The Mission of First United Methodist Church is to believe in Jesus Christ as Lord, to receive the power of the Holy Spirit, and to respond to the needs of others with the love of God the Father.
This mission statement is repeated each Sunday in Worship. We stress the three verbs of believe, receive, and respond as ways for living the membership vows to serve Christ as Lord through The United Methodist Church generally and First United Methodist Church specifically. We are empowered by the Holy Spirit with these action verbs for drawing closer to Christ and becoming disciples for the transformation of the world. We are learning and living the mission as we go from the church building in the community to serve as neighbors with an active love.
We invite ALL people to join us at First United Methodist Church Mocksville and share with us in living the mission of Believe, Receive, and Respond. There is a place for you, and we look forward to serving alongside you as we practice discipleship together.
Worship is the center of Sunday Activities. We also have Sunday School, Youth, Music Makers, Children’s activities, handbell rehearsals, and Bible studies. Please see our Ministries tab for a list and description of what we do along with worship.
Worship is an expression of praise to God. We sing, speak, proclaim, pray, and gather as a community worshipping God and all that God has done and continues doing in our lives. We know that people worship in a variety of ways and styles, and so we offer two services each Sunday for worship. Between the two services we also offer Sunday School for all ages. All are welcome to join us for an authentic worship of God!
Casual/Contemporary Service
8:45 am Family Life Center
Sunday School
9:45 am, various places across campus
Traditional Service
10:55 am Sanctuary
NOTE: During the Summer (June-August) we combine services and meet at 10:30am for worship and 9:30am for Sunday School.
We believe the Holy Scriptures (The Bible, both Old and New Testaments) reveal the Word of God to us so far as it is necessary for our salvation.
We believe that reading and studying Scripture together is a means of grace God has given us to grow closer to one another and to God. Scripture is a central aspect of our worship on Sunday Mornings.