For this interview in the “Your FUMC Hurst Story” video series, I sat down with Kit Hickerson and Chris Atkins and talked with them about Stephen Ministry at FUMC Hurst. You might’ve heard of Stephen Ministry before because it...
Traditionally, Sunday school classes are groups that meet together every Sunday morning for study, prayer and fellowship. They learn, pray, question, serve, celebrate, grieve and grow in the faith together. Often classes stay together for years...
Caring ministry at First United Methodist Church of Hurst will be expanding soon as members are set to begin Stephen Minister training in January 2022. At the completion of their training, the newly trained individuals will be commissioned as...
As we’ve looked for people to interview for this video series, one name that kept coming up was Eileen Thrash. She and her family joined the church in 1974. Over the years, Eileen and her husband, Jack, have taken on many opportunities...
The Mission Possible Kids & Families at FUMC Hurst recently spent an evening working on round 2 of Birthday Party Packs for Mission Central. The children asked congregation members to donate the needed items for a pre-packaged party...
We believe that as Christians, we are called to bear one another’s burdens and be instruments of God’s grace and healing. On Sunday, September 19, we took time in worship to recognize the caring and support ministries offered by FUMC...
Where did Stephen Ministry begin? Kenneth C. Haugk, a pastor and clinical psychologist, was pastor of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in St. Louis, Missouri. Fresh out of seminary and with a heart for caregiving ministry, he was looking...
World Photography Day is an unofficial annual holiday that spotlights the amazing professionals that are able to create photos that touch us all. Here at FUMC Hurst, our Photography Ministry has two world-class photographers of its own. Bill...
The Wilson Canafax Golf Scramble Committee thanks the 2021 sponsors and donors for their contributions to this year's event. Because of the generosity of so many and the 76 golfers that participated in the Scramble, $14,138 in net proceeds was...
Each year the Scholarship Committee, in partnership with the FUMC Hurst Foundation, works to provide scholarships for students who are preparing to engage in post secondary education. The Reeves Anderson Scholarship is for our students who have...
