On Wednesday, February 20th, we will continue with the “Effective Parenting in a Defective World” video series. Session titles remaining are “How to Discipline Your Child Effectively,” “Punishment versus Discipline,” “Words That Discipline,” “Five Smooth Stones for Parenting,” and “When All Else Fails.” This series is appropriate for parents of all ages and [...]

Ash Wednesday services will be held on February 6 at the following times:

7:30 a.m. in the Chapel
12:30 p.m. in the Chapel
6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary

Please join us in worship as we prepare our hearts for the Lenten season.

All Tweens are invited to our 3rd annual Fat Tuesday event on Tuesday, February 5 (Election Day Holiday) from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. in Wesley Hall. Join us for a pancake supper and fun activities that will prepare us for Lent. Please RSVP to a Tween Team leader or the church office.

Our Children’s Lenten Mission Project is to collect 3,000 food items for the Fountain City Ministry Center (FCMC).
Bring items from the list below to Sunday School each week of Lent. Our children will bring their wagons every Sunday to your Sunday school class to collect your cans. The cans will fill a “tomb” in the [...]

It’s one of the biggest Sundays of the year. “Everyone” is abuzz about it. Christians all over our nation are making plans as to how they will celebrate it. Unlike many other Sunday gatherings, this one, however, charges admission; and people will be clamoring to get in. I wish I could [...]

At a called session of the Fountain City UMC Church Conference on Monday, January 28, 2008, church members unanimously approved the proposals presented by Tommy Schumpert, chair of the Building Committee. The committee brought the recommendation that we continue developing a more detailed construction project for phase one and that we conduct a capital funds [...]

Imagine the beauty of the Smoky Mountains set to music. Our retirees will welcome Tom Harrington to our February get-together. Tom will present his program featuring the unique beauty of the four seasons in our Smoky Mountains. Each season unfolds in its own splendor - nature at its best! Tom is a volunteer for the [...]

It’s never too early to start planning—even if all you do is pencil in the following events in your calendar.
All youth and parents should take note that February 24 is Youth Sunday. The Youth Choir will be serving as the choir for both traditional morning services.
One of our conference United Methodist colleges will be visiting [...]

Ham & Cheese Egg Casserole, Baked Apples, Sausage Patties, Biscuits & Gravy, Hash Brown Casserole
Kids’ Menu: French Toast Stix, Link Sausages,
Fruit, Milk
Iced Tea, Coffee, Lemonade
Adults - $6; Children (5th grade & under) - $3
Families of 3 or more - $16; Senior Citizens (65+) - $5
Make your reservations on the worship attendance card, or call the [...]

Instead of “November in January” Sunday, we should have called it “Hallelujah Sunday”! True to our heritage, the people of Fountain City United Methodist Church stepped up the past few days to help erase our debt of $68,500. While it is not due to be retired until November, we are making great progress [...]

For those interested in going on the Nicaragua 2008 mission trip May 23-30, a non-refundable deposit of $200 is due this Sunday, January 27. Please call Melissa Smith (689-5175) if you have any questions.

MOPS of Fountain City will meet Monday, Jan. 28, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in Wesley Hall. Dinner will be provided by the “Kitchen.”
Please contact Stephanie Thomas if you need to make childcare reservations.

The Net Ministry needs two scholarships for the month of January of $120.00 each child. This is the monthly tuition for each child. These two children do not go to church here and are great examples of our church helping the community and helping them to know about Jesus, and his [...]

My apologies to my friends who love fishing but I’ve never liked fishing very much. I’ve sat in boats in the wee hours of the morning, dangling slimy worms off of a rod into a dark lake for hours at a time with nothing happening and wondered what in the world I was [...]

As previously announced, there will be a called Church Conference on Monday, January 28 at 7:00 p.m. to act upon a recommendation from our Building Committee. Approval of the recommendation will authorize a capital campaign and the continued conversation and work with our architect John Templeton, of Foxhollow-Goodson, and with Johnson-Galyon, contractors for a [...]

The Parent Ministry Team will have a very important special planning session on Thursday, January 24, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in room 136. At that time we will continue making plans for David Lynn and the “Deuteronomy Challenge” scheduled for February 13. Please call LeRoy Hatcher if you need childcare for this meeting.

Lasagna, Italian Green Beans, Tossed Salad, Garlic Bread, Assorted Desserts
Kids Menu: Spaghetti w/ Meat Sauce, Green Beans, Rolls, Fruits & Veggies, Cookies, Milk
Iced Tea, Coffee, Lemonade
Adults - $6; Children (5th grade & under) - $3
Families of 3 or more - $16; Senior Citizens (65+) - $5
Make your reservations on the worship attendance card, or call [...]

You’re invited to join us for a Beth Moore Bible study. We will be studying “Breaking Free,” in hopes of making liberty in Christ a reality in our lives. The study will begin on January 23rd and end on April 9th (no session the week of Easter). We will meet in Room 106 each Wednesday [...]

Judy and I had the privilege of a weekend getaway this past weekend. We had had a trip tentatively planned for some time that fell through, so we decided to head to a lodge in Gatlinburg. We enjoyed the fireplace and ate and read and ate some more. It was a great [...]

Believe it or not, after 20 years of faithfully making mortgage payments, Fountain City United Methodist Church is within sight of paying off the mortgage that has been incurred for the “new” building as well as additional projects since then. The remaining debt of $68,500 is scheduled to be retired in November of this [...]