Welcome

Worship Services

Sunday worship services are held at 8:50 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. each week.

The 11 a.m. service is available through live streaming also.

During the year, special services are held in the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter.

The worship style at Emmanuel is traditional, with blended styles of music. Each worship service is designed to offer our praise and thanks to God and to provide a meaningful and uplifting experience to all who are present.

Welcome to Emmanuel,

It is indeed a great privilege to serve as a pastor of Emmanuel United Methodist Church! The rich variety of Emmanuel’s ministries, the effectiveness of its outreach, and the impact of its mission excite me as this congregation moves into new areas of service and witness.

The power of EUMC, however, does not begin with its programs and ministries, but with its people. It is a living fellowship of people seeking to live out their calling to follow Jesus Christ. We are part of the body of Christ, the embodiment of love, faith, and hope in the world. We can only fulfill that role as we express our love for God and for neighbor by loving and caring for one another.

Grace, peace, and love,
Rob Martin
Lead Pastor

What We Believe

We believe Jesus Christ is the son of God, that he came into the world to save sinners, and that he was resurrected from the dead. We believe that his death is an atonement for the sins of the world. We believe in the Holy Trinity – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that all that is necessary for salvation may be found in the scriptures.

The United Methodist Church is founded on a Wesleyan theology of grace which is anchored in Scripture, and professes faith in the teachings, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the continuing movement of the Holy Spirit.

The Articles of Religion, Confessions of Faith, The Standard Sermons of John Wesley, The Explanatory Notes on the New Testament, and The General Rules are our doctrinal standards as stated in our United Methodist Book of Discipline.

They are our theological foundation for faith and the ministry and mission of the church in the world. This is what we believe as United Methodists. All United Methodists have access to a free digital copy of the Book of Discipline: (Book of Discipline & Resolutions Online Free | Cokesbury).

Our Wesleyan heritage reminds us that Christians are not called to be of one mind on all matters. In other words, “In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things charity.”

We practice all modes of baptism (immersion, pouring, sprinkling) for infants, children, and adults. We believe in one baptism. Because God keeps the covenant faithfully, there is no need for re-baptism. We annually affirm and remember our baptisms as a community. Baptism initiates new life in Jesus Christ and formal membership in the Church. Confirmation classes are available for young persons (usually 6-7th grade) desiring to profess their faith for themselves after baptism.

The Baptismal covenant and transfer of membership ritual asks new members to support the church with your “prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness.” The Christian life is a dynamic process of change and growth, marked at various points by celebrations in rituals of the saving grace of Christ. The Holy Spirit works in the lives of persons prior to their baptism, is at work in their baptism, and continues to work in their lives after their baptism. When persons recognize and accept this activity of the Holy Spirit, they respond with renewed faith and commitment.

“Christ our Lord invites to his table all who love him, who earnestly repent of their sin and seek to live in peace with one another.”

In celebrating Holy Communion or “Eucharist” (The Great Thanksgiving), we remember the grace given to us in our baptism and partake of the spiritual food necessary for sustaining and fulfilling the promises of salvation. Because the table at which we gather belongs to the Lord, it should be open to all who respond to Christ’s love, regardless of age or church membership. The Wesleyan tradition has always recognized that Holy Communion may be an occasion for the reception of converting, justifying, and sanctifying grace. Unbaptized persons who receive communion should be counseled and nurtured toward baptism.

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Our History

Emmanuel’s congregation met for the first time on June 2, 1968, in the Hyde Chapel of Memphis University School. There were 67 members who united with the church that day, and by the end of the conference year, the congregation had grown to 170 members. Today our congregation has 1800 members.

The original name of the new church was to be St. Peter’s, however, during that first year the members decided that Emmanuel (God With Us) was more appropriate for the new church. Certainly God has been with Emmanuel, not only in those first years, but all through the years.

What vision, faith, courage, and commitment those early members displayed! The fruit of their labors has been witnessed by hundreds who have come Emmanuel’s way, and because of their generous efforts, people all over the world have benefited. Several of the Charter Members continue in their worship of Emmanuel today.

May we draw from their commitment to make sure Emmanuel continues as the warm, generous, and committed church that commenced on that blessed day in 1968.