Dear members and friends of Franklin United Methodist Church, This week marks an important anniversary in the life of our congregation. On May 5, 2021, we resumed in-person in-the-same-space worship. Our first in-person outside worship service in the parking lot happened a year ago after not having met in-person in-the-same-space for over 14 months. Over …
Dear members and friends of Franklin United Methodist Church, We have officially entered Holy Week. During this time Christians recall the events leading up to Jesus’ arrest, persecution, execution, and burial. It is an important time of self-reflection that culminates in the joyous celebration on the first day of next week—Easter Sunday! As we enter this …
The Franklin United Methodist Church is assembling a choir to sing on Palm Sunday (April 10) and Easter Sunday (April 17). The Choir will perform “The Palms” (click here to see the music) on Palm Sunday. Easter music is TBD. Interested persons are invited to practice on Sundays, March 27, April 10, and April 17 …
Dear friends and members of Franklin United Methodist Church, It has been exactly two years since news began circulating about the rapid spread of a novel coronavirus. In response to this news, the Franklin United Methodist Church immediately adopted sanitation protocols and would eventually suspend in-person worship and ministry for over a year. When we …
Throughout Scripture and today, God sustains God’s people in the most basic of human ways – physically, with food and drink, and spiritually – with food and drink for our souls. This Lent, as we remember what it means to be human, we find refreshment from God’s fountain of grace. The different images of cups …
This article was written by Alan Earls, originally titled “Hometown History #23: Methodists Celebrate Founding Milestones,” and posted to Franklin Observer on January 29, 2022. The full article has been included below as originally published. You can find Alan’s blog, Franklin Observer, and the original article here. Only a generation after the reign of Congregationalist …
HELP US WELCOME AN AFGHAN REFUGEE FAMILY TO FRANKLIN AREA THIS WEEK! We have just learned that there is a family flying into Worcester this Friday 1/21/22 who was targeted by the Taliban and is in need of temporary housing as they transition to their new lives in the US. If anyone has a lead …
Midweek discussions with Pastor Jacob will resume on Wednesday, January 12 at 7pm. This small group meets most Wednesdays at 7pm and lasts for approximately one hour. Discussion topics vary, but typically revolve around Sunday morning worship themes. All are welcome to participate. This small group will meet virtually ONLY through the end of February. …
Dear friends and members of Franklin United Methodist Church, I can’t get the song out of my head. Christmas and the New Year are quickly approaching, I can’t shake the refrain of Europe’s 1986 classic, “The Final Countdown.” Your lucky the synthesizer music does not translate well into text. We’re in the final countdown to …
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