Dear members and friends of Franklin United Methodist Church, The number of positive COVID-19 cases continues to be on a downward trend. This is no doubt due in large part to many of you getting your COVID-19 vaccine. If you have not already done so, and you have not had adverse reactions to vaccines in …
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Dear friends and members of Franklin United Methodist Church, It is with great excitement that I write to invite you to in-person outdoor worship on Sunday, May 2, at 10am. It looks like it will be a beautiful morning. Please dress for the weather. The service will be held outside behind the church. All are …
Join Pastor Jacob around the fire tonight (Thursday, April 8) at 7pm as we share in communion and discuss upcoming readings and themes for Sunday worship. This event will, on a typical week, be outside at the church so in-person participants should plan to dress for the weather and, if possible, bring a lawn chair. …
This is a joint service of St. John’s Episcopal Church, the Franklin Federated Church, and the Franklin United Methodist Church. The service was adapted from The Way of the Cross for Pandemic Time by Mary Barber and Joseph Wallace-Williams. We pray this service will inspire you to be courageous, work for justice, and proclaim God’s …
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Below you will find a devotional resource to guide you through the end of Holy Week. Holy Week is one of the most sacred times in the life of the church as we recall the arrest, persecution, execution, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This devotional resource will guide you through Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and …
Dear members and friends of the Franklin United Methodist Church, On March 13, 2020, in response to growing concerns regarding the spread of a novel-coronavirus, I made the difficult decision to cancel in-person worship. The following Sunday (March 15), the Church Council decided to halt all in-person gatherings. For just over a year now, in …
Good Friday reminds us to “stay, watch and pray” with others who are suffering. Join us on Good Friday (April 2) as we journey through the Stations of the Cross bearing witness to the suffering of Christ in our world. These contemporary stations will challenge us to see Christ in the suffering around us. You …
The First Reading is a weekly vlog that looks at the scripture and themes coming up in our worship together at Franklin United Methodist Church. The reading for Sunday, February 28, comes from Ecclesiastes 9:1-10. We hope you’ll consider joining our worship together on Sunday, February 28, at 10am ET as we continue reflecting upon …
The First Reading is a weekly vlog that looks at the scripture and themes coming up in our worship together at Franklin United Methodist Church. The reading for Sunday, February 21, comes from Job 14:1-22. We hope you’ll consider joining our worship together on Sunday, February 21, at 10am ET as we continue reflecting upon …
Join us Tuesday evenings (February 23 through March 27) at 7:30pm ET as we discuss the book What was God doing on the Cross? by Alister E. McGrath: a book that challenges us to think and speak clearly about the harsh realities of the cross and its central importance to the Christian faith. To purchase …