Christ.
Friendship is a "Church Committed to Making Disciples for Jesus Christ."
Our worship
services are a blend of traditional and contemporary music, and the preaching is biblically-centered, relational,
and applicable to your daily life.
We have excellent ministries for children and youth.
- In our daily lives together, we are proud to be a church that is:
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In ministry with youth and children - we believe we are called to make disciples from newborn through childhood and youth.
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A missional church - we are active in missions internationally, nationally and locally.
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A church of small groups - there are many small group opportunities for missions, service, Bible study and fellowship.
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A caring church - we have a group of dedicated lay ministers who are regularly committed to caring ministries with the sick,
homebound, and those going through short and long-term crises.
We hope that you will join us and be transformed by the love Jesus, and the love of His people.
Come and visit!
Pastor Brad Thie
~~ Hunger Banquet
Vacation Bible School
Coming June 24th-28th, 2012
Just IMAGINE, kids TRUSTING GOD FOREVER!
The SKY’S THE LIMIT!!!
Every kid wishes they could fly, so imagine the Family Life Center and Classrooms as a Boundless, Endless, and Big Blue Sky! During their evening and weeklong journey, we will help kids discover that by trusting God, anything is possible!
Below are the scheduled workdays for SKY VBS. Anyone who is interested in helping create decorations for VBS can come between 9am and 5pm and help as long as you can. Be sure to wear your paint clothes and if you plan to stay all day, bring your lunch. Thank you for your support.
- Saturday, May 19th
- Saturday, June 9th
- Saturday, June 16th
~ Sister Church Event
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