Connect

Our service is available every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. via:

• Live broadcast on TV-KJBO.
• FUMCWF Youtube livestream.
• View past worship services on our YouTube channel.

Some of our weekly activities meet on Zoom for your convenience! Create a free Zoom account and click the link of the class you would like to join at the scheduled time. 

Thursday Bible Study

Thursday Bible Study with Georgia Harrison at 10:30 a.m.

Berean Sunday School Class

Berean Sunday School Class – Sundays at 9:00 a.m.

Children’s Discipleship and Online Sunday School

Click here to join an online Children’s Discipleship and Sunday School program to help kiddos stay connected!

Crockpot Cook-off, January 28

Mark your calendars and get out your best recipes for the 2024 Crockpot Cook-off on January 28. Sunday School classes and other fellowship groups team up at this special event to compete for Best Dish, Best Dessert, and Best Decorated Table prizes to raise money for 2024 Missions projects! Contact the church office or Georgia Harrison for more information.

Music for Organ and Trumpet, February 1

First United Methodist Church of Wichita Falls presents Music for Organ and Trumpet with Katherine Meloan and Thomas Sexton. Join us for an evening of music on Thursday, February 1, at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary at 909 10th Street. This event is free to the public. The church nursery will be available for children ages 4 and under.

Mission Trip to Juarez, Mexico, March 12 through March 16, 2024

Join FUMC on a Mission Trip to Juarez, Mexico, this Spring from March 12 through March 16, 2024. All ages are welcome to attend (students under 16 must have parental participation). The cost is $200/person. Interested in going? Contact trip leaders Brent Lamberth and Georgia Harrison for more information! Sign up online.

Check back often for information on upcoming events at FUMCWF!

We are grateful that you are considering First United Methodist Church of Wichita Falls in your faith journey! As a disciple of Jesus Christ, will you support the United Methodist Church with your prayers, your presence, your gifts, your service, and your witness?

Joining Sunday

Anyone is welcome to join the church at the conclusion of the worship service on any Sunday, however, we recognize that walking to the front of the congregation may be intimidating and a bit awkward, so each quarter FUMC offers a Joining Sunday.

A Joining Sunday is an opportunity to learn more about FUMC Wichita Falls and to unite with the church in a relaxed setting with a small group. After discussing what it means to become a part of this congregation through our membership vows, the group takes the membership vows together.

Please contact our Connections Director, Jessie Smith,
for more information about membership or to schedule a time to join. 

Five Ways to Unite with First United Methodist Church:

1. The profession of faith in Jesus Christ and baptism

A person who begins the Christian life does so through baptism, a symbol of God’s grace through Jesus Christ. For a young person or an adult, this also is an opportunity to profess one’s faith. If God is leading you to this decision, one of the pastors will be happy to visit with you about this step in your spiritual life. Upon baptism, we’ll ask this question for membership: “As a disciple of Jesus Christ, will you support the United Methodist Church with your prayers, your presence, your gifts, your service, and your witness?”

2. Reaffirmation of faith if you have already been baptized

3. Transfer of membership from another United Methodist Church

We arrange to transfer your membership from another United Methodist Church after asking this question for membership: “As a disciple of Jesus Christ, will you support the United Methodist Church with your prayers, your presence, your gifts, your service, and your witness?”

4. Transfer membership from another denomination

If you were baptized into the Christian faith in another denomination, it is not necessary to be re-baptized to celebrate your spiritual growth. We ask this question for membership: “As a disciple of Jesus Christ, will you support the United Methodist Church with your prayers, your presence, your gifts, your service, and your witness?” The church staff will handle the details of notifying your former church.  

Why don’t we re-baptize?

Since baptism is ultimately a sign of what GOD DOES, not what we do, the United Methodist Church does not think that re-baptism is necessary. God always upholds God’s end of the covenant even when we do not. Baptism is God’s gift to us, and nothing was wrong with it no matter where, how, or by whom it occurred. God has not stopped loving us.  

However, we encourage a Reaffirmation of Faith (see pg. 33 in the UM Hymnal) where one acknowledges again the gift God gave in baptism. We can reaffirm that gift (accept it again without going through it again).

5. Become an affiliate or associate member

If you are a United Methodist whose membership is in another city or state and you wish to retain that membership in your “home” church, you can become an Affiliate Member. As an Affiliate Member, you are granted pastoral oversight and full participation in our church, but you will not be added to the church rolls. Members of other Christian denominations may elect to become Associate Members under the same conditions.

Please contact our Connections Director, Jessie Smith,
for more information about membership or to schedule a time to join.