Join us on Sundays at 10:30 AM starting December 1st as we begin our Advent worship series.

Advent is a season of endings and beginnings. As the calendar year comes to a close, a new church year begins. Christ’s birth ushers us into new ways of living and loving; and yet, the world as we know it spins madly on. In many ways, pregnant Mary was surrounded by endings—large and small, personal and political. But Mary proclaimed hope in a God who was and is making all things new. Christ’s birth offered a beautiful new beginning for shepherds and Magi alike—all the while, King Herod tried to bring Christ’s story to an end. When we ourselves navigate seasons filled with endings and beginnings, we need reminders. We need words that can feel like steady ground, like a path for our feet to find as we step forward into the unknown. As you journey through this season, may you find words for belovedness and hope. May you find words for beginning again. For no matter what you are facing, no matter what this new day brings, love is your beginning.

Grows Here | Faith, Community & Ministry

St. Luke United Methodist Church is a place to belong. Decades of faithfulness have made a lasting impact on our community.  The metaphor of growth is woven throughout scripture and challenges the people of God to sow seeds, water plants, and be harvest workers. St. Luke UMC is a place where faith, community and ministry grow.  Join us this fall for a three-week worship series where we are reminded of God’s faithfulness and are encouraged by God’s grace. As we begin to look toward 2025, let us cultivate space in our lives for a bountiful harvest of love.

T-Shirt Sale | $20 Each | Youth XS - Adult XXXL

It’s time for some updated St. Luke UMC T-shirts! We have three options available for pre-order and proceeds will go to support our children & youth ministry! Order your shirt by November 1st. 

All shirts are comfort color shirts. 

Registration Type: T-Shirt Pre Order
Additional Item: Pick your colors and sizes

Faith | Worship Series

Faith 101: class is in session! When you think about being a Christian – what comes to mind? What is most important? Where should we focus? Faith 101 is a five-week worship series where we talk about the foundations of our faith. We’re going back to the basics! Whether you have been a Christian for decades or are just starting to learn, this series is for you. Join us on Sundays starting September 22 at 10:30 AM as we unpack topics like: church, Jesus, love, service, and worship.

Join us on Wednesdays starting September 18th at 5:45 for a 6 week study, The Difficult Words of Jesus by Amy-Jill Levine.

Books are optional and cost $14. Please let Paula in the church office know if you want her to order you one, or you can order your own at Amazon.

Study Description

Jesus provided his disciples teachings for how to follow Torah, God’s word; he told them parables to help them discern questions of ethics and of human nature; he offered them beatitudes for comfort and encouragement. But sometimes Jesus spoke words that followers then and now have found difficult. He instructs disciples to hate members of their own families (Luke 14:26), to act as if they were slaves (Matthew 20:27), and to sell their belongings and give to the poor (Luke 18:22). He restricts his mission (Matthew 10:6); he speaks of damnation (Matthew 8:12); he calls Jews the devil’s children (John 8:44).

In The Difficult Words of Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine shows how these difficult teachings would have sounded to the people who first heard them, how have they been understood over time, and how we might interpret them in the context of the Gospel of love and reconciliation.

Join us on Sundays 3 - 4:30 PM in the Family Life Center (Gym) as we kick off SUPER SUNDAYS! It will be a time of fun and fellowship for kids and youth!

Each Sunday will have a variety of activities including: games, Bible lessons, snacks, and mission projects!

Current Calendar Dates:

October 6 - Regular Meeting
October 13 - NO MEETING for Fall Break
October 20 - Regular Meeting
October 27 - Regular Meeting
October 31 - Halloween Hangout
November 3 - Regular Meeting
November 10 - Movie Night
November 17 - Regular Meeting
November 23 - Children’s & Youth Ministry Fundraiser
November 24 - NO MEETING; Happy Thanksigiving
December 1 - LOVE Tupelo Family Bingo Night
December 8 - Enchanted Tree Service
December 15 - Mission Project
December 22 - Christmas Party
December 29 - NO MEETING; Happy New Years

Whether you travel far away or see your local surroundings as if for the first time, pilgrimage has long been a spiritual practice, and “Journey” a deeply-felt metaphor for our spiritual lives. “Quest” comes from the Latin root meaning “ask, seek.” This four-week worship series will encourage us to open ourselves more fully to the curiosity and wonder, reflection and transformation that travelers–not merely tourists–experience when they choose to immerse themselves in soul-widening adventures.

Dynamite Prayer | A 28 Day Experiment

Join Rev. Amber Lea for a 4 - week discussion group on the book Dynamite Prayer!

Starts on Wednesday July 17 | 5:30 PM

This devotional has short daily readings and prayers. Even if you can’t come on Wednesdays, you’re encouraged to go through the book with us. It will tie in with our sermon series starting July 14!

Breakthrough Prayer | Worship Series

You’re invited to join us starting July 14th during worship for a 4-week series on the power of prayer!

We’re inviting everyone to start praying the below prayer together:

God, may your will break through, change history, usher in and accomplish through us your new hopes, dreams and possibilities—both in the life of our church, and in our own lives. We surrender our wills for yours, in order to fully follow you. Amen.

You’re invited to join us every Sunday in June at 10:30 AM as we talk about the best ingredients for the soul!

On June 30th we’ll celebrate Rev. Rob Gill’s Retirement with a church wide pot luck.

Wesley UMC and St. Luke UMC are joining together for a 5 week study that takes us back to the roots of Methodism and traces the growth of our connection. 

Study: Radicle Methodism: getting back to our roots

The study starts at 6 PM at Wesley UMC, but everyone is invited to dinner starting at 5 PM. Wesley UMC cook teams will prep the food, and St. Luke members are invited to give a donation to help cover the cost. We are using this registration to let Wesley UMC know how many St. Luke UMC people plan to join. 

About the Study:

Welcome to Radicle Methodism. For those of you with green thumbs, you may see the word “radicle” and know that it refers to a foundational part of a plant. The rest of you may think you’ve spotted a typo. In this free online video history course, we talk about root systems and what that has to do with Methodism and, especially, what it means to be United Methodist.  

As we journey together through these radicle moments, it is our hope that your are reminded of what it means to be United Methodist, to follow in our founders' footsteps and to be in connection with one another.

Dinner For Six  (April 5 – May 18)

Interested in sharing a meal with friends old and new?  Consider signing up for Dinner For Six.  There will be a Team Leader for each group who will organize the gatherings (eat out, dine in, lunch or dinner, potluck, etc).  Each session for Dinner For Six will run 6 weeks (meet as often as desired), then we’ll sign up and shuffle group members and start again!  Please feel free to invite a friend, just let your Team Leader know.  You can sign up on forms in your Sunday school class or register here!

Registration deadline is Sunday, March 24th.