Reserve your Meal for Wednesday Night Live Here at our Events Calendar (Just find the date and click to register.)

A Mid-Week Ministry for All Ages

The Wednesday Night Live program at Franklin First UMC is one of the most comprehensive events in the life of our church. Wednesday Night Live is a place where you can find renewal. A renewal that shapes us, strengthens our relationships with others and most importantly, draws us closer to Christ.

  • New Semester Begins August 9, 2023

  • Study options offered for adults, youth and children.

Join us for Dinner

We eat together each Wednesday night from 5:15 – 6:15 p.m. during our Wednesday Night Live semester. Cost for the adult meal is $10.

Register for Dinner at our Events Calendar here: https://franklinfumc.org/events

Just find the date of the Wednesday night where you would like to eat and click the link to register. Please RSVP by 11:59 pm the Monday prior.

For Youth on Wednesday Nights

For Children on Wednesday Nights

Adult & Children Choirs

Wednesday Night Live Classes For Adults – Fall 2023

Click here to register & pay for classes.

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Wednesday Afternoon Live Classes & Groups

This hour is geared toward Older Adults, but all are welcome! This semester Wednesday Afternoon Live will be offering Adam Hamilton’s study, Revival: Faith as Wesley Lived It, a History of the Methodist Movement, followed by On Purpose: Finding God’s Voice in Your Passion, then an Advent Study See below for details on those studies.

Revival: Faith as Wesley Lived It, a History of the Methodist Movement

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. with Pastor Sarah Carty (August 9 – Sept. 20) HYBRID – Zoom and In-person.

Join this Adam Hamilton study for a six-week journey as we travel to England (on video), to follow the life of John Wesley and explore his defining characteristics of a Wesleyan Christian. Wesley’s story is our story. It defines our faith and it challenges us to rediscover our spiritual passion. Books are not required but are available for $ 13.00

On Purpose: Finding God's Voice in Your Passion

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. with Pastor Sarah Carty (Sept. 27 – October 25) HYBRID – Zoom and In-person. 

In this 4-week study, On Purpose: Finding God’s Voice in Your Passion, authors Magrey deVega, Sam McGlothlin, Jevon Caldwell-Gross, and Susan Robb help us see God’s purpose for our lives, how to open ourselves to God’s voice, and how to take the first or next step to follow God’s lead to learn how to channel our passions, hear God’s voice, and live the life you are meant to live. Books are not required but are available for $11.00

Advent Study

6:30-7:15 p.m.  (Nov. 9 – Dec. 6) with Pastor Sarah (HYBRID – Zoom and In-person)

Join us this Advent season for: “Heaven and Earth” – Advent and the Incarnation by Will Willimon. It’s not within our own power to make a fresh start. If we’re to have a future different from the past, it must come as a gift, something not of our devising. What we need is a God who refuses to be trapped in eternity, a God who not only cares about us but is willing to show up among us and do something with us, here, now.

This class meets in-person and on Zoom. Cost of the book is $15.00. Email Pastor Sarah Carty (scarty@franklinfumc.org) to register and purchase a book.

6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Live Classes & Groups

Pastor’s Bible Study with Pastor Bryan Brooks.

All Semester, 6:30 – 7:15 pm – Led by Dr. Bryan Brooks

Pastor Bryan will walk the class through the Book of Genesis this Fall.  No homework is required, but bring an open mind and your Bible! This class will be in person with a recording available online.

Disciple 1

6:15 – 8:30 p.m. with Kevin Hostler and Ron Styers  (Sept – June) HYBRID – Zoom and In-person

Disciple 1 is the foundational 34-week study, giving an overview of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation.  Disciple 1 will also challenge you to consider what the Bible has to say about how we live in this world as Christians.  Books are $40.

Epic of Eden

6:15-7:15 p.m. with Robin and Cindy Solomon (August – October)

Experience the familiar story and gain new understandings from the prophet Jonah with scholar Sandra Richter.. In The Epic of Eden: Jonah, Dr. Sandra Richter takes us on a journey through Jonah’s life that leads us all to the place where we realize that our God is way bigger than we thought. Not only will we learn everything we ever wanted to know about the brutal Assyrians of Nineveh, ancient seafaring ships, and large aquatic creatures, but we will also be challenged with the same message that confronted Jonah. Are we willing to let God be God, to move us out of our comfort zones, and embrace a calling that might just take us to the edges of the world we know? Books are $17.00

Women’s Bible Study

6:15-7:15 p.m.  – with Niki Sullivan (August -November)

Come join an intergenerational group of women as we study Scripture together and support each other in prayer. Our book study is Untangling Faith by Amberly Neese. Sometimes we’re afraid to ask God questions, but the truth is that questions can be holy guides leading us to truth and intimacy with God. Our circumstances may be different, but the questions we ask when life is difficult are amazingly similar. Books are $14.00.

Revival: Faith as Wesley Lived It

6:30-7:15 p.m. -with Pastor Sarah Carty (August 9 – Sept. 20) HYBRID – Zoom and In-person.

Join this Adam Hamilton study for a six-week journey as we travel to England (on video), to follow the life of John Wesley and explore his defining characteristics of a Wesleyan Christian. Wesley’s story is our story. It defines our faith and it challenges us to rediscover our spiritual passion. Books are not required but are available for $ 13.00

On Purpose: Finding God’s Voice in Your Passion

6:30 – 7:15 p.m. with Pastor Sarah Carty (Sept. 27 – October 25) HYBRID – Zoom and In-person. 

In this 4-week study, On Purpose: Finding God’s Voice in Your Passion, authors Magrey deVega, Sam McGlothlin, Jevon Caldwell-Gross, and Susan Robb help us see God’s purpose for our lives, how to open ourselves to God’s voice, and how to take the first or next step to follow God’s lead to learn how to channel our passions, hear God’s voice, and live the life you are meant to live. Books are not required but are available for $11.00

Room in the Inn Academy

6:15-7:30 p.m. with Barbara Layden & Friends (September 20 & 27)

Franklin First UMC hosts Room in the Inn (RITI) each Thursday night from November to March.  RITI Academy provides a picture of how we provide hospitality for our RITI guests, how to sign up and manage your volunteer commitments, and provides a glimpse into the landscape of homelessness in our community

The Respite Healing Art Mini Session

6:15-7:30 p.m. with MaryAnn McGinley (August 16, September 20, October 18 & November 15)

Join us for this mini session that gives you a taste of what The Respite – Healing Art Studio is all about. At these Wednesday Night Live sessions, we’ll have a therapeutic art practice all prepared for you to explore and enjoy. As always, our commitment at The Respite is to simply be present and let the creative work bring balance back to your week. Space is limited. RSVP to ensure your seat.

For additional details about The Respite and our regular open session times, click here for The Respite web page.

Advent Study

6:30-7:15 p.m.  (Nov.1 – Dec.6) with Pastor Sarah (HYBRID – Zoom and In-person)

Join us this Advent season for: “Heaven and Earth” – Advent and the Incarnation by Will Willimon. It’s not within our own power to make a fresh start. If we’re to have a future different from the past, it must come as a gift, something not of our devising. What we need is a God who refuses to be trapped in eternity, a God who not only cares about us but is willing to show up among us and do something with us, here, now.

This class meets in-person and on Zoom. Cost for the book is $15.00. Email Pastor Sarah Carty (scarty@franklinfumc.org) to register and purchase a book.