Existing to create: A Faithful, Caring and Joyful Community of God
The Ionia High School Jazz Band is going, once again, to Detroit to participate in the International Jazz Festival on Labor Day. A special "Send Off" concert  will be held on our lawn on September 3 at 7 PM    ...   Our annual series Music on the Green is now complete.  Click HERE  for videos   ...  An "Art Prize" contest was held during the July 13th concert.  Click HERE to view winners   ...   We now have a Facebook page. Click  HERE to view   ...   The July ~ August 2010 Newsletter is now online   Click "Newsletter" on the menu bar above this  message     ...   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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Ionia First United Methodist Church
Services & Missions
Ionia First United Methodist Church supports many community services,
as well as national and international missions.

Mission for August


Habitat for Humanity

6 Lanes of Giving
(Click this link to watch a short video about our missions)

At our West Michigan Annual Conference, our church received the Helen Smith Hunger Award. This award recognizes one mid-size church in our conference who is outstanding in working to fight hunger in our community and around the world.
It is truly impressive that Ionia First has provided a weekly Soup Kitchen in Ionia for 16 years and collected the most funds for the Crop Walk for so long that we’ve lost track! So rejoice! Press on! It is clear that Ionia First has been a leader in mission giving and how the Conference knows about it, too!
CLICK HERE for a video of the presentation



Habitat for Humanity

Ionia Area Habitat for Humanity is a Christian housing ministry. Their goal is to build homes with families and sell houses at cost and no interest to families who are in need.

Ionia First Pastor Larry Brown is on the board of this organization.



Soup Kitchen

Since 1991 Ionia First has made and served a wholesome community dinner once a week in our Fellowship Hall.

All are welcome to join us every Monday night at 6 PM.
To volunteer to help in this program contact:
Joan MacDonald
                    
                      
Food Pantry

We at Ionia First, along with many other local churches and organizations, donate food and funds to this  important group.
Housed at our sister church, Zion United Methodist Church, the Ionia Food Pantry helps to meet the nutritional needs of our community.

 

The pantry is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:30 to 5:30
For More information call: 616-527-1910

Christian Service Center

Located on Main St. here in Ionia
(next to the Ionia Theatre)
The Christian Service Center distributes clothing and household items to the community.


Ionia First helps to staff center every fourth Wednesday of the month.



The Friends of Jesus Fund was established in response to local churches in Ionia that were unable to assist with the expensive needs present in the community.
Further difficulty came in determining the legitimacy of individual needs.
Without wanting to abdicate the individual churches God-given responsibility to care for the needy, this fund was created so the faith community could band together to meet greater needs.

EightCAP’s experience in doing adequate screening and needs assessment was welcomed as no individual church felt qualified for this work.

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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
BIBLE VENTURES



Our sunday school is taking a summer break but will be back in the fall.

We have finnished up our study of Genesis for the year.
Yes, the kids have studied THE WHOLE BOOK OF GENESIS!
And they are pretty good at remembering all of the wonderful stories of God’s provision for His people.
We learned that our God is:
powerful, loving, forgiving and generous.
He uses sinners and saints alike.
He can take our weaknesses and make us mighty!
He promises to BE OUR GOD and to walk with us everyday anywhere we go.
And He loves us, even when we don’t deserve His love.
WHAT A GREAT GOD WE HAVE!




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