August 2025
Here's what's happening this month at church and in our neighborhood.
Weekly
Services and more
Sunday 9:30am Worship service
Sunday 10:45am Adult Sunday School
First Sundays – Communion is offered to the homebound. Please contact the office to schedule a time for a visit.
Sunday 4:00pm Pastor Miguel Martinez leads Iglesia de Adoracion El Tabernaculo (AET Church)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 7pm AET Church
Monday Prayer at 11:00am with Janie Goode. Contact her at 310-533-3040 or janesplacebff@gmail.com
Thursday 5:00pm Bridge Ministries for recovery support
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 12:00-12:30 Open Door Free Lunch
Saturday 12:00pm The Gathering Lunch, Worship, and Prayer service
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SOMEONE NEEDS YOUR HELP
UMCOR United Methodist Committee on Relief assists with disaster relief. Please consider a donation UMCOR - Global Ministries
CLCM Central Louisville Community Ministries needs socks and underwear for the Clothes Closet, 809 S 4th ST
Link your Kroger rewards card to Fourth Avenue UMC and our church can receive rewards also.
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Click the link Kroger : Shop Groceries, Find Digital Coupons & Order Online
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Sign-in or sign-up.
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Search for Community Rewards.
Monthly
Events and Resources
AUG 09 (2nd Saturday 11am to 1pm
St. Paul Mobile Resource Center visits the 2nd Saturday of each month. The mobile resource center distributes new underwear, socks, and t-shirts, gently used shoes and clothing, hygiene items, and bottled water to those in need.
AUG 11 (2nd Monday) 6:00pm - Administrative Leadership Team (ALT) meeting
AUG 16 (3rd Saturday) United Methodist Men (UMM) meet. The UMM mission is to support spiritual growth among men, helping men to mature as disciples as they encourage spiritual formation in others. For details, contact office at 502.585.2176 or office@fourthavenue.us
AUG 28 (4th Thursday) 11am to 1pm.
Middletown UMC free medical clinic van offers basic screening and care from certified doctors and nurses.
Citizens of Louisville Organized and United Together (CLOUT) prepare for action on current initiatives. For details on how to support or get involved, go to website CLOUT or Facebook
Central Louisville Community Ministries (CLCM) offers various assistance to our neighbors. For details on how to get involved or donate, go to: https://www.centrallouisvillecm.org/
For daily updates including closings go to:
Open Door Community Ministry | Louisville KY | Facebook
Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church | Louisville KY | Facebook
Calendar
August
09 - Simmons College of Kentucky will host a screening of the Telly Award-winning short film “I Forgot to Tell You About...” The Story of the Cleveland Buckeyes. Story
09 - 11am to 1pm St Paul Mobile Resource Center
11 - ALT meeting 6p
16 - United Methodist Men Meet
23 - Wheelchair repair clinic 11am-2pm LCCC 1300 W M. Ali
28 - 11am to 1pm MUMC Health Clinic
30 - Worldfest
For more community events go to: Metro Council District 4 | LouisvilleKY.gov
OR
District 4 E-News - Monday, July 28, 2025
Now til Aug 10 Shakespeare in Central Park
Now til Sep 12 LIHEAP is accepting applications for utility payment assistance. Call (502) 991-8391 or click link Online Appointment system
Now til Sep 27 - EVOLUTION (of an artist) by Lance G Newman II at OUR PLACE CAFÉ at Ben Washer Park.
TO ALL OUR MEMBERS, FRIENDS, FAMILY, and NEIGHBORS CELEBRATING THIS MONTH:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, AND CONGRATULATIONS!
IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING CANCELLATIONS AND CLOSINGS:
For inclement weather, we follow the closing of JCPS. For instant updates, go to our Facebook page.
Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church | Louisville KY | Facebook
Past Highlights
From July
Open Door Community Ministries:
2000+ LUNCHES SERVED
20 PATIENTS AT MEDICAL CLINIC
70 GUESTS AT RESOURCE CENTER
TBD FREE SMILES DENTAL CLINIC
See daily highlights at Open Door Community Ministry | Louisville KY | Facebook
KY UMC and Conference news from The Heartland District.
Kentucky Conference: Homepage (kyumc.org)
IN MEMORY...
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of members, family, and friends:
Sarah Ewing Ernst went to her well-deserved heavenly reward on March 12, 2025 Sarah Ewing Ernst Obituary - Courier-Journal
Carolyn Meachum Hawxhurst (mother of our friend and former Pastor, Jean Hawxhurst) passed away on March 6, 2025 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Carolyn Virginia Meachum Hawxhurst Obituary (2025) - Kentwood, MI - Ofield Funeral Home
Donald Alvin Powell, 91, died on December 26, 2024. Donald Alvin Powell Obituary - Courier-Journal
Margaret Elizabeth Butler, 88, passed away on November 18, 2024. Margaret E. Butler Obituary - Courier-Journal
Richard Beliles, passed away at age 90 on October 23, 2024. Richard Vincent Beliles Obituary - Courier-Journal
Sara H. Elizabeth “Sally” Rose, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.
CONTACT
FOURTH AVENUE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
318 West Saint Catherine Street
Louisville, KY 40203
502-585-2176
