Category: From the Pastor

All the information you need! TUESDAY TIDINGS YOUR CHURCH’S NEWSLETTER * Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Dear First United Methodist Church, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your generosity to the staff love offering in December 2024. You gave over $7,500 that was equitably distributed to our lay staff in the church.… Read…

Starting 2025 on the right foot – Details inside! TUESDAY TIDINGS YOUR CHURCH’S NEWSLETTER * Tuesday, January 7, 2025 Dear First United Methodist Church, First UMC of Mt. Dora is partnering with the Florida United Methodist Foundation to offer a Legacy Planning luncheon on January 12, 2025, at 12 pm in Friendship Hall.… Read more “TUESDAY TIDINGS…

Happy New Year – 2025 Edition! January calendars included! TUESDAY TIDINGS Dear Church Family,   As we step into a new year, we are given the gift of a fresh start—a chance to reflect on the blessings and challenges of the past year and look ahead with hope and anticipation for what God has in…

Merry Christmas Edition! Dear First United Methodist Church, Merry Christmas to you and yours! I hope to see some of you this evening at one if our Christmas Eve services at 5:30 pm or 7:30 pm. Also, a reminder we only have one service this Sunday for December 29th at 10 am.… Read more “TUESDAY…

Holiday services and times, PLUS an exciting new announcement TUESDAY TIDINGS Dear First United Methodist Church of Mt. Dora, The Staff-Parish Relations Committee (SPRC) is pleased to announce that the Music Director Search Team reached a consensus to hire Bob McLeary as our Director of Worship and Music, starting January 16, 2024.… Read more “TUESDAY…