Our purpose as members of the Estherville United Methodist Church is to
nurture, support, and sustain ALL persons in their search for a closer
relationship with God and his Son Jesus Christ. We are a fellowship of believers
who are working in the service of God with our goal to provide a setting wherein
each person will be accepted, receive encouragement, hear the Good News
and live it, enjoy fellowship with one another, learn to share his/her gifts
(talents), experience faith in action, and know that she/he is a beloved member
of the Family of God. Through our daily life and action we seek to be witnesses
for Jesus Christ by our regular attendance and sharing our time, talent, and
treasures. We
want to strive always to carry out the work of Christ in our community by
reaching everyone in all corners of the world.
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Sunday at 9:30 a.M.
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Services are broadcast over KILR radio (95.9
FM) and televised via local access channel 3.
- A
nursery is provided for pre-school children. In addition to
regular
print bulletins, large print
bulletins, hearing devices, children bulletins
and large print hymnals are available.
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ADULT CHOIR for those in high school and older
provides special music each Sunday during the school year. Rehearsals
are Wednesday at 7:00 and Sunday mornings at 9:00.
PRAISE TEAM sings
twice a month (except summers) and practices
at 8:00 a.m. each Sunday
they sing. This group focuses on contemporary praise music. It's directed by
Nancy Danielson and accompanied by Randy Yackle.
- RAINBOW
COMPANY is our Colored Bell choir open to 1st to 6th graders.
- They meet for a couple
Thursdays in the fall and again in the spring from
- 3:30 p.m. - 4:30
p.m. They perform during our worship service twice a
year.
BIBLE ROCKS TOONS, (children's
choir for grades 1-6) providing
special music periodically throughout
the school year. Rehearsals are held during Bible Rocks Kids Club on
Wednesdays.
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CHURCH SCHOOL CLASSES are held 10:40 a.m. -
11:40 a.m. each Sunday during the school year, for ages 3 through
adult. Rotational classes are offered on a quarterly basis with
several options available to choose from. Credit toward church camp fee is earned with church school
attendance. Nursery is provided for teachers and adult students with
small children.
- VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL is held in
- the evenings during one
week in the Summer.
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CONFIRMATION CLASS for 8th graders is led by the pastor
and his wife during the school year on Wednesdays at 3:45 p.m. They
also have a several Confirmation and Mentor classes throughout the
year.
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- YOUTH
GROUPS (UMYF) for both senior high
- and junior high meet
during the school
- year for study and fellowship.
Meeting
- times are held each
Wednesday from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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ADULT BIBLE CLASSES AND LENTEN BIBLE STUDY
are printed in the bulletin and newsletters when available.
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BIBLE ROCKS KIDS CLUB for 1st
- through 6th grade meets
every Wednesday from 4:00 until
- 5:30 from October through April. We
help kids personalize the truth
- and remind them that God's Word can help them to make good
choices
- in their lives.
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- H.U.G.
PUPPET GROUP, (Hands Unto God), is for 5th grade and older
- and meets Wednesdays
from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- They hold various
performances in church and around the
- Estherville area throughout the year.
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CARING CHRISTIANS visit the ill, homebound and
bereaved; communion is delivered monthly to homebound persons and
weekly bulletins are delivered to homebound persons, Good Samaritan
Center and Rosewood Manor. Monthly potlucks are held to update the
group.
- We
participate in community projects:
Meals-on-Wheels, Community Christmas Project, Emmet County
Safe House, etc. We also provide a
- meeting place for 4-H, Scouts,
cancer support group, and foster care
reviews and etc.
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We work with Church World Service, Bishop's Ingathering, Heifer Project International, United Methodist
Committee on Relief, and Okoboji United Methodist Camp.
- Our
church members participate in special offerings, work
projects, and
- Prayer vigils.
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- Our "Hugger Clowns" regularly brighten
spirits at local nursing homes and we have a ministry at Forest
Ridge.
WOW Cafe' (Worship
on Wednesday), is open to serve a meal each Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:00 to
anyone at the church each week. Meals are served October thru April. Freewill
donation.
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UNITED METHODIST MEN meet on the
first Sunday of the month at
8:00 a.m. from September through May for fellowship and service. They
sponsor pancake suppers during the year, help the United Methodist
Women with the Bazaar and funeral luncheons, and serve in many other
ways. All men of the church are welcome at any of these groups.
- UNITED
METHODIST WOMEN are organized for mission,
spiritual growth
- and fellowship and meet
monthly September through May . An
annual bazaar is held on Election Day
each November with proceeds designated
for missions. Sub-units (circles) are
available throughout the year, with dates,
times and locations announced in
church publications. All women
of the church are welcome to attend any of
these groups.
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UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH 
