Ministries
McKinney UMC has many ministries supporting the vision of empowering all age groups within the church to live a spiritual and holistic life through Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior. Your talents are needed to help the church continue to grow.
WORKSHIP MINISTRY
Praise Dance – Uses music and dance to praise the name of Jesus. Practices are the 2nd & 4th Saturday from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm.
Choir – Combined men and women adult choir which provide music leadership for the services of worship and special services and special programs. Rehearsals are weekly on Tuesdays at 7:30 pm.
Altar Guild – Plans and prepares the altar and chancel area for worship and special services. This group organizes the elements for Communion Sundays which occurs monthly and at special services. With the endless possibilities during our special seasons of worship and the liturgical year, the altar guild is a good place for people with creative ideas for the aesthetics of our Sanctuary.
Usher – Ushers greet and welcome worshippers. They direct people to their seats. Ushers are also responsible responsible for escorting members of the congregation to the rail during services of Communion. They distribute church bulletins, visitor cards and ensure the comfort of the worshippers. Beside Traditional service, ushers serve at special seasonal services and funerals.
Greeter – Our greeters are the embodiment of hospitality exhibited at McKinney. They are the gatekeepers of the House of the Lord. They arrive about 20 minutes before service starts and takes a station at one of the sanctuary entrances, and greet all comers warmly on behalf of the church. Greeters serve at Traditions service approximately 4-6 times per year.
Prayer Team – Prays for the service, its leaders and its participants before each service. Members are appointed by the pastor.
Theater Arts for Young Men – Young men of the church implementing theatric productions during worship service.
MEDIA MINISTRY
Photography Team – this team will take pictures of the church activities, special events, baptisms and new members
Video and Projections Team – This team is responsible for projecting scriptures and other aspects pertaining to the pastor’s sermon at the 10:30 am service each Sunday.
Website Development & Maintenance Team – This team will be responsible for the updating and maintenance of the church’s website
SERVICE MINISTRY
Library Ministry – This ministry provides spiritual reading material to the congregation to read in a quit environment at the church or to check out and read at their leisure.
Kitchen/Hospitality Ministry –Kitchen Ministry coordinates and provides culinary delights for special occasions and youth activities. They also maintain the kitchen and food supply inventory.
PRAYER MINISTRY
Intercessory Prayer Warriors – Group meets every Tuesday morning at 6:30AM – 7:30AM for prayers that avails much.
Prayer Garden – Visit our wonderful prayer garden for a quiet and peaceful time of meditation. Help is always welcomed for up keep.
Phone Prayer Chain – Be part of a group praying for urgent concerns of our members. You will be contacted by phone and asked to pray and to pass the request on to the next person on the list. Also attend monthly prayer gathering and sign up to pray for the list each month.
ADULT MINISTRY
UMM – The United Methodist Men is a creative supportive fellowship of men who seek to know Jesus Christ, to grow spiritually and to seek daily his will. They sponsor a breakfast every first Saturday of the month and the entire community is invited. They assist the church in small service projects, conduct mission projects, and an annual bar-b-que dinner.
UMW – The United Methodist Women is an organization of women whose purpose is to know God, have fellowship with each other and contribute to local and global missions. Membership is open to women of all ages and even to those who are not members of this church. There are groups or “circles” that meet at different times to accommodate everyone. Proceeds from several projects each year go to our local church needs and missions on both the local and international level.
Evangelism – Welcomes new members to the Body of Christ during Worship Celebrations, completes new member orientation and paperwork and host bi-annual New Member Celebration. Provides welcome gift bags to visitors and follow up contact. The team sponsors community outreach activities to promote fellowship.
Young Adult Nurture Team – The development and maintenance of healthy and Christian young adults of the church.
YOUTH MINISTRY
United Methodist Youth Fellowship – our youth engages in many social and community activities. We strive for the youth to work in love and compassion as Jesus did. UMYF participates in random acts of kindness along with programs to educate, build and change lives of the area youth
