WELCOME TO OUR CHURCH

 

SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP

SUNDAY

11:00 AM

SUNDAY SCHOOL

SUNDAY

10:00 AM

YOUTH

WEDNESDAY

6:00 PM

LOCATION

715 U.S. Highway 287 North

Grapeland Texas 75844

LIVE STREAM

OFFICE HOURS

MONDAY

9AM-4PM


TUESDAY

9AM-4PM


WEDNESDAY

9AM-4PM


THURSDAY

9AM-4PM

First Loves

Our motto is “First Loves” because Jesus first loved us. Our goal in ministry is to love God and to love others as He loves us.

Our Story

The Grapeland Methodist Church was organized in the spring of 1888. In 2000 the current building was finished

A Global Methodist Church

As of January 2023, we are part of the Global Methodist Church.

MINISTRIES

FMC YOUTH

FMC Youth Ministry is for any student in grades 6-12th.


Youth Services

Sunday School @ 10:00am

Wednesday Evening @ 6:00pm


If you have any questions about MC Youth please contact our Youth Leader.

FMC KIDS

FMC Kids is for any child pre-K through 5th graders.


Sunday School for kids is at 10am.


If you have any questions about FMC Kids you can contact the church at 936-687-4730.

Adult Ministries

Our Adult Ministry has a wide variety of studies for everyone.


Methodist Men meet first Sundays at 8:30am

Love Circle (women's group) meets first Wednesdays at 10:00am

Sunday School at 10:00am

GIVING

First Methodist Church Grapeland aims to be a good and faithful steward of the resources entrusted to us. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. — 2 Corinthians 9:6-8

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715 U.S. Highway 287 North

Grapeland, Texas 75844

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MEET THE TEAM

Our team is dedicated to showing the love of Christ and helping others grow in their relationship with Christ in our daily lives.

Pastor

Coming soon!

About

Pastor Wade Harman has been our Pastor since August 2019. 


We are grateful to have Wade, his wife Cynthia, and son Robert in our family.

Secretary

Donna Dickey

Youth Leader

Lisa Tunstall

Choir Director

Coming soon!

Pianist

Dona Coppedge

PLAN YOUR VISIT

Looking for a church to call ‘home’ can be difficult, so we want to make it easy for you to discern whether Grapeland FMC might be a good fit for you. We tried to anticipate some of the questions you might have, but if you’re still wondering about something, please feel free to contact the church office at 936-687-4730.

Our worship service begins at 11:00am.

Sunday School starts at 10:00am

At 9:30am we gather for Coffee and Conversation, an informal time of visiting to begin Sunday morning.  Please feel free to join us.

Here is the churches address:

715 U.S. Highway 287 North

Grapeland, TX 75844

(see map below)

There are parking spots located on the front and north side of the church. 

Handicap parking is available at the three main entrances. The Family Life Center entrance has Van Accessible parking and powered door. Dropoff under the portico entrance on the north side is also an option. Our facilities are all on one floor, so once you’re inside, everything is easily accessible.

You’ll see hats, jeans and button downs, slacks and dresses, and some suits. The point is for you to come comfortable to how you like to dress. We never want attire to be a barrier holding someone back from and worshiping Jesus.


We care about your heart, not your clothes.

We want you and your children to have a meaningful worship experience. That’s why we have a staffed nursery for ages 0 to 2 years old. Our qualified staff and church volunteers work to build and safe and loving environment for our children.


We welcome children during our worship service. But if you prefer, nursery is provided during the Sunday school and worship times as well as other times throughout the week for special program.


Sunday school is provided for children ages three years old through 12th grade. The Sunday School teachers for each class offers fun and interesting lessons that help children connect and learn about God’s word and how it applies to their life.  

Definitely not! But we would love to get to know you better! You can fill out the connection card available in the foyer (greeting area outside of the sanctuary) and place it in the offering plate. You can also let us know that you're coming ahead of time by filling out the form at the bottom of this page.

In the service, one of the pastors will pray over the offering. At the end of the service, ushers will hold offering plates as you exit the sanctuary. You can also give electronically by clicking on the "Giving" button above.


If you are a guest, you should not feel obligated to give, though of course you are welcome to. The offering time is for members and those who consider Grapeland FUMC their church home.

We consider our worship service to be traditional. We draw from traditional doctrines, creeds, responsive readings and prayers. We sing hymns from the United Methodist Hymnal, The Faith We Sing, the Cokesbury, and songs you might have grown up with. Once a month on the 4th or 5th Sunday our Praise Band will play more contemporary songs, gospel and blue grass themed songs.

Worship normally lasts an hour - sometimes less and occasionally a few minutes longer. If at any time during the service, you need to leave (for whatever reason), feel free to excuse yourself at anytime. 

Our regular gathering place is in Grapeland, Texas

We put Christ first.  (Luke 14:26-27, Matthew 5:33)

We are part of the Global Methodist Church.

Also, our reach is within our community but our ministry is worldwide.

John Wesley wrote in his journal June 11, 1739, “I look upon all the world as my parish; thus far I mean, that, in whatever part of it I am, I judge it meet, right, and my bounden duty to declare unto all that are willing to hear, the glad tidings of salvation…”

We work to pattern our lives and ministry with the heart of Methodism in mind by being intentional with our study of Scripture, practice of prayer, our worship together and our ministry of sharing the Gospel.

When John and Charles Wesley were attending Oxford in England they were part of a holy club.  They met regularly for Bible study and prayer.  Other students ridiculed them by calling them “those Methodists.”  

We, the people, are the church.

In response to ancient Mysticks who taught that living a solitary life apart from others is a virtue, John Wesley wrote in the preface to his 1739 edition of Hymns and Sacred Poems "Directly opposite to this is the gospel of Christ. Solitary religion is not to be found there. 'Holy solitaries' is a phrase no more consistent with the gospel than holy adulterers. The gospel of Christ knows of no religion but social; no holiness but social holiness. “Faith working by love” is the length and breadth and depth and height of Christian perfection. 'This commandment have we from Christ, that he who loveth God love his brother also;” and that we manifest our love “by doing good unto all men, especially to them that are of the household of faith.' "

God loves us first by sending his son, Jesus, to save us by believing Jesus is the son of the living God (John 3:16-21).  We show our love by loving God and showing our love for others. (Matthew 22:36-40, John 13:34-35)

We love those in our church family by nurturing them in their walk with Christ. (1 Thessalonians 5:11, Hebrews 10:25)

We reach out to our community by demonstrating the love of Christ. (Mark 16:15, Romans 10:14, Matthew 28:19, Acts 1:8)

We cannot truly love others as God calls us unless our lives are a faithful witness to Christ in our lives.  We can only be a faithful witness by growing through devoted Bible study, fervent prayer, passionate worship, joyful stewardship and committed accountability with one another. (John 15:5-8, Philippians 3:12-15, 2 Corinthians 3:18)

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FIRST METHODIST CHURCH

GRAPELAND, TEXAS