Order of Worship
July 13, 2025
Dearborn First UMC
22124 Garrison Street, Dearborn, MI 48124
www.dearbornfirstumc.org
office@dearbornfirstumc.org
~ We invite you to quiet your hearts and minds for worship as our prelude begins ~
Prelude
Bob Barnhart
“Andante Sostenuto”
GATHERING
Welcome Statement
Pastor Suzy Todd
Welcome to Dearborn First United Methodist Church, a place where all people are empowered to discover, explore and celebrate the Creator’s image born within themselves so that the community of faith reflects the fullness of the Creator’s creativity, wonder and diversity of gender, sexual orientation, race, age, ability and social status.
Anthem
Pop Up Choir
“This Is My Father’s World”
Reflection/Reading
Christie Brewster
Message
Pastor Suzy Todd
“What About the Bible?”
Hymn
UMH #601 “Thy Word Is a Lamp” v.1-2
Reflection/Reading
Christie Brewster
Prayer
Pastor Suzy Todd
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us ourtrespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever.
Amen.
Offering
Christie Brewster
Offertory Song
UMH #378 “Amazing Grace” v. 1-4
Life of the Church
Christie Brewster
Closing Hymn
UMH #126 “Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above” v.1-4
Benediction
Pastor Suzy Todd
Postlude
Bob Barnhart
“Prelude in C Major”
DEARBORN FIRST UMC WELCOME STATEMENT
As a Reconciling Congregation, Dearborn First United Methodist Church celebrates that all persons are created in God's image and are worthy of receiving God's unconditional love and grace. We invite and welcome people of all ages, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic situations, gender identities, sexual orientations, abilities, and religious backgrounds into the life and ministries of our church.