Do you have questions about our church? If you have questions that you can’t find the answers to or if you’d like to speak to a member of the church staff, please contact the church office at Contact@FirstChurchOrlando.org or 407.849.6080.
Access to our underground parking garage is from Jackson St., which is a one-way street heading west. A street level parking lot is available on Jackson St., just past Magnolia Ave, in front of our Wesley Child Development Center (in the Ledbetter and Asbury Buildings at 42 E. Jackson St.). Directly across Jackson St. from that lot is a parking garage that is open to anyone attending Sunday morning church services, classes or small groups. Available on Sunday mornings, valet parking is offered on Sunday mornings free of charge (Tips are not accepted.) This service originated from our Youth Ministry and has expanded to become a church-wide ministry. Drop off your car at the front of the sanctuary on Magnolia Avenue 9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. or 10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m. Pick up your car on the north side of the sanctuary on Jackson Street.
The main entrance is located on Magnolia Ave. with the entry doors facing south.
The First Church Orlando nursery program is for children eight weeks through four years of age. parents register with their children and are photographed to help keep all secure. Download our Nursery Enrollment Form or click here to fill out the Online Reservation Form on our Nursery page.
Children are always welcome in worship! Your child may enjoy a “busy bag.” Each bag contains age appropriate activities for your children. In addition, there are scribble pages and pencils in each of the pew racks. Children’s Church is offered during the 11 a.m. worship service. A Children’s Moment calls forward children four years old – third grade. Following that, children can either return to you in the pew or be escort the Children’s Church room in The LightHouse. Visit the Children’s Ministries pages to learn more. Visit the Youth Ministry pages to learn more.
Yes! The Wesley Child Development Center is one of the highest quality child care centers in the area, serving children from six weeks to four years old. For more information about the center, click here.
Several times each year we host a Visitor Open House on Sundays, following the morning worship services. This is the perfect opportunity to interact with members and our wonderful pastors. Refreshments are provided. Do you feel that God is leading you to become a part of the First Church congregation? If so, join us in New Member Orientation. This class will enlighten participants as to the theology of the Methodist Church, the mission of this congregation, the many ministries and service opportunities and what it means to become a member of First Church. As a part of the vows taken by new members you will be asked to profess your faith in Christ and pledge to support the Church with your prayers, presence, gifts, service and your witness. Please contact Ava Newsome at Ava@FirstChurchOrlando or 407.849.6080 ×157 for additional information, questions and to register.
God has given everyone Spiritual Gifts that are to be used within the church and throughout the community. A person’s gifts should be used and not ignored. Please take a few minutes to take this and to discover your gifts by clicking here!
Yes, we are very involved in local missions such as IDignity, the Fuller Center for Housing, the Christian Service Center, the Coalition for the Homeless and many others. We have an active food ministry, and an active sewing ministry, that support our local community and projects around the world. Check out our Community page to learn more. In the national and foreign mission fields we generally have at least three adult and four youth missions a year. In the past few years, our missioners have traveled internationally to Guatemala, Dominican Republic and Ukraine. We have also had yearly teams participate in the Fuller Center for Housing “blitz build,” and also travel to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) headquarters in Lousiana. Our mission work includes both elements of sharing Christ and providing assistance with the physical needs of the people, including building, repair work and other projects. In addition, the United Methodist Church is what is called a connectional church. This means we are connected to more than 30,000 other congregations to pool resources to fund a worldwide missionary and disaster relief effort. Through this global effort we fund over 220 missionaries and a host of projects too many to list.
