Perry
Methodist 
Church


Weekly Newsletter

Thurday,
 August 
20, 2026

This Weekend, 
We Celebrate 200 Years 


Two hundred years. 


Think about that for a moment. 


In 1826, a small group of Methodists gathered in a young community called Perry. They could not have imagined us. They could not have pictured our sanctuary, our Family Life Center, our ministries, or the generations upon generations of people who would one day call this church home. 


They simply gathered. They prayed. They worshiped. They trusted God with what came next. 


And for 200 years, God has been faithful. 


Through wars and depressions. Through seasons of tremendous growth and seasons of uncertainty. Through changing generations, changing communities, and a changing world, the people called Methodists in Perry have continued to gather around the same good news of Jesus Christ. 


Children have been baptized here. 


Couples have stood before God and promised their lives to one another. 


Families have gathered to say goodbye to people they loved. 


Sinners have found grace. The brokenhearted have found hope. Children have grown into adults and brought children of their own. People have answered calls to ministry and mission. Friendships have been formed. Lives have been changed. 


And now we get to be the generation standing at the 200-year mark. 


This weekend is our moment to remember what God has done, celebrate what God is doing, and look with faith toward what God will do next. 

On Saturday afternoon, we're throwing a birthday party—and the whole community is invited! 


Come ready for an afternoon of food, music, fun, laughter, children playing, old friends reconnecting, and new friends being welcomed. 


This isn't just a party for those of us who are already part of Perry Methodist. 

This is a party for Perry. 


For 200 years, our story has been intertwined with the story of this community, and Saturday gives us an opportunity to open our doors, fill the street, and celebrate together. 


Invite somebody. Bring your family. Call an old church friend. Come be part of it. 

Then Sunday morning, we worship. 


This will be much more than an anniversary program. 


We are going to remember. 


We are going to give thanks. 


We are going to hear voices from our past and celebrate the people who have helped shape this church. 


But most importantly, we are going to worship the God who has carried this congregation through every one of these 200 years. 



Imagine all the people who have worshiped on this ground before us. Imagine the prayers that have been prayed, the hymns that have been sung, the sermons that have been preached, the tears that have been shed, and the lives that have been offered to Christ. 



For one Sunday, past and present come together—and then we turn our faces toward the future. 


Because 200 years is not the finish line. 


We honor those who came before us best not simply by remembering what they built, but by carrying forward the faith they entrusted to us. 

After the 11:00 AM worship service, we'll do something Methodists have been doing extraordinarily well for a very long time:
 

We'll gather around the table. 


Bring a favorite dish to share and join us for a church-wide covered dish lunch as we continue the celebration together. 


There is something beautifully appropriate about ending this historic weekend around tables—telling stories, laughing together, seeing old friends, meeting new ones, and enjoying the community God has given us. 


Perry Methodist Church is 200 years old. 


Thousands of people came before us. 


They prayed prayers they would never live to see answered. 


They planted trees whose shade they would never sit beneath. 


They built something they knew would have to be entrusted to generations they would never meet. 


We are those generations. 


And now it is our turn. 


This weekend, let's fill the street. 


Let's fill the sanctuary. 

Let's fill the tables. 


And above all, let's give thanks to God for 200 extraordinary years—and step faithfully into whatever God has for Perry Methodist Church next. 


I'll see you this weekend. 


Grace and Peace, 

Tom 

Saturday, August 22

4 p.m. - 7 p.m. - 200th Anniversary Street Party on Carroll Street 🥳🎉


Sunday, August 23 ♥ ♥ ♥

9 a.m. - Morning Worship

10 a.m. - Sunday School

11 a.m. - Morning Worship

12 p.m. - Covered Dish Picnic in the Fellowship Hall (Bring a dish or two to share)

Monday, August 24

5 p.m. - Ladies Bible Study in the Brad Brady Conference Room

6 p.m. - Cub Scouts in the Youth Center

7 p.m. - CSFC Rehearsal in the FLC

Tuesday, August 25

7 a.m. - Men’s Prayer Fellowship in the Fellowship Hall
10 a.m. - Community Assistance in the FLC

7 p.m. - CSFC Rehearsal in the FLC

Wednesday, August 26

6 p.m. - Youth Family Night (Come learn about Youth!)

6:45 p.m. - Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, August 27

1 p.m. - Walking in the FLC

7 p.m. - CSFC Rehearsal in the FLC

All parents and youth are invited to join us for Family Night this Wednesday, August 26 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for dinner (pizza and salad bar), games, worship and our Youth Calendar! 

This will also be an opportunity to fill out our Youth Info forms for the year!!

If you child completed 5th grade last year and will be rising to our youth program, this letter is for you!!

Dear 6^th grade parents,

We are delighted to welcome your children to youth! This Sunday, August 23^rd is Promotion Sunday where they will walk from the children’s area over to the youth center with Ms. Krissy and Ms. Christy. 

We are excited to greet them with a big youth group welcome! We’ll have donuts and fruit along with a game of welcome to youth Jeopardy that morning. 


On Wednesday, August 26^th, we invite you to join us for our Youth Kick-Off Family Edition for all youth from 6:00-8:00PM. We’ll be serving pizza, salad, and dessert, along with having games, and sharing our calendar for the year. We hope you can join us for that.


Finally, we will begin Confirmation classes on Sunday mornings beginning September 13^th. You will receive a letter with more information about that in the next week or so. 


Thank you for trusting us with your children. We love nothing more than sharing the truth of the Gospel with our youth.

Blessings,

Nichole

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Please lift up the following people in prayer,
if you would like to be added to the list 
or if you have a private prayer request, 
please call the church office at 478-987-1852 
or click here to submit it on our website.

Jim Lewis

Jerrye Charlesworth

Keith and Linda Lewis

Ginny Bramblett

Gabriel Eisner and family
Tom and Shelly Carruth

Kathy Opitz
Charlotte Bohanan

Janice Walker 
Betty Miller

Andrew Lauer and family
Gene and Betty Salyer

Elwood and Annette Waites

Jane Collier

Barbara Turner

Gayle Borah
Peggy Connor
Paula Geiger

Larry Gray

Sandra Mizell

Beverly Bowen

Jackie Cooper

Larry and Vera Scott

Angie Carlson

Allen and Barbara Kingry

Jackie Beeland

Elaine Wright

Betty Coleman

Bob and Marguerite Messer

Joyce and Mac McElroy

Alvalyn Pope