Cheryl Owens / The Meridian StarPassersby on Highway 19 North see the old First Assembly worship site. The congregation outgrew this building and worship services are now held at a building at the rear of the property.

First Assembly was founded in 1921, on 8th Street and 46th Avenue in Meridian. In 1979, the church was relocated to its present location at 1929 Highway 19 North. FAM has long been an important part of our community providing ministry helps to those in need across the full spectrum of our community.

Today, FAM’s ministries range from seasonal productions like “Bethlehem Revisited,” a Nativity production that covers all the related Christmas stories of the Bible, to a massive VBS outreach in June. FAM engages in active productive street ministry and provides benevolence assistance in appropriate circumstances to families in need. FAM’s Celebrate Recovery Ministry meets on Friday nights at 6:30 and recently recognized 13, one-year graduates.

The worship, teaching, and preaching are Bible based, soul-stirring, challenging, and uplifting. Worship at FAM is best described as contemporary and Spirit led. Our congregation is a multigenerational and multiracial family of believers. We serve a Real God, who gives Real Life, through the ministries of Real People. Worship begins every Sunday morning at 10 a.m.

About the church:

Name: First Assembly of God – FAM.

Pastor: Robert Null – 19 years.

Denomination: Assemblies of God.

Founded: 1921.

Address: 1929 Highway 19 North, Meridian MS 39307.

Members: Approximately 300 members and adherents.

Contact Info: www.firstassemblymeridian.com (601) 483-4591 or Rbrtnul.fam@comcast.net.

Service Times:

Sunday School – 9 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m.

Wednesday Youth, Children’s Ministry, and Worship 6:30 p.m.

Weekly Programs:

Sunday School and worship Sunday mornings.

Life Group, (small group meetings) Sundays 5 p.m.

Wednesday Youth, Children’s Ministry, and Worship 6:30 p.m.

Celebrate Recovery Friday nights 6:30 p.m.

Special upcoming events:

Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday services.

Annual event special to our church:

Bethlehem Revisited. Annual Christmas nativity that includes a cast of more than 100 members and approximately 50 animals. This production has been greatly supported by our community with approximately 2,500 people visiting each year.

Cheryl Owens coordinates Worship Site Profile, which appears Saturdays in The Meridian Star. Recommend your site to cowens@themeridianstar.com.