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First UMC of Cocoa Beach is a place where everyone is welcome. Join us as we connect with God, engage in life-giving community, and serve together to make the world a better place.

A typical Sunday service lasts about 60 minutes. We encourage people to arrive a little early to get a cup of coffee, meet new people, connect with friends, and center their hearts for worship. Services begin with music and prayer. During this time you can participate according to your comfort level. Then Pastor Mark shares a brief reading from the Bible, gives a practical teaching, and invites everyone to a time of reflection. Holy Communion is offered every Sunday at the 9:30am service and once a month at the 11:00am service. Finally we close with music and proclaim a blessing on everyone before exiting the church.  We encourage you to hang around after service to meet new people and make friends.  

Come as you are and expect to feel welcomed as an honored guest. While both worship services are inspirational and relaxed, they do have a different feel. The modern service is more casual with less tradition and more music led by a band with guitars, keyboards, and drums. Most elements of the service, like lyrics to songs, are projected on large screens. In contrast, the traditional service follows a more formal order of worship and includes hymns accompanied by a piano or organ, as well as traditions like the Lord's Prayer, the Doxology, and the Gloria Patri. We encourage you to choose the service that feels most natural and best helps you connect with God.

Come as you are! We truly don’t care how you dress—just that you’re here. Most people wear casual or business-casual attire at the 9:30 service and business casual at 11:00. Pastor Mark typically wears business casual at both.

We believe kids should have a blast at church every week—and at First UMC, we make that a priority! We also take your child’s safety seriously. Everyone who works with our children and youth completes a background check and receives training in our comprehensive Child and Youth Protection Policy.

During the 9:30 a.m. service, we offer a nursery for infants and toddlers, a Kid’s Club for elementary students, and a discussion group for teens.
During the 11:00 a.m. service, children remain in worship with their parents, and activity bags are available. We do our best to provide nursery care for infants and toddlers at 11:00 if requested in advance so we can schedule a caregiver. (See the contact form below.)
 

There is parking on both sides of the church.  You can also park in the empty lot on the south side of the building. (We have an agreement with the owner.)  Look for the signs that will guide you to the sanctuary.  In addition to numerous handicap parking spots, we also have a wheelchair lift connecting the first and second floors of our main building, as well as wheelchair parking in the back of the sanctuary.  Large print Bibles and hymnals are available for the visually impaired.

We would like to know you are planning to attend one of our services, so we can prepare to receive you with warm hospitality.