Order of Worship
September 14, 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
“Prelude in E flat Op. 50 No. 5”
GATHERING
Welcome Statement
Pastor Suzy Todd
Welcome to Dearborn First United Methodist Church. We are a church for people of all ages, all sexual orientations, all gender identities, all family structures and all social statuses. We believe that all people are created in the image of the Creator, and thus are creators themselves. Creators of love and life and joy and beauty. Come and create with us!
Opening Hymn
UMH #428 “For The Healing of the Nations” v. 1-4
News Story: Homelessness
Christie Brewster
Message
Pastor Suzy Todd
“Choosing How We Shall Live”
Anthem
Chancel Choir
“Come Thou Font of Every Blessing”
News Story: Immigration/ICE
Christie Brewster
Prayer
Pastor Suzy Todd
Offering
Christie Brewster
Offertory Song
UMH #368 “My Hope is Built” v. 1, 3, 4
News Story: Gaza
Christie Brewster
Social Principle Reading
Pastor Suzy Todd
Life of the Church
Christie Brewster
Closing Song
UMH #435 “O God of Every Nation” v1, 3, 4
Benediction
Pastor Suzy Todd
Postlude
Bob Barnhart
“Postlude in C Op. 28 No. 8”
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.