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About Faribault Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church
About Us
About Us
About Us
We are a warmly welcoming multi-generational faith community who value our traditions as United Methodists. Our values are rooted in Jesus, and our beliefs are grounded in Wesleyan theology. With love, we seek to bring positive change and model the kingdom of God’s justice and peace in our local community and around the world.
Worship
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- Our accessible sanctuary provides a warm, inviting space to gather and celebrate your faith and the word of God, including a special area designed to welcome young children and the grown ups who love them.
- Our classical style building welcomes you into our historic sanctuary; stained glass and hand-hewn wood create a warm, grounded settin
- Our accessible sanctuary provides a warm, inviting space to gather and celebrate your faith and the word of God, including a special area designed to welcome young children and the grown ups who love them.
- Our classical style building welcomes you into our historic sanctuary; stained glass and hand-hewn wood create a warm, grounded setting.
- Our choir, praise team, and talented musicians offer special music weekly to fill our hearts.
- Nursery Care is offered on Sundays from 8:30 am - 10:30 am.
Mission
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Connections
UMCOR
The United Methodist Committee on Relief is a worldwide leader in disaster recovery, refugee assistance, humanitarian relief, global health, and sustainable agriculture.
LOCAL
This year we’ve provided backpacks, school supplies, and small Christmas gifts to teens in need via the The Falcon’s Nest. Our Pastor has prioritized lite
UMCOR
The United Methodist Committee on Relief is a worldwide leader in disaster recovery, refugee assistance, humanitarian relief, global health, and sustainable agriculture.
LOCAL
This year we’ve provided backpacks, school supplies, and small Christmas gifts to teens in need via the The Falcon’s Nest. Our Pastor has prioritized literacy tutoring in local elementary schools. Working with Rice County Social Services, we supplied gift cards for foster parents receiving children in crisis
INTERNATIONAL
Our international partners include the American Red Cross and Church World Service: CROP Hunger Walk.
REM-Liberia
Our church family helped launch the non profit Rural Evangelism Mission-Liberia. REM brings hope to girls and young women in rural Liberia through education in a Christian environment
Connections
Connections
Connections
Our small groups foster community, friendship, and purpose.
- Prayer Ministry
- Children’s Ministry
- Confirmation Classes
- Book Club
- Bible Study
- Sewing/Textiles for Mission
- Out to Eat Group
- Soup Ministry
History
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History
The church was founded in 1855 in home groups and storefronts, it then grew into the current building in 1915. In 1924 the German Methodist Church merged with Fourth Avenue UMC. In 1964 an addition of an educational wing, offices, chapel and fellowship parlor completed the current structure. Today, the church has a goal of making it easy to find and experience God.
Meet our pastor
Pastor Amy Jo Bur
Pastor Amy Jo Bur began her service to Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church on Sunday, June 30, 2024. She has a Masters of Divinity from Chandler School of Theology at Emory University.
Pastor Amy Jo’s call to ministry came while serving as a volunteer in her congregation’s homeless shelter, realizing that she wanted to work with those (like the homeless) who felt they were pushed to the margins of the church.
Her passion in ministry is developing missional relationships between people and organizations. “It is a joy to welcome all people to the family of God.”
Fourth Avenue United Methodist church is sharing this appointment with Hope United Methodist Church in Faribault,Minnesota.