This Week in Worship

Sunday, August 30th

Rooted & Rising - Rooted

Colossians 2:6–7

The Bridge: Chitwood Hall at 9:00 a.m.

Traditions: The Sanctuary at 11:00 a.m. featuring the Cathedral Brass: Nicholas Ciulla and Eric Yates on trumpet, James Baker on horn, Doug Bristol on trombone, Patrick Young on tuba, and Grant Dalton on timpani.

Whether you’re brand new to First United Methodist Church of Tuscaloosa, have been worshiping with us for a while, or are thinking about making FUMCT your church home, First Steps is the place to begin.

First Steps is a three-session pathway designed to help you connect with our church, deepen your faith, and discover your place in what God is doing through FUMCT.

Step One: Belong

Get to know FUMCT—our story, mission, and values. Meet others who are taking their next step and discover ways to build meaningful relationships and find community.

Join us August 30 from 4:30-6:00 PM for our very first Belong session.

Wednesday, August 26

Dinner 4:45-6:00 PM

Kids (Under 12) $7

Adults $10

Family Max $30

Pay with Cash, Check, or Venmo

Dinner This Week:

Tossed Salad

Potato Salad

Cut Fruit Salad

Hamburgers w/ toppings bar

Hot Dogs

French Fries

Ice cream bar

Tea, Water, Lemonade, Coffee

Join us August 30th at 6:00 PM for a cookout in Callahan and the Courtyard, right after the First Steps Step One: Belong session!

Come enjoy good food, fellowship, and time together as we wrap up the evening.

Why is it called Chitwood Hall?

Dr. John Henry Chitwood served as the pastor of FUMCT from November 1953 until his death in November 1966 but for a short period between 1957 and 1958. The Tuscaloosa News had this to say in an editorial published soon after his death: “His leadership and vision of the mission of the church led to an expansion of program and additions to the building that were unprecedented for any similar period in the long history of First Methodist Church."

How's your telephone voice? Are you friendly and outgoing? Do we have a job for you!

It doesn’t pay anything but the rewards are incalculable. Volunteer to serve a half-day per week as our church receptionist. Contact Melissa@fumct.org if you are interested.

We are always adding more photos to the Photo Gallery page on our new website.

Check it out here.

Wednesday 8/26:

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Weight Room Circuit

Friday 8/28:

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Senior Fitness

Monday 8/31:

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Pickleball Open Play

Tuesday 9/1:

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM 20/20/20

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Senior Fitness

Wednesday 8/26:

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Women's Small Group | Room 219

Monday 8/31:

6:30 - 8:30 PM The Inbetweeners Small Group | Fellowship, support, and Bible study for young adults who feel “in-between" life’s stages | Off Site

Tuesday 9/1:

7:00 AM - 7:45 AM Men’s Bible Study led by former senior pastor, Ken Dunivant | Lee Classroom, First Floor

Wednesday 8/26: Wednesday Waypoint

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM Dinner (Tossed Salad, Potato Salad, Cut Fruit Salad, Hamburgers w/ toppings bar, Hot Dogs, French Fries, Ice Cream Bar, Tea, Water, Lemonade, Coffee)

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Wednesday Waypoint Small Groups

Wednesday 8/26:

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Youth Ministry Good Sports League

Sunday 8/30:

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Youth Ministry Sunday School

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Youth Ministry Sunday Night Service

Wednesday 8/26:

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Choir Rehearsals

Tuesday 9/1:

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Bridge Band Rehearsals

Wednesday 8/26:

8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Little Lambs Consignor Drop-Off

Thursday 8/27:

8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Little Lambs All Day with Committee lunch at 12:00 PM

Friday 8/28:

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Little Lambs Public Sale

Saturday 8/29:

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Little Lambs Public Sale

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Little Lambs Breakdown and Clean Up

Monday 8/31:

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Finance Meeting in Stabler

Tuesday 9/1:

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Endowment Committee

August 27-29, 2026

The Little Lambs Sale is a large, community wide semiannual consignment sale sponsored by FUMCT. It is completely operated by church members and community volunteers.

We would love to have our church family help us execute this amazing week where thousands of local families will come through our doors. We could use a few more volunteers on Friday, Aug. 28 from 2:30-5:30pm and Saturday, Aug. 29 from 11am-2:30pm. If you’d like volunteer (for these or any times), please email us at littlelambstuscaloosa@gmail.com.

The Community Soup Bowl now offers online volunteer sign-up for weekday and weekend shifts. As part of this transition, the previous scheduling process and mailed reminder postcards will be discontinued.

Weekday shifts are 10:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and primarily involve serving lunch. Weekend shifts are 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. and may include food preparation, serving, and cleaning.

First United Methodist Church is proud to be one of the founders of the Community Soup Bowl and grateful for the many members who continue to support this important ministry.

Click Here to Sign Up to Volunteer

Need help with online sign-up? Stop by the church office and see Melissa Tuten for assistance.

August 23, 2026

In Honor of Rosemary Ingram for her birthday

Given by Cindy Gilmore

for the Matthew 25 Fund

In Memory of Annette Mills

Given by Eleanor Boykin

for Hands of Christ

In Memory of James Gordon

Given by Susan and Bill McGuire

In Memory of Jo Del Edwards

Given by Susan and Bill McGuire

Consider how well you connect with others. Start by examining your listening skills. Do you listen patiently, focusing on understanding the speaker? Or do you quickly shift the focus to yourself, thinking about how to respond to, bond with, or help the speaker? Stay tuned for information about ways to improve communication skills.

Visit our Ways to Give page to see all the different ways you can give, including our online donations portal, Venmo, recurring gifts, and more.

Questions? Emails us at contact@fumct.org.

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