Hispanic Ministry
A contemporary Hispanic service led by Pastor Tony Flores. Meets on Friday evenings at 7:00pm and Sunday mornings at 9:00. Offers Awana program for children. Meets in the lower level of Ace Hardware. Located at 1976 Hwy 19 North in Dahlonega. Contact Pastor Tony if you have questions: 678-535-8410 pastortony_77@yahoo.com
Celebrate Recovery
Saturdays 6:30-7:30 pm
Celebrate Recoveryis a Christ-centered and Bible-based 12 Step Recovery Program to help those struggling with hurts, habits and hang-ups by showing them the loving power of Jesus Christ through a recovery process.
Faciliator: MARY FOWLER
Materials Cost: Ask for information
Contact Persons:
MARY FOWLER 706 973-9234
ART FLOWLER 706 -973-9233
Worship
Dahlonega UMC has great diversity in our worhsip services. We believe there is a place for everyone!
We have four main worship services that meet each weekend. We also have "A Service of More" that meets the 1st and 3rd Sunday evenings. Location: Each of the services meet in our Sanctuary.
Main Services: Typically Dr. Ross preaches all 4 of these services when he is in the midst of a series. 8 -12 weekends of the year we have special guests, other staff members, or music specials that share the preaching opportunites.
Communion: We celebrate communion monthly on the weekend of the 1st Sunday of the month.
Nursery: A nursery is provided at all but the Sunday 8:30 worship service.
Saturday 5:30pm This is our newest service. Jeremy Noles is our worship leader. He brings a thoughtful, spiritual, contemplative, easy style to both Contemporary and Traditional Songs. Typically, Jeremy is accompanied by a piano and a couple of friends on guitars. Angie Mayo and Jay Scovil are regular soloists. If you would like to plug into the worship team email Jeremy at gnaworship@yahoo.com. Matt Tompkins and Suzanne Crossan help in the sound booth. The style of the service is conversational/casual. Because of the time of the service, there is more interaction than in the Sunday services.
Sunday 8:30am An abbreviated traditional service. Hymns are sung out of the Methodist Hymnal. Joy Jones leads our hymns. Christy Greenwald and Janet Eriksson rotate as liturgists. Typically we use the same creeds, prayers, hymns and liturgy as the 11:00 service. Generally the service runs until 9:10-9:15. Sunday School follows at 9:30, we have 5 adult classes to choose from. Henry and Kathy Davis help in the Sound Booth.
Sunday 9:30am A contemporary service. Many of the songs we sing are the same ones you would hear on 91.5FM or 104.7FM. Radford Windham leads the band that usually includes 4-5 musicians. Radford brings a ton of passion and expereince to the service. Typically we sing 5-6 songs as we worship together. Kerri Johnson begins the service with insight, inspiration and a focus on God's presence. Patrick Rauth coordinates all the activities in sound booth, if you are interested in helping in our booth either with sound or projection contact Patrick at prauth@gmail.com. During the 9:30 service we offer our D'Town Kidz Church worship and sunday school for Junior and Senior High Youth. We have recently begun to offer adult Sunday school classes that begin at 10:45 for our 9:30 worshipers. Currently we have two classes.
Sunday 11:00am A traditional service. The ministers and choir are robed. Typically the songs are out of the hymnal although we regularly add contemporary choruses to the mix. Lynn Lathem is our Choir Director and if you have an interest in the choir you can contact her at llathem@bellsouth.net. Rev. Christy Greenwald serves as the liturgist, Helen Hardman is our organist and Jeffrey Herndon, pianist. Children participate in the 1st 10 minutes or so of the service and then head to Children's Church after Children's Sermon by the pastor.
Sunday Evenings: For those seeking a little extra worship and prayer time on Sunday evenings, we offer the following:
Service of More (1st & 3rd Sundays of the month, 6:30pm, Sanctuary)
Encounter of Worship (4th Sunday of the month, 6:30pm, Sanctuary) Encounter of Worship offers an atmosphere of continuous worship and prayer, where you can just come and spend time in the Lord's presence. Jeremy Noles and rotating teams of musicians lead us in worship, prayer and Scripture reading. This service is modeled after "Harp and Bowl" (inspired by Int'l House of Prayer). It's a time to gather and seek God's heart through music and His Word. Revelation 5:8 says, "Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints." The "harp" represents the music rising before the throne of God. The "bowl" represents our prayers rising like incense to God. Harp and Bowl is also an expression of our relationship with God. God speaks to us and moves our hearts. When we speak back to Him (through music, His Word, and prayer), His heart is moved. Healing Rooms is also open during this service.
Missions
Dahlonega United Methodist Church has a vibrant mission community that is connected locally and globally.
Local Missions:
Communty Helping Place -- Local Community Food Bank. Provides assistance with medical bills, gas, utilities, and rent. Houses the Free Medical Clinic. We support CHP with money, volunteers, and fund raising. Visit the Community Helping Place at www.communityhelpingplace.org
Waypoint -- A residential Drug and Alcohol Addiction treatment center located in Dahlonega. Many church members volunteer with this ministry, and we are the resident Church for those in the program. For further info, visit www.waypointcenter.org.
Celebrate Recovery -- meets every Saturday night at 6:30 in the student center. For info about what Celebrate Recovery is and how it might help visit: www.celebraterecovery.com.au/ or Contact Art Fowler for more info.
Transition House -- We work through Action Ministries to help fund and resource a local family in a home. They are able to stay for up to two years as they get their financing in place and complete needed education and job training. To find out more about Action Ministries our the Transitional Housing program go to: http://transitional.actionministries.net/
Camp Glisson -- The youth retreat facility for the North Georgia Conference. We help with volunteer phttp://transitional.actionministries.net/rojects throughout the year. Glisson's web site is: www.campglisson.org
Jail Ministry - Dahlonega UMC along with several other area churches participates in a women’s jail ministry. We go into the women’s pod at the Lumpkin County Detention Center every Tuesday evening. We have Scripture-based Bible lessons, singing, prayers and lots of hugs for any of the women who would like to participate. We give out easy-to-read-and-understand Bibles that are written especially for individuals who are incarcerated. We talk about God’s plan for their lives “to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11). Mostly, though, we share the love of Jesus with them and the joy of living in His Word. Please pray for people who are incarcerated and their families.
Transition Ministry -- We reach out to men and women released from jail and prison, as well as individuals who have come through crisis and need help taking their next steps to a new life in the community. We work closely with the inter-church Jail Ministry team that visits the jail every Tuesday night, as well as the Sheriff's Office, which encourages individuals to contact our ministry upon their release. Our volunteer mentors meet one-on-one with individuals for an hour every week. Mentors are there to listen, encourage, pray with, educate on community resources, and help each person make a plan for their next steps. Individuals come to church with their mentors and are encouraged to participate in Celebrate Recovery, where they make new friends in a supportive environment. They also receive Prayer Ministry. Mentors also find out about speciifc needs the Body of Christ can meet. For more information, visit www.newnewlife.org
Dahlonega UMC is a part of the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. A significant part of our annual mission giving goes to our Conference Apportionments: A tithe ( about 10% of our budget ) goes to help with mission and service projects around the united methodist church. Some of the money goes to local projects like our transition house and the Wesley Foundation - college ministry. Other monies flow to schools, orphanages, elderly homes, missionaries, disaster relief as well as helping with conference and national administrative costs. For more information about the North Georgia Conference, see their web page at www.ngumc.org
Foreign Missions:
El Salvador -- For the last 7 years we have taken at least one annual trip to Santa Anna to work with the Oasis of Grace Church. We are helping them equip leaders, minister to children, and share the gospel. We have helped with construction projects and built amazing relationships. If you would like more info or are interested in being a part of the next trip, contact Chris Gillhouse - (cgilhouse@whbass.com) for more info or if you are interested in serving on the next team
Guatemala -- Every year, we send a team to Guatemala to serve with Hearts for the Children Ministry. The team brings medical care and Vacation Bible School to rural villages; serves with the Mary Magdelene House street ministry in Guatemala City; offers care and ministry at the City Dump, where an entire community lives; helps with meal programs and construction and worship services at the Mission Church; and leads the weekly Children's program at the Church. Contact Art Fowler for more info.
To read about the June 2011 trip go to: http://dumc2011.blogspot.com.
Children
Kidz Church at 9:30 am
Join us at 9:30 am on Sunday mornings in the Chestatee Street building for Kidz Church! We begin our time in our small group classes: Preschool (must be 3 by Sept. 1), K & 1st, 2nd & 3rd, and 4th & 5th. Then we come into the sanctuary for large group worship where we hear the Bible story through skits and sing praise songs with our band. The last half of time is spent in the classroom where we do fun activities. We currently are using the 252 Basics curriculum where we focus on a different virtue each month.
Sunday School at 11:00 am
At 11:00 am on Sunday mornings we have Sunday school for kids ages 3-5th grade. We begin our time in the 11:00 service then leave after the children’s lesson and come back for a Sunday school lesson. We are currently using the Live B.I.G. curriculum.
Nursery at 9:30 am and 11:00 am
A nursery is provided for infants-2-year olds at the 9:30 and 11:00 am services. Our nurseries are located on the bottom floor in the Park Street building (on the MMO hall). At the 9:30 service we split the kids (infant, toddler and 2-year olds). The 2-year olds have a Sunday school class during the 9:30 service where they learn a Bible story along with a craft, game, snack, or other project. Your child is loved and well taken care of so you can enjoy one of our worship services.
Annual Events
Easter Egg Hunt
Our egg hunt this year will be on Easter Sunday at 1:00 pm. Kids are divided into age groups and then hunt for eggs! Prizes are awarded to kids in each age group.
Vacation Bible School
VBS is June 18-22! Our theme this summer is "Operation Overboard: Dare to Go Deep with God." VBS is always a FREE event for the children in our community.
Trunk-or-Treat
On Oct. 31 we host a Trunk-or-Treat in our Student Center parking lot. Families decorate trunks and pass out candy. Prizes are awarded for the top 3 trunks. There are games in the Student Center along with food! Lots of fun is had every year at our Trunk-or-Treat!
Christmas Party
Each year the children have a Christmas party. We do crafts, sing, and get a visit from Santa! We also do a special mission project to help families in our community.
Prayer & Support
Daily Prayer Calendar
Our daily prayer calendar is a way for our church family to pray together in unity. Every Sunday, we will focus on our prayer theme for the week, based on the Christian and United Methodist liturgical calendars. Each weekday and Saturday, we will pray scripture verses; a theme-related prayer; and a prayer for a ministry area of Dahlonega UMC. Thank you for joining together in daily prayer. Blessings to you.
Intercessory Prayer Team
We have a team of Intercessors who pray daily for your prayer requests. You may submit prayer requests by sending an email to dahlonegaprayer@gmail.com or by placing your prayer request in one of the prayer boxes located at the entrances to our Sanctuary and around our Church campuses. We love to celebrate your praises too, so please share those as well. Our Intercessors also pray for our church family, church ministries, and community, and attend Pray Lumpkin, an interdenominational monthly prayer gathering for our community.
Sanctuary Prayer Time
Beginning Monday, September 12, 2011, our Park Street Sanctuary will be open every Tuesday from noon to 1:00 pm for a time of silent prayer. All are invited to come by any time during that hour and pray. For more information, please contact dahlonegaprayer@gmail.com.
Elijah House
Schools offered annually that teach ministry of inner healing to the wounded areas of our heart. Begins every September and lasts through March. Registration deadline is August.
- Elijah House I - Meets 1 night a week for 4 hours minimum
- Elijah House II - Meets 1 night a week for 4 hours minimum
Please contact Kerri Johnson (akj@windstream.net) for more information.
Note: These classes are now also offered each year as a two-week intensive in October (Elijah House 1) and in January (Elijah House II) through Elijah House School of the Southeast, hosted at the beautiful Waypoint Retreat Center in Dahlonega - see Tree of Life website for details.
Tree of Life
Prayer Ministry Center that helps people identify dysfunction in themselves and their relationships. We often see repetitive patterns of hurt in our life and become unable to manage our behavior: ie, addiction, marriage, abuse, etc. Tree of Life helps to recognize those patterns through prayer and the leading of the Holy Spirit and will give tools that bring us up out of those wounds into healing. For more info or to make an appointment, contact the Church Office. See Tree of Life website for details.
Transition Group for Men
Support group for men in transition from addiction into freedom. Support group for men in and out of church that have dealt with and had some healing in regard to addiction. Accountability and bible study offered. Meets Wednesdays at 7:00pm in Youth building.
For more information, contact: Jim Marshall
Healing Rooms
Healing Rooms of Dahlonega offers a loving, safe, confidential environment where you can come to receive healing prayer. We minister salvation and prayer for physical and emotional healing to the complete person (spirit, soul and body). Come to receive healing prayer, or stand in for a loved one who needs physical healing. Our Healing Rooms team also prays over prayer cloths, blankets, etc. Healing Rooms is open 6:30-8:30 pm on the 4th Sunday of each month (except holidays), during our Encounter of Worship service, 3rd floor of Park Street building. For more information or to send a healing prayer request, contact Janet Eriksson at info@healingroomsofdahlonega.org or visit www.healingroomsofdahlonega.org.
Encounter of Worship
Encounter of Worship offers an atmosphere of continuous worship and prayer, where you can just come and spend time in the Lord's presence, 4th Sundays, 6:30pm, Park Street Sanctuary. For a full description of this service, please visit our Worship page.
Revolution
We offer Elijah House-inspired teaching for youth - available in a boot camp weekend that is fun and life-changing! For more info, visit www.revolution180.org or contact Janet Eriksson at info@revolution180.org.
MMO & Preschool
At Dahlonega United Methodist Church Mother's Morning Out & Preschool, our goal is to provide a loving, safe, Christian environment in which a child can grow spiritually, intellectually, socially, physically, and mentally. Opportunities for growth and learning are given to each child through play and a variety of activities. Children learn to trust and respect others and themselves, and understand the love of Jesus Christ. We believe a child's early school experience should be one full of fun, love, and nurturing.
"Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it."
Proverbs 22:6
Enrollment
Our Program is designed for children ages 9 months-5 years. All children will be place in the appropriate classes based on their ages as of August 31, 2011.
Immunization
An up to date Immunization Health Certificate MUST be on file before the first day of school. Must have your pediatrician's signature and an expiration date. These are available at your pediatrician's office or the Health Department.
School Hours
School hours are from 9:00am-12:00pm for MMO/Preschool students and till 9:00-1:00pm for Pre-K students. Contact us at (706)864-8521 or email dumcmmo@gmail.com.
| Toddlers (9 months-2 years) | Tuesday/Thursday (9:00-Noon) |
| Two Year Olds | Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday (9:00-Noon) |
| Three Year Olds |
Tuesday-Thursday (9:00-Noon) |
| Pre-K |
Monday-Thursday (9:00-1:00) |
Tuition & Registration Fees
$65 Registration Fees (non-refundable) required for enrollment
| Toddlers |
2 day - $150 |
| Two Year Olds |
2 day - $150 |
| Three Year Olds | 3 day - $185 |
| Pre-K | 4 day - $215 |
Tuition is due by the 15th school day of the preceding month. Make all checks payable to "DUMC MMO". Statements are sent when tuition has not been received by the 20th of the month. Any checks received after the 20th should include a $35. 00 late fee.
We follow the Lumpkin County Schools calendar for holidays and inclement weather closings.
Related Documents
- Parent's Handbook
- Registration Form - Page 1
- Registration Form - Page 2
- Registration Form - Page 3
- Registration Form - Page 4
- Youth Events Waiver
United Methodist Women
First Tuesday of each month 10 a.m.
Fellowship Hall
United Methodist Women exists to encourage women to know God, experience freedom, enjoy creative, supportive fellowship and to learn about and support local and global ministries. Whether it's sewing blankets for new babies atChestatee Hospital, learning about women's issues in other nations, or taking part in the yearly reading program, you'll enjoy this great group of active, caring women.
For additional information contact:
Facilitators/Contact Persons:
Carol Eck 706 867-9717
Jackie Temple 706 864-7190
United Methodist Youth
DUMC Youth Fall Schedule 2011
Youth Worship is Sunday nights from 4-6pm in the Student Worship Center
It is for grades 6-12.
This is our time to worship together as a youth group. We have a youth lead praise band with a short message and then small group discussion. The small groups are broken out by and and sometimes gender pending on the topic for the night.
For more information: please feel free to contact chris: chris@dahonegaumc.org
404-693-5387
Middle School
September 16-17
Retreat @Camp Glisson
Cost:?
November 18-19
Campout and Airsoft wars
Drop off @ Jim Marshal's river place at 5PM
Pick up at noon on the 19th
Cost: $10
December 3:
Roller Skating
Cost: $5
Departure time: 1:30 PM from DUMC
Return by: 5:30PM
December 18:
Progressive Dinner
4-9PM
Dinner Destinations TBA
High School
September 10:
Laser Tag and Bowling
Cost: $10
Depart 6PM
Return 11PM
October 1:
Corn Maze & Hay Ride
Cost $12
Depart 6PM
Return 11PM
November 4-6 Retreat @ Horns Creek Resort
Cost: ?
Depart: 5PM on 4th
Return: by 1PM on 6th
December 18: Progressive Dinner
4-9PM
Dinner Destinations TBA
