First United Methodist Church of Arroyo Grande

The First United Methodist Church of Arroyo Grande Celebrates 125 Years of Ministry

Rock founded, Christ centered, Faith sustained






Folding the new cross brochure (PDF, 317kb).



























Cross Sunday

August 16, 2009

Everyone was invited to share their special crosses with the church family today!

See "Crosses of the Church".














Natural piece of stone.




From the Sunday School.








The Youth Group's Cross. Tetel Estai: "It Is Finished". The cross is made of pictures of all of the youth - making up the "Body of Christ".






Today's sermon: “Taking Up Your Cross” by Pastor J. Harold Headrick.



Some Resources:

The Cross Symbol
Wikipedia
The Old Rugged Cross
The Cross in Tradition, History and Art
Christian Crosses (variations)
The Non-Christian Cross (downloadable book)

Pamphlet
An 8-panel brochure (front/back on legal-size paper) titled "Crosses of the Church" is available at the church and online here (PDF, 317kb).