Nashville comes to Ellsworth!

Ernie Couch & Revival

Ernie Couch and Revival – Live in Concert

Thursday, October 20th, 7:30PM
Ellsworth United Methodist Church
21 Hancock Street, Ellsworth

Gospel music fans need to circle Thursday, October 20th on their calendars. On that date, Nashville, TN’s own male gospel group, Ernie Couch & Revival will be in concert at Ellsworth Methodist Church at 7:30PM.

Ernie Couch & Revival exemplifies what good Gospel music is all about. This live band performs their music in a unique blend of styles to ensure everyone present enjoys the concert. EC&R is well known across the United States and Canada for its high-energy brand of live music. Many describe the group as refreshingly different, and a lot of fun. Jason Couch, says, “We want folks to leave our concerts feeling better than when they arrived. We hope that they have not only been entertained, but that they go home in a better frame of mind and more focused on the One that makes life worth living.”

EC&R has traveled the road for more than a decade and present a professional evening of music. The group strives to bring quality to their work worthy of the One they sing about.  EC&R has recorded numerous projects on their as well as recording with such greats as: Jake Hess, George Jones, James Blackwood, Boots Randolph, George Beverly Shea, Petra, and others just to name a few. You can visit the group’s web site at www.erniecouchandrevival.com to learn even more information about this fantastic group. If you are a fan of concerts or looking for an enjoyable event to attend, don’t miss seeing Ernie Couch & Revival in concert. Contact EUMC Music Director Amy Briggs at 266-4347 for more information.

Published in: on October 6, 2011 at 5:57 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Free Gospel Concert: Sunday, September 11 3:00PM

Ellsworth United Methodist Church presents:
Live in Concert – Glorybound Gospel Ministries
Sunday, September 11th, 3:00 PM
Outside the church at 21 Hancock Street, Ellsworth

FREE ADMISSION – ALL ARE WELCOME

Glorybound Ministries

Join us as we welcome Rick and Retta Kelley, otherwise known as Glorybound Ministries, in a special free gospel music concert at 3:00 in our outdoor worship area. What a fitting and special way to commemorate the events of September 11th than sharing the word and hope of God with faith-filled musicians like the Kelleys.

Glorybound has appeared on radio, in churches of all denominations, nursing homes, Veteran’s homes, Children’s homes, prisons, as well as parks, fairs, camp meetings, wedding receptions, town celebrations, Gospel Jubilees, restaurants, flea markets, and international festivals. They go anywhere that God opens a door. They also work with the Reaching Truckers for Christ ministry here in Maine and Transport for Christ in other states.

For the past 14 years Glorybound has done 3-4 concert tours down south each year in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, and Eastern Canada.

For more information about the group, including musical samples, visit their website at http://www.gloryboundgospeljubilee.com/

Admission is free, but a love offering will be taken to offset the Kelley’s expenses. Call Music Director Amy Briggs at 266-4347 for more information.

Published in: on September 5, 2011 at 12:55 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Summer Contemporary Worship Services

Ellsworth United Methodist Church is offering a “dress down” contemporary worship series on four Monday nights this summer, July 11, 18, 25, and August 1, beginning with a shared meal at 6:30. These worship times together will be filled with music, story telling and times for silence and prayer.

Location: beside the church in our outside sanctuary (raining/stormy weather: inside Fellowship Hall).

What to expect?  6:30 a meal together. 7:15 modern contemporary music, a story, reflections, stories, moments of silence, prayer and much more music. Fellowship. Offering? Not needed but if you would like, please bring a non-perishable food item or personal care item, especially new socks for all ages. Your offering will be donated to local shelters and food pantries.

Most importantly: we want to meet you. And there are “no strings attached.”  Why? Because our history tells us God, Jesus, many great saints and prophets, as well as our own leader, John Wesley, went where the people were. Leaving our church building, moving to the grassy lawn, is just one way we are attempting to be closer to people living in our community. No walls, no shut doors. If weather is bad and we must go inside, our doors will remain open.

Will you come and meet us? We hope so.

Published in: on July 6, 2011 at 10:17 pm  Leave a Comment  

Mardi Gras comes to EUMC!

Mardi Gras in Maine

At EUMC – Sunday, March 6, immediately following worship (around 12:30).

Come join us downstairs in the fellowship hall for some great New Orleans food, music, games and of course, King Cake! All are welcome! Bring something to share or just enjoy what’s there!

Published in: on March 1, 2011 at 9:41 am  Leave a Comment  
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Human Relations Day – Jan 16, 2011

Human Relations Day is one of the opportunities for United Methodist Churches to celebrate our connectional work. This day of social action and raising awareness aims to heal social ills at the national level. It supports Community Developers, United Methodist Voluntary Service (UMVS), and the Youth Offender Rehabilitation Program. The first two programs are administered through the General Board of Global Ministries.

In The United Methodist Church calendar, Human Relations Day happens the Sunday immediately following the observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. However, you can observe Human Relations Day at anytime of the year. To give online click here. The juxtaposition of these two very special days is not a coincidence. The United Methodist Book of Discipline describes the purpose of Human Relations Day as a call to “the Church to recognize the right of all God’s children in realizing their potential as human beings in relationship with each other.”

Read more about Human Relations Day and organizations that your donations help to support.

Published in: on January 11, 2011 at 7:59 pm  Leave a Comment  
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