Traditional Worship Services
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Join us for worship in the Sanctuary
Sundays at 8:30 & 10:45 am
Worship Service
Our Traditional service takes place in the Sanctuary. Every week you will hear a practical, Bible-based message.
Communion is served during all services on the first Sunday of every month. Individually-wrapped elements are available for those that prefer to participate that way.
Families & Children
We encourage families to worship together. Children are welcome and invited to stay in worship with you if you wish.
During all of our services, we also have a time especially designed for the children, ages K-4th grade, called PearlandKIDS Sermon Session! Children are invited into a separate space where they have time for fellowship and an age appropriate lesson during the sermon. Children then return to the worship service for communion with their family or the final worship song.
PearlandKIDS nursery is available for ages birth through preschool for the duration of each service. Here your kids will engage in age appropriate bible lessons and songs.
There is also a comfort room at the back of the Sanctuary if you need to step out.
Music
Music includes the traditional sounds of a piano, organ, and the Sanctuary Choir as well as other musical ensembles and hand-bell choirs.
Both services take place in our sanctuary, where you will find cushioned pews, a choir loft located behind the raised chancel and altar area, and screens containing lyrics and information that support the worship experience. Bibles and United Methodist Hymnals are located in each pew.
Current Sermon Series
Without the Resurrection of Christ, we would still be dead, but because of the Resurrection we are made alive. We have New Life! We are no longer in our sins, but we are now in Jesus Christ. Through the cross Jesus took away our sins, and through the Resurrection we have new life in Him. Scripture promises that right now, we are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). The old has passed away; the new has come. We are not who we used to be. We are not even the same people we were yesterday. Through Christ, we are constantly being made new. And that newness is more than a reset; it’s an invitation to align our lives more fully with the extravagant love, mercy, and grace that Jesus embodies. Every choice we make, every word we speak, can either reflect the old patterns of our former lives or the new life that Christ has called us into. Jesus invites us to live authentically, to be deeply rooted in our identity as children of God.
Practicing the Way Moving Forward
We are coming to the close of our ‘church-wide’ reading/study of the book Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer. I hope you have been challenged and will continue to make progress on your path of life and your faith journey.
John offers the following questions at the end of the section related to ‘A Rule of Life’.
What is one small step you can take this week in practicing the Way of Jesus?
Or is there something you feel a stirring in your heart to lay down? To leave behind?
What would happen if you were to say yes to the impulse of God’s Spirit inside you?
How Can We Help?
Do not fear, and do not run away. The path before you is long, at times hard, but it is “overflowing with the inexpressible delight of love.”
The book highlights some important tips for us to consider as we make plans and commitments for our Rule of Life. One of the tips is Do this in community. A supportive community can help build accountability and allows for sharing of ideas and best practices along the way.
How can we as a community of faith support each other? I would love to hear your ideas of ways we as a church family can help each other as we embrace and continue the Way of Life that creates space for us to be with Jesus, become like Him and do as He did. If you would like to share your ideas or have questions about creating a Rule of Life for spiritual growth, Susan McElya, our Discipleship Director, would be happy to assist you. You may contact Susan at smcelya@fumcpearland.org.
