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Advent & Christmas 2025 2025 Advent & Christmas Schedule Advent Devotionals & Worship Series Worship Series Schedule What Can't Wait? Advent is a season of waiting, but is idle waiting what God wants of us? In preparation for the coming Messiah, we wonder together—what things can’t wait? What demands our immediate attention? What requires our work and preparation? What is it that God can’t wait for? Is it our praise, reconciliation, and proclamation? Is it the end of suffering, isolation, and fear? This Advent, we invite you to join us in imagining, prioritizing, and preparing. As we wait, what can’t? 2025 Advent Devotionals Flipbook 2025 Advent Devotionals pdf

Employment Opportunities WE’RE HIRING: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Russellville First United Methodist Church is in the process of hiring an administrative assistant. Some of the job responsibilities include greeting and assisting individuals who visit the church office in addition to screening and routing incoming calls. The individual needs to be a self-starter and a multi-tasker with an ability to prioritize projects. Computer experience in Google calendar, Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, and Outlook is preferred. The job requires walking throughout the church, which includes stairs, multiple times a week and lifting a minimum of thirty (30) pounds. The job is 30 hours a week, Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. If interested, email your resume to becky@russellvillefirst.org .

Care Ministries CARE MINISTRIES We are dedicated to providing care for our members and attendees: from prayer ministry, to congregational care, to spiritual care by a Pastor and beyond. We want to love and support our church family the best we can! Manna House Congregational Care More than Manna Prayer Ministries Loads of Love Manna House Manna House is a ministry that began in September 2000, and is sponsored by Russellville First. It is supported by donations from our church members and others in our community. Our mission is to provide food and hygiene items for those who need it and to share God’s love with the hungry of Pope and Yell County. We are located on the corner of 3rd Pl. and Boulder Ave. LEARN MORE Congregational Care Our Congregational Care Ministers are trained laity who work alongside their pastors to provide excellent care for the whole church family. Some of the many support services that we offer include making hospital visits, calling people in need of contact, delivering meals to families with new babies, meeting one-on-one with those in need of a listening ear for prayer and encouragement, offering support to grieving families, and much more. For questions or more information about how Congregational Care can provide support for you, please fill out a CCM REQUEST FORM or email office@russellvillefirst.org or call the church office at 479-968-1232. More than Manna Any and all are welcome to join in a weekly time of singing, a short devotional, sharing our joys and concerns followed by a free hot meal. Each week, a pastor offers a sermon and a Sunday school class or church group provides a meal. Make plans to come, and bring a friend. WHEN & WHERE Join us Sunday evening at 4:30-5:30 pm in our Fellowship Hall for worship and a meal. Worship begins at 4:30 pm. The meal begins at 5:00 pm. Prayer Ministries PRAYER LIST This is a list of persons in need of prayer who are in some way connected to our congregation. This list includes both joys and concerns. Prayer requests are shared with our Covenant Prayer Team weekly or on an urgent basis, these requests are prayed over regularly by this team, staff and pastors. Anyone may add to this list by submitting an online prayer request or getting touch with the church office. COVENANT PRAYER TEAM Team members receive prayer requests by email and pray for the requests given to the church. If you are interested in being part of this team, email the church office at office@russellvillefirst.org . PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY Every Wednesday, at 10:00 a.m., a group gathers in the Fellowship Hall to knit prayer shawls for those in need of prayer and comfort. This is also a wonderful time of fellowship. Congregatioal Care Manna House More Than Manna Prayer Ministries MTM

More Than Manna WHO WE ARE Any and all are welcome to join in a weekly time of singing, a short devotional, sharing our joys and concerns followed by a free hot meal. Each week one of pastors offers a sermon and a Sunday school class or church group provides a meal. Make plans to come, and bring a friend. WHEN & WHERE Join us Sunday evening at 4:30-5:30 pm in our Fellowship Hall for worship and a meal. Worship begins at 4:30 pm. The meal begins at 5:00 pm. OTHER MINISTRIES Manna House Loads of Love Loads of Love

How can we help you? Call the church office at 479.968.1232 or email using the form below. Click here for prayer requests. Contact Us I would like more information about the church. I would like to visit with a pastor. Other (Type your message below.) Thanks for connecting with us! Submit

Pastors & Staff Meet Our Pastors Rev. Dr. Tony Griffin Senior Pastor Rev. Lauren DeLano Associate Pastor Rev. Cindy Bright Pa stor to Families Meet Our Staff Page Phillips Director of Children & Family Ministries Christi Burris Director of Youth & Family Ministries Emily Westcott Assistant Director of Youth & Family Ministries Brooke Shamblen Assistant Director of Children & Family Ministries Dr. Katie Rohwer Choir Director Megan Grace TLC Director & Childcare Coordinator Valerie Roys TLC Administrative Support Garrett Snavely Organist Brian Faulkner Praise Band Leader Chris Becnel Director of Communications David Condley Facility Manager Becky Worley Office Administrator Miller Giffin Church Custodian Mary Collier Administrative Assistant

WEBSITE PRIVACY Privacy Policy This is a website of The United Methodist Church of Russellville in Russellville, Arkansas. By using our site, you consent to our Privacy Policy as detailed below. Our website privacy policy is as follows: Information security practices We and our website hosting providers employ a variety of security measures in our data centers and hosting facilities to protect against the unauthorized access, theft, loss, misuse, or alteration of information we collect from you. Cookies Cookies are small files that our sites store on your computer through your web browser (if you allow it) that enable our systems to recognize your browser and remember certain information. We use cookies to: Understand and save your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. Help remember and process donations or items for purchase. Compile aggregate data about site usage in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf. You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies through your browser. If you disable cookies, some of our features will not function properly. IP address tracking When you connect to our site, our servers recognize the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the computer providing you with Internet access. The IP address is used to gather location information of site visitors and can help diagnose problems with our servers or otherwise administer our site. Personal information collection We collect information from you when you create an account, make a donation, register for an event, sign up for a newsletter, respond to a survey, or any time you enter information into our site. Users can visit the site anonymously, with the understanding that our servers do collect IP address information. In order to complete the purposes of your visit to our site, you might be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, credit card information or other details. We may use the information we collect from you in the following ways: To complete the purposes of your visit. To personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content in which you are most interested. To improve our website in order to better serve you. To send emails regarding your account, donation, registration, etc. To send periodic email newsletters you requested. To follow up with you after correspondence with us. Third-party disclosure Any information collected is for use by the church. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personal information. This does not include website hosting providers and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when such release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety. Access to your information Upon request we will provide you with access to all information that we have collected about you. Visitors may obtain and correct this information by sending a request to us at office@russellvillefirst.org so that we may take action to remove such information. Email and Text Message Notifications If you wish to unsubscribe from our email campaigns, please click on the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of any marketing email sent from us. If you opt out of our email marketing, we will still send you messages related to our transactions and relationship with you, such as order confirmations. If you wish to stop receiving text messages from us, reply STOP, QUIT, CANCEL, OPT-OUT, or UNSUBSCRIBE to any text message sent from us. For more information, see our Mobile Messaging Terms and Conditions available at [insert link to your mobile terms]. Third-party links Sometimes we include or link to third-party websites on our website. Third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies; we have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Privacy policy changes We may change this policy from time to time. If we do, we will post the new policy here. Any questions about our website, inquiries about copyrighted material, or concerns about this policy should be directed to: The United Methodist Church of Russellville 304 S. Commerce Avenue Russellville, AR 72802 office@russellvillefirst.org 479.968.1232 Food Menu

Current Landscape of the United Methodist Church Current Landscape of The United Methodist Church If you were unable to attend the all-church meeting on Sunday, April 24, 2022, concerning "The Current Landscape of The United Methodist Church," the presentation slides and additional information can be found in the links below. There is also a helpful statement from our Council of Bishops entitled, "A Narrative for the Continuing United Methodist Church." If you have any questions or concerns about this information, please feel free to speak to our lay leader, Mrs. Linda Woods or our Senior Pastor, Dr. Tony Griffin. https://arumc.org/current-landscape/ https://www.unitedmethodistbishops.org/files/websites/www/a+narrative+for+the+continuing+united+methodist+church...._.pdf September 2022 message from Bishop Mueller--click here Check out the documents below to stay up-to-date on Russellville First's guidelines for in-person gatherings. Russellville First COVID-19 Guidelines-Updated 11-5-21 Arkansas Conference COVID-19 Response AR Department of Health COVID-19 Information CDC Guidelines

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Our Ministries We would love to join you on your faith journey. Adult Discipleship Youth (Grades 5-12) Children (through 4th Grade) Young Adults Family Ministries The Little Church (TLC) Prime Timers (50+) Women's Ministries Men's Fellowship Care & Outreach Manna House More Than Manna Care & Outreach Ministries We are dedicated to providing care for our members and attendees: from prayer ministry, to congregational care, to spiritual care by a pastor and community food bank and beyond. We want to love and support our community and church family the best we can. MANNA HOUSE Learn More Manna House is a ministry that began in September 2000, and is sponsored by Russellville First. It is supported by donations from our church members and others in our community. Our mission is to provide food and hygiene items for those who need it and to share God’s love with the hungry of Pope and Yell County. We are located on the corner of 3rd Place and Boulder Avenue. MORE THAN MANNA Learn More Any and all are welcome to join in a weekly time of singing, a short devotional, sharing our joys and concerns followed by a free hot meal. Each Sunday beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall, this Holy Communion service is open to all. Make plans to come, and bring a friend. CONGREGATIONAL CARE MINISTERS Our Congregational Care Ministers are trained laity who work alongside their pastors to provide excellent care for the whole church family. Some of the many support services that we offer include making hospital visits, calling people in need of contact, delivering meals to families with new babies, meeting one-on-one with those in need of a listening ear for prayer and encouragement, offering support to grieving families, and much more. For questions or more information about how Congregational Care can provide support for you, please fill out a CCM REQUEST FORM or call the church office at 479-968-1232. LOADS OF LOVE On the 4th Monday of each month from 1:00-4:00 p.m., we offer an opportunity for our unhoused neighbors to do their laundry at the 24/7 Coin Laundry on Arkansas Avenue near the church. We need at least 2 volunteers a month for this ministry. If you're interested as an individual or small group to volunteer, click here. MORE CARE MINISTRIES Whether you need care or want to offer prayer, Russellville First offers many ways for groups to gather to pray together and assist those in spiritual need. To get involved with one of these ministries, call the church office at 479-968-1232. PRAYER SHAWL TEAM CARE MEALS TEAM CARE DELIVERY TEAM CARE FOLLOW-UP TEAM VISITATION TEAM NOTE WRITER TEAM COVENANT PRAYER TEAM LONG-TERM PRAYER TEAM Family Ministries We take pride in our programming for our children and youth! From infancy to 12th grade, we have something for all our young people and their families. Children’s Church The Little Church PreSchool Vacation Bible School Wired Wednesday Ministries Confirmation Class Nursery/Childcare Children (through 4th Grade) Youth (Grades 5-12)

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