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Existing to create: A Faithful, Caring and Joyful Community of God
Ionia First United Methodist Church
Saturday November 8, 2008
we were very pleased to present:
Featuring
Cary Dumas

with local organist:
Sari Mercer

& vocal soloist:
Mindy Talbot

Contact Us:
Ionia First
United Methodist Church
105 East Main St
Ionia, Michigan
48846
Phone: 616-527-1860
Fax: 616-527-1780
E-mail: ioniafirst@sbcglobal.net
Office Summer hours:
Monday through Thursday
8:30 am-11:30 am

Announcing the return of the wildly successful "Music on the Green" series of outdoor musical concerts held on our lawn. The  Ionia High School Jazz Band got us started on June 16th. Click HERE for more details.   ...   The July ~ August Newsletter is now online   Click "Newsletter" on the menu bar above this  message     ...    The office hours have changed for the Summer. Mindy will be in from 8:30 until 11:30 Mondays through Thursdays.   ...   Join Pastor Larry in a Bible study program called "Closer Walk".  Closer Walk is a devotional guide to the New Testament . Reading one chapter a day, the entire New Testament will be read over the course of one year. We have created a Blog here on the ioniafirst.com website for you to read Pastor Larry's reflections on the day's reading and to add your own insights and/or questions. To access the blog either click HERE  or on the header above where it says: New Testament Reading Blog.  ...      Ionia First United Methodist Church is 175 years young!  On Sunday May 17th we joined with St. John's Episcopal Church for a celebration. For more details CLICK HERE   ...   Community Vacation Bible School 2009 "Crocodile Dock" A journey to the bayou and into God's word. Come join us August 9th through 13th from 6 PM to 8:30 PM (4 yrs to 5th grade) Register online by clicking HERE    ...       Every Friday morning at 10 AM our Women's Bible Study Group meets at the Parsonage.  Childcare is provided    Click HERE for more details  ...      Ionia First offers two ways to worship.      A traditional Methodist service held at 9:30 AM      &      A contemporary service is held at 11:00 AM    ...    There is a coffee fellowship every Sunday at 10:30 AM for both services    ...        DVD videos and audio CDs of our services are available at no cost in the hall outside the sanctuary. We encourage you to share our services with your friends, particularly those who are unable to attend our services            



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A free will offering was collected for the Ionia Ministerial "Friends of Jesus Fund"
The concert was made possible by a grant from  Ionia First United Methodist Endowment Fund
"Improving our Serve. Forever"

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We are taking our
Summer break from Bible Ventures
(our Sunday School program)
to get ready for Crocodile Dock!
Click here for details and videos

The Ionia First United Methodist Choir
presented the cantata
"A 1940's Christmas Homecoming"
on Sunday,
December 14, 2008
during both morning services.
The video can be viewed by clicking HERE
An audio only version can be heard by clicking HERE

DVD videos
and
audio CDs
are available at the information counter in the hall outside the church sanctuary.

We invite you to share these with your friends, particularly the homebound, who were unable to attend the services.


"Back to Human Effort"

On Sunday 6/28/2009, Pastor Larry continued his series of sermons on the letters of the apostle Paul
to the new churches he has helped found. In Galatians 3 he admonishes the church for placing their own human efforts above the power of the Holy Spirit.
Click on the picture for a video

The archives of sermons can be viewed by clicking HERE
Audio only versions are available HERE

A "Closer Walk"

On Sunday 3/15/2009 Pastor Larry challenged us to join him
in a new Bible study program.
We will be reading the entire New Testament.
A BLOG (a BLOG is a web log) has been set up for both you and the pastor to discuss what you have read.

Click on the picture for a video of Larry's challenge.

Click HERE to enter the Pastor's Blog
click for video
Community Vacation Bible School 2009

"Crocodile Dock"

A journey to the bayou and into God's word.
Come join us August 9th through 13th
from 6 PM to 8:30 PM
(4 yrs to 5th grade)
Register online by clicking HERE
Community Vacation Bible School 2009


A journey to the bayou and into God's word.
Come join us August 9th through 13th
from 6 PM to 8:30 PM
(4 yrs to 5th grade)
Music on the Green!
The IHS Jazz Band
kicked off this year's series of outdoor concerts.
The Rising Stars of Ionia
followed on the second Tuesday of the series
On 6/30/2009 The Ionia/Maple Valley Community Band
played a concert inside our sanctuary
(due to inclement weather)