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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.

Aging Forward meets the 3rd Saturday of each month April - September with speakers to promote lifelong learning and fellowship for retired adults.

On September 18th we'll feature info on the new Railroad Museum coming to Fort Scott!

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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.

We live in difficult and confusing times and often find it hard to know what to pray for or how to pray. Our current series "The Heart of the Matter" is about deepening our understanding and experience of prayer and seeking a Christ-centered life that rejects the temptations and 'isms" of this world. We look forward to sharing the journey with you!

No matter where you are on your walk 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.

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Worship Preview for 9.13.26

WORSHIP SEPTEMBER 13TH: 10:30am. “Listening and Renewal: the Way of Genuine Love” Rev. Christopher Eshelman preaching. Scriptures: Isaiah 58:1-14 and Romans 12:1-12 To insist our way is the only way, instead of following the way of Jesus.Recently I highlighted the word Selah, found in the Psalms. A word that we don’t know a definite meaning for. It’s likely a musical instruction – a pause or interlude. Most scholars take it as a call to pause, to reflect. I invite us to en

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Worship Preview for September 6th, 2026 "Hardened Hearts and Broken Bread."

FIRST UNITED METHODIST WORSHIP SEPTEMBER 6TH: 10:30am. “Hardened Hearts and Broken Bread...” Rev. Christopher Eshelman preaching. Scriptures: Psalm 95 and Hebrews 3:12 - 4:13 Last week, when we gathered for our special service at Gunn Park, we heard the parable fo the Sower and I suggested that all the different types of ground – that is receptiveness to the Word – are us. It’s not about deciding we are the fertile ground and then categorizing other’s deficiencies. It’s

Sep 23 min read

Worship Preview 8.30.26

Sunday - Special Service at Gunn Park Shelter #5 Rev. Christopher Eshelman Preaching. Scripture: Parable of the Sower Last week we remembered our baptism and talked about how living water is symbol of justice and faith. Sunday we will hold our 10:30am worship and and potluck / carry in fellowship lunch at Shelter #5 in Gunn Park. We’ll reflect on the early Methodist camp meeting tradition, think bout our congregations founding in 1866 with a circuit riding pastor and conside

Aug 272 min read

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