www.firstchurchenid.com umc@firstchurchenid.comMissionsOpen Your Heart - First Church supports various local organizations throughout the year by focusing on one charity each month. Click here for a description of our current Open Your Heart project.Communion Rail Offering - FUMC carries on the tradition from early years of the Christian church when people were encouraged to bring “offerings for the poor” to their celebration of the Lord’s Supper. Our monthly offerings alternate between local needs here in Enid and United special Methodist offerings which go to missions needs around the world.Local Missions Partners - First Church regularly helps out local missions such as the CDSA, Salvation Army, Child SHARE/Circle of Care, YWCA, Horn of Plenty, and Our Daily Bread. Please visit the “Partners” page for links to these organizations and more.Villa Roma, Nicaragua - The Methodist Church of Nicaragua is a young church in Nicaragua, started about 20 years ago. They understand their mission as Methodists is to both teach the gospel and to live the gospel in the poorer communities. Our church is currently "partnering" with the newest of the 14 Nicaraguan congregations. They are located in a poor barrio of Managua called Villa Roma. Along with sending special gifts to the children and youth, we are currently raising money to help them buy land and begin construction on a church building so they will no longer have to worship in a small home.Christmas in Action - We participate each year by working at a home during Christmas In Action weekend which provides building repairs and maintenance for low-income homeowners in the Enid area.Youth Summer Serve - Summer Serve is our weekly youth summer service project. All participants receive a free youth group shirt and a free meal! Our service activities include:•The YWCA - activities with children and work in the clothing closet•Our Daily Bread - serve the homeless and the hungry•The Commons - special youth choir performance and visit with the elderlyBrazilian missionaries - For over 10 years now we have had a covenant relationship with Gordon and Teca Greathouse, missionaries through the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries. They live in Belo Horizonte, Brazil's third largest city. Over the years they have developed and maintained two community centers which promote self-esteem through self-help projects in which people from slum areas gain skills to become more economically independent. During the last few years, the community center has worked with Habitat for Humanity building low-cost, two-bedroom homes. They are currently working with the bishop of the area to develop a new urban ministry program for the region which will develop and implement a common strategy of response both in terms of evangelism as well as social action.Upcoming Mission TripsUMCOR DepotBaldwin, LAApril 28 - May 5Application due Feb. 26Click here for more info.Tornado Relief TeamPiedmont, OKApril 19-21Click here for more info.Volunteers In Missions (VIM)Click on the PDF icon toopen the forms neededbefore going on a VIM trip.
Being an All-Star Church means we…•Are in a covenant relationship with a foreign UM missionary•Send out mission teams each year•Provide funds to disaster relief causes and world relief projects•Participate in "One Great Hour Of Sharing" annually•Support ongoing mission work of the UMC around the world•Partner with local agencies in the Enid area
The Lamplighter Award is given to those churches who have given 100% in connectional financial support to UM campus ministries at Africa University, Black Colleges, Oklahoma Campus Ministries, Oklahoma City University, and Southern Methodist University.In addition a Lamplighter Church has:•participated in special offerings through World Communion Sunday and United Methodist Student Day •established and sustained a covenant partnership with a with local campus ministry•notified the Oklahoma Conference Campus Ministries of UM students attending, or planning to attend a college or universityBy receiving this award First United Methodist Church has been recognized for its intentional and broad giving in support of “making disciples of Jesus Christ” on campus in Oklahoma, surrounding states, and in other parts of the world. This is a great celebration of ministry!
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Missions
Open Your Heart - First Church supports various local
organizations throughout the year by focusing on one
charity each month. Click here for a description of our
current Open Your Heart project.
Communion Rail Offering - FUMC carries on the
tradition from early years of the Christian church when
people were encouraged to bring “offerings for the poor” to
their celebration of the Lord’s Supper. Our monthly
offerings alternate between local needs here in Enid and
United special Methodist offerings which go to missions
needs around the world.
Local Missions Partners - First Church regularly helps out local missions such as
the CDSA, Salvation Army, Child SHARE/Circle of Care, YWCA, Horn of Plenty,
and Our Daily Bread. Please visit the “Partners” page for links to these
organizations and more.
Villa Roma, Nicaragua - The Methodist Church of Nicaragua is a young church in
Nicaragua, started about 20 years ago. They
understand their mission as Methodists is to both teach the
gospel and to live the gospel in the poorer communities.
Our church is currently "partnering" with the newest of the
14 Nicaraguan congregations. They are located in a poor
barrio of Managua called Villa Roma. Along with sending
special gifts to the children and youth, we are currently
raising money to help them buy land and begin
construction on a church building so they will no longer have
to worship in a small home.
Christmas in Action - We participate each year by working at a home during
Christmas In Action weekend which provides building
repairs and maintenance for low-income homeowners in
the Enid area.
Youth Summer Serve - Summer Serve is our weekly youth summer service project.
All participants receive a free youth group shirt and a free
meal! Our service activities include:
•
The YWCA - activities with children and work in the
clothing closet
•
Our Daily Bread - serve the homeless and the
hungry
•
The Commons - special youth choir performance and visit
with the elderly
Brazilian missionaries - For over 10 years now we have had a covenant relationship with
Gordon and Teca Greathouse, missionaries through the United
Methodist Board of Global Ministries. They live in Belo Horizonte,
Brazil's third largest city. Over the years they have developed and
maintained two community centers which promote self-esteem
through self-help projects in which people from slum areas gain
skills to become more economically independent. During the last
few years, the community center has worked with Habitat for
Humanity building low-cost, two-bedroom homes. They are
currently working with the bishop of the area to develop a new urban
ministry program for the region which will develop and implement a common strategy of
response both in terms of evangelism as well as social action.
Upcoming Mission Trips
UMCOR Depot
Baldwin, LA
April 28 - May 5
Application due Feb. 26
Click here for more info.
Tornado Relief Team
Piedmont, OK
April 19-21
Click here for more info.
Volunteers In Missions (VIM)
Click on the PDF icon to
open the forms needed
before going on a VIM trip.
