Forsythe United Methodist Church

12/22/2025

Christmas Eve service is at 6:00 Wednesday evening.

06/06/2025

Good morning! Keep safe today 🙏🏼❤️

03/04/2025

Ash Wednesday services will be Wednesday, March 5 @ 6:00 p.m.

03/20/2024

This Sunday, March 24, is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. Our worship service will be held at 9:15 AM as we remember Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem and the palm celebration. Sunday School follows worship. On Holy Thursday March 28, we will have worship at 6:00 pm as we remember Jesus’ last supper with
His disciples and the Passion Story.
On Easter Sunday, March 31, we will celebrate His resurrection at 9:15 am. We hope that you will join us!

03/30/2023

This morning as we began our day, we heard the song, “There Was Jesus”, sung by Zack Williams and Dolly Parton. The verses spell out the times and moments of a life, in the healing and in the hurting, in the searching, on the mountains and in the valleys…we look back and see that there was Jesus!

This Sunday is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week in which we remember the events leading to the crucifixion and death of our dear Lord and Savior, Jesus. I hope you will join our church family in these services:
Palm Sunday,
April 2nd at 9:15 a.m.
Holy Thursday Communion service,
April 6, 6:00 p.m.
Easter Sunday,
April 9, 9:15 a.m., Celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus

In our going out and our coming in, in our wellness and our sickness, ”every minute, every moment, there IS Jesus!”
He said, “lo,I am with you always!”

03/15/2023

Howdy, Church Family!
I’m writing to you on a beautiful, sunny day! I think we are all glad to see the sun out in between all the spring showers we have been experiencing!
We’ve had a bit of drama in our family this week…Daryle went up a ladder to get on a roof he was planning to repair and fell off. We went to ER later Tuesday and though he hurt his knee, no broken bones! The doctor told him he is lucky. I told him that his guardian angel was watching over him! Thankfully, our son was there also. We are so thankful! God is good!
So today he was here with ice pack on his knee and I was his “go get me… -er”. Meantime because of modern technology, I was able to “attend” a Learning Event from our Conference UMC called Loving, Learning, and Leading on Facebook Live. There was a beautiful time of worship with a wonderful worship leader and Bishop Julius gave an uplifting sermon, followed by a time of learning with Rev. Olu Brown, author of Normalizing Next: a Post-Covid Resource for church leaders. Tomorrow, Andy Jung,Director of Church Engagement at the Fuller Youth Instittute,an expert in Growing Young strategies for churches will be a leader. It begins on Facebook live stream at 9 am Central (Loving Learning Leading)
I think today’s 2 part workshop will be available as well as tomorrow’s.
I look forward to seeing you all this Sunday at 9:15! Hope you are getting accustomed to the time change and that your week is very fruitful! God bless you as you bless others, Pastor Marianne 😊

01/28/2023

Good morning Church Family and friends!
What a beautiful morning it is. I hope things are well with you.
Just a word about worship tomorrow. (Jan.29) The focus of our service at 9:15 am will be Matthew 5:1-12. The title of the message will be “Blessed…”
The hymns will be “Be Thou My Vision”, “O Love, That Wilt Not Let Me Go”, and “Precious Name”.
Sunday School will follow. Hoping you will join us! See you at Forsythe UMC in Oakland City!

Grace and Peace, Pastor Marianne

01/15/2023

12/23/2022

Out of concern for the safety of our church family and friends, Forsythe UMC will cancel both the 6 PM Christmas Eve service and Sunday 9:15 service. The windchill will be around 0 which will make it dangerous for driving. Stay in and be safe. Have a Blessed Christmas!

11/18/2022

Good afternoon, Forsythe Church Family! Here is information for your calendar!
November 27, 2022 is the first
Sunday of Advent. We are planning to have our “Hanging of the Greens” service at 9:15 AM. If you want to volunteer to read a part, contact Sheryl Strickland.
We will also need volunteers during Advent for the Advent Readings.
On December 4th, we plan to
Have our Thanksgiving/Christmas Dinner at Noon. Meats, Drinks and table service will be provided. Other things will be carried in…there is a list posted in the back of the sanctuary to sign up what you will bring. We have also invited Trinity members!
Our Christmas Eve Candlelight service will be held Saturday, Dec. 24, at 6 PM.
Looking forward to being together and celebrating the birth of our Savior! Grace, Peace & Love,
Pastor Marianne

08/13/2022

Good morning! And what a cool morning it is! I sat outside early this morning watching the moon and hearing the geese, ducks and birds as they traveled to their destination. I was thanking God for his creation and was reminded that fall is coming!
I am including this photo I took of our lovely church decorations during Memorial/Independence Day celebrations. We are thankful for Jo and her helpers that focus on visual beautification of our sanctuary for the various seasons of worship!
Tomorrow in worship we will be thinking together about a scripture lesson from Luke 12:49-56. I must admit that it’s not one of my favorites. It is one of those that is uncomfortable in that we talk about Jesus causing division, etc. Perhaps you will want to read it over and reflect on it before the service!
We will look forward to seeing you at 9:15 a.m. at Forsythe UMC.
God Bless, Pastor Marianne

04/02/2022

Our journey through the season of Lent is almost complete. As we continue to remember the sacrifice Jesus made for us and we think about our own call to Discipleship, we will continue to worship on Sundays at 9:15, followed by Sunday School.
Holy Week Schedule:
HOLY THURSDAY SERVICE, April 14, 6 p.m.
EASTER SUNDAY:
8:30 a.m. Donut/coffee/milk Fellowship Breakfast
9:15 a.m. Worship
10:15 a.m. Sunday School
Hope you can join us!
God Bless, Pastor Marianne