Church can be an intimidating place to visit — especially if you don’t know what to expect. Our Sunday morning worship services are the beginning for most people at Duluth First United Methodist Church. We invite you to experience what the gospel means both intellectually and relationally at one of our three Sunday worship services.
Our greeters will warmly welcome you and answer any questions about Duluth First United Methodist Church that you may have. We hope that through visiting with us, you will experience the hope, love and joy that comes from a community of people who love Jesus.
At Duluth First United Methodist Church we look for God’s love in our lives as the evidence that we have been truly worshipping Him. Authentic worship, central to everything, means learning to recognize God’s goodness while delighting to deepen in our responses.
It is our goal, as individuals and as a community, to unite our actions, intentions, and emotions in loving response to God. It means transforming the ways we think so that what we do and who we are become one—in, for, through, and to the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Worship with Us at Duluth First United Methodist Church
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8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service with Communion
in the sanctuary
October 12, 2025: Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
- Preacher: Rev. Dr. C. Kay Fuino, Associate Pastor
- Scripture: Luke 17:11-19 (Common English Bible)
- Sermon: Whole Faith
- Holy Communion
- Streamed online live on the Duluth First UMC Worship YouTube page.
- Worshiping online? Please click on SIGN IN to sign in before starting worship on your device.
- If you are worshiping online this coming Sunday, why not set aside your Communion elements right now, whether you’re at home or on the road—from wherever you’ll be worshiping with us. The elements don’t have to be official Communion wafers and grape juice. Any basic staples of liquid and bread that will help you give thanks in remembrance of Jesus will do. So find something you can use and set it aside. Prepare to celebrate the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, the Great Thanksgiving, with us this Sunday.
- Children, newborn through Pre-Kindergarten, are eligible for childcare in the Duluth First United Methodist Church's Childcare Corner during the 11:00 a.m. worship services.
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11:00 a.m. Contemporary worship service
in hinton Hall In the Sheldon Family Life Center
October 12, 2025: Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
- Preacher: Rev. Dr. AnnaKate Rawles, Associate Pastor
- Scripture: Philippians 1:12-26 (English Standard Version Bible)
- Sermon: A Joyful Witness
- Streamed online live on the Duluth First UMC Contemporary Worship Facebook page.
- Worshiping online? Please click on SIGN IN to sign in before starting worship on your device.
- Children, newborn through Pre-Kindergarten, are eligible for childcare in the Duluth First United Methodist Church's Childcare Corner during the 11:00 a.m. worship services.
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11:00 a.m. traditional Worship Service
in the sanctuary
October 12, 2025: Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
- Preacher: Rev. Terry Tippens, Senior Pastor
- Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11 (New Revised Standard Version Bible, Updated Version)
- Sermon: He Emptied Himself
- Streamed online live on the Duluth First UMC Worship YouTube page.
- Worshiping online? Please click on SIGN IN to sign in before starting worship on your device.
- Children, newborn through Pre-Kindergarten, are eligible for childcare in the Duluth First United Methodist Church's Childcare Corner during the 11:00 a.m. worship services.
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join us online and viewing past worship services
Duluth First United Methodist Church provides an opportunity for you to join us in online worship services on Sunday mornings if you are unable to join us for in-person worship:
- The 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Traditional worship services are live-streamed on the Duluth First UMC Worship channel on YouTube.com.
- The 11:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship service is live-streamed on the Duluth First UMC Contemporary Worship page on Facebook.com.
Every Sunday our worship services are recorded so that anyone can view a service if you were unable to make it to church, or you can go back to watch a worship service again if there was something in the message that you really connected with. Videos are generally available for viewing by Monday afternoon following the worship services.
To see videos posted on YouTube from Duluth First United Methodist Church's Sunday morning online worship services, please subscribe at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIrOLtKUFKwsSj5IsJbq-ZQYou can also watch videos posted on our church's website from past worship services by clicking on PAST WORSHIP SERVICES.
If you have any questions, please contact Ken Willi, Director of Communications, at kwilli@duluthumc.org. -
worship service handouts
8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service
