First Steps Child Development Center starts new calendar in fall
First Steps Child Development Center, located within First United Methodist Church in Oak Ridge, has announced new hours and a year-round school calendar. Beginning in August, the center will be...
View ArticleFirst United Methodist will simulcast Bible teacher, author on Sept. 13
First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge will simulcast well-known Bible teacher and best-selling author Beth Moore live from Fort Wayne, Indiana, on September 13, for the Oak Ridge area. An...
View ArticleHospital discharge options to be discussed Sept. 18
Imagine you’re in the hospital for five days. You receive medications, diagnostic tests, and other hospital services, and you have Medicare. Then, when your doctor wants to send you to a skilled...
View ArticlePancakes with Santa fundraiser for CONTACT Care Line on Saturday
CONTACT Care Line is hosting a Pancakes with Santa fundraising event this Saturday, December 6, from 8 to 10 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church at 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Santa Claus and Mrs....
View ArticleYoga, Christian contemplation offered at FUMC
Submitted For some yoga and prayer go well together because they experience yoga as a way to pray with the body, uniting body, mind, and spirit. For others, yoga, with its careful use of breathing...
View ArticleFirst United Methodist announces two new staff members: Rev. Rachel Witt,...
First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge has announced that two new staff members will be joining the church’s ministry team on July 1. The Rev. Rachel Witt will be assuming the position of...
View ArticleOak Ridge Symphony Orchestra performs All-Mozart Concert on Saturday
The Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra and Oak Ridge Chorus will perform an All-Mozart Concert on Saturday. The concert is presented by the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association, and it will be led by Maestro...
View ArticleFirst United Methodist Church celebrates renovation in open house Sunday
First United Methodist Church has an open house today to celebrate a recent renovation. The open house is from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, January 8. During the $600,000 renovation, the church upgraded audio...
View ArticleFirst United Methodist hosts ETSU BucsWorth Men’s Ensemble on Friday
As part of the Newsong Concert Series, First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge will host the East Tennessee State University BucsWorth Men’s Ensemble on Friday, April 21, at 7:30 pm in the...
View ArticleFirst United Methodist has Vacation Bible School this month
First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge will be hosting Vacation Bible School “Mighty Fortress” from June 19-22 (Monday-Thursday) from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Children from 4 years old through 5th...
View ArticleOak Ridge faith leaders condemn racism, hatred, ask City Council to do the same
Reacting to the deadly violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, this past weekend, Oak Ridge faith leaders on Monday condemned white supremacy, racism, anti-semitism, and...
View ArticleFirst United Methodist Church mission team kicked off Christmas Tree sale on...
The First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge mission team kicked off its Christmas Tree sale on Friday, November 24. For almost 60 years, First Church and other local Methodist churches have sold...
View ArticleFaith, community organizations to discuss substance misuse tonight
Faith leaders and community organizations will discuss substance misuse at a forum in Oak Ridge tonight (Monday, July 9). “Addiction and recovery impacts all of us, and the interfaith community plays...
View ArticleYoung Kim to perform at First United Methodist
First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge’s Newsong Concert Series is hosting Young Kim in a piano recital on Sunday, September 23, at 3 p.m. Kim is an assistant professor of music at Lincoln...
View ArticleHuman Rights Rally on Saturday in Oak Ridge
The second Human Rights Rally in Oak Ridge will be held on Saturday, January 18, at 2 p.m. at the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church at 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike. The organizers of the “Human Rights...
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