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    • General Property Layout and Entrances
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    • Employment Opportunities
    • Worship Services / Times
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    • Visitor Page
    • Favorite Links
  • Programs/Activities
    • Women's Bible Study
    • Wednesday Night Fellowship
    • Three Rivers District Events
    • Camp in the Community 2022
    • Loaves and Fishes Leaps and Bounds
    • More Loaves and Fishes
    • Camp Bays Mountain
    • Boy Scouts Troop 36
    • UMCmarket or Amazon Smiles
  • Ministries, Missions, Giving
    • MINISTRIES
      • Children's Ministries
        • Early Learning Center
          • ELC Payment and Document Center
      • Youth Ministries
        • Youth Forms
        • Youth Group: UMYF
        • Youth Calendar
        • Sunday School
      • Adult Ministries
        • UMW
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        • Conference Room Class
        • Friendship Sunday School Class
        • Open Door Sunday School Class
        • Pathfinders - Sunday School Class
        • Questors Sunday School Class
        • Scripture Study Sunday School Class
        • Fifth Sunday Breakfast and Program
      • Music Ministries
        • Chancel Choir
      • Prayer Ministries
        • Prayer Requests
        • Prayer Shawl Ministry
    • MISSIONS
      • Backpacks For Liberia
      • FUMC Food Pantry
      • UMCOR Cleaning Buckets
      • UMCOR Hygiene Kits
      • Operation Christmas Child
      • Clare's Closet
      • The Bridge
      • Brother's Keeper
      • Little Free Pantry
      • Kairos Ministry
      • Family Promise (IHN)
      • Czech Republic
      • Good Samaritan
      • Holston Home for Children
      • Medical Mission to Mexico
      • Melting Pot
      • BABMOC Bear Another's Burdens Ministry of Christ
      • Other Missions
    • Giving
      • Online Giving
      • Endowment Giving
      • The Building Fund
  • Communications and Media
    • Church-Wide Email Sign Up
    • Worship Video Archives Beginning Nov 2022
    • Worship Video Archive beginning 6/5/2022
    • Worship Video Archive beginning 2021 8 8
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We have a training video  on Safe Sanctuaries. The link to the YouTube video is available at this page.

Safe Sanctuaries Information


General Announcements

Chancel Flowers

If you would like to place flowers in honor or memory of a friend or loved one, please let the church office know


Interested in Church Membership?
Recently we just had a new members introduction class for several people interested in membership. We will have another one soon. Please contact the church office, the Pastors, or any church member if you are interested in becoming a member at our church.  Look for meetings called 1st Things First.
There is a place for you in the First Family! 


UMW Mission Giving Opportunity

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If you would like to honor someone by making a gift donation of $5.00 or more in their name to UMW Missions, there are cards available on the Mission Table after the 10:30 service. Donation Cards are available for various occasions: birthday, baby, congratulations, thank you, and in memory.

In addition UMW has packages of 10 notecards with FUMC sketches and envelopes for only $5.00 per package. Stop by the Missions Table after church or contact Nancy McMann, UMW Treasurer, to get your donation cards or packaged note cards.


Make FUMC Your Home Page or Bookmark as a Favorite!


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Fingerprint Scan Door Entry System     "you can have the touch"

Need your finger scanned for the door entry system? Come to the Church between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday, and Kathie Battista has offered to register you and your fingerprint! If you want to make an appointment, please call ELC at 926-0700. 

H a n d i c a p p e d   P a r k i n g !

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additional spaces reserved now on the church building side entire block of Spring Street - please leave these for our members and guests needing entrance at the connector.


The Upper Room Daily Devotional Guide  

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These printed booklets (both regular size and large print editions) are typically available the Sunday prior to the first week of each two month edition. They are located in the narthex and in the connector reception area.  
Also don't forget, you can have the devotional for each day sent to your email if you choose - see the Devotion Guide Tab and click on the appropriate section.


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Errors? Additions? Omissions?  Please Contact Us!

First United Methodist Church
900 Spring Street
Johnson City, TN 37604
phone: 423.928.9222
fax: 423.928.9223

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Website:  www.1stChurchJC.org
Senior Pastor: Rev. Jodie Ihfe
Email:  jodie.ihfe@1stChurchJC.org
Associate Pastor:  Rev. Gary Ihfe
​Email:  gary.ihfe@1stChurchJC.org

Office Email: office@1stchurchjc.org
Early Learning Center email:  elc1986@1stChurchJC.org
WebTeam Email:
gary.ihfe@1stChurchJC.org
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  • Home
  • COVID INFORMATION
  • In Person Worship
  • Streaming Worship
  • About Us
    • Church Staff
      • Announcements
        • Parking at 1stChurch
        • Standing Annoucements
        • Weather-Related Changes
    • Contact Us
    • General Property Layout and Entrances
    • Directions
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Worship Services / Times
    • Introduction
    • Visitor Page
    • Favorite Links
  • Programs/Activities
    • Women's Bible Study
    • Wednesday Night Fellowship
    • Three Rivers District Events
    • Camp in the Community 2022
    • Loaves and Fishes Leaps and Bounds
    • More Loaves and Fishes
    • Camp Bays Mountain
    • Boy Scouts Troop 36
    • UMCmarket or Amazon Smiles
  • Ministries, Missions, Giving
    • MINISTRIES
      • Children's Ministries
        • Early Learning Center
          • ELC Payment and Document Center
      • Youth Ministries
        • Youth Forms
        • Youth Group: UMYF
        • Youth Calendar
        • Sunday School
      • Adult Ministries
        • UMW
          • UMW INFORMATION
        • Conference Room Class
        • Friendship Sunday School Class
        • Open Door Sunday School Class
        • Pathfinders - Sunday School Class
        • Questors Sunday School Class
        • Scripture Study Sunday School Class
        • Fifth Sunday Breakfast and Program
      • Music Ministries
        • Chancel Choir
      • Prayer Ministries
        • Prayer Requests
        • Prayer Shawl Ministry
    • MISSIONS
      • Backpacks For Liberia
      • FUMC Food Pantry
      • UMCOR Cleaning Buckets
      • UMCOR Hygiene Kits
      • Operation Christmas Child
      • Clare's Closet
      • The Bridge
      • Brother's Keeper
      • Little Free Pantry
      • Kairos Ministry
      • Family Promise (IHN)
      • Czech Republic
      • Good Samaritan
      • Holston Home for Children
      • Medical Mission to Mexico
      • Melting Pot
      • BABMOC Bear Another's Burdens Ministry of Christ
      • Other Missions
    • Giving
      • Online Giving
      • Endowment Giving
      • The Building Fund
  • Communications and Media
    • Church-Wide Email Sign Up
    • Worship Video Archives Beginning Nov 2022
    • Worship Video Archive beginning 6/5/2022
    • Worship Video Archive beginning 2021 8 8
    • Worship Video Archive Prior to August 2021
    • Newsletter for FUMC
    • Google Calendar
    • Safe Sanctuaries Information
    • Volunteer Rosters
    • 2022 Church Directory
    • Church Leadership 2023
      • Connections/Communications Pillar
      • Spiritual Development Pillar
      • Safety and Security Welcome Group
      • Outreach Pillar
      • Worship Pillar
        • AV Team
      • Leadership Pillar
      • Wednesday Night Fellowship Team
      • Finance Committee
      • SPPRC (Staff, Pastor, Parrish Relations Committee
      • Stewardship Committee
      • Endowment Committee
      • Facilities/Trustees
        • USE OF CHURCH FACILITIES
    • Forms and Information Documents
      • ONLINE FORMS
    • Time and Talent Survey
    • Photo Album General Tab
      • Photo Album
      • Photo Album Not Sorted by Year Yet
      • 2021 Photo Album
      • 2020 Photo Album
      • 2019 Photo Album
      • 2018 Photo Album
      • 2017 Photo Album
      • 2016 Photo Album
      • 2015 Photo Album
      • 2014 Photo Album
      • 2013 Photo Album
      • 2012 Photo Album
      • 2011 Photo Album
      • ELC 5K Event
      • Food Pantry Photo
      • Faces at First New Pics
  • Church Calendar
    • Calendar
      • Revised Common Lectionary
        • Definition
        • Church Year/Liturgical Colors
        • Weekly Readings
  • Online Giving