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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Wear Red on Pentecost Sunday: June 8th
On Pentecost Sunday, June 8th, we remember the day the disciples received the Holy Spirit in a special way. The story in Acts 2 describes a powerful wind and tongues of fire as the Holy Spirit was poured out on people from all over the world who came to Jerusalem to celebrate a Jewish feast. At the first Pentecost over 3000 people were baptized, creating the first church. This is why Pentecost is known as the birthday of the Christian church.
Pentecost for Christians culminates the celebration and work of the church begun on Easter Day. The color red, historically associated with Pentecost, is a visual reminder of the “tongues of fire" that empowered the apostles and others to proclaim the good news of Christ's resurrection in many languages to the crowds of pilgrims from many lands (Acts 2:3).
Join us this Sunday by wearing red when you join us at Duluth First UMC for our worship services. If you are worshiping with us online, you are invited to wear red as well.
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8:30 A.M. TRADITIONAL WORSHIP SERVICE
IN FRONT OF THE SANCTUARY
June 8, 2025: Pentecost Sunday
- Preacher: Rev. Dr. C. Kay Fuino, Associate Pastor
- Scripture: Romans 8:14-17 (Common English Bible)
- Sermon: Glorified Inheritance
- 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.
- Order of Worship: available soon
- Children's Worship Activity Sheets: available soon (PLEASE NOTE: Kid's Worship Bingo and the claw machine will be back after the summer. Enjoy the Children's Worship Activity Sheets!)
- 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.
- Preacher: Rev. Dr. C. Kay Fuino, Associate Pastor
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11:00 A.M. CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP SERVICE
IN HINTON HALL IN THE SHELDON FAMILY LIFE CENTER
June 8, 2025: Pentecost Sunday
- Preacher: Rev. David Burchett, Assistant Pastor
- Scripture: Acts 2:1-21 (English Standard Version Bible)
- Sermon: "Are We Hearing, or Are We Receiving?"
- 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.
- Worship Handout: available soon
- Worship Song Lyrics: available soon
- Children's Worship Activity Sheets: available soon (PLEASE NOTE: Kid's Worship Bingo and the claw machine will be back after the summer. Enjoy the Children's Worship Activity Sheets!)
- 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.
- Preacher: Rev. David Burchett, Assistant Pastor
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11:00 A.M. TRADITIONAL WORSHIP SERVICE
IN THE SANCTUARY
June 8, 2025: Pentecost Sunday
- Preacher: Rev. Terry Tippens, Senior Pastor
- Scripture: Matthew 6:7-18 and Luke 11:5-13 (New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition)
- Sermon: Prayer Is Not a Potion
- 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.
- Order of Worship: available soon
- Children's Worship Activity Sheets: available soon (PLEASE NOTE: Kid's Worship Bingo and the claw machine will be back after the summer. Enjoy the Children's Worship Activity Sheets!)
- 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.
- Preacher: Rev. Terry Tippens, Senior Pastor
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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.
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worship service handouts
8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service
Order of Worship: June 1, 2025
Order of Worship: May 25, 2025
Order of Worship: May 18, 2025
Order of Worship: May 11, 2025
Order of Worship: May 4, 2025
11:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service
Worship Handout: June 1, 2025
Worship Song Lyrics: June 1, 2025
Worship Handout: May 25, 2025
Worship Handout: May 18, 2025
Worship Handout: May 11, 2025
Worship Handout: May 4, 2025
11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship Service
Order of Worship: June 1, 2025Order of Worship: May 25, 2025
Order of Worship: May 18, 2025
Order of Worship: May 11, 2025
Order of Worship: May 4, 2025
Children's Worship Activity Sheets (PLEASE NOTE: Kid's Worship Bingo and the claw machine will be back after the summer. Enjoy the Children's Worship Activity Sheets!)
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there's a place for you on our
worship technology teams
Did you know that through the live streaming of our three worship services we reach approximately 200+ members and visitors each week? And those are just view numbers on YouTube and Facebook that don’t take into account how many people are watching together on the same device.
Our Worship Technology Ministry and streaming services provide a vital connection and extension of our on-campus worship. We need more volunteers at all three worship services to help keep this ministry going. If you have experience with camera or streaming operation, or are willing to learn how – both are EASY! Please contact either Johnathan Ancell, Director of Worship Technology, by e-mail at jancell@duluthumc.org, or Verena Lucía Anders, Minister of Music & Worship Arts, by e-mail at vanders@duluthumc.org.
