First Sunday potluck meals are back. Mark your calendars.

Our church is exploring a partnership with Safe Families for Children, a faith-inspired ministry that helps keep children safe and supports parents during difficult seasons. Safe Families is not foster care or adoption.  Instead, families voluntarily receive support through temporary hosting, meals, transportation, donations, encouragement, mentoring, and prayer.

Galatians 6:2 reminds us to “bear one another’s burdens,” and this ministry offers a practical way for churches to come alongside families in our own community.

Our new Alpha 101 sermon series began Sunday, September 6, and will continue for 11 weeks. Each week, we will explore foundational questions about life and the Christian faith. The conversation will continue through our Alpha 101 Small Group Studies on Thursdays. These relaxed gatherings will build upon the weekly sermon through food, fellowship, a short video, and honest conversation. The group will use a video curriculum, so you don’t need student books. Food and refreshments will be provided.   Two Thursday gatherings are available:

Morning Alpha — 9:00 a.m. Church Sunday School Room
Evening Alpha — 6:30 p.m. Pastor’s House             

Whether you are a longtime follower, still exploring, or simply curious, there is a place for you at Alpha. Sign up at the back table in the Multi-Purpose Sanctuary. We also need two host homes; if you can help welcome others for conversation and fellowship, please speak with Pastor Kerry Foote.

Come hungry for food, fellowship, and meaningful conversation—bring your questions! We look forward to starting together on September 10!

Now is a wonderful time to join the choir. All who enjoy singing are welcome. Rehearsal is being held on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Yin Lin as Music Director of Chaires Methodist Church. She brings more than twenty years of experience as a pianist, accompanist, educator, and artistic director. Dr. Lin holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Collaborative Piano from the University of Southern Mississippi and has served in teaching and performance roles in the United States and China.

We are grateful that God has brought Dr. Lin to Chaires Methodist Church and look forward to the gifts and joyful spirit she will share. Please help us give her a warm Chaires welcome!

We are delighted to welcome our pianist, Yuchen Lin, back after spending the summer with family and friends in China. Yuchen is currently studying at Florida State University and holds degrees from Northern Illinois University and the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music. His experience includes accompanying choirs, soloists, and opera productions, as well as serving in church music ministry.

We are grateful to Lujie Wang for sharing her talents while Yuchen was away. We look forward to welcoming her back soon for a public piano recital at our church.

God has blessed our music ministry with wonderful talent—now we need more choir members! Join us for rehearsal on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and help us make a joyful noise unto the Lord!

MercyMe, Jeremy Camp, Tim Timmons, and Sam Wesley bring a night of faith-filled music featuring favorites like “I Can Only Imagine,” “Even If,” and “I Still Believe.” The concert is at Donald L. Tucker Civic Center on October 10, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m.

Chaires Methodist Church is gathering names of those interested so we can reserve tickets together. Please sign up at the back table of the multi-purpose building.

We are thankful to share that Mike Hatcher will now be serving as our new Prayer Chain Coordinator.

 If you have a name, concern, situation, or praise that you would like shared with the prayer and praise chain, please contact Mike directly. Also, if you are not currently receiving prayer chain updates and would like to be added, Mike will be glad to help get you connected.
Mike Hatcher Email: mhatcher43@hotmail.com Phone: (850) 728-4960