First United Methodist Church

read moreFirst United Methodist Church is a Bible-based, Christ centered fellowship of believers who will love others to Christ through prayer, outreach, and acts of compassion; learning each day to serve the Lord together in the Kingdom of God. The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Local churches provide the most significant arena through which disciple-making occurs.

read moreThe United Methodist Church affirms that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Savior of the world, and the Lord of all. As we make disciples, we respect persons of all religious faiths and we defend religious freedom for all persons. Jesus' words in Matthew provide the Church with our mission: "Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything that I've commanded you" (28:19-20), and "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, and with all your mind.

read moreIt is exciting to personally experience God's challenge to give extravagantly, and then to witness the radical ways in which He provides us the money to give - all in an effort to impact our local community, and world, for Jesus Christ! FUMC members are also encouraged to get involved in local, national, and foreign missions. Members also take part in foreign mission trips every year.

read morePrayer is a core value of First United Methodist Church, Abilene, Texas. Requests submitted each week are prayed over by numerous prayer team members. The FUMC Prayer Team members are caring, trained, faith believing and Spirit-led persons who will pray earnestly for your specific needs. These volunteers are ordinary people who will be the first to tell you they have no special powers. This could involve prayer needs for physical and emotional healing, generational healing, or deliverance and Heartsyncs.