REV. DON HANSHEW, SENIOR PASTOR

REV. RACHEL COLLINS, PASTOR OF DISCIPLESHIP

Compline Prayer Service at 9 p.m. | YouTube Live

Join Pastor Rachel along with various guests online every week night during Lent to close your evening in prayer. 

Lenten Worship

During Lent, our worship series is based on the Bishop Will Willimon book The Last Supper. Pastor Don and Pastor Rachel will preach out of the key verse each week. Read along on your own as we meet Jesus around the Table on the way to the cross. 

Join us for Worship during Holy Week!

Fountain City Fellowship on Wednesday Nights

Our fellowship meal and discipleship classes bring meaningful opportunities for children, youth, and adults - all in one evening. This semester offers a rich variety of ways to learn, grow, and connect, along with a tasty, shared meal.

Join the 5:30 p.m. dinner, followed by classes at 6:30 p.m. Whether you're coming for the food, the fellowship, or the chance to deepen your faith, there is a place for you. Meals are $5 per adult and children 18 & under eat free.

March 18 Menu: Pepperidge Farm Chicken Casserole (recipe by Patricia Paden) Please register for meals to help out our kitchen staff. Meal Registration >>

SERVING OTHERS

They may look like simple bags of rice and soy, but Rise Against Hunger meals represent the hopes and dreams of people worldwide. Join our 12th Annual Rise Against Hunger Meal Packaging Event on Saturday, March 28, when we will package 40,000 meals to help alleviate hunger worldwide!

We need volunteers to sign up to package meals, 100 individuals per meal packaging shift, as well as a clean-up shift. We also need strong individuals to unload the truck and set up on Friday night. This is a family-friendly and multi-generational project with tasks for all ages!

Friday, March 27 | 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Unload the Rise Against Hunger truck & set up for Saturday’s meal packaging event. We need strong, able-bodied folks to unload the truck and carry food and equipment (up to 50 lbs.) to the Gym.

Saturday, March 28 | Three Shifts

Meal Packaging Shift One: 9:00-11:30 a.m.

Meal Packaging Shift Two: 12:00-2:30 p.m.

Clean up shift: 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Sign up for a shift

Donating to Rise Against Hunger in honor or in memory of a friend or loved one is an Easter tradition at FCUMC. For $10 per dedication, your loved one will be honored or memorialized in our Easter Sunday bulletin on April 5. For inclusion in the dedication list, all requests must be received by noon on Tuesday, March 31. Dedication request

For decades, Holston Conference has made a significant impact on children in Liberia and Zimbabwe through Hands-on-Mission kits.

Thanks to the generosity of Holston churches, millions of dollars of school supplies, food buckets, and health kits have continued to flow to our mission partners in Liberia and Zimbabwe, serving as vital lifelines of support.

This year, we continue the special tradition but with a new twist. FCUMC will assemble kits for children in Liberia, however, we will also provide $5 virtual kits to Zimbabwe. We encourage Sunday school classes, small groups and individuals to participate in the special mission of the Holston Conference. The deadline to turn in buckets and checks to the church office is May 2. For details and the bucket supply list, please visit our website.

We Need Help with the FCUMC Grounds

Love to get your hands in the soil? New spring flowers pushing up through the ground get you excited? Do you find satisfaction in pulling weeds, deadheading flowers, and cleaning up flower beds?

If you said yes to any of these questions, you are invited to join the volunteer group that cares for the FCUMC grounds! It’s almost time to mulch beds and plant spring flowers. We need help tending the gardens through spring, summer and fall. Email Prudence Spencer or Nancy Nolen to sign up!

FCUMC's Wesley Circle served lunch and played bingo with prizes

with Wesley House Seniors. 

Our community meals are coordinated by the Community Outreach Team. Meals are cooked by the group that hosts them, so we have had some great meals every month.

This meal is open to everyone, church members, friends, and all our neighbors. Come join us!

Blessing Box Needs

• Peanut butter
• Canned corn
• Chef boyardee products
• Snack crackers
• Granola bars
• Tuna pouches
• Ramen noodles

Thank you and God bless!

NEWS AND NOTES



Team Craft | Craft & Bake Sale

Team Craft is having a craft and bake sale to raise money for materials for blankets to handout on the Project Inasmuch Day of Service.

You don’t want to miss out on all of the great crafts and baked goodies! See you there!

Vision Team: Extending A Prayerful Invitation | Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m.

You are invited to join the Vision Team for a simple 30-minute prayer service in the Chapel. Before we continue our work for the afternoon, we want to begin by placing our church in God’s hands together. This gathering is only for prayer. We will pray for those who are hurting, for our church leaders and staff, and for our whole congregation as we seek Christ’s calling for our church. We will ask God for unity, for a fresh movement of the Holy Spirit among us, and for our ministries to flourish as we make disciples and change lives so that we reflect the life and teachings of Jesus. No experience is needed. Come as you are and help undergird this season with prayer. If you cannot be here in person, set an alarm for 2 p.m. and pause wherever you are to pray with us as one.

A prayer outline for 2 p.m.

“Lord Jesus, we place our church in Your care. Comfort those who are hurting, strengthen our leaders, and guide our steps with wisdom. Give us unity rooted in love and renew us by Your Spirit. Let our ministries bear fruit as we make disciples and change lives, so we reflect Your life and teachings. Amen.”

FOUNTAIN KIDS & FOUNTAIN LITTLES



Butterfly Release Easter Morning

Join Fountain Kids in the courtyard where we will have a breathtaking butterfly release to symbolize the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Come, witness the beauty of transformation as butterflies take flight towards the flowers on the cross, symbolizing new life in Christ.

Wacky Wednesday Summer Day Camps at Fountain City UMC

Our Summer Day Camps offer opportunities for kids to get active, build friendships and explore Bible stories with their Fountain Kids friends. With three themed Wacky Wednesdays, we are sure that your kiddos will enjoy this time to engage in something they already love or find new interests! Make plans now to join the summer fun! Register for each day camp on our website!

June 10 | Sportmania 

Lots of sports fun with basketball drills and competitions, a Bible lesson, lunch and a trip to Top golf!

June 17 | Cooking Class, Picnic and Sky Zone

We will have a cooking class with a lesson about food in the Bible led by FCUMC’s amazing Chef Teisha, followed by a field trip to Beardsley Farm with sack lunches for a picnic. Next, we will travel to Sky Zone Trampoline Park. What a fun day!

June 24 | Sportalooza

Let’s play basketball. Let’s play pickleball. Fun and run! We will have a Bible animal lesson, followed by an early lunch before departing for Pigeon Forge to ride go carts, grad some ice cream and have more fun!

YOUTH MINISTRY



FCUMC Youth Late-Nighter

We are having a later-nighter event on Friday, April 10! The cost is $15 per student, which covers food and games. We will play individual and group games with lots of prizes, and most importantly-have fun! If a FCUMC Youth Group student brings a friend, both will receive a $5 discount on their registration when they sign up together! This event is open to all students grades 6-12. If cost is a concern or you have other questions, please contact Matt Randle.

ADULT MINISTRY

Lunch Bunch | March 19 | 11:30 a.m. at Sweet P's BBQ

The Lunch Bunch is all about good food and good company. We gather on the third Thursday of each month, to enjoy a meal together while exploring local spots. Meet at church at 11 a.m. to ride the bus or meet the group at the restaurant at 11:30 a.m. The Lunch Bunch is sponsored by the Young at Heart Group, and all are welcome. Come join us at Sweet P's BBQ as we share a meal, laughter, and time together around the table!

Registration closes this Sunday, March 15!

Join a fun, engaging, eye-opening weekend designed to draw you and your partner closer to each other and to God through good food, good comedy, and good communication. We have an exciting line up for the weekend beginning with dinner and a show on Friday, March 20! Come share a meal with your partner and enjoy the musings of two comedians, Andromeda Jones and Wellington Ojukwu.

On Saturday, March 21, our keynote speaker, Jenny Boyett with The ColorWorks Group, will conduct an interactive workshop on communication. Jenny developed and collaborated on bestselling resources such as I Said This, You Heard That and A Grown-Up’s Guide to Kids’ Wiring focusing on how our God-given wiring shapes the way we communicate and relate to one another.

For more details on our comedians and keynote speaker, and for the schedule of events and registration, please check out the FCUMC website. We are so excited about our new This Is Us Couples Ministry! Don't miss this inaugural event!

COFFEE & FELLOWSHIP ON SUNDAYS AT THE WELCOME CENTER

Stop by the Welcome Center before or after worship (8:00-10:45 a.m.) and let us bless you! See you Sunday!

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

8:30 a.m. Traditional Service in the Sanctuary

9:45 a.m. Sunday Morning Discipleship

11 a.m.Traditional Service in the Sanctuary

11 a.m. The Journey Contemporary Service in the Gym

Childcare and children's ministry is provided from 8:30 a.m. through the conclusion of the 11 a.m. worship services.

FOUNTAIN KIDS SUNDAY SCHEDULE

Fountain Kids Sunday School • 9:45 a.m.

Fountain Littles Sunday School • 9:45 a.m. 

Fountain Kids Bible Experience • 11 a.m.

Fountain Littles Childcare • 11 a.m.

Sunday Bulletin for March 15, 2026

THE SPIRIT NEWSLETTER

Check out the March 2026 edition of The Spirit Newsletter.

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS

Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 

Friday: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

NEXT UP AT FCUMC

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

March 18: Craft & Bake Sale | 5:15-6:45 pm | Gym

March 19: Lunch Bunch | 11:30 am | Sweet P’s BBQ

March 20-21: This is Us Couples Weekend

March 22: Craft & Bake Sale | 9:15-11 am | Wesley Hall

March 22: Vision Team Prayer Service | 2 pm in the Chapel

March 28: Rise Against Hunger Meal Packaging Event | Gym

March 28: Community Meal | 5:30 pm | Wesley Hall

March 29: Palm Sunday

April 2: Maundy Thursday Worship | 7:30 pm | Sanctuary

April 3: Good Friday Worship | 7:30 pm | Sanctuary

April 5: Easter Sunday

April 5: Butterfly Release | 10:45 am | Courtyard

April 10: FCUMC Youth Late-Nighter | 5 pm-12 am

Pastor On Call

After Hours & Weekends

When you need urgent pastoral care while the church office is closed, text or call 865-689-7894 to reach the

pastor on call.

Pastor Don's email:

Pastor.Don@fountaincityumc.org

Pastor Rachel's email:

Pastor.Rachel@fountaincityumc.org

Live-Streamed Worship Services:

11:00 a.m. The Journey Contemporary worship and 

11 a.m. Traditional worship

 are live-streamed on our YouTube channel. Our Tuesday night Celebrate Recovery service is live-streamed on the CR North Facebook page and available on YouTube after its conclusion.

Give Now