Pathway with Purpose

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Commitment Card

Music Ministry at FUMCR (4/13 bulletin insert)

Children's Ministries at FUMCR (4/6 bulletin insert)

Outreach at FUMCR (3/30 bulletin insert)

Video Presentations

Pathway with Purpose brochure

Stories from our Pathway

Questions and Answers

Campaign Leaders

Commitment Sunday, April 20, 2008

Stories from our pathway

Founded in 1886, First United Methodist Church Richardson enjoys a legacy marked by bold steps, including establishment of the Greenville campus in 1898 and the Beltline Campus in 1958. In 1999, faced with overcrowding and the inability to grow its ministries, FUMCR drew strength from the past and decided to relocate to our current campus on Central Expressway.

Since our move to Central Expressway in March, 2006, we have seen the fulfillment of our dreams: increased worship attendance, filled children’s classrooms, and over 800 new members.We are faced again with meeting the needs of a growing church family as well as those yet to come. With the same determination as our ancestors, we want to continue visionary steps, through Pathway with Purpose.

“FUMCR has helped me become more confident in who I am and helped me realize that there is meaning to life. Growing up in the church has helped me mature and grow closer to God.The people and adults in the youth group are my family. I would be a completely different person without their love and support.”

—Leslie Roberts

“Although we have been in our new church home only two years, we are already starting to see the need for additional facilities to nurture the spiritual needs of our children and youth, as well as adults.The need for new classroom facilities is a reality now. It is not just by building more classrooms, but by making use of our God-given talents to share with others our faith and its power in our own lives. Addressing the need for additional space for our educational activities is a challenge we must face.”

—Jim Schwartz

“God has been active in our lives for a very long time and has graced us with blessing upon blessing. The desire to be generous with our time and resources is one of His greatest blessings to us. As our church is in the most exciting period of new member growth that we can remember, it seems to us that there are a lot of people searching for something that only God can provide. We believe that our church can offer a place where God can fill these needs and give grace to these lives.”

—Ida & Jerry Dwight