First Methodist Church Opelika

Pastor Nolan kicks off a new season in the life of the congregation and the second half of the Immeasurably More initiative by reminding us that the heart of experiencing God's immeasurably more is surrender. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837,...

Pastor Nolan finishes the "Blessed Assurance" sermon series with the great crescendo of Paul's letter to the Romans. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opel...

Pastor Nolan continues the Blessed Assurance sermon series on Romans 8.  Due to technical difficulties the audio is not of normal quality.  We apologize for the inconvenience. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of in...

Pastor Nolan begins a new sermon series on Romans 8. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opelika/Auburn and surrounding community. The church is currently in a season of re...

Pastor Patrick preaches his final sermon at First United Methodist Church. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opelika/Auburn and surrounding community. The church is curre...

As 20 6th graders prepare to profess the Christian faith as their own, Pastor Nolan challenges them and the rest of the congregation to be recognize the gravity and intentionality that is required in choosing to follow Jesus. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Found...

Pastor Nolan unwraps the story of the first Resurrection Sunday by looking at the various responses the first witnesses had to the resurrection and what our responses can be as well. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich histor...

Pastor Nolan begins the journey through Holy Week examining what Christ in humbling himself, not just to redeem us, but to set an example of servant-hearted discipleship. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influen...

Dr. Nolan Donald teaches on navigating desolation and despair with the hope and truth of the Gospel. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opelika/Auburn and surrounding comm...

Guest Preacher Dr. John Ed Mathison talks about what it looks like to grow a church that is full of awe. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opelika/Auburn and surrounding...

Pastor Nolan finishes the  Joining Jesus  series by looking at the call of Levi the tax collector. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opelika/Auburn and surrounding commun...

Pastor Nolan continues the sermon series  Joining Jesus  by looking at the healing of the paralyzed man and challenging the congregation to consider if they are the Pharisees, the Crowd, or the man and his friends. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837,...

Pastor Nolan continues the Joining Jesus series focusing on Jesus' healing of the man with leprosy. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opelika/Auburn and surrounding...

Sermon from FUMC Opelika's Ash Wednesday Service 2023 First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opelika/Auburn and surrounding community. The church is currently in a season...

Pastor Patrick show how Jesus invites us into deeper waters, not to catch Jesus, but to be caught by Him. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opelika/Auburn and surrounding...

Pastor Nolan continues the Joining Jesus series by looking at some of Jesus' first miracles after his declaration in Nazareth. Note: Due to technical difficulties, the audio is not as clear as usual.  Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spi...

Pastor Nolan begins a new sermon series looking at the beginning of Jesus' ministry. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opelika/Auburn and surrounding community. The...

Pastor Nolan concludes the Tempted Series looking at Jesus' final temptation in the wilderness. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opelika/Auburn and surrounding comm...

Pastor Patrick shows us that it is the power of love that triumphs over the love of power. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opelika/Auburn and surrounding community. The...

Pastor Nolan continues the Tempted series looking at how Jesus handled the first temptation. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Opelika/Auburn and surrounding community. T...

Pastor Nolan begins a new series in new year looking at how Jesus faced temptation and didn't succumb to it and how we can do the same. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in...

On Christmas Day, Pastor Patrick shows how the incarnation of the Son is not some cute children's story, but a revelation of God's sacrificial love towards people trapped in deep darkness. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika h...

On the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Pastor Nolan challenges the congregation to learn to recognize Jesus by studying the Gospels in 2023. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has a rich history of influencing and impacting families in the Op...

While celebrating Rick Lane's 40 years of youth ministry at FUMC Opelika, two former youth volunteers and one former youth (all now in vocational ministry themselves) point to how Rick and Chona Lane faithfully followed and continue to follow God's call to love God and others by giving everyone Jesus. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist churc...

On Consecration Sunday at FUMC Opelika, Pastor Nolan preaches that the measure of whether or not the renovation of the Sanctuary is a success is based on what happens beyond its walls, not within. First Methodist Church of Opelika is an exciting, historic, and growing Methodist church that is inviting our community to find and follow the Spirit-led life in Jesus. Founded in 1837, First Opelika has...