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Church on The Hooch

reverend Trinrud preaching his sermon in front of the pier on the lake
During the summer months, LaGrange First United Methodist offers Church On The Hooch, a casual worship service held at 10:00 am each Sunday on the banks of West Point Lake.

Our 2025 season of Church On The Hooch is held on Sundays from June 1st to July 27th at Pyne Road Park’s MEGA ramp, right next to Oakfuskee Conservation Center. Everyone is welcome to come by land (bring a lawn chair!) or by boat.

Thanks for joining us!

Worship Leaders

June 1 – Rev. Dr. Thomas Martin, Senior Minister, LaGrange First UMC

June 8 – Rev. Dr. Thomas Martin, Senior Minister, LaGrange First UMC

June 15 – Rev. Kory Trinrud, Manager of Spiritual Health, Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center 

June 22 – Rev. Dr. Thomas Martin, Senior Minister, LaGrange First UMC

June 29 – Rev. Dr. Thomas Martin, Senior Minister, LaGrange First UMC

July 6 – Rev. Jatin Gill, Assistant Minister, LaGrange First UMC

July 13 – David Kegel 

July 20 – Rev. Carl Von Epps, Minister, Warren Temple UMC

July 27 – Rev. Dr. Thomas Martin, Senior Minister, LaGrange First UMC

 

Hymns On the Hooch

Follow along on June 1

Blessed Assurance

 

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine;
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song,
  Praising my Savior all the day long.
 
Perfect submission, perfect delight,
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels descending, bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
 
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song,
  Praising my Savior all the day long.
 
Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Savior am happy and blest;
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.
 
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song,
  Praising my Savior all the day long.

Good, Good Father

 

Oh, I’ve heard a thousand stories of what they think You’re like
But I’ve heard the tender whisper of love in the dead of night
And You tell me that You’re pleased and that I’m never alone
 
You’re a good, good Father
It’s who You are, it’s who You are, it’s who You are
And I’m loved by You
It’s who I am, it’s who I am, it’s who I am
 
Oh, and I’ve seen many searching for answers far and wide
But I know we’re all searching for answers only You provide
‘Cause You know just what we need before we say a word
 
You’re a good, good Father
It’s who You are, it’s who You are, it’s who You are
And I’m loved by You
It’s who I am, it’s who I am, it’s who I am
 
You are perfect in all of Your ways
You are perfect in all of Your ways
You are perfect in all of Your ways to us
You are perfect in all of Your ways
Oh, You’re perfect in all of Your ways
You are perfect in all of Your ways to us
 
Oh, it’s love so undeniable
I, I can hardly speak
Peace so unexplainable
I, I can hardly think
As You call me deeper still
As You call me deeper still
As You call me deeper still into love, love, love
 
You’re a good, good Father
It’s who You are, it’s who You are, it’s who You are
And I’m loved by You
It’s who I am, it’s who I am, it’s who I am
 

“Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)

 
Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I’m found
Was blind, but now I see
 
‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed
 
My chains are gone
I’ve been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, amazing grace
 
The Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures
 
My chains are gone
I’ve been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, amazing grace