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Ames United Methodist Church

Ames United Methodist Church

About Us

Ames is a multi-cultural church located in the heart of Saginaw, working to serve the Lord through our community. With a passion to see the life-transforming power of Jesus Christ renew our lives and flood our city, we are diligently seeking God’s truth, His refuge and His vision for Saginaw.
Please join us to see what the Lord has in store for you!



Our Services

Service Times

Sunday
11:00am
Worship Service

What to Expect

What are services like?
SUNDAY WORSHIP TIMES 11:00 Worship Service

What is the community like?
God’s assignment for us “Bring people to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and nurture them to be fully devoted to following him.” Matt. 28:18-20 UMC mission How we accomplish God’s assignment: Through small group life, we spur one another on to learn his disciplines, which inspire us to love God, each other & people around us (Hebrews 3:13): Prayer: We enjoy, listen & talk to God and DO his Word. Matt. 28:20 Presence: We worship God and rest weekly and keep short accounts in regular communion. Luke 10:27 Gifts: We consecrate all of the gifts God gives us, use our spiritual gifts and tithe and sacrifice to advance God’s kingdom. Service: We take a servant attitude, loving in practical ways, building unity and praying as the Holy Spirit leads. John 15:12 Witness: We seek salvation through Christ, water & Spirit baptism, heart obedience to God and a natural, caring witness to God’s love for all people. Matt. 28:19-20 Our authority The Bible is our highest authority on truth and living. Our calling Ames’ 130+ year calling has strong Wesleyan character history Practical & wholistic love for each other and community. “Heart for the city” The Bible & Holy Spirit guide all we do. “Eyes on the Lord” Beliefs Every believer has a chance to serve. Diversity We are humbled and grateful that God is making us diverse; more and more like heaven!

What if I'm not a Christian?
“Let everything that has breath praise the LORD!” Psalm 150:6 Come at 11:00 am


Leadership

David Wichert

David Wichert

Greetings Ames Church Family, Janet and I are excited and looking forward to serving you and your families in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. We hope to learn your names, recognize your faces, and hear your stories of life and faith. We also hope to lead you into a time of renewal and energize you into making disciples for Jesus Christ. We believe that more than ever before the Church needs bold and effective leaders to witness to and invite people to a relationship with Jesus. Together we can reach out to our neighbors in the Saginaw community and neighborhoods and be the hands, feet, eyes, ears, and voice of the “body of Christ” because we are redeemed by His love. Janet and I have been married for 36 years. We have three children; Christina married to Said, living in Cairo, Egypt, Joshua married to Tiffany and our grandsons Wesley and Graham, all living in Fort Lauderdale Florida, and Joel, living in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Christina and Said are expecting their first child and our first granddaughter in August! Both our parents, Ed and Pearl Ulrich and Don and Del Wichert are retired and live in Pigeon, Michigan in the thumb. As you can probably already tell, our family is a great blessing and being with and doing things together as a family is our favorite past time. For hobbies, Jan and I both enjoy boating and camping. We like to garden. I enjoy fishing and hunting and Jan enjoys baking and canning and is a fantastic cook. We are informal folks and invite you to stop by the parsonage anytime for a casual visit. Thank you for the opportunity to serve here as your pastor. Our prayer is that we may be a blessing for you, and you for us as well. Grace and peace be yours, Your brother and sister in Christ Jesus, Dave and Jan Wichert

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