1st Methodist Church of Mount Holly

1st Methodist Church of Mount Holly We are the church in the heart of the town pointing the way to serve the Lord in all we do.

Special study tonight at 6:15PM: Dr. Kimberly Kiefer will give a presentation on her new book. Don't miss this opportu...
06/10/2026

Special study tonight at 6:15PM: Dr. Kimberly Kiefer will give a presentation on her new book. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more and ask questions.

In her ten years as a law enforcement officer, Kimberly Kiefer witnessed the unseen toll of trauma on those who protect and serve. From horrific crime scenes to the everyday weight of critical incidents, she saw firsthand how the minds, hearts, and spirits of LEOs (Law Enforcement Officers) are tested daily and how their struggles often go unseen and unsupported. Called to be a chaplain for first responders, Kimberly combines her law enforcement experience with seminary education to equip churches and communities to better understand, support, and walk alongside first responders and their families. In this book, she shares the costs of serving in law enforcement, offers guidance for ministering to officers and their in law enforcement, offers guidance for ministering to officers and their families, and shows how compassion, understanding, and faith can support families, and shows how compassion, understanding, and faith can support those who carry the heavy burden of keeping our communities safe. This book is a call to awareness, a guide for ministry, and an invitation to walk alongside those who faithfully answer, “Here am I, send me.” To purchase “Walking Life With First Responders” please click here:
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Sermon Illustration from Sunday: The Faith of Todd Beamer“I don’t think we’re going to get out of this thing. I’m going...
06/09/2026

Sermon Illustration from Sunday: The Faith of Todd Beamer

“I don’t think we’re going to get out of this thing. I’m going to have to go out on faith.”

It was the voice of Todd Beamer, the passenger — and Wheaton College graduate — who said “Let’s roll” as he led the charge against the terrorists who had hijacked United Flight 93, the one, you will remember, that crashed in the Pennsylvania countryside.
The whole world knows how brave Beamer and his fellow passengers were on September 11. But this week we learned more fully what buttressed that bravery: Faith in Jesus Christ. Todd died as he lived, a faithful evangelical believer.

In an article titled “The Real Story of Flight 93,” Newsweek reveals gripping new details from the actual transcripts of the now-recovered cockpit voice recorder. “Todd had been afraid,” Newsweek relates. “More than once, he cried out for his Savior.”
After passengers were herded to the back of the jet, Beamer called the GTE Customer Center in Oakbrook, Illinois. He told supervisor Lisa Jefferson about the hijacking. The passengers were planning to jump the terrorists, he said. And then he asked her to pray with him.

As Newsweek relates, “Beamer kept a Lord’s Prayer bookmark in his Tom Clancy novel, but he didn’t need any prompting. He began to recite the ancient litany, and Jefferson joined him: “Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.”

As they finished, Beamer added, “Jesus, help me.” And then, Beamer and his fellow passengers prayed a prayer that has comforted millions down through he centuries — the prayer that David wrote in a time of great anguish: The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want . . . Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.

And then the famous last words: “Are you guys ready? Let’s roll.”
We now know from the cockpit voice recorder that Beamer and other passengers wrestled with the hijackers and forced the plane to crash into the ground, killing themselves but foiling what was believed to have been the hijackers’ plan to fly Flight 93 into the Capitol or the White House.

As Christians, we know that God can bring good out of evil. In Todd Beamer, the world witnesses a faith that held up in the extremity of fear. A faith that is even now comforting his widow and two young sons.

Lisa Beamer told NBC’s Dateline, “You know, in the Lord’s Prayer, it asks us to forgive our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” As Todd prayed this prayer in the last moments of his life, in a way, Lisa said, “He was forgiving those people for what they were doing, the most horrible thing you could ever do to someone.”

It wasn’t Todd Beamer’s job to fight terrorists. He was just a passenger who along with several others did what he didn’t have to do but foiled a terrible evil that might have been done to his country.

As Flight 93 hurtled towards destruction, Todd Beamer could not have known that his quiet prayers would ultimately be heard by millions — that the story of his last acts on earth would be a witness to the Lord he loved and served and a lasting example of true heroism.

— Chuck Colson. This originally appeared as one of his Breakpoint commentaries (www.breakpoint.org)

Source: https://www.emailministry.org/jesus-help-me-4/

Image Credit: https://www.nps.gov/people/toddmbeamer.htm

Events are shaping up to make 2027 a historic opportunity to see the lands of the Bible. This trip will take place from...
06/08/2026

Events are shaping up to make 2027 a historic opportunity to see the lands of the Bible. This trip will take place from January 6-19, 2027. Depart from the city nearest you and rendezvous with us in Israel or fly with us from Charlotte, NC. Extra care is being given to make this trip a true pilgrimage with opportunities to pray and worship as we see places that mark the epicenter of God's activity. Registration deadline is July 31st but spaces are limited. Contact Pastor Tom with questions or concerns by private message or email through the church website: https://www.fmcmhnc.org/travel-with-us He'd love to talk with you and explore how we may travel together!

06/07/2026

What's the Big Idea!

06/07/2026

What's the Big Idea!

“What’s the big idea?” Usually when I’ve been asked, it wasn’t because I was up to something brilliant. Have you been ...
06/06/2026

“What’s the big idea?” Usually when I’ve been asked, it wasn’t because I was up to something brilliant. Have you been accused of having a big idea?

Big ideas aren’t so common. When we have a truly big idea that is bright with promise, it is usually because we have been forced to step out of the common and ordinary and into something new. Sadly, most of us aren’t willing to try something new until the old things just aren’t working for us anymore.

The pain of change becomes less than the pain of remaining the same…but does it have to be this way? What if we could step out in faith and trust before we find ourselves in an impossible situation? What if we dared to have a big idea?

Join us this Sunday as we look closely at a few Bible characters that dared to have a big idea. God called them forward and they answered in faith. Find out how God is calling you and me forward and how we too might have a big idea worth having when we step out in faith! This is one Sunday you do not want to miss and a perfect day to invite someone to join you! At 8:32AM we gather in the fellowship hall for a relaxed, “come as you are” service led by our band. Then, at 10:55AM we gather in the sanctuary for our warm, traditional service where we will be led by the organ and our choir.

Miss a previous message? They are available on the church website and Social Media Page.

Reading ahead? We encourage you to read ahead…the more you know the deeper and richer Sunday’s message will be for you. This week’s key text is Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26.

Save the Dates:
• Come with us to Israel! We’re planning a trip and you’re invited! We plan to travel January 6-19, 2027 to Israel and Jordan (for a travel brochure, please click https://www.fmcmhnc.org/travel-with-us ). This is shaping up to be a perfect time to travel, and we have a great price on airfare!
• Join us for our next Cruise-In on Thursday July 2nd at 5PM! Cruise-Ins will continue on the first Thursday of the month through October. Have a classic car or truck, please come. Know someone who does? Invite them!
• Join us for Bible Study This Wednesday June 10th at 6:15PM! Dr. Kimberly Keifer will lead us in a special discussion and overview of her new book “Walking Life With First Responders.”
• Annual Conference is June 17-20 at the Benton Convention Center in Winston Salem. A special highlight will be the ordination of Dr. Kimberly Keifer on Saturday June 20th. You can pre-order her book “Walking Life With First Responders” by clicking here: From Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/walking-life-with-first-responders-kimberly-kiefer/1150210407?ean=9798996098101 (also available from Amazon & Walmart).
• Vacation Bible School will be July 26-30. Our theme is “Camp Chaos.” For more details, visit the event page on the 1st Methodist Church page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1010508135381871/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22groups_highlight_units%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D
• Dinner for Eight Fellowship Groups Are Coming in July! Sign up will begin on June 14th!
• Our Annual Car Show will be Saturday September 19th: mark your calendars and invite all your friends who own or enjoy classic and antique cars and trucks to join you!

Make a Difference:
• Join us at Gastonia Street Ministry on August 6th when we will serve a meal to the homeless in our community.
• Stay informed by signing up for our call list which will provide important updates and a weekly reminder about worship. To have your number added, please send us a private message with your contact information.
• Help the needy in our community by providing saltine crackers, pork & beans, jelly, and large cans of soup for Community Relief Organization ( https://www.cro-mtholly.org/ ) which helps local, qualified persons (please leave in the lobby of the church), or food (pop top only please) and hygiene products for our own Blessing Box near the flagpole by leaving your donations in the lobby of the church.

Caught serving in the name of Jesus! First Church volunteers heeding the call of Jesus in Matthew 25:31-46 to serve "Th...
06/05/2026

Caught serving in the name of Jesus! First Church volunteers heeding the call of Jesus in Matthew 25:31-46 to serve "The Least of These" in his name...

Caught in the Act! Tree Trimming in the parking lot to make room for more cars, both for regular services/events and fo...
06/03/2026

Caught in the Act! Tree Trimming in the parking lot to make room for more cars, both for regular services/events and for the Cruise-In This Thursday from 5-8 PM. Got plans Thursday evening? Be sure to join us for good food, friends and fine cars and trucks!

Special thanks to all the willing workers that came out with little notice: Tony & Yvonne Morris, Rodney Williams, Bookie Munday, Jim & Sherry Wyatt, Duane & Tina Felton, Kendall Felton, & especially Jimmy Felton who had the pole saw and the willingness to be hoisted in the boom!

Come Join us this Thursday beginning at 5 PM. We are the location (140 North Main Street, Mount Holly, NC) The weather ...
06/02/2026

Come Join us this Thursday beginning at 5 PM. We are the location (140 North Main Street, Mount Holly, NC) The weather forecast looks great and we are pleased to announce a food vendor: The Dawg Pound! Please click their link above for more about them and the food they will be offering. Good Food, Fine Cars, Great People, Excellent Weather! This is one evening you do NOT want to miss!!!

05/31/2026

Did Adam Have a Pet Dinosaur?

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140 North Main Street
Mount Holly, NC
28120

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
6pm - 7:30pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 12pm
Sunday 8:32am - 12pm

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+17048274855

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