[This is a computer screen shot photo of our Leadership Board members participating on an online Zoom meeting this past Thursday. Not pictured are three of our members who were on a different screen. As we always do when we meet, we offered a prayer fo…
Nikos | March 29 Online Worship – Athens First UMC
Welcome to our March 29 online worship @ Athens First UMC!2 S. College St., Athens, OH 45701Greeting From Pastor RobertCall to Worship (Based on Psalm 130)L: Let our souls wait for the Lord, more than those who wait for the morning.P: more than th…
Nikos | Sunday Pastoral Prayer (March 22/Lent) Athens First UMC
[This past week, a member of our church took over a hundred Easter goodie bags to the residents of Lindley Inn Assisted Living and Kimes Rehabilitation Center. These goodie bags were made by our Sunday School children just before we had to cancel our w…
Nikos | March 22 Online Worship – Athens First UMC
Welcome to our March 22 online worship @ Athens First UMC!2 S. College St., Athens, OH 45701Greeting From Pastor RobertCall to WorshipL: When Jesus called the disciples to follow him, he called them by name.P: Lord, are you calling my name? …
Nikos | Sermon (March 15) by Rev. Robert McDowell
A friend of mine was telling me how she had been thinking about names for baby boys lately because her daughter was expecting her first child. She said that she was surprised to find that the names of seven of the disciples are…
Nikos | March 15 Sunday Online Worship – Athens First UMC
Welcome to our March 15 online worship @ Athens First UMC!2 S. College St., Athens, OH 45701Greeting From Pastor RobertCall to WorshipL: We are grateful for these days of Lent, a time to think about the life of Jesus and the men and women who followed …
Nikos | Sunday Pastoral Prayer (March 8/Lent) Athens First UMC
[The picture above are some of the blocks that our church members painted for Passion Works during our Athens First Saturday gathering this weekend. In addition to this project, we also made blankets for the community, arranged and delivered flowers to…
Nikos | Sermon (March 8) by Rev. Robert McDowell
We continue our Lenten series on the twelve disciples by focusing on James the Lesser and Thaddeus. We’re using “The Last Supper” painting by Leonardo da Vinci to highlight each disciple.  …
Nikos | Sunday Pastoral Prayer (Feb. 2) Athens First UMC
Lord Jesus, forgive us for being so confused with what makes us the happiest. A new flavor of Doritos or a recognition of our own poverty. A new car that can park itself or an attitude of meekness. The new Mountain Dew Zero flavor or realizing that we …
Nikos | Sunday Pastoral Prayer (March 1/Lent) Athens First UMC
[The greeting time in our worship services is liturgically known as “the passing of the peace.” Our Christian faith has always been a communal faith where we remind ourselves that we are brothers and sisters in Christ. The photo above is one of our Sun…
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