Methodism 201: The Social Principles Facilitator: Rev. Sandy Heard (sheard@fumcrockwall.com) Dates: Sundays, March 14, 21, 28, April 11, 18 Time: 5-6:15pm Location: Online via Zoom Cost: FREE Summary: Do you ever wonder what The United Methodist Church believes about immigration? Or abortion? Or the death penalty? Join us for a five-week study as we learn about The United Methodist Social Principles, a series of created statements to help guide our thinking and acting about how we live in, and engage in, ministry. The Social Principles guide the church in its efforts to create a world that lives justly. We will explore The United Methodist Church’s official stance on war, euthanasia, evolution, and much more! Name *FirstLastEmail...

Rhythms of Growth: Weekly Devotionals and Dialogue Facilitator: Rev. Christina Hildebrand (childebrand@fumcrockwall.com) Dates: Sundays, Jan 17th- May 30 (You can join this group anytime) Time: 4-5pm Location: Zoom Summary: Rhythms of Grace will be an ongoing, weekly study.  We will share our reflections on the daily devotionals in a conversational style format. Our time together will also be for fellowship and community building as well as prayer. Name *FirstLastEmail...

Annual Leadership SummitJanuary 23 – 9-11 AMSanctuary Thanks for coming – video is below Our agenda will be to receive reports and close-out 2020. It was an amazing year on many levels. Our agenda will also include accepting and approving an operating/ministry budget for 2021. We have authority to operate based on 2020 budgeting only through the end of January. We will also receive updates on the Trinity Project: Becoming One. There is much good news to share. Our church has not been deterred by the pandemic and ministry and mission have quickly adapted to the “next normal.” We are grateful for the strong leadership of our church and the level of commitment of our staff to be the presence of Christ in our community and...

Lent 2021 | First United Methodist Church of Rockwall Serving God, Saving the Planet: A Call to Care for Creation and Your Soul  Session 1— “The Call to Care For Creation” Scripture: Genesis 1: 20-22, 26-31 “And God said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.” So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird of every kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth…Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every...