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What to Expect on Sunday Mornings

At First Church you can always expect to be greeted warmly, welcomed fully, and made to feel right at home from your first visit on. Join us any Sunday to enjoy a friendly greeting, help in finding your way to a wide assortment of Sunday morning options, and an open invitation to find your place in our dynamic and welcoming faith community. You are our honored guest, and we hope the following information will make your time with us simple and enjoyable.

Worship

Whether or not you’ve ever been to church before, FUMCFW offers a variety of worship styles with engaging services that are easy to follow, with meaningful teachings to provide thoughtful relevance for your day-to-day life.

Sunday Morning Nursery (3 Months – Pre-K)

8:30 am – noon | Children’s Wing

Children’s Academy Sunday School (K – 5th)

9:15 – 11:00 am | Children’s Wing

Confirmation (6th Grade)

September – January | 9:30 – 10:45 am | Justin Youth Building

Youth Sunday Programming (7th – 12th Grade)

Sunday School | 9:30 – 10:30 am | Justin Youth Building
Cornerstone Youth Choir Rehearsal | 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Choir Room
The Refuge | 5:30 – 7:30 pm | Justin Youth Building

Adult Sunday School

Every Sunday morning, groups of adults meet in FUMCFW Sunday School Classes to enhance their spiritual growth and enjoy fellowship with other Christians.

Choirs

FUMCFW Music Ministries represent all walks of life — children, youth, doctors, teachers, lawyers, entrepreneurs, and stay-at-home moms — where each person contributes a unique gift to our ensembles.

Ushers & Greeters

Whether you have time for occasional or long-term tasks, we have many volunteer opportunities to be part of the team that makes sure everyone who is with us on Sunday feels welcomed and included!

Getting Around FUMCFW

800 West 5th St.
Fort Worth, TX 76102

We are located in the heart of downtown Fort Worth at 800 West 5th Street. All of the parking lots surrounding the church are available for parking on Sunday mornings. Please note on Sunday mornings, Fifth Street is blocked at both ends to allow for safer pedestrian traffic. During weekdays (Monday through Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm) only the West Lot and the Main Lot are available for church parking.

Parking

The easiest route to FUMCFW is to take 7th Street and turn into the parking lot, then go straight through the lot until you reach the statue at the end. If you’ll take a left at the statue, you’ll find designated parking places for guests along the first row of our Main Lot marked with green Welcome signs that mark these as Reserved for Church Visitors.

There is also parking available to the east of the church, just off of 4th Street, to the west, just off 3rd street, to the southeast at the corner of 4th and Macon, to the northwest on Henderson from 1st Street to 3rd Street, and to the south off of 7th street.

Look for the colorful light pole banners in each of our parking lots that designate FUMCFW Parking!

Mobility Friendly Parking

1. If you need a shorter, straighter path to the Sanctuary we offer two options for mobility-friendly visitors. Enter the Justin Parking Lot from 7th Street, proceed straight through the lot toward the front of the church, and park in the designated spots to your right just across from the Garden entrance, but still inside the Justin Lot.
2. Another mobility-friendly option would be to enter on 7th Street, proceed all the way through the Justin Parking Lot and turn right onto 5th Street (in order to bypass the barricades at either end of Fifth Street) and park on the street (please limit on-street parking to the curb across from the front of the church to leave the other lane open for emergency vehicles.)
3. Finally, if you will be using a wheelchair, your driver is welcome to pull up to the Garden entrance to let you out and then park on the other side of the street.

Each of these mobility-friendly parking options offers you a straight path across 5th Street so that you can enter the Sanctuary or Wesley Hall through the ramped Garden entrance.

Once You’re Here

Park in the designated parking places, and then cross 5th Street, walk through the Garden courtyard and enter the main building, and our Welcome Center will be on your right. Before and between services/classes,Welcome Center volunteers are delighted to answer any questions you may have about worship services or classes or other Sunday morning groups, as well as how to get to the Children’s Area or Youth Building. They’ll even escort you to your destination if that is helpful!

Along the way, you will be warmly greeted by our Hospitality Team wearing large ASK ME tags around their neck. These friendly folks understand how stressful it can be to visit a new church. They are here to answer your questions, help you get settled in for a great morning, and give you directions or help you find your destination.

If You Have Kids

Sunday Morning Nursery (3 Months – Pre-K)
8:30 am – noon | Children’s Wing

Children’s Academy Sunday School (K – 5th)
9:15 – 11:00 am | Children’s Wing

Confirmation (6th Graders)
September – January | 9:30 – 10:45 am | Justin Youth Building

Youth Sunday Programming (7th – 12th Grade)
Sunday School | 9:30 – 10:30 am | Justin Youth Building

Children's Ministries  Youth Ministries

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