{"id":10356,"date":"2022-12-19T10:37:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T18:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/?page_id=10356"},"modified":"2026-03-28T15:48:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T22:48:29","slug":"first-time-visitor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/first-time-visitor","title":{"rendered":"First Time Visitor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pastor Falamao Samate, Pastor LyChai Yang and the entire congregation welcomes you to Memorial<\/abbr> United Methodist Church, Clovis<\/span><\/h3>\n

Welcome Home!<\/h2>\n

Members of Memorial<\/abbr> United Methodist Church have said that coming to the church was like coming home. This spirit of family in Christ began in October, 1893, when the church was founded in Clovis by the pioneer Academy Church<\/abbr><\/a>. Memorial<\/abbr> continues to pioneer the future with our contemporary and relevant faith serving the Clovis\/Fresno area.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our church is a mix of generations, cultures, family configurations, including families with children, drawn together in a warm and lively Spirit.\u00a0 Some of us grew up Methodist, but many did not, although we are drawn together by the emphasis in United Methodism of a heartfelt spirituality and loving service to our community. \u00a0 We offer \u00a0opportunities for spiritual growth, education, fellowship, thought provoking discussions, and worship.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We have had an outreach to the Hmong community since 1999 beginning with a Hmong community garden<\/abbr> established by Memorial<\/abbr> UMC<\/abbr> with the help of FIRM<\/abbr> (Fresno Interdenominational Ministries)<\/span><\/p>\n

We currently have Hmong language worship and education in coordination with our English language community.<\/span><\/p>\n

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