Village United Methodist Church
Hot Springs Village AR
71909
Who we are
Welcome to Village UMC – Hot Springs Village’s first United Methodist Church! Use this space to get connected in worship, in fellowship, in life with our church family.
Hospitality… This is the best word to sum up the spirit found here at VUMC. Everyone is welcomed with kindness and love, joy and grace.
This is a place for belonging. This is a place for fellowship. This is a place for worship. This is your place to call home. This is a place for YOU!
Once you explore all that VUMC has to offer, we believe that you will respond as many before you have responded: “This is the family I’ve been looking for!”
Hospitality… This is the best word to sum up the spirit found here at VUMC. Everyone is welcomed with kindness and love, joy and grace.
This is a place for belonging. This is a place for fellowship. This is a place for worship. This is your place to call home. This is a place for YOU!
Once you explore all that VUMC has to offer, we believe that you will respond as many before you have responded: “This is the family I’ve been looking for!”
Location of worship
200 Carmona Road
Hot Springs Village,
AR
71909
United States
Phone: (501) 922-1030
Fax: (501) 915-9294
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Church Pastor
Rev. Chris Hemund
Senior Pastor
200 Carmona Road
Hot Springs Village,
AR
71909
United States
Phone: (501) 922-1030
Click here to contact Rev. Chris Hemund
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Leadership
Leader Name:
Rev. Chris Hemund
Leader Position:
Senior Pastor
Phone:
Leader Email:
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Administration
Admin Name:
Bettie Land
Admin Position:
Church Secretary
Phone:
Fax:
(501) 915-9294
Admin Email:
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Village United Methodist Church Service Times
CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP
Sunday, 8:30 a.m. | Sanctuary
Our contemporary service is led by a volunteer praise team on vocals, guitar, keyboard, drum, and the occasional harmonica.
We desire to create an energetic and uplifting worship experience for all to give praise to God in a relaxed, informal environment.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. | Classrooms
Searcher’s Class – meets in back room off of Steel Hall
Explorer’s Class – meets downstairs in the Activity Room
Friends in Faith – meets in the Parlor
Children/Youth classes – meet in rooms off the office/parlor hallway
TRADITIONAL WORSHIP
Sunday, 10:45 a.m. | Sanctuary
We worship in the Wesleyan way of traditional worship. Found in our services are liturgical readings, the Creeds, hymns, and a Chancel Choir.
You are welcome to come and share in worship any time our doors are open. Know that Jesus will be lifted up and proclaimed with friends whose arms are open wide.
ONGOING BIBLE STUDIES AND CLASSES
Intro to the Enneagram – Thursdays, call office for next class schedule
Good Samaritan Bible Study – Mondays at 1:15 (121 Cortez Road)
Women’s Bible Study – Wednesdays at 12:00 in the Parlor
Disciple Bible Study – Wednesdays at 8:30 in the Conference Room
Praise and Prayer Group – Thursdays at 10:30 in the Activity Room
It's been more than 4 years since the last service times update. Please make sure to contact the church to confirm service times.
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Sunday, 8:30 a.m. | Sanctuary
Our contemporary service is led by a volunteer praise team on vocals, guitar, keyboard, drum, and the occasional harmonica.
We desire to create an energetic and uplifting worship experience for all to give praise to God in a relaxed, informal environment.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. | Classrooms
Searcher’s Class – meets in back room off of Steel Hall
Explorer’s Class – meets downstairs in the Activity Room
Friends in Faith – meets in the Parlor
Children/Youth classes – meet in rooms off the office/parlor hallway
TRADITIONAL WORSHIP
Sunday, 10:45 a.m. | Sanctuary
We worship in the Wesleyan way of traditional worship. Found in our services are liturgical readings, the Creeds, hymns, and a Chancel Choir.
You are welcome to come and share in worship any time our doors are open. Know that Jesus will be lifted up and proclaimed with friends whose arms are open wide.
ONGOING BIBLE STUDIES AND CLASSES
Intro to the Enneagram – Thursdays, call office for next class schedule
Good Samaritan Bible Study – Mondays at 1:15 (121 Cortez Road)
Women’s Bible Study – Wednesdays at 12:00 in the Parlor
Disciple Bible Study – Wednesdays at 8:30 in the Conference Room
Praise and Prayer Group – Thursdays at 10:30 in the Activity Room
It's been more than 4 years since the last service times update. Please make sure to contact the church to confirm service times.
Please contact the church to confirm Service Times or SUBSCRIBE to updates below
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Village United Methodist Church History
Village United Methodist Church was the very first church to be established in Hot Springs Village. Of the wonderful amenities found in those early days in the village, a church was not among them! Early residents drove to town for worship services.
On July 29, 1973, a meeting was held in the community room of the Calella Fire Station to establish a United Methodist Church in Hot Springs Village. Thirty-one people joined the new church that same day! Many others soon followed.
Since then, the village has grown abundantly, and Village UMC has grown as well. By 1984, with two services and a completed building addition, the church was bursting at the seams. At the 1984 Annual Conference, Village UMC declared their full support to establish a second United Methodist Congregation in the village. Four years later in January 1988, 27 members of Village UMC formed Christ of the Hills United Methodist Church on Balearic Road.
It was a joyous year for members of Village UMC! Not only had they seen the birth of a second United Methodist Church, but it was also the year that 16 breathtaking stained glass windows were unveiled in the sanctuary of Village UMC. These windows had been designed and created by twenty talented members of the church using 3,554 pieces of stained glass. The windows depicted the four seasons of God’s World and had taken 7,000 hours and nearly a year to complete. It was truly a labor of love we still enjoy today.
Reflective of the village’s continued growth, membership at Village UMC and at Christ of the Hills UMC continued to rise, it was evident a third UMC was needed in the village. Again, the United Methodists of Hot Springs Village pledged support for the establishment of a new third church. On Easter Sunday, 1999, that dream became a reality when Mountainside United Methodist Church was launched at the East gate.
Since 1973, Village UMC has remained resilient and has continued to evolve and flourish through losses, cultural changes, and joyful growth. Pastors and members with vision, purpose, and resolve have woven its history and ministry. We embrace our connection to our sister churches and our denomination. Our current pastor, the Reverend Chris Hemund continues to lead the church from its past into the future.
We are dedicated to expanding our outreach in the community; taking specific actions to connect all generations in a Spirit filled church by honoring our past while preparing for the future.
Our vision is quite simple: to connect people to God and one another, to grow spiritually and to share Christ in all that we do.
On July 29, 1973, a meeting was held in the community room of the Calella Fire Station to establish a United Methodist Church in Hot Springs Village. Thirty-one people joined the new church that same day! Many others soon followed.
It was a joyous year for members of Village UMC! Not only had they seen the birth of a second United Methodist Church, but it was also the year that 16 breathtaking stained glass windows were unveiled in the sanctuary of Village UMC. These windows had been designed and created by twenty talented members of the church using 3,554 pieces of stained glass. The windows depicted the four seasons of God’s World and had taken 7,000 hours and nearly a year to complete. It was truly a labor of love we still enjoy today.
Reflective of the village’s continued growth, membership at Village UMC and at Christ of the Hills UMC continued to rise, it was evident a third UMC was needed in the village. Again, the United Methodists of Hot Springs Village pledged support for the establishment of a new third church. On Easter Sunday, 1999, that dream became a reality when Mountainside United Methodist Church was launched at the East gate.
We are dedicated to expanding our outreach in the community; taking specific actions to connect all generations in a Spirit filled church by honoring our past while preparing for the future.
Our vision is quite simple: to connect people to God and one another, to grow spiritually and to share Christ in all that we do.
Make me stand out
Father, make of me a crisis man. Bring those I contact to decision. Let me not be a milepost on a single road; make me a fork, that men must turn one way or another on facing Christ in me.
Village United Methodist Church listing was last updated on the 16th of January, 2020
