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First UMC Mountain Home breaks ground for new activity center

01-07-2011
First United Methodist Church of Mountain Home on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new multi-purpose facility.

Leadership at First UMC Mountain Home participates in the Oct. 31 groundbreaking ceremony for the church’s new activity center. From left, executive pastor the Rev. Randy Ludwig, Jim Brown, Frank Davis, Phil Garner, Bryan Bell, Karen Yeakley, Elton Kirby, Pansy Dimick, Steve Luelf and senior pastor the Rev. Siegfried Johnson.

Leadership at First UMC Mountain Home participates in the Oct. 31 groundbreaking ceremony for the church’s new activity center. From left, executive pastor the Rev. Randy Ludwig, Jim Brown, Frank Davis, Phil Garner, Bryan Bell, Karen Yeakley, Elton Kirby, Pansy Dimick, Steve Luelf and senior pastor the Rev. Siegfried Johnson.

The 16,000-square-foot building, to be named the United Methodist Activity Center (UMAC), will house all children’s and youth programs as well as provide fellowship and recreation space.

The UMAC will include a regulation-size gymnasium, a 1/8-mile walking track, an aerobic and weight training facility, a commons area that will facilitate small group gatherings, a state-of-the-art youth center and six new classrooms for elementary education.

Designed by architect Jim Brown of Mountain Home, the UMAC is being built under the supervision of general contractor Bryan Bell Construction Co., also of Mountain Home.

Named the Arkansas Conference Church of the Year two out of the past three years, First UMC of Mountain Home has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing churches in Arkansas United Methodism.