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 January 11, 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 – Winter/Spring 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 The Big Picture: Seeing God’s Dream for Your Life, and a Lenten Study – Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws. See below for details on those studies.

The Big Picture: Seeing God's Dream for Your Life

4:00 – 5:00 pm with Pastor Sarah – (Jan. 18 through Feb. 15) HYBRID – on Zoom and in-person

Life can often feel like a scattering of random events. The various choices, opportunities, or even pain we experience seem to have no real purpose or connection. But if we pay attention to God’s work, our lives tell a different story. In this study, author and Pastors Jevon and Nicole Caldwell-Gross explore the life of Joseph to discover God’s presence in moments of triumph and trauma. See God’s dream for your life as you begin connecting the dots of God’s grace, presence, and protection. Books are available for purchase below, but not required.

Lent Study - Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws

4:00 – 5:00 pm with Pastor Sarah – (Mar. 1 – April 12) HYBRID – Zoom and In-person

Throughout Jesus’ ministry to his final days on the road to the cross, we find stories of his relationships with ordinary, flawed, and unexpected people. In this study, Pastor Adam Hamilton explores the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus as told in the Gospel of Luke. Through Luke’s stories we find Jesus’ care and compassion for all as he welcomes sinners and outcasts. As we study Luke and see Jesus’ concern for those who were considered unimportant, we hear a hopeful and inspiring word for our lives today. Books are available for purchase below, but not required.

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 be walking the class through the second part of  The Revelation to John this semester.  No homework required, but bring an open mind your Bible! This class will be in person with a recording available on-line.

Disciple 4

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

This study concentrates on Old Testament Writings, the Gospel of John, the Epistles of John, James, Jude, and finally, Revelation.  Present throughout the entire study is the sense of living toward completion – toward the climax of the message and the promise, extravagantly pictured in Revelation. (32-week study, Disciple 1 suggested pre-requisite) The books are $40.

Race & Faith Series

6:15-7:15pm with Pastor Carlisle (Jan. 18- Feb. 15) In-person

Pastor Carlisle will facilitate this 5-week series is geared towards helpful learning and discussion on matters of Race and Faith. Topics will include the history of racism, why we should care as Christians and what privilege really means. Several outside speakers will join in this important discussion. This class is open to youth and adults. All are welcome whether this is your first step in learning more about racism or you are a veteran to this justice work. This group will be a grace filled place where we all come together knowing we are not perfect and this work is never done. No cost or materials needed.

The Big Picture: Seeing God's Dream for Your Life

6:30 – 7:15 pm (Jan. 18- Feb. 15) HYBRID- on Zoom and in-person with Pastor Sarah.

Life can often feel like a scattering of random events. The various choices, opportunities, or even pain we experience seem to have no real purpose or connection. But if we pay attention to God’s work, our lives tell a different story. In this study, author and Pastors Jevon and Nicole Caldwell-Gross explore the life of Joseph to discover God’s presence in moments of triumph and trauma. See God’s dream for your life as you begin connecting the dots of God’s grace, presence, and protection. Books are available for purchase below, but not required.

Women’s Bible Study: Present over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living

6:15-7:15pm  –  (Jan. 18 – April 26)

Join this intergenerational group of women and immerse yourself in this compelling vision for an entirely new way to live: soaked in grace, rest, silence, simplicity, prayer, and connection with the people that matter most to you. Author Shauna Niequist invites you to reflect on your own life, and what it might look like to leave behind the pressure to be perfect and begin the life-changing practice of simply being present, in the middle of the mess and the ordinariness of life. Books are available for purchase by contacting Pastor Sarah.

Room in the Inn

6:15-7:30 pm with Barbara Layden & Friends (September 28 & October 19)

Franklin First UMC hosts Room in the Inn (RITI) each Wednesday and Thursday night from November to March.  To volunteer, click HERE

Lent Study - Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws

6:30-7:15pm  (Mar. 1 – April 12) with Pastor Sarah (HYBRID – Zoom and In-person)

Throughout Jesus’ ministry to his final days on the road to the cross, we find stories of his relationships with ordinary, flawed, and unexpected people. In this study, Pastor Adam Hamilton explores the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus as told in the Gospel of Luke. Through Luke’s stories we find Jesus’ care and compassion for all as he welcomes sinners and outcasts. As we study Luke and see Jesus’ concern for those who were considered unimportant, we hear a hopeful and inspiring word for our lives today. Books are available for purchase below, but not required.