Welcome to First United Methodist Church
Welcome to the virtual front door of First United Methodist Church of Mountain City, TN! First United Methodist Church is here to make Disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the World. We invite you to not only look at the information on this website, but certainly attend a worship service, Bible study, or activity whereby you may meet other disciples. Our congregation meets in a historic building on Church Street. However, the Mission of our church goes beyond the physical walls. You may wish to be involved in a ministry that helps people understand the love of Jesus Christ. We hope to help you discover a place to be involved.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.
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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
You may go to the Worship page on this site for information and details on the worship program for this Sunday. To view the online streaming service, there are links provided to access both Facebook and YouTube or through this site.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 Crabtree is the pastor for both First and Trade United Methodist Churches. He is a native of Tennessee. Rev. Crabtree guided First and Trade Churches through COVID 19 with compassion, empathy, and leadership. For these qualities and his wife, Gayle (who lead the move to an online worship program), we consider John a leader for these times. Gayle is deeply involved in works to help everyone in our community.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.