Most of us learned Exodus as a children's story filled with plagues, a parted sea, and a man with a staff raised dramatically over the water. But read it slowly, and something else emerges. A fugitive who argues with a burning bush. A freed people who miss their chains. A wilderness where the bread shows up every morning and can't be stockpiled.

This September, we're spending four weeks in the story of Exodus because what happened in the desert is the story of what keeps happening to people who get honest about what holds them, what feeds them, and what they're really looking for.

Nobody has a perfect family. Most of us just have the kind that shows up late, says the wrong thing, forgets to call, or loves you in ways that somehow still leave a mark. This August, we're spending four weeks with the real families of Scripture. We will see those who blamed each other, played favorites, burned themselves out with busyness, and still found themselves held together by grace.

Back to school. Back to church. Bring the whole mess.

This July, join us for Summer Shorts, a three-week sermon series through some of the shortest books in the Bible. They may be brief, but their message is big. Together, we’ll explore what these powerful little books teach us about pride, reconciliation, faithfulness, and mercy.

Our Fall Discipleship Catalogs are available around the church with opportunities for great studies and fellowship! Learn more and register for classes below. Classes start the week of August 10!

GFUMC Foster Care Ministry is hosting a Back-to-School Bash for Hall County foster families on Thursday, July 30. Help us bless these families with frozen casseroles in addition to school supplies!

Here’s how you can help:
Drop off a ready-made casserole for our freezer by July 26 and pray for local foster children and families! To sign up or ask questions, email Misty Leach at mleach@gfumc.com.