If you are looking for a church home, we've saved a place for you at First United Methodist Church in Irving. Sunday School gathering time is 9:00 AM with classes starting at 9:15 AM. Our Sunday Morning worship service is at 10:30 o'clock in our beautiful, new sanctuary. Our popular Sunday Evening Gospel Service in the Chapel is at 6:30 PM. All are welcome. Please join us.

We've been told we are are some of the friendliest people around and we would like to meet you. You've got to hear David Turner (our lead pastor) teach this Sunday! With the Holy Spirit as his inspiration, his sermons ring in your heart and stay with you for a very long time.

See the Sunday school page for Sunday school times, locations and details regarding individual classes for adults, youth and children.

Links on this page: History | Our Church | Staff | Events | Map
Community | This Web Site

 

History  

Faith Story - A brief historical introduction to our church - from its humble beginnings to the present.

New Sanctuary Consecration and Steeple Raising
July 10, 2002 and December 15, 2002

Window Dedication - dedication of the new stained-glass windows in the sanctuary on January 25, 2004.

Our Centennial Year was 2008! One hundred years of serving the Irving community and teaching God's Word.

 

About Our Church  

From the Pastor's Point of View

For one hundred and two years First United Methodist Church has occupied a special place in the heart of Irving. It offers a unique blend of traditional and contemporary worship, education for children, youth and adults, spiritual formation and service to our community.

As a congregation of over 1,200, First United Methodist Church in Irving has the strength and diversity to offer a wide variety of opportunities for families and singles of all ages. Our new sanctuary, completed in December of 2002, is a landmark in Irving and a statement of our commitment to God and to serving our neighbors.

We welcome anyone who seeks a richer spiritual life, a different perspective on our world or who would like an opportunity to join with others who seek to heal the hurts and nourish the hopes of those around us.

From the Lay Leader's Point of View

Walking in the door at First United Methodist Church, Irving, is like going to a family reunion every Sunday morning.

There are hugs and handshakes, breakfast casseroles and donuts, little children, older folks and every age in between. Most importantly, there is a heaping helping of the Love of Jesus Christ. It's thrown together like a big ol' pot of Grandma's stew. And it feels good--really good.

Our church family is diverse. And while some have been members all their lives, they quickly embrace those who have walked into the door for the very first time. Grandmas tend to adopt young couples and love their little ones like they were their own. There is safety. There is trust. There is acceptance.

The church is more than just a good place to fellowship. We go out--sometimes way out--to deliver the message of the love of Jesus Christ to a hurting world. Food, money, clothing and school supplies flow freely to reach the needy in Irving. We also support missions abroad. For the last three years, we have put "feet to our faith" and sent our pastor and teams of members from our church on international mission trips.

If you want meaning in your life, come. If you want to see the hand of God reach down into your very soul and take you to places you never imagined possible, you need to do more than just try this church out. You need to join. We need you. More importantly, Jesus Christ needs you. He's counting on you. And so are we.

From a Parishioner's Point of View

My wife and I had been looking for a home church for some time. She was visiting FUMC for a few weeks and suggested I come with her. On first sight, the campus was pleasing, the sanctuary was even better. It very much reminded me of a church of my childhood, pleasant surroundings, not pretentious, a place to worship. I felt welcome, safe and at home.

Two things that stood out that made me decide to come back. One, was I shook hands with and spoke with some of the most genuinely friendly people I've ever met. The other was it felt like God's Spirit was here. Not just in the building but everywhere. It was the right place to be, the right place to go and the right time to be there. I thank God and my wife for bringing me to First United Methodist Irving. I invite anyone else looking for a church home and a better way of life to come and visit and see for yourself. You could be touched by the Spirit as I was. We have made lasting friendships and have had some of the best times of our lives.

FUMC Staff  

Church Staff contact information is found on the Staff Page.

Current Events at FUMC  

See the Announcements, Activities, Our People the Calendar and the Newsletter pages.

Our Location and Map  

Click here for our Mapquest Location Map

We are located one block West of Heritage Park and Main Street in downtown Irving, Texas. Our magnificent building is hard to miss with its towering spire, beautiful architecture and surrounding campus of stately oak trees.

Map from NCTCOG DFWMaps.com Site.

Community  

First United Methodist Church is located in the heart of the newly revitalized Heritage District of downtown Irving. Shaded by large groves of magnificent oak trees, the church campus is within walking distance of DART bus transit lines and the South Irving Transit Center for the Trinity Railway Express terminal and one block from historic Heritage Park. Irving is not a large urban city but shares the urban problems of her large Metroplex neighbors. As Christ's church, we are here to help in our community wherever and whenever we can. We are postured to be THE church of downtown and heritage Irving.

Community Links: City of Irving | Lively Pointe | Irving Library

DART Route Information

This Web Site  

The FUMC web site was originally started as a work of love and dedication for over five years from 1998-2003 by Laura Campbell of FUMC. She gave of her time, of her personal resources and of herself to keep this web site alive for the church. For this we thank her deeply. When you see her, tell her thank you.

This web site is designed for screen resolutions of 1024 x 768 or 800 x 600. If yours is lower than this, please upgrade your screen resolution to one of the above resolutions.

Until a few FUMC church members volunteer their time and their service as a part-time web team (to be assisted by an information committee), Doug Pierson had done the best he could to keep up with events and announcements. As of April 2010 he is retired as webmaster. If you have information you would like to have published on the web site, you can put your annotated material (photos, typed sheets, disks, CDs) in the mail slot labeled Website located in the back of church office. Be sure to identify what page it is for and include your name, phone number and e-mail address and contact the church office.

Links to all pages in this web site are accessible on one page on the site map.

To view some of the files on this web site you will need a plug-in and file reader software. The following links are the direct download links for these FREE "helper" plug-ins and readers.

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Macromedia Flash Player

   Doug Pierson, FUMC Webmaster

Please Note:  Doug Pierson is retiring as the FUMC webmaster 2010 - April 9. Please prayerfully consider taking over this ministry if you are so inclined. If you know of someone who could manage these weekly tasks from within the church family, please let the staff know.

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