We are so excited to welcome our new pastor, Rev. John Fleming & his family! 

John grew up in Jackson, Tennessee with deep roots in Arkansas. While at Lambuth College, where John majored in Religion, he met Susie. The two have been married since 1993 and have welcomed two daughters, Annie Grace Groves (Garret) and Julie. Susie has been a school teacher for many years.  Following graduation from Lambuth, John went on to get his Masters of Divinity from the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. John has served churches of all sizes, from small churches to very large ones, and in the towns of Camden, Little Rock, Sheridan, Paragould, and Springdale. Some of you may have met John before because he also served as the District Superintendent for the Northeast District from 2019-2022.  John enjoys running and has been an Atlanta Braves baseball fan since childhood.  

When it comes to the ministry, John is passionate about worship, preaching, discipleship, and missions. He also brings the gifts of healing and helping churches realize their potential. John is excited about serving First United Methodist Church and the community of Mountain Home. 

John's first Sunday in the pulpit will be Sunday August 25th. Let's all plan on attending worship that Sunday and show John and Susie what a friendly and hospital church we are and welcome them into our church family!

Stewards:
Ben Luelf
Jo Wolf
Angie VanDolah
Jana Todd
Ruth Grier
Vicki Kauth

9:00 Servers:
Kathy & Ray Bauer
Lockie Jones

11:00 servers:
Deborah & Tom Knox
Hazel Strayer

It's time to order your church directory and/or photos! For those who had their directory pictures taken here at the church, you will soon be receiving a personal link to view your photos.  After choosing any that you might want to order, use the button below to order photos as well as your directory. You can order a digital directory (PDF) for FREE or a printed directory for $10. For those who did not have photos taken, you can still order your directory using the form, email Laura llaw@fumcmh.org or Hollye hlee@fumcmh.org or call the church office at 870-425-6036. 

This year we will be having our back to school bash at the city pool on Saturday, August 17th! We will have pizza and popsicles.  Bottled water will be available but you are welcome to bring your own drinks if you like. All are welcome to join us! We will also be having a crossover event to celebrate all of the kids who are crossing over from our First Kidz Children's Ministry to our 605 Student Ministry so put this date on your calendar! You won't want to miss it!

Before school starts back, we would like to bless not only the backpacks of the students, but also the students themselves and the educators.  Sunday, August 18th we will be doing the Blessing of the Backpacks at each service.  All students and teachers are encouraged to bring their backpacks/bags to worship that day to be blessed.  Each student & teacher will recieve a backpack tag to place on their backpack as a reminder of God’s presence with them at school and the prayers of their church family.  We will pray over the students and educators and ask God to equip them with all they need for a wonderful 2024/25 school year.

Baxter County Fair is August 21st-24th. First United Methodist Church will have an indoor booth this year and we are looking for volunteers to man the booth in shifts. We would like at least 2 people at each shift. If you would like to sign up for a shift or several shifts, you can sign up now using the button below or a sign up sheet is located in the office during the week and will be at the welcome desks Sunday Morning. You can also call the church office and we can help get you signed up.

Help us show a HUGE FUMCMH welcome to Rev. John Fleming and his wife Susie on August 25th at 7:00pm. This will be an Ice Cream Social so bring your favorite ice cream and topping to share! We will have a basket for cards as well!

Many of you have asked about who sends the wonderful cards to the people listed on our prayer list.  I thought this would be a great opportunity to put that information out.  There is a ministry started many years ago called The Sunshine Ministry. Carla Johnson is our designated Sunshine person and is the one you have to thank for the lovely cards sent out on behalf of our church.  This is an important and powerful ministry that can make a big impact on our loved ones listed on the church prayer list.  Thank you to Carla for her years of dedication to this ministry.  If you see her or talk to her, be sure to thank her!

The Women’s Summer Luncheon was a delightful experience!  38 women enjoyed a buffet of delicious salads, interesting conversations, and sunflower treats. Fran Thueson was honored with a farewell gift and many hugs. Thanks to the Monday Morning Life Group for hosting!  Let’s do it again!

Robert, Michelle, James and Vivian Clarke
 Baptized July 23rd, 2024

Backpack Food 4 Kids will begin packing and delivering food again begining August 28th. We’ll kick off the program by collecting peanut butter, macaroni and cheese, and individual snacks as the entry fee for Bomberfest on Friday, August 23. We hope you will come out and show your support! We could still use a few men for our delivery teams (to deliver the bins to the schools ). It only takes about 2 hours one Wednesday morning each month. Please call Kathy Bauer 870-321-0019 or the church office to volunteer. We appreciate your support and prayers as we begin a new school year!

With the start of the new school year coming up this month, it's a good time to remind everyone about our can tab collection program.  Many Hackler Intermediate School students in need look forward to the help you give by collecting can tabs for recycling.  The money received from the recycling center helps school personal purchase supplies for the student in need such as food, school supplies, tooth brushes, haircuts and occasionally lunches.  Please keep your can tabs from, fruit, vegetables, soda, dog or cat food, etc. and bring them to the church office.  

Although it’s still summer, the Chancel Choir is gearing up for Christmas! I know…seems impossible but that’s how we do it. In mid-September we will begin studying and rehearsing our Christmas Cantata.  Some of you have joined us just for that and I’m hoping you and many more will do the same. If you are interested or even just thinking about it, let me know. Pray about this. God may just be calling you to do so, or even joining the Chancel Choir on a regular basis. You are welcome to join us. We sing, we laugh, we pray, we worship, we lead, we serve.  It’s a lot of fun and I KNOW is pleases our LORD!  I look forward to hearing from many of You!

Blessings,
Terre

Technology has become integral to church ministry. From the sound operators to the video operators to the computer operators, our Tech team is an imporatant part of how we experience worship.  Whether it is in person, online, on television or on the radio, it takes a team of volunteers to make sure we see and hear the pastor as he preaches, the chancel choir, the handbells or the praise team as they make beautiful music, or the visual aids that help to get the gospel point across in a meaningful way.

Volunteers are essential for this important part of ministry.  I know tech can seem overwhelming to some, but many of these volunteer positions are much more simple than you might think.  If you feel led to serve, but prefer to do something a little more "behind the scenes", this might be just the thing for you.

Whether you attend contemporary or traditional worship, your help is wanted. Contact Laura if you are interested in serving on the Tech Team or would like more information.

Hello All!  

It's been a great but hot summer so far! We had a amazing time at SCUBA VBS diving into friendship with God!! We had fun going to the movies to see Disney's Inside Out 2! 

With back to school time approaching quickly, we want to tell you that we will be celebrating with a church wide event, Back to School at the Pool on Saturday, August 17th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the City Pool! We will have pizza for dinner at 5:00 and popsicles for dessert. Water will be provided but you may also broing your own drinks. We will also have our special crossover event after that at Cooper Park as we celebrate our kids that are leaving the children's program this year and crossing over to the youth program! All are welcome! The next day is our Back to School Backpack Blessing so bring you backpacks to church with you Sunday, August 18th to be blessed and get a backpack tag!

Wednesday afternoon ministry will start back the Wednesday after Labor Day, September 4th, so make sure you register your child(ren). You can register them using the button below or from the Children's Ministry page on the church website at fumcmh.org/children. If you are an adult and you are interested in volunteering with the children on Wednesdays, please let me know. If you have any questions or would like to help on Wednesdays, email me at llaw@fumcmh.org. Thank you for all your support!

God Bless!
Laura Law

UPCOMING EVENTS
August 17: Back to School Bash • 5:00-7:00pm
August 17: Crossover Event (Cooper Park)
August 18: Blessing of the backpacks • both services
August 25: New Pastor Starts

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BACKPACK FOOD 4 KIDS 
In honor of Johnny Brown 
Tommy & Jo Strickland
Cathy Roshon 
Roy & Pat Rush 
Daniel & Fran Thueson 
 Nancy Hudson
Jim & Ann Maus
Bradley Frohock
Brian & Gail Edwards
John & Cheryl Huebner
Gary & Barbra Caster 
Nancy Milholland 
Dennis & Jesse Gordon
Linda Arnold 
Anonymous
Andrew Shultz
Diane Bonacci & Pat Jenkins

WESLEY KITCHEN
In memory of Johnny Brown 
Judy Dieter
In memory of Tommy Johnson 
Margaret Schmidbauer
Shirley Poynter 

SUNSHINE MINISTRY
In memory of Tommy Johnson
Judy Deiter 
Sandra Bainbridge
Carolyn Youngblood
Johnny & Eileen Huckaby
Lorna & Phil Templeton 
 

Prayers after Loss:
The family of June Willborn
on her passing

Concerns:
Ronald Robinson (08/01/24)
(Marilyn Bonecki)
Jack Chance (08/01/24)
John & Laura Guedry (08/01/24)
(Terre Ware)
Casey Craig (07/21/24)
(Tim & Amanda King)
Jerry Beaver (07/07/24)
(Sharon Fabich’s cousin)
Katie Barnett (07/02/24)
(Terre Ware)
Connie Acheson (06/25/24)
Barbara Hagebock (06/24/24)
Peter Peitz (06/20/24)
Lori Cravens (06/16/24)
(Fran Thueson)
Johnny Johnson (06/09/24)
(Christine Rohr)
Heidi Garner (06/04/24)
(Phil & Vicki Garner’s daughter in law)
Pam Franklin (06/04/24)
(Sharon Fabich)
Don Alkire (06/02/24)
(Cassie Alkire)
Jeni Benton (06/02/24)
(Tina Benton’s Sister-In-Law)
Paula Flippin (05/19/24)
(Tina Benton)
Jody Whitesell (05/19/24)
(Betty Bennett)
Chris Sinning (05/17/24)
(Paula Bodenhamer)
Mike Densmore (05/14/24)
Sam Bryant (05/12/24)
(Scott & Jennifer Bryant’s son)
Bob Dickerson (05/12/24)
Carolyn Helvey (04/30/24)
(Jill Chandler)
Gordon Knight (04/15/24)
(Tommy Knight’s brother)
Rexene Watson (04/03/24)
(Tom Yoder’s sister-in-law)
Nancy Reed (03/31/24)
(Mary Margaret Pearson)
Beverly Killbourn (03/20/24)
(Lucy Monger’s sister)
Pat Harris (02/25/24)
(Tina Benton)
Diane Lucas (02/25/24)
(Tina Benton)
Chris Humphrey (02/20/24)
(Donna Bohaty’s daughter)
Barbara Sandberg (02/19/24)
June Wilborn (02/06/24)
Don Abel (02/01/24)
Kate Melnik (01/07/24)
(Tom Yoder)
Marty Steele (12/18/23)
Jeannie Alley (12/11/23)
Vicky Parks (11/30/23)
(Kelli Camp)
Sue McMillan (11/05/23)
(Sheila Partee)
Bonnie & Darrell Benham (10/31/23)
Joe Wallace (10/29/23)
(Jean Wallace)
Marilyn & Fred Kobialka (10/29/23)
Russel Jones (10/29/23)
Gene Rowland (10/29/23)
(Paula Bodenhamer)
Sam Rhoades (10/22/23)
Shirley McDowell (9/3/23)
Clark Knight (7/30/23)
(Tommy & Brenda Knight’s grandson)
Joan Beckham (4/23/23)
(Kevin Beckham’s mom)
Peggy Pawlak (4/23/23)
(Sheila Partee)
Susie Welby-Bennet (4/16/23)
(Sue Storm)
Carol McKee (4/9/23)
Scott Cain (2/5/23)
(Jill Chandler’s son)
Ruth Clark (01/08/23)