Cordele First United Methodist Church
Friday, September 10, 2010
The Church ALIVE is worth the Drive!

Welcome to Cordele First United Methodist Church!  Americus District of the South Georgia Annual Conference -

 Sowing the Word and
Growing a Christlike World!
 
 From the Senior Pastor
Welcome to the Cordele First United Methodist Church website.  We are glad to have the opportunity to tell you more about our church and invite you to browse the website.  Even more, we invite you to join us in worship, study, fellowship, prayer and service here at Cordele FUMC. 
 
To our VISITORS:   Welcome!  We are honored to have you worship with us.  If you do not have a home church in Cordele we ask you to prayerfully consider making CFUMC your home church.  We welcome you with open arms!
 
CFUMC is a place that honors who you are and where you are on your faith journey.  You will notice everyone dresses differently - some up, and some down - it makes no difference to us.  Some of us aren't sure about how God fits in to our lives, whiles others are developing intimate relationships with God.  The important part is this is a place where you can find the space to let God meet you where you are.  Welcome home!
 
We are an intergenerational and multi-cultured church of over 1200 members, located in the heart of Cordele, GA, loving and serving God since 1887. 
 
 
 
In the cause of Christ,
Senior Pastor
Bro. Dwight
Henry Dwight Bishop, Sr. 
 
Called to preach -     Forrest St. UMC, Valdosta  2/1969
High School Grad -    Valdosta High June 1969
Married:  Carolyn Jane Brown  Forrest St. UMC July 13, 1969
Licensed to Preach - Forrest St. UMC Valdosta Dist. Jan. 1970
Emanuel County Jr. Col., Swainsboro, Ga.June 1975
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Sociology, Valdosta State - June 1977
Master of Divinity - Candler School of Theology, Emory  University December 1979
 
Children: Carolyn Michelle Bishop Todd 12/26/71 - 10/01/02
               Renee Nicole Bishop 
               Henry Dwight Bishop Jr. (HANK)
GRANDS:  John Sebastian Todd 
                Cathryn Danielle Todd
 
Positions Served:
Secretary of Southeastern Jursdictional  Association of Family Leaders  1986-1990
 
 South Georgia Annual Conference Positions:
 
District Director of Town and Country Committee 1983-84
Conference Chair of Family Ministries 1984-1992
Waycross District Chair of Stewardship Committee 1993-1995
Statesboro District Board of Ministers 1995-2004
Conference Board of Pensions  1997-2004
Chair of Conference Bd. of Pensions Budget Com. 2000 - 2003
Valdosta District Board of Ministry 2005-2009
Conference Finance & Administration 2009 -
 
 
Churches Served:
Brookfield Charge  1969 -70
Kite Charge 1973-75 (ordained Deacon June 4th 1974 Park Ave. UMC Valdosta, GA
Clyattville/Mt. Zion 1975-77
Stripling Chapel 1977 - 78 Carrollton, Ga. North Ga. Conference)probationary member
Swift Creek 1978 -81 Ordained Elder Mulberry UMC Macon 6/81
Wildwood/Silk Hope1981 - 83
Wildwood 1983 - 86
Plains 1986 - 89
Brooklet - Hubert 1989 -93
Homerville 1993 - 95
Glennville - Hopewell 1995 -2001
Sylvania First 2001 - 2004
Nashville 2004 - 2009
Cordele First 2009 -
 
  
   
 
 
 

 

 
 Pastor of Hispanic Ministry:  Felipe Ricardo

 
La Misión Hispana Metodista en Cordele pronto cumplirá 4 años de haberse fundado. Oficialmente el primer culto se realizó en el mes de octubre del año 2001, contando en esa celebración con una asistencia de 12 personas.

 
Cada domingo continuamos reuniéndonos en el Centro de Actividades (nuestro templo) para alabar a Dios en nuestro propio idioma y darle gracias por todas y cada una de las bendiciones que de Él recibimos. Además, los miércoles, es el día del After School Program, este evento está diseñado para los niños y jóvenes de nuestra congregación. Tambén ese mismo día los adultos participan del Estudio de la Biblia.

 
Todos los hispanos que viven en nuestra comunidad son bien recibidos entre nosotros y siempre estamos dispuestos a brindarle toda nuestra ayuda y acompañamiento en el momento que lo necesiten.

 
También pastoreamos una nueva Iglesia en el pueblo de Vienna, por lo que nuestra Iglesia en Cordele ya es abuela de otra criatura. Oramos para que las bendiciones del Señor sobre nuestra Misión Hispana continúen fluyendo sobre nuestras vidas y ministerios.

 
En Cristo, su siervo

 
Felipe

 
 

 

The Hispanic Methodist Mission was established in Cordele in the year 2001 in order to meet the needs of the Hispanic population in the area.


This is an international congregation with brothers and sisters from Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Mexico, and Guatemala. Our mission is to share the good news of salvation and to meet the needs of the community. Our services are contemporary, joyful, and participatory. The musical instruments that we use as well as other displays are part of maintaining alive the different cultures represented.


On the first service, which was held on, October 2001, we had an attendance of twelve people, today, for the glory of God, we have an attendance between 95 and 105 people. There are several active ministries in our congregation which are: visitation, music, a tutoring program once a week, clothes and food give away, etc. There are several services that we have during the week like, a marriage ministry, after school program, Bible study, Sunday school, and Sunday worship service. A long all this years we have been blessed to work together with Cordele First United Methodist Church.

Rev. Felipe Ricardo, Associate Pastor, Pastor of Hispanic Ministry