Announcements

Funeral Service for Betty Henderson has been POSTPONED

Due to COVID-19, and to take an abundance of precaution, the funeral service for Betty Henderson has been postponed until a later date. We will notify you of the date and time as soon as the family decides to reschedule the service. Please be in prayer for the Henderson Family and other families who are waiting to celebrate the lives of their loved ones. Thank you for your understanding.

Operation Christmas Child Needs

Church Family & Friends, This year's goal for the United Methodist Women is to fill 100 Operation Christmas Child boxes (50 boy and 50 girl). Please note that nothing military can be sent due to the areas some of the boxes will be going. The United Methodist Women are currently looking for the following items to add to the Operation Christmas Child boxes: Needs: Barbies – 28 Pens (black, blue or ...

JULY 12 Worship Materials

Good Afternoon, Church Friends & Family! We are excited to begin Rev. Laraine's 3-part series THIS Sunday, July 12th. You may either attend church service in the Sanctuary at 10:00 AM, or jump online to Facebook OR to our YouTube page! As always, we will be keeping all social distance restrictions in place. Please remember that wearing a mask to our church service is mandatory at this time (we ha...

Methodist Foster Care & FUMC of DeRidder

We are honored to assist in this year's 2nd Annual Louisiana Methodist Foster Care Summer Block Party! Our Aldersgate Sunday School Class, LLL Sunday School Class, and United Methodist Women have all donated for this special event. The block party will be outside with all social distancing practices strictly in place. We are giving 23-30 foster families blankets, plates, utensils, and more for th...

Worship Materials for Sunday, July 5th!

We would like to wish you all a Happy 4th of July weekend! Attached are the materials needed to follow along with our church service on Sunday morning at 10 AM. As a reminder, our Church Office and the Methodist Children's Learning Center will be closed all day on Friday, July 3rd. Bulletin: https://mcusercontent.com/50ce1aae95e23e4641d9913b4/files/6284dc2e-0a3f-4f89-80d7-fd5583426851/JULY_5_Bull...

Wear Red, White & Blue this Sunday to Church!

If you are planning on attending church this Sunday, please wear red, white, and blue attire in order to celebrate the 4th of July. We look forward to seeing you all, and hope everyone has a safe, blessed 4th of July weekend!

The Nursery will be OPEN this Sunday, July 5th!

We are so excited to open our nursery this Sunday for the first time since Covid-19. Please let everyone know that children under the age of 4 can stay in the nursery during service THIS Sunday, July 5th! We are very happy to have this option once again for our young families. We have recruited two new nursery workers on our staff, so we are looking forward to getting to know them, too!

JULY 2020 Newsletter

Please click on the link below to view FUMC of DeRidder's Newsletter for the month of July. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please e-mail , or call 337-463-4491. Thank you! https://fumcderidder.org/church-newsletter/67-july-2020-newsletter/file?tmpl=component

Worship Materials for Sunday, JUNE 28

Please click on the links below to open the worship materials for Sunday, June 28th. Bulletin Announcements for Sunday, June 28: https://mcusercontent.com/50ce1aae95e23e4641d9913b4/files/efb3d0ba-641d-48e1-ba6e-b3472f001c37/Bulletin_Announcements_for_6282020.pdf Bulletin for Sunday, June 28: https://mcusercontent.com/50ce1aae95e23e4641d9913b4/files/cc93514d-76a1-4d77-8e15-8450eea13314/JUNE_28_Bul...

Lura Reece Sexton - Celebration of Life Announcement

The celebration of life service for Lura Reece Sexton will be on Saturday, June 27th, at 12:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall of First United Methodist Church of DeRidder. You will need a mask to attend. If you do not have one, or have forgotten your mask at home, we will have masks available at the door. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, please give to First United Methodist Church in care of ...

FATHER'S DAY COLLAGE!

Please click on the link below to enjoy some pictures our church family sent in to celebrate Father's Day weekend! Special Father's Day collage! (for MAC users) https://mcusercontent.com/50ce1aae95e23e4641d9913b4/files/a2800201-67cf-408b-b595-b963d59c664c/Happy_Father_s_Day_2020.pdf

Worship Materials for Sunday, JUNE 21st

Happy Friday, Folks! Attached are links for the worship service this Sunday, June 21st. Bulletin for Sunday, June 21st: https://mcusercontent.com/50ce1aae95e23e4641d9913b4/files/274ad1b2-f2be-437e-ba9a-10eabd3a257e/JUNE_21_Bulletin_.pdf Announcements (PC users): https://mcusercontent.com/50ce1aae95e23e4641d9913b4/files/52ec7518-341d-4c30-8d37-b8ae406b09de/ANNOUNCEMENTS_JUNE_21.pptx Announcements ...

Father's Day PHOTOS!

Don't forget to send in or bring to the Church Office a special picture of your father with the family, or a picture of your dad doing what he does best! We will be sharing a collage of all the photos during worship service this Sunday, and will also display them on our Facebook page and website! We hope this is a special way to honor dads this Father's Day. Please send your picture(s) to Erin at...

Summer Blood Drive!

Good morning, everyone! I received this e-mail in my inbox this morning. Please sign up for the blood drive if you are willing and able and haven't done so already. Thank you!!! FUMC of DeRidder, We are looking forward to the First United Methodist Church - DeRidder blood drive on 06/28/2020, 09:00 AM to 01:00 PM. Meeting the goal of 10 donations is vital as hospitals are counting on it. You may ...

Nursery Care Workers Needed Immediately

Plase share with anyone who has experience and is interested in work! Thank you.

Circles on a Mission 2020: THERE'S STILL TIME TO GIVE!

There is still time to give for this year's Circles on a Mission! Although Susan has successfully completed her 300-mile bicycle ride, you may still support this special project. HOW DO I GIVE? There are three different ways you can contribute. You may 1. Mail your gift to the following address: P.O. Box 965 DeRidder, LA 70634 Please put in the memo line “Circles on a Mission.” 2. There is a desi...

Worship Materials for JUNE 14th

We are sending out the materials you will need for Sunday's worship early this week to confirm everyone can open them. I have attached links to the bulletin in PDF format, along with the two powerpoint presentations we will be using for service. One is church announcements that will be showing before service begins and one is the presentation during service. I have attached the powerpoint format,...

Operation Christmas Child - JUNE 2020

Hi Everyone! We are beginning to collect items for our church-wide Operation Christmas Child Campaign. Like every year, we collect items throughout the summer for children between the ages of 5 and 9 years old with a specific category each month. For JUNE, we are gathering TOYS! Please remember that the size of these toys must fit easily in a shoebox. You may bring toys to our sanctuary on Sunday...

Worship Materials for SUNDAY, JUNE 7th

Church Family, What an exciting time it is here at FUMC of DeRidder! We are very happy to announce that THIS Sunday, June 7th, is our grand re-opening of in person worship! With this being said, PLEASE remember that many folks who are older, or have underlying health conditions, are still encouraged to stay at home for a couple more weeks. We are trying our best to assist those individuals to fol...

Church Office

Church Office is back in action! Erin can answer any calls or e-mails. Mary will be here to assist next week. Rev. Laraine will return from vacation and will be ready to re-open the church on Sunday with Covid-19 restrictions in place. Her sermon is titled "Change is EMPOWERING!" The bulletin and PowerPoint Presentation for this Sunday's service will be posted tomorrow for you to either view and ...