January Message from Rev. Coplin

On behalf of the staff of First UMC, I wish you a 2022 blessed with God’s own abundance! For the past few days, I’ve had the opening line of a 90’s song echoing in my head: “A long December and there’s reason to believe / Maybe this year will be better than the last.” The […]

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Have You Met Our Amazing Youth Group?

Every Wednesday evening 30-40 Teens and Tweens crowd into our Family Life Center to share a meal, a devotional, and recreation. Seeing how these young people are growing in faith and service is truly a blessing! We need your help now to expand and deepen the Wednesday night program in 2 ways: Children in K-4th […]

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December Message from Rev. Coplin

Where has this year gone? It is cliche to say things like this, I know. But what can I say? Time marches on! Time waits for no one! At this time of year, we can become more sensitive to the movement of time. For my kids, Christmas morning cannot get here soon enough. As for […]

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November Message from Rev. Coplin

I want to start by saying how appreciative I am for the care and understanding you have extended to my family during a difficult season. Needless to say, recent developments are discouraging but we are making do. Thank you for your thoughts, your kind words, and for simply being there when words can no longer […]

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July Message from Rev. Coplin

In the summer of 2014, Monica and I discerned what we believe to be a call into full-time vocational ministry in the United Methodist Church. Within a week, I was registered for Fall Semester at Asbury Theological Seminary. The plan would be for me to keep working full-time at my job as a Speech-Language Pathologist […]

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Welcome to Rev. Brian Coplin & Family

The SPPR Committee is happy to announce our new pastor has been assigned. We welcome Rev. Brian Coplin and his family to the Many First United Methodist Church family. Rev. Coplin’s first day will be July 1st. Please remember them in your prayers as they prepare to move to Many. Let us also keep Rev. […]

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