Welcome to First United Methodist Church

Our location is 128 North Church Street in Mountain City, Tennessee. The church phone number is 423.727.7554. Sunday worship services are Sunday School at 9:30 am and Morning Worship at 11:00 am. Hope you consider joining us for learning about our faith, meeting our members, and celebrating the love of Jesus.
About Us
First United Methodist Church of Mountain City, Tennessee has a rich heritage that began in 1818. In addition to our work to make disciples of Jesus Christ, we reach out to the greater community with the hand of fellowship. FUMC is known for its tradition of service and caring for everyone in our area. Whether it's the ecumenical services during Holy Week held at FUMC, our Local Missions Fund, or the Fall Bazaar our members constantly strive to enrich the lives of all age groups.
The people of First UMC take Jesus seriously when he said to his disciples, in Matthew, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”
Worship

First UMC observes Holy Communion the first Sunday of the month. We have an open table, so all are welcome to observe this sacrament.
When you visit the Worship page, you will find a web version of the Sunday bulletin, which includes a chart of the schedule for church volunteers, and current streaming online worship videos.
Pastor

John stresses the idea of serving others as an integral part of living our Christian faith. He lives this by serving in short and longer term mission trips. He and Gayle serve as close as Johnson County to as far away as Alaska.
How to Serve

Jesus said that we, as Christians, should have a servant's heart. That means we willingly and joyfully serve one another. First UMC members live by three principles: Love God, Love Others, Make Disciples. These are action statements that, if lived out with a servant's heart, ensure God will say to us when it's our time to leave this life, "Well done my good and faithful servant."
Ministry to Our Community

Ministry to our community is our living out the commandment to "love your neighbor as yourself". Jesus plainly explained through the "Good Samaritan Parable" that neighbor can include the world. We do that though local and global ministry. There are some wonderful and exciting events throughout the year which are examples of loving our local neighbors. Enjoy a trip through each one on this site.