August is Camp Meeting Month!  There will be gospel-based preaching, old-time hymn singing and extra special music as we enjoy foot stomping, hand clapping, raise the roof worship at the 11:00 a.m. service.  Come casual!

2010 marks the 180th anniversary of West Point First United Methodist Church and the 10th anniversary of the renovation of our Sanctuary.  To celebrate these milestones, we will end Camp Meeting Month with a Homecoming Celebration on August 29.  The Rev. Dr. Bill Burch will bring the message at 11:00 o'clock and there will be an old-fashioned covered dish lunch in the Zachry Center immediately following worship . 

Summer Sunday School  is in full swing and runs through August 15.  We are studying "Building the Tabernacle," based on Psalm 122.  This combination preschool-rising 6th grade class uses the rotation format, including  Games, Creative Cookery, Music and Movement, Storytelling, Art and Science.

August 22 is Promotion Sunday for all pre-school through rising 6th grade children.  A light breakfast will be served at 10:00 a.m. in the Zachry Center, followed by a brief devotional, awarding of perfect attendance pins, introduction of 2010-2011 teachers  and the handing out of certificates.  At the 11:00 o'clock Traditional Morning Worship Service, rising fourth graders will be presented with Bibles and the 2010-2011 Children's Department Sunday School teachers will be recognized.

Get ready for some good eats and lots of fun as Family Night Supper resumes with a Kick-Off Tail-Gate Party, Wednesday, August 11 at 6:00 p.m. in the Zachry Center.  Volunteers will have the tables decorated in their favorite high school, college or pro team colors.  Prizes will be awarded for the "Most Original," "Tackiest," "Most Colorful," "Most Spirited," and "Best Engineered Tables."  A delicious tail-gate meal will served.  There will be special games for the children and flag-football for the youth.  Call or email the church office to make your reservation and join us as we kick off Fall!

Our annual Family Fall Festival to benefit the West Point Food Closet will be held Sunday, October 24 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the Zachry Center.  The giant inflatable slide and the jumping castle will be here as well as country-fair type booths.  These will include Duck Pond, Bingo, Go Fish! the Cakewalk, Putt Putt Golf, Toe Fishing, Ring Toss, Pin the Tail on the Cat, Football Toss, Guess the Candy Corn, Face Painting and Sand Art.  Admission is $2.00 per person plus canned or staple goods or cash/checks for the Food Closet.

Our 2010 Charge Conference is Tuesday, October 26 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary.  Our new District Superintendent, Rev. Carol Cook, will be the moderator.  All Adminstrative Council members are encouraged to attend and all church members are invited.

Trick or Treat Family Night Supper returns on Wednesday, October 27 at 6:00 p.m. in the Zachry Center.  All children--toddlers through 5th grade--are invited to wear their costumes.  Following supper, there will be a costume parade on the stage.  Afterwards, there will be trick or treating around the brightly decorated tables.  Make your reservation by calling or emailing the church office.

Every second Sunday, West Point First UMC offers a Contemporary Worship Service at 8:45 a.m. in the Zachry Center. The Coffee Bar opens at 8:30. Come ready to worship the Lord with live music, powerpoint, and powerful preaching in a casual atmosphere.