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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Houma, LA
6109 Hwy 311, Houma, Louisiana 70360            985/868-7787
WORSHIP at FUMC Houma
  Worship Schedule
     * 8:45AM Worship 
     * 9:30AM Fellowship time

     * 9:45AM Sunday School 
     *11:00AM Worship

What are our worship services like?

     - Pastor R. Don Ross leads both services.
     - We have seating on the main floor and in the balcony.
     - There are hearing amplification devices in the narthex (foyer) for your use.
     - Communion is served at both services every Sunday. The common method is intinction - after coming to the front via the center aisle in two lines, you received the bread and dip it in the juice. Please feel free to kneel at the altar afterwards for a time of prayer. All are welcome to receive communion.
     - Feel free to put on a name tag so that we can get to know you.

8:45am Worship - sample bulletin

Our first worship service has a bit less structure and formality. There is a band that plays more modern Christian music. Though we have a bulletin, text and lyrics will appear on the video screen.

11:00am Worship - sample bulletin

The second worship service is more traditional. This service has an adult choir and songs are sung from the hymnal.

Resources:

Websites ---
Worship (UMC.org)
Worship & the Arts
Experiencing Worship
Worship Articles from Leadership Journal
Emerging Church
Worship Ideas
Worship (GBOD)

 

Books ---
The Biblical Foundations of Christian Worship 
Introduction to Christian Worship
The New Handbook of the Christian Year
Handbook for Multi-Sensory Worship, v.1
Handbook for Multisensory Worship, v.2
Designing Worship Teams
Fresh Out of the Box: Digital Worship Experiences for Youth Gatherings
Transitions in Worship: Moving from Traditional to Contemporary
Worship Feast: 50 Complete Multi-Sensory Services for Youth
Ancient - Modern Worship: A Practical Guide to Blending Worship Styles
The Spectacle of Worship in a Wired World: 
                 Electronic Culture and the Gathered People of God

Primary Task of Worship Ministry Group (Work Area) in the Local Church
   To help your church offer settings for vital worship. You work with your pastor to ensure that worship helps the congregation experience its relationship with God and will help it live more faithfully as a Christian community. 

Responsibilities of the Worship Ministry Group (Work Area) in the Local Church
   1. To learn about worship and about people in your congregation and community so you can plan worship appropriate to their needs.
   2. To collaborate with the pastor and music leaders in planning worship.
   3. To develop and support effective musical leadership in the church.
   4. To promote and foster regular individual and family spiritual formation.
   5. To consider other opportunities for strengthening worship.


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  We, the members of First United Methodist Church, Houma, Louisiana, are a committed body of believers in Jesus Christ whose focus is to deepen and strengthen our personal faith, as well as that of the larger ecumenical community, through worship, prayer, education, study, fellowship and service that we may be in mission and ministry to God's people.
     We - children, youth, and adults - create an open, friendly atmosphere and provide the incentive for all to know God personally and to experience the inner freedom that Jesus Christ offers.