Church Updates: July 23, 2026
Here is what's happening at First Church!
7/27/20261 min read
Pastoral Care
Your pastors will be out of the parish from Friday, July 24 through Sunday, Aug. 2. They are attending the American Methodist Heritage Tour with several other clergy and spouses from the Dakotas-Minnesota Area. The tour is hosted by the denomination’s General Commission on Archives and History. (They also plan to see a Broadway musical and pandas.) In their absence, Rev. Stephanie Eliason, a pastor at Canyon Lake United Methodist Church, here in Rapid City, has agreed to respond to pastoral emergencies. If you have such an emergency, please call Pastor Stephanie at 507-358-8498.
Service
This week in Children's Church we learned about Jeremiah. Jeremiah was just a young teen when God called him into service. We talked about how God can use all of our talents to help serve in the church and how children are a very important part of the life of the church.
This fall RCFUMC would like to invite children and families into service on the first Sunday of each month. There are many opportunities for elementary and youth to contribute to worship service. Some of those jobs include:
Greeting and Handing Out Bulletins
Passing the Offering Plates
Serving as an Acolyte
Reading a Scripture
Leading the Call to Worship
Helping Serve Communion
Leading the Congregation in Prayer
We would like to invite families and children to participate in both the 9:00 a.m. and the 11:00 a.m. services.
If you know a child that is interested in serving in some capacity on a first Sunday, please contact Anne Torgerson or sign up at our upcoming Ministry Fair on Sunday, August 23.
Job Opportunity
Rapid City First United Methodist Church is seeking a detail-oriented problem-solver with some financial experience and/or education to share duties with our existing coordinator. The person would work with contributions, pay bills, account for expenditures, balance checkbook, execute payroll functions, issue annual tax forms, and assist in compiling annual budget among other financial and accounting duties. This is a part-time position of 8-10 hours per week.
