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Graduate Sunday | May 20, 2018

Join us as we celebrate six seniors in our church who will be graduating this spring! It's an honor each year to celebrate their accomplishments, to recognize them, and to…

Prayer of the Week | May 15, 2018

15 May 201814 May 2018

God of love, help us remember that Christ has no body now on earth but ours, no hands but ours, no feet but ours. Ours are the eyes to see…

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Denominational Update & Fall Adult Confirmation Class

14 May 201817 May 2018

Over the last two weeks, I have engaged many of you in a rich and meaningful conversation about The United Methodist Church and its ongoing debate about the status and…

The witness of mothers | Sermon from May 13, 2018

Based on Acts 1:1-11 | Ascension Sunday scripture And old monk once told this story about life in the desert with just a few fellow monks. For any of us…

Head and Solimões: The Life of Faith | Sermon from 5/6/18

6 May 20186 May 2018

John 4:7-11 Back one August, I entered chapel services at Emory University for opening convocation: the official beginning of the semester for the Candler School of Theology, where I went…

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Join us for Confirmation Sunday

This Sunday, May 6, we will celebrate together as ten of our youth come to be confirmed or to reaffirm their faith. This comes after a journey of months of…

Prayer of the week | May 1, 2018

1 May 201830 Apr 2018

Holy God, you say let all who are thirsty come. Let all who wish to receive the water of life freely. We say to that yes, Lord, make us vessels…

Neighborhood Eunuchs | Sermon on belonging from April 29, 2018

29 Apr 201829 Apr 2018

Religion makes meaning out of life. We all derive meaning, in part or in whole, from our relationship with God. Our faith offers answers to the big questions of life.…

Prayer of the Week | April 23, 2018

Holy God, In the rain this morning, we are reminded of your Word, Jesus Christ. You tell us that just as the rain goes forth and waters the earth, so…

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry | Sermon from April 22, 2018

On a beautiful, sunny, afternoon on a beach vacation a few years ago, I noticed some kids, about twelve, skim boarding. That’s where you throw a small surf board looking…

Sign-Up Today for Financial Peace University

Spaces are going quickly for the Financial Peace University course offered beginning June 10. Thanks to the generosity of two donors, your cost is half what it would otherwise be…

Prayer of the Week | April 16, 2018

O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his…

Who are you? | Sermon from 4/15/18

Who are you? Seems like a simple enough question. Until you get asked it. Consider the last time you interviewed. Almost certainly, the opening question was, “tell us a little…

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Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University coming to Eastman First!

12 Apr 201812 Apr 2018

Coming June 10, we'll be offering Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University here at the church! This course teaches families both practical and theological ways to be good stewards of the…

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Offering Options

4 Apr 20183 Apr 2018

Making your contribution to the church, whether or not you visit us in person, is easy, convenient, and super helpful for us. We rely on consistent offerings to make decisions…

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Podcast Now Available!

3 Apr 20184 Apr 2018

Have you wanted to listen, rather than read, sermons? Perhaps while exercising, or while driving, or while completing household chores? Our new podcast offers just such an opportunity! We're test-piloting…

Prayer of the Week | April 2, 2018

God of power and majesty: with the rising of the sun, you have raised Jesus Christ and delivered him and us from death’s destruction. We praise you on this bright…

Mary and the quiet Sunday morning | Easter sermon | 4/1/18

Scripture: John 20:1-18 Mary Magdalene was something of a celebrity among Christians in the first years after the resurrection. As the first person to have encountered the risen Christ, everyone…