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Welcome to First United Methodist Church of Appleton! We are a congregation deeply committed to the great task that Jesus put on his church’s heart: to make disciples and transform this world.

At First Church you can expect to find a successful model of an intergenerational church: We have a wonderful children’s ministry, a great junior and senior high youth program, an array of adult programs ranging from small group ministries to annual mission trips and an outstanding music ministry program for kids, youth and adults.

We’d love to welcome you among us. Know that you can come as you are so we can grow together and make a difference in God’s great world.

 

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  • Worship With Us

    Saturdays 5:30pm – Chapel service (45minutes)

    Sundays 9:00am – Sanctuary service with choirs, children leave for Sunday school (60minutes) - Livestreamed on YouTube

     Worship with us on YouTube

    Sundays 10:45am – “The Gathering” Praise & Worship in Fellowship Hall (45 minutes)

  • Ministry Opportunities of First Church

    We have many ways you can get involved at First Church! Please click on the link below to watch video messages from our ministry leaders and see where you can serve at First Church. 

    Ministry Opportunities at First Church

  • 2025 Women's Retreat

    Ladies of First Church ~The Women’s Retreat Planning Team would like to invite you to Pine Lake Methodist Camp for our 2025 Women’s Retreat April 11-13 with an early arrival date of April 10th.  Please consider joining us for an amazing weekend filled with the love of Jesus as we socialize with old and new friends in a beautiful environment of God’s creation celebrating God’s amazing grace. Our speaker will Pastor Liz Whitford Alexander. Something new and exciting this year… We will not have to travel up and down the big hill to Amphlett Hall for our meetings and meals as the planning team has decided to hold the entire retreat in the Oakwood Center directly across from the retreat center. 

    Register for Retreat Here

  • Hands-On Ministry Opportunities

    Ruby’s Pantry food distribution location at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Combined Locks on the first Tuesday of the month. All those serving for Ruby’s Pantry need to register at the link below. Be sure to enter Appleton, WI as your primary location, and indicate that you are part of the First United Methodist Church group, with Donna Frick as Contact Person. The volunteer coordinator from First English will be in contact to confirm your participation. 

    Volunteer for Ruby's Pantry

  • Gift of Prayer for Our Church

    Our church has been fortunate to have a Gift of Prayer Ministry as a service to our congregation since 2017. We encourage this to be shared in support of one another as we serve the Lord together in mission and ministry to our church and community. Those who sign up for one or more days to pray for our church will receive an email regarding church activity at the start of the month as suggestions to emphasize during prayer; however, how you choose to pray, how long you choose to pray, and for whom you choose to spend your time in prayer is completely up to you. Please consider supporting this ministry as you are able. For more information, please call the church office at 920-734-2677 and someone will be in touch with you. My Best Always, Daniel Flesch, Gift of Prayer Ministry Coordinator

    Sign Up Here

  • Connections Ministry

    Connections Ministry was started to connect the work of the church’s ministries to those who would benefit from the good work of all of our many ministry services.  How we plan to achieve our priorities is to start with each of you. We are asking members to complete the Gifts & Talents Inventory. We will catalog everyone’s gifts and talents in a database and call upon you if/when the need arises to utilize your skill set. This will be a quick way for us to answer the call to fulfill the needs of both our church and its members. For example, if you select cooking and serving food, you may be asked to help set up a meal at church or prepare a meal for a shut-in. If you select maintaining buildings/grounds, you may be asked to help plant flowers in spring and rake leaves in fall at church, or perhaps do the same at a parishioner’s home. You will be under no obligation to accept every request as we understand you are busy. Please pick up a form  in the church office during business hours,  at the Welcome Desk before and after services or fill out online : Gifts and Talents Inventory

  • Prayer Request

    Our Befriender Ministry exists to pray with you and for you, and is honored to lift your concerns and joys to God in total confidence and without judgment.
     
    “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”    Philippians 4:6-7

    Prayer Request

     

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