McArthur United Methodist Church

WHAT WE BELIEVE
In the Triune God: God the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.
In the divine inspiration: of the Old and New Testament Scriptures and that they
contain all truths necessary to faith and Christian living.
*In regeneration:* that work of divine grace, whereby the penitent , believing soul is
made spiritually alive.
*In Sanctification:* that work of divine grace, subsequent to Regeneration, whereby
the believer is purified in heart.
*In the sacraments:* Baptism (By any mode; sprinkling, pouring, or immersion.), and
Holy Communion.
*As the result of Christ's meritorious death on the cross*, Salvation is freely offered to
all who will repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.
In the second coming of Christ, the resurrection of the dead, a day of final judgment
and the eternal destiny of the soul.

	Condensed and paraphrased from:
		"THE BOOK OF DISCIPLINE OF THE
		UNITED METHODIST CHURCH,"
	.	(Paragraphs 101 - 104 General Conference 2004)

Our church history began when it was organized in 1814 by Reverend Joel Havens.

We have been serving the community for 196 years. The first building of our church

was erected 1819 (a hewed Log church).

The McArthur Methodist Episcopal Church (as known then) held a Dedicatory Service

Sunday May 8^th 1904 where it now stands on the corner of Market St, and Mill St. in

McArthur, Ohio

Youth

Adventurous of all Ages!

Seeking Music Enjoyment

Fellowship Groups and Mother Daughters,

and Father and Sons, and Scouting, and most of

all WORSHIP and FUN!

Fun Things to do During Boring Sermons

- Pass a note to the organist asking if he/she plays requests.

- See if a yawn rally is contagious.

- Slap your neighbor. See if they turn the other cheek. If not, raise your hand and

tell the preacher.

- Sit in the back row and roll a handful of marbles under the pews ahead of you.

After the service, credit yourself with 10 points for every marble that made it to

the front.

- Using church bulletins for raw materials, design, test fly and modify a collection of

paper airplanes.

- Start from the back of the church and try to crawl all the way to the front, under

the pews, without being noticed.

- Try to unobtrusively draw your arms up into your sleeves and turn your shirt

around backwards.

- Crack your knuckles.

- Twiddle your thumbs or twiddle your neighbor's thumbs.

- Try listening for God To Speak and find out that the message isn't as boring as you

first thought.....that the fun has just begun!