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UNITED METHODIST MEN'S FELLOWSHIPUMM shall be a creative supportive fellowship of men who seek to know Jesus Christ, to grow spiritually and to seek his daily will.
BE DOERS OF THE WORD AND NOT JUST HEARERS ONLY
UMM meet on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 8:00 a.m.
Check the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall for more information.Officers: (contact church office for telephone numbers of officers):
President Scot Davis
V. P. Bill Green
Secretary MIlford Bennett
Treasurer James Greeson
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PROJECTS
* Host/prepare breakfast for Easter Sunrise Service
* Work days at Mountain Top Boy's Home
* Church Maintenance
* Annual BBQ Fund Raiser
* Habitat For Humanity
METHODIST MEN’S WORK--ITS HERITAGE
The heritage of UMM is a most glorious one. The roots of UMM are buried deep down in the heart of Methodism and find their source in the life and work of the founder of Methodism, John Wesley. In the United States, work among the men of The Methodist Church began with the formation of various independent societies from 1875 to the turn of the century. Available records refer to an organization in 1894 known as the BROTHERHOOD OF SAINT PAUL. It held what may have been the first National Conference of Methodist Men in 1898. At this same time, another organization called the MIZPAH BROTHERHOOD took shape. . After undergoing several re-organizations with several changes in name, it finally formed itself into a group called the Wesley Brotherhood, in 1907, the Brotherhood of St. Paul united with the Wesley Brotherhood and named itself THE METHODIST BROTHERHOOD. Later in 1924 the Methodist Episcopal Church, South recognized the WESLEY BROTHERHOOD as a part of the church. In 1940, the Methodist Church sensed the untapped potential of men's work and placed it under the leadership and promotion of the General Board of Lay Activities. In 1942, the name METHODIST MEN was adopted along with the present objectives, purposes, and programs. The present history of UMM begins in 1968 with the union of the Evangelical United Brethren and the Methodist Church. In 1972, the General Conference created the General Board of Discipleship and United Methodist Men became a part of this division of the United Methodist Church. As part of the General Board of Discipleship, the UMM received each year a portion of the funds allocated to the Board of Discipleship. At General Conference in 1996, the UMM became a separate entity and is now the General Commission on UMM. The work of UMM has spread beyond the borders of the United States. We now have chartered fellowships in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Chile, Philippines, and Liberia. Correspondence has been exchanged with UMM in Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Uruguay and Germany. For more information on the History of UMM, see North Georgia Conference of United Methodist Men . |
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