{"id":7,"date":"2016-05-15T14:33:19","date_gmt":"2016-05-15T14:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/messiahunitedmethodist.com\/new\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T19:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:35:46","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/messiahunitedmethodist.com\/new\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Messiah United Methodist Church!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"we-are-dedicated-to-reaching-people-for-the-transformation-of-the-world-through-building-faith-in-jesus-christ-serving-the-community-and-helping-others\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499017640256_44152\"><b id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499017640256_44214\"><i id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499017640256_44213\">We are dedicated to reaching people for the transformation of the world through building faith in Jesus Christ, serving the community, and helping others.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JOIN US AT MESSIAH OR ON <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Messiah1989umc\/live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FACEBOOK LIVE<\/a> EVERY SUNDAY AT 11 A.M.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">(if you don&#8217;t have a Facebook account, just cancel out of the logon screen when it pops up)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upperroom.org\/devotionals\" class=\"aioseop-link\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">The Upper Room (Daily Devotional)<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\" id=\"worship-service-sunday-at-11-00-am\">Worship Service Sunday at 11:00 am<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Family friendly worship service with a blend of traditional and contemporary  music. 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