Welcome to Florence UMC
Click the image below to watch our live broadcast on Sunday.
Livestream begins about 10 minutes prior to worship service.
9 am Traditional Worship
11 am Contemporary Worship
Announcements for March 7th
Holy Communion
We will celebrate Holy Communion as part of our worship service. If you plan to worship online and were not able to pick up communion elements this past week, you are welcome to use bread/crackers and juice/water for this time of communion.
Special Communion Offering: Camp Ministry
Summer camp provides students with a unique opportunity to experience God away from home, outdoors and with other students of similar age. Every year, Florence UMC kids and youth are encouraged to spend a week at Camp Aldersgate or Camp Loucon, two of our Kentucky UM Camps. As we feel it is an important opportunity for students, Florence UMC subsidizes part of the cost for each of our church family kids who attend these summer camp experiences. As a special communion offering opportunity, we invite you to consider giving to our Camp Ministry Scholarship Fund to help support Florence kids and youth attend summer camp this year. For more information on attending Camp Aldersgate or Camp Loucon, please contact Pastor Anna.
To make a special gift, please reference Camp Scholarship on your check or giving envelope. If giving online, please select the “Kids to Camp” Scholarship drop-down option. This online giving option will be available through March 14th. Visit this webpage for more information on how to support Florence UMC and it’s ministries.
Reminder: No Children’s Church on Communion Sundays
We do not have Children’s Church on Communion Sundays. Nursery is available – during both services – for kids birth to 5 years old. Families with kids entering the nursery should still stop at Kid Check-in Station, in the Gathering Place, before going to the nursery.
UMCOR: Helping Flooded Communities in Kentucky
The United Methodist Committee on Relief is currently organizing support to our friends experiencing flooding in Eastern Kentucky. Monetary donations should be sent to the Conference Disaster Response Ministry.
Send to:
Kentucky Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
Attn: Treasurer
7400 Floydsburg Road / Crestwood KY 40014
Make check payable to “Conference Treasurer” and on the memo line please put the following: KY Disaster Response #200902
March Madness Fundraiser
The Young Adults invite you to participate in a NCAA Tournament Fundraiser that will support their summer mission trip and renovation of classroom space. Enter your bracket for a chance to win some great prizes. A $10 donation is suggested for each bracket entered. To make sure you receive a bracket, please email here. The Young Adults will send you a bracket and information on returning it before the first game.
UMM Scholarship
Our United Methodist Men are offering a scholarship to current High School Seniors who are members of Florence UMC. This scholarship fund has distributed $9,500 since being established in 2015. For questions about the application process or to support this scholarship, please contact Al Tucker. His phone number can be obtained by contacting the church office at 859-371-7961. A copy of the scholarship application can be downloaded here or picked up in the church office.
Right Now Media
We are happy to offer a free subscription to Right Now Media to every member of our church community. Right Now Media is an online platform with thousands of videos for adults, children and youth to watch – day or night! If you have not already activated your free subscription, please email Christy Blundy for a invitation link.
- We offer two worship services: 9 am Traditional Worship and 11 am Contemporary Worship
- To attend in-person worship, please note face masks (covering nose and mouth) are required while inside the building, you will be expected to check-in with name and contact information and we ask that you maintain social distance with those outside of your family group.
- Nursery is available for children birth-5 years old at both 9 and 11 am worship services.
- Children’s Church is offered during Contemporary Worship at 11 am. Children ages 4-3rd grade should receive a name-tag at check-in and will be dismissed from the worship service following our Children’s Moment.
- Watch this video to view what to expect upon arrival on Sunday.
- For further details, please review plans and guidelines for in-person worship.
Online Worship is Livestreamed for each service
- Join us for worship at our services at both 9 and 11 am on Sunday mornings. We begin the livestream about 10 minutes prior to service so you can settle in and connect with others who will also be worshipping together with you, and us, online.
- We encourage every individual and family to make worship plans according to what is comfortable for their situation. No matter where we sit for worship on Sunday, we will worship as one body of Christ and one faith community.
- To worship online, we will continuing broadcasting on Facebook. You can like our Facebook Page and to stay up-to-date with our activities and worship plans OR you can check back at THIS page each week and click the sermon image graphic (above) and this will take you directly to our online worship service.
Give
ONLINE
Florence UMC is excited to announce a new partner in online giving! We are working with Tithe.ly to bring online giving to our members and friends. Click here to set up a one-time or recurring gift.
EFT TRANSACTION (VIA CHECKING ACCOUNT)
If you previously set up giving via EFT transaction and want to make updates to your account you can access this through the link the EFT Transaction Link Here.
GIVE BY MAIL
If you prefer to mail in a check, you may make checks payable to Florence UMC. Contributions may be mailed to:
Florence UMC
8585 Old Toll Road
Florence, KY 41042
DROP-OFF
We have a new secure mailbox just outside the entrance door labeled, “A1”. If you would like to personally drop-off a financial gift you may place it inside the mailbox anytime…just pull up and drop it in!
Our main form of communication will be via email. If you do not currently get email updates from the church, please sign up using this link.
CHURCH APP
Another way to connect with Florence UMC, give, and connect is through our church app. Find app download instructions here.
CHURCH FACEBOOK GROUP
Florence UMC hosts a closed Facebook Group for individuals who are members or the church or involved in its’ various ministries. If you would like to join this group, find it here.
Children
Children’s Church is offered during our Contemporary Worship Service, at 11 am, on Sunday mornings. Kids 4 years-3rd grade should begin worship in the Sanctuary with their family and will be dismissed to Children’s Church immediately following the Children’s Moment. Prior to worship, we ask all children to check-in at the Connection Center to obtain a name-tag before entering the nursery or Children’s Church.
Nursery is available during both our 9 and 11 am worship services for children up to 5 years old. And, children are always welcome to worship with their family in the Sanctuary for the entirety of the service.
Kids Bible Study – Word KIDS
Kids (kindergarten-5th grade) are invited to come together to experience Jesus on Sunday nights, beginning February 21st from 6-7:15 pm. For six weeks, kids will play, craft and hear about the characteristic of Jesus and think about ways they can be more like him everyday. Pastor Anna is excited to meet the kids in the gym each week and even go outside too! REGISTER HERE.
If you have questions about Children’s Ministry, please contact Pastor Anna for more information.
Youth
Youth meets on Sunday nights from 6-7:30 pm. To continue to stay up-to-date on youth news, please contact Pastor Matt.
Adults
There are small groups meeting both in-person and online right now at various times throughout the week. Please contact Christy Blundy, Director of Discipleship & Outreach Ministries for more information.
Right Now Media is a collection of discipleship resources for you to work through as an individual, with your family or small group. As a member or friend of Florence UMC, we have purchased a gift subscription to RNM for you! To be emailed an invitation, please contact Christy Blundy.