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At First Church we are welcoming and open to everyone. Our purpose is to share God’s love with all who come to meet God. The message is the same in all of our services and is taught in a way that is easy to connect to no matter what your background may be.
Sunday school offers classes for preschoolers through senior adults, with some short term topic based classes as well. If you are interested in joining a Sunday School class, just stop by the Welcome Center and we'll get you connected!
8:45 am - "Sanctuary" Classic style worship10:00 am - Sunday School11:00 am - "Chapter 2" Modern style worship
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This is a more traditional/classic style service in the sanctuary with liturgies, hymns accompanied by piano or organ music, a robed choir and a carillon bell choir.
This is a more laid back, family-friendly service held in the fellowship hall with a praise band. We sit at tables and offer multiple ways for you to engage in worship during this service.
Dress comfortably or go all out—you decide. We are a very diverse church. You’ll feel right at home wearing anything from jeans to business casual to your Sunday best.
You can always enter through any glass door on Sunday mornings, but if you easy access here is some helpful information:
Use doors 1 or 13, our accessible, covered entrance. When you come inside you can head to the coat closet if you have anything you would like to hang.
Our Welcome Center, located just in front of the big stone pillar in The Commons, is where you can find guest information. One of our friendly volunteers with a brightly colored lanyard will be more than happy to show you around.
Use door 8 which leads you right into Fellowship Hall. Doors 1 and 13 are also open and Fellowship Hall is located on the west side of the building. Feel free to use the coat closet and restrooms before heading that way or use the coat rack and restrooms in Fellowship Hall.
The Welcome Center in Fellowship Hall is where you can go for information, coffee and help. One of our friendly volunteers with a brightly colored lanyard will be more than happy to show you around.
Before and after worship, stop by the Welcome Center or Welcome Cart and a volunteer will be available for conversation. They are more than happy to answer any questions and get you connected to one of our Pastors or staff members that can best help
We have well-equipped nursery staff who would love to take care of your precious little one. Children from birth through age 4 may hang out in our Nursery anytime from before our first service begins to the time our last worship service ends.
Each Sunday morning we offer a variety of pre-packaged donuts/baked goods and coffee in The Commons after first service and in Fellowship Hall before the last service. Feel free to leave a small donation that will be designated for a local charity or mission project.
We accept the challenge set forth by the United Methodist Church to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. We will strive to live that out through our mission which we believe is the purpose of First United Methodist Church in Auburn:
Our mission is to be a community of faith bringing Christlike unconditional love and acceptance to all.
We believe that God has given us a vision, a direction and goal to move forward as we live out our mission in the community and in the world:
Our vision is to bring God's grace to all as we grow as disciples ... striving to be like Jesus, loving everyone, and helping others.
First United Methodist Church of Auburn is enthusiastically United Methodist. As such we have named five critical items that we believe are central to living out our faith.
We believe in the sacred worth of every person and offer God’s non-judgmental love to all.
We believe we should expand our circle of care to include all our neighbors welcoming them and showing them the love of Jesus.
We believe in creating a community space for all people to share, connect and participate.
We believe that through God’s grace everyone should have the opportunity to grow closer to God through worship, learning and to be changed by experiencing God’s love.
We believe we are called to reach out to our community and to the world in hands on service; and that everyone is needed to actively participate in the ministry and mission of the church.
1203 E 7th St Auburn, IN 46706
First United Methodist Church1203 E. Seventh Street | Auburn, IN 46706office@auburnumc.church | 260.925.0885