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September, 2026 |
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Rev. John FlemingCan anyone tell me what happened to the summer? During my growing up years, the summer months flew by and the months when school was in session seemed to crawl by. I’ve always been a fan of June, July, and August. I’ll never complain about the heat! I love the pace of the summer with longer days and more family time. For me, school never began before Labor Day, but these days, we start school earlier, it seems. Disciple Bible Study Begins September 13th Other Study Opportunities New Employees on Board Back to Church Sunday These are just a few of our activities planned. Read the newsletter for a complete list. Good things are happening in our church and in our community. I’m glad to be a part of it all!
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Communion ServersStewards 9:00 Servers 11:00 Servers |
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AcolytesSeptember 6: Cannon Lee & James Clarke |
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Broadcast Booth VolunteersCROSSROADS (9:00) TRADITIONAL (11:00) |
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Soundboard OperatorsCROSSROADS (9:00) TRADITIONAL (11:00) |
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Computer OperatorsSeptember 6: Kelly Yeakley |
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Office ClosedThe church office will be closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day. |
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Wesley KitchenThere will be no Wesley Kitchen Meal on Monday, September 7th due to Labor Day. |
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Children and YouthYOUTH - 605 Student Ministry Students grades 6th-8th will begin on Wednesday, September 9th right after school. 8th graders will walk over from the Jr. High. If your student 6th or 7th grader needs a ride from Pinkston, please email Kyra at kanthony@fumcmh.org. Students grades 9th - 12th will meet on Sunday Evenings at 5:00pm begining on September 13th. Youth will be 5:00-7:00pm and will include dinner. CHILDREN - First Kidz Children Pre-K - 5th grade will begin on Wednesday September 9th. We will pick them up at school and bring them to the church. If you haven't already done so, you can register them using the button below. Also, be sure to let your child's school know that beginning September 9th, they will be riding the FUMC church bus on Wednesdays. If you have any questions email Laura Pedigo at llaw@fumcmh.org. |
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Back to Church SundaySunday, September 20, First United Methodist Church will join with thousands of churches nationwide for Back to Church Sunday. We want to invite everyone in the Mounrtain Home area to come for this special day! There will be services at 9:00 and 11:00 and a Brunch Reception at 10:00 in the UMAC Commons (United Methodist Activity Center). Everyone is welcome to attend. With the recent statistics and studies showing that loneliness is a real issue in our culture, we want our community to know that our church, and really every church, is here as a resource and a place where people can connect, make friends and find support for when life gets hard. This year’s Back to Church Sunday campaign is designed around a “Find Your Place” theme. We live in a world that is increasingly digital, transient, and lonely. Many people in your neighborhood are searching for belonging, purpose, and a community where they are known. We are inviting our community to Find Their Place at our church, to discover that they weren't meant to do life alone, and to experience a Biblical community that cares. Let's be inviters! Invitation cards will be available on starting this Sunday, September 6th! We encourage you to take some with you and hand them out to the people you cross paths with throughout your week to let them know that they are invited! |
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Disciple Bible StudyThe Disciple Bible study with Pastor John will begin on September 13th at at 5:00pm in the Gathering Classroom Room #205. Disciple Bible Study has been a mainstay of the church for a number of years. Not long ago, its authors created a shorter version called Fast Track. We will take on the New Testament section of this study which includes the gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. This is a 12 week study. The cost of the study manual is $20. We will order the study books for everyone. Simply pay online or by check for your book and mark in the memo section "bible study book". Register using the button below. |
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Fair BoothThe Baxter County Fair is Wednesday, September 16th - Saturday, September 19th. We will have a booth in the commercial building again this year. We still volunteer slots available. If you can help, please sign up online using the button below or on the sign up sheets located at the welcome desk and church office. Grab a friend and get signed up! It's a blessing to visit with members of the community while representing our church family! Your ticket will be provided for you. Call Hollye in the church office if you have any questions. |
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Meeting ReminderFor those who are on the Nominations Committee, our annual meeting is Tuesday, September 15th at 5:30 p.m. in the Conference Room #101. Please do your best to attend this important meeting. You should have received an email reminder from Hollye Lee. |
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More Than a MealWe will be kicking off More Than a Meal on September 16th at 5:15pm. We call this more than a meal because it is a combination of food, fellowship and faith. The Fellowship Meal begins at 5:15 followed by a short devotional with Pastor John. This is a great opportunity to fellowship with our church family and grow as disciples. We will need volunteers to help prepare, serve and cleanup. If you or your group in interested in volunteering or sponsoring a meal, please contact Hollye Lee. |
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Mission PossibleFor the month of September, we are asking for cans or pouches of tuna for our Angel Food Pantry. These can be brought with you on a Sunday morning or dropped off at the church office durining the week. The church office hours are 8:00am - 4:00pm. We are closed for lunch from 12:00pm - 1:00pm. Thank you for your generosity! |
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Backpack Food 4 KidsBackpack Food 4 Kids wants to thank everyone who participated in Bomberfest. We had so many wonderful volunteers, both Friday night and Saturday morning. We appreciate you all so much! We recieved 24 full bins of food and $54.00. We started this school year with 344 backpacks the first week and that number is continuing to. increase. We will be packing 360 this week! Needless to say, we will need more $$. Look for special Food Drives that we will be having at Harps and Walmart in October! Also, look for the Mission Possible items we are collecting each month. All your donations are greatly appreciated. We have a wonderful group of Wednesday packing volunteers, but we can always use more strong individuals for regular delivery teams as well as to substitute when needed. This takes about 2 hours on Wednesday morning on a once a month rotation. Contact Kathy Bauer if you can help. As we mentioned in last month's newsletter, this year is Backpack Food 4 Kids 20th Anniversary! Please put Sunday, October 18th on your calendar because we will be having a special reception to celebrate our 20 years honoring all Backpack volunteers past and present at 10:00am that Sunday! ARktoberfest is Saturday October 3rd. We will need volunteers for that as well as volunteers to help make pretzel necklaces. Look for those opportunities to sign up later this month. |
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ARktoberfest 2026Rapp's Barren Brewing Company is bringing the 5th Annual ARktoberfest to the square — happening Saturday, October 3rd in Downtown Mountain Home from 3:00pm - 7:00pm! 100% of proceeds benefit our Backpack Food 4 Kids Program, feeding futures one pack at a time!
Ticket sales are LIVE so grab yours today!
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Refuge 2026Refuge is a time for youth to enjoy a weekend in the beautiful outdoors, focusing on Christ, developing friendships, and having fun while getting away from the busyness of life. This event will be held at Shepherd of the Ozarks in Harriet, AR, a great setting filled with large, comfortable log cabins surrounded by bluffs and a creek. This year, Refuge will be November 6-8, 2026. This year's theme is "Abide," based on John 15:4. Registration: The cost is $185, which includes a t-shirt. The deadline to register is September 25th. Scholarships are available. Talk to Kyra if you need a scholarship. We will also need adult volunteers for this event. Please contact Kyra if you are interested. |
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Download the FUMCMH Church App!If you would like to stay in the know with all things First United Methodist Church Mountain Home, download our church app. You can access news and events, watch services, listen to sermons, receive important push notifications and more; all via your phone! Simply click on the button below from your phone to download the app. You can also use the QR code above using your phone's camera. |
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First KidzBy now school is well underway and hopefully you are all having an amazing school year so far! We are so excited to be back to First Kidz Wednesday afternoon ministries begining Wednesday, September 9th! We are continuing with our DIG IN curiculum. Last year's program was "The Life of Jesus". This year the program is called "Epic Teachings of the Bible". We start our Wednesday afternoons with snack once the kids arrive. We then move into uplifting and exciting worship music followed by fun, interactive bible activities and end with recreation. Pick up is at 5:15pm. If your kids aren't already registered for Wednesdays, you can register them using the button below. Reminder: Acolyte training will be on Wednesday, September 16th. Congratulations to our newest acolytes, Henry Caststeel, and Ollie Rodgers! Henry and Ollie will also be presented with their personalized bibles in church on October 11th! That same afternoon all children 3rd - 5th grade will be invited to join us for Bible Exploration where we learn how to navigate through our bibles with fun and interactive activities! Thank you to the volunteers who are already helping with Wednesdays. If you are interested in helping out on Wednesdays or Sundays for Sunday School, please email me at llaw@fumcmh.org. There are many low stress and easy ways to help. We need bus drivers, bus riders, teacher helpers and recreation supervisors. Plus, the kids are so much fun! Have a great September! See you next Wednesday! God Bless! Laura Pedigo |
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605 Student Ministries605 Students, Families, and Friends,
September is here and we are rocking and rolling in this new school year. I pray that everything has been so great for all of our families as this year has started.
I am so excited for weekly programing to start this month as well. We are back at youth group starting the week of Labor Day! We get one last small break and a long weekend to celebrate the end of summer and dive head first back into everything that we have planned for this school year!
605 Students 6th-8th will be starting back with weekly programming on Wednesday September 9th. Students at Pinkston will be picked up from school and 8th graders will walk over from the junior high, we will then share in some snacks, a lesson, conversation, and fun and games. Pick-up will be between 5:15 & 5:30PM! If your student needs a ride from Pinkston please let me know.
605 Students 9th-12th will begin meeting on Sunday Evenings from 5:00-7:00PM starting Sunday, September 13th! We are so excited for this shift in schedule and have been praying about all of the amazing things that are to come with this new time for meeting!
We will be serving dinner on Sunday Nights for our high school group. If you are interested in sponsoring a meal please let me know and we can get you signed up!
I am very excited for the lesson series that we will begin mid-September. The first series of the school year is: GOING PLACES: A 4-WEEK SERIES FROM THE GOSPELS ON FRIENDSHIP! Our friends are some of the most important people in our lives. Our friends know us best. They’re the people we’ve spent countless hours with telling stories, laughing, and creating memories together. We all know having great friendships means a lot more than just having people to hang out with, but how do you find friends like that? How do you build the kinds of friendships that last? And what do you do if you feel like your friendships aren't everything you'd want them to be? In this four-week series from the Gospels, we’ll take a look at how Jesus treated the people he cared about in order to learn how we can better treat our friends. Through Jesus' example, we’ll discover that friends don’t miss a chance to care for each other, aren’t afraid to challenge each other, don’t let differences divide them, and aren’t afraid to talk about what they believe.
This month is a big one for transition and we are here to walk through this change with you. If you have questions or need anything, please let me know. More activities will be coming to you this month so check out the band group, our social media, and the weekly parent email as we continue to add to the calendar and future events pop-up.
Until then here is the current September Schedule!
September 7th- Happy Labor Day
September 9th- First 605 Students 6th-8th, 3:30-5:30PM
September 13th- First 605 Students 9th-12th, 5:00-7:00PM
September 16th- 605 Students 6th-8th
September 20th- 605 Students 9th-12th
September 23rd- 605 Students 6th-8th
September 27th- 605 Students 9th-12th
September 30th- 605 Students 6th-8th
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