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Hello, Friends!

We are grateful you have chosen to check out our website, and we hope to see you at church. You’ll find relevant and inspiring messages, outstanding music, exciting programs, and a wide variety of ministries designed for every member of your family. To find out more about First United Methodist Church, stop by or contact us 319-266-1713 | email us! =)
Come, be refreshed, and know that the Lord is with you. If you come to worship with us, do introduce yourself. Once a guest is in our home, you are a stranger no longer, but a friend in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Renewal Week: September 21-24

His horse is actually a car and his “circuit” is nationwide, but Wesley Putnam’s passion for spreading the Gospel is as strong as that of bygone circuit riders. He and his wife, Felicia, have traveled in 35 states and several foreign countries, telling God’s love in ways the current generation will hear. He preaches the gospel with storytelling and music, and by using contemporary characters to bring life to ancient stories!
As Wesley travels he is continually amazed at God’s work. Just as circuit riders of years ago had to be relevant to reach audiences for Christ, Wesley seeks to minister in fresh new ways today – with the same passion and purpose.
Wesley Putman will be with us September 21-24 for services on Sunday morning and at 7:00 p.m. each evening. Bible Quest for children K-5 will be offered at 6:00 p.m.

Bishop Julius Calvin Trimble to become Iowa’s Bishop

from Bishop Trimble’s biographical statement to the North Central Jurisdictional Conference…

“Rev. Dr. Julius C. Trimble was born June 18, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois. He is the fourth of six children born to John and Marybelle Pryor Trimble of Montgomery, Alabama. A lifelong Methodist, Julius was nurtured in the faith as a child, youth, and young adult at Christ United Methodist Church in Chicago, Illinois. Active in Methodist Youth Fellowship, Young Life Urban Ministries, and United Methodist Camping, Julius answered the call to preach at age 16. After the death of his father in 1969, Julius was mentored by strong Christian men including his pastor, Dr. John Porter. Demonstrating leadership at a young age, Julius served as president of the Youth Fellowship where he became a certified lay speaker as a teen and was elected local church lay leader at age 24. Attending Illinois State University Julius began dating his future wife Racelder Grandberry also a native of Chicago, Illinois. Married in 1979, they celebrated 29 years of marriage on May 12, 2008. They are parents of three young adult children - Cameron, 26, lives in Philadelphia, PA; Candiace, 23, lives in Hampton, VA; and their youngest Julius Thomas, 20, is a junior at Howard University in Washington, D.C. With 25 years as an ordained United Methodist Pastor, Julius began his pastoral ministry in the Northern Illinois Conference. Most recently Bishop Trimble had served as Senior Pastor of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, he has served churches in Cleveland and Chicago and was Superintendent of the Cleveland District from 1996-2003. He has been a member of the Board of Ordained Ministry and the Board of Church and Society of the East Ohio Conference. In addition, he served as Legislative Chairperson of Section One, Church and Society at the 2008 General Conference.

 

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