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Worship Service: Sundays at 10:30am

Sunday School 9:30am

Each week, we have classes and groups for all ages including Faith Builders,

MUGG (Multigenerational Group)

Sunday Morning Explore! for elementary age kids and First UMC Youth for teens.

THIS WEEKEND! Nativity Showcase

a part of Fort Scott's "Christmas on the Bricks"

Friday, Dec. 5 - 5-8pm,

Dec. 6 10am - 2pm,

Dec. 7 Noon - 3pm

Come see Nativities from around the globe!

Welcome!

We are glad you are visiting our site.

At First United Methodist, we believe God's grace surrounds us at all times and places. When we recognize and respond to that, we begin to receive the gift and grow in hope, peace, joy, and love.

No matter where you are on your journey of faith, you are invited to find community together in worship Sundays at 10:30am in person or online! We mix a relaxed atmosphere with inspiring, spirit-filled, traditional worship.

Prior to that we have Sunday School groups for all ages at 9:30am with a variety of studies, discussions and fellowship opportunities. Come check it out!

Pastor Christopher Eshelman shares sermons based on Scripture and illustrated with art, photos, and the occassional video clip.

We hope we will equip

and inspire you to take

the next step on your

own journey of faith!

The mission of First UMC Fort Scott is:
“to share the good news of the life, death and resurrection
of Jesus Christ and to exemplify the love of God by
knowing Christ, growing in Christ, serving Christ and sharing Christ”

Join us in daily prayer for our church, community and world at 3:01pm,

(or set an alarm for another time

that works better for you.)

The Upper Room offers a Daily Devotional that you may find helpful.

Click the images for their page!

several diverse hands holding a Bible together

Worship Preview 12.7.25 "Pax... Pleading... Peace..." Advent 2

Worship This Sunday: 10:30am – “Pleading Peace…” : Jeremiah 6:6-17, Luke 1: 5-25, 57-80. Rev. Christopher Eshelman preaching. Advent is a time of preparation. We look forward to celebrating Christmas and the familiar story of the holy infant. Advent is also about preparing for Christ’s return. Two weeks ago, I preached on the promise, found in Jeremiah and elsewhere, that “the days are surely coming.” Last week, Rev. Don Flanner talked about “Active Readiness.” This week w

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Worship Preview 11.30.25 “Active Readiness…” First Sunday of Advent. Rev. Don Flanner

Worship this Sunday: 10:30 am. “Active Readiness…” First Sunday of Advent. Scriptures: Psalm 122, Isaiah 2:1-5, Romans 13:11-14, Matthew 24:36-44. Rev. Don Flanner preaching. When I was growing up on the dairy farm with my parents, 3 brothers and 4 sisters. We lived about 13 miles NE of Fort Scott and religiously attended the West Liberty Methodist Church, before 1968 , when it then became the United Methodist Church. My parents, Alice and Raymond Flanner were quite active

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Worship Preview 11.23.25

Press Release for November 15, 2025 First United Methodist No Wednesday Meal this Week – our Feeding Families volunteers take the week of Thanksgiving off to spend time with family. We will serve again on December 4 th . It takes roughly 65 to 80 volunteer hours per week to make the meals we and our community partner serve possible. We appreciate everyone who helps out. Have a blessed Thanksgiving and we’ll see you again on December 3rd! Dec 5-7 th – Our 3 rd Annual Na

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