First United Methodist Church

ALL who desire to minister, to feed, to love, to accept and be loved and accepted, all, are welcome here. 
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
900 SPRING STREET JOHNSON CITY, TN 37604
​Church Office: 423-928-9222
office@1stChurchJC.org
EARLY LEARNING CENTER at FUMC
 WEEKDAYS   7 am - 6 pm   YEAR ROUND
ELC Office: 423-926-0700      elc1986@1stChurchJC.org
SENIOR PASTOR:  REV. JODIE IHFE
ASSOCIATE PASTOR:  REV. GARY IHFE

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Sunday Worship:  stream live or watch on demand after the service

Worship 6/4/2023

Our service will begin to stream at 10:30 a.m. - afterwards it will be able to to be viewed on demand 
Previous Sunday recordings are found here.

Way to go 1stChurch!
The goal of 40 packpacks was exceeded!
Total of 122 backpacks were assembled for this Houston Conference project.

Welcome!

​Confirmation
Class 2023​

On Sunday, April 16, seven students confirmed their faith (one was baptized and one is yet to receive baptism) and joined as members of First United Methodist Church Johnson City. They completed classes and instruction from Pastor Jodie and Pastor Gary. We are excited to be a part of nurturing these future leaders of faith.

Ellie

Sammi

Renee

Carter

Mallory

Lauren

Mehki

Welcome New
​Members

Also on Sunday April 16, 1stChurchJC was pleased to welcome five adults into membership of this congregation. 
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Barbara and Jim Walser
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Janet Pfieffer
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Gina and David Billings


PALM SUNDAY PROCESSION
​4//2023

Looking for a way to be more involved at1stChurchJC?
Are you interested in participating in worship or working behind the scenes to make worship a better experience for others? There are many ways for you to get involved. You can serve on the Security & Welcome Team or the Tech Team. You can be a greeter or work with our young children and babies. You can sing in the choir or lead the readings and prayers during worship. We would love to bring you on board.
If you are interested in serving in one of these ways,
contact Pastor Gary at gary.ihfe@1stchurchjc.org

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Virtual (Online) Sunday school Class Available. Join us Anytime Online:  
​Pathfinders and Friends

Whether it's weather, or COVID, or any other reason you cannot come to Sunday school in person, you are invited to join the in-person Pathfinder's class online via Google Meet for a time of announcements, prayer concerns and a lesson. We can send an email link to you each week with the link for a computer or a phone. Email the church office at office@1stChurchJC.org to request an email link.  The class would like to meet you!   

Holston Conference issued a call for Cleaning Kits,  Hygiene Kits and monetary donations to restock for supplies which had been depleted by recent disasters and to be ready for those in the future.

If your church plans to assemble kits, they may be delivered to the Three Rivers District Ministry Center.  It is always a good idea to call ahead of time to make certain someone is in the office to accept your delivery.
QuickLinks to these Website Pages:

Are You Getting Ready to Visit First Church?  In addition to coming in person, you are invited to a virtual visit either by exploring the website, our Facebook page, our YouTube channel, to see what is going on from Sunday worship to mission projects.

First Time Visitor? Click Here
Worship Times 10:30 am Sunday Mornings
​streamed live and recorded for later viewing