First United Methodist Church of LaGrange, Georgia
LaGrange First United Methodist Church | Loving boldly. Serving joyfully. Leading courageously.
Worship on west point lake
Church on the 'Hooch
When summer rolls around, we trade pews for the pier and take worship outside to the banks of West Point Lake. These are the kind of Sunday mornings Georgia was made for.
Sundays at 10:00 am · June 7 – July 26, 2026 · Pyne Road Park MEGA Ramp, West Point Lake
Preacher & Musician lineup
Who's Leading Worship this Week
Each Sunday brings a fresh message and a music. All of it happens outside, where the water’s calm and the sky’s wide open. Come feel what worship is like when the walls come down.
June 7 – Rev. Dr. Thomas Martin, preaching & music
June 14 – Rev. Carl Von Epps, preaching · Rev. Thomas Martin, music
June 21 – Rev. Jatin Gill, preaching · Dr. Bowen Beall, music
June 28 – David Kegel, preaching · Rev. Thomas Martin, music
July 5 – Rev. Jatin Gill, preaching · TBD, music
July 12 – Rev. Dr. Thomas Martin, preaching & music
July 19 – Rev. Dr. Thomas Martin, preaching & music
July 26 – Rev. Dr. Thomas Martin, preaching & music
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Be Part of What Happens Here
The music, the message, this community on the water… it all runs on people who show up and people who give. If Church on the ‘Hooch moved you this summer, we’d love to know you were here. And if you’re moved to support us, every gift helps make this ministry possible.
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Hymns on the 'Hooch
1. This is my father's world
This is my Father’s world,
And to my listening ears,
All nature sings and round me rings
The music of the spheres
This is my Father’s world:
I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and tress, of skies and seas–
His hand the wonders wrought.
This is my Father’s world:
The birds their carols raise,
The morning light, the lily white,
Declare their Maker’s praise.
This is my Father’s world:
He shines in all that’s fair;
In the rustling grass I hear Him pass,
He speaks to me everywhere.
This is my Father’s world:
O let me ne’er forget
That though the wrong seems oft so strong,
God is the Ruler yet.
This is my Father’s world:
Why should my heart be sad?
The Lord is King: let the heavens ring!
God reigns; let earth be glad!
2. For the Beauty of the Earth
For the beauty of the earth,
For the glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies.
REFRAIN:
Christ, our Lord, to you we raise
this, our hymn of grateful praise.
For the wonder of each hour
of the day and of the night,
hill and vale and tree and flower,
sun and moon and stars of light, [Refrain]
For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth, and friends above,
for all gentle thoughts and mild, [Refrain]
For yourself, best gift divine,
to the world so freely given,
agent of God’s grand design:
peace on earth and joy in heaven. [Refrain]
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When summer rolls around, we trade the pews for the pier and take worship outside — right on the banks of West Point Lake. It’s casual, it’s beautiful, and it’s exactly what Sunday mornings in Georgia were made for.
Bring a lawn chair. Bring your boat. Bring your family.
The lake and the Lord are both out here waiting.
See you in June! In the meantime, keep up with us on our Church on the Hooch Facebook Page.