Finding Peace in the Season!
We’d be honored to share our Christmas season with you. Follow along below for a list of events that are coming up. We’d love for you to be our guest. If you have any questions along the way, just ask at the link to your right.
CHRISTMAS 2024 • FRANKLIN FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
The Sundays in Advent
Advent begins not with the light of a star over a manger, but with a focus on the light Christ will bring at the end of time. As we enter this season, we look forward to the coming of the Son of Man, whose light reveals both judgment and hope, calling us to prepare our hearts. Advent invites us to wait, reflect, and be renewed in the promise of Christ’s return—a journey from darkness into light, anticipation into joy.
Join us for Sundays in Advent! Worship with us at our Main Campus on Mack Hatcher at 8:30, 10:00, and 11:15 a.m., or at our Historic Sanctuary on Fifth Avenue at 8:30 a.m. You can also join us online through our livestream.
We can’t wait to celebrate the Christmas season with you!
Join us for Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve Services
Join us for our Christmas Eve services where we will celebrate the birth of our Savior.
We are offering eight services in two locations.
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Main Campus at Mack Hatcher: 2:00, 4:00 & 6:00 p.m.
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Historic Sanctuary at 5th Avenue: 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 & 11:00 p.m.
If you are not local to Franklin, or if you would prefer to join us online, you may also catch our service at our live streaming platform right here (https://live.franklinfumc.org) We will be streaming the 2:00, 4:00 & 6:00 p.m. services from our Main Campus. We’d love for you to be our guest.
If you would like to help us welcome our guests at one of our 8 Christmas Eve services, CLICK HERE. We have opportunities from ushers, greeters, communion servers, nursery helpers, and more!
More Christmas 2024 Happenings
Advent Study Wednesdays
Wednesdays in November & December (Nov. 20 through Dec. 18) from 4:00-5:00 pm OR 6:30 – 7:30 pm.
In The Christmas Letters, Rev. Magrey deVega issues the invitation to hear about the miracle of Christ’s birth from those who first told the story in the New Testament Epistles. These letters contain the first attempts by the church to understand and celebrate the mystery of the Incarnation. They point us to the origins of what we believe about Jesus, fully human and fully divine. By spending time with these holy, ancient words this Advent, we will deepen our understanding of the Incarnation and embrace a fuller commitment to Jesus Christ. Cost of the book is $12.
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Join us for a Festival of Lessons & Carols on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM at the Main Campus in Wesley Hall.
The service will incorporate poetic & Gospel narratives with choral anthems, participatory carols and hymns, and praise songs, so that all worshipers can be taken on a transformational journey. The service will include Chancel Choir, chamber ensemble, Angel Chorus (children’s choir), the Modern Worship Band, liturgical dance, and narrators. May this service be an extraordinary worship gathering that retells and celebrates the Christmas story through a musical cantata composed of lessons and carols.
Christmas Sweater Tea
Adults 65 and up, make this Christmas extra special by joining us on Thursday, December 5 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. for a special music program, while enjoying tea, coffee, sandwiches, cookies and other delectable treats. Wear your favorite Christmas sweater and enjoy the warmth and spirit of Christmas with friends new and old! Reservations are required. Please RSVP by December 1st.
If you need assistance with registration, call 615-794-2734. This is a community-wide event and is free, so bring a friend!
Service of Hope & Healing
While the holiday season can be filled with joy, it can also bring sadness and grief. The Service of Hope and Healing is a time to rest in God’s love, share in our laments, and to pray for healing and wholeness in Jesus’s name.
Join us in this holy space on Tuesday, December 17 at 6:30 p.m.
This will be held at our beautiful Historic Sanctuary in downtown Franklin (148 Fifth Ave. South).
19 Miles Christmas Edition
Join us this December for 19 Miles to Music Row featuring Cory Batten!
Art Crawl Nativity Night
Nativity Night at The Art Crawl
Experience the wonder of the Nativity, the tableau that tells the story of our Savior’s birth. Don’t miss the Downtown Franklin Art Crawl at our Historic Sanctuary at Fifth Avenue for a showcase of nativities from all around the world.
Mission Giving Tree
Want to give a meaningful gift to someone this Advent? Take an ornament from our Mission Giving Tree and donate to FFUMC mission in honor or memory of a loved one. The Giving Trees will be set up at both our Main Campus at Mack Hatcher and our Historic Sanctuary at Fifth Avenue all the Sundays in Advent.
Poinsettia Orders
Give poinsettias in “honor of” or in “memory of” important people in your life this Advent season. CLICK HERE to make your purchase and choose a date. These dedications will be shown in a special link each Sunday of Advent in our app within the Sunday bulletin. This is sponsored by the Worship Committee.