LEADERSHIP
Rev. Steven Meadows, Pastor
Valarie Huffman, Choral Director
Dr. Valarie (Val) Huffman joined the staff of First United Methodist Church in the spring of 2011. She is currently the Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music at Fairmont State University in Fairmont, West Virginia. She has degrees from Fairmont State College, Ohio University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. At First Church, Val is responsible for the music program of the church where she directs the Chancel Choir and works with the youth for special musical events or worship services. Val is a native of Morgantown, West Virginia, and currently resides in Fairmont.


FUMC Mission & Vision
• Mission of the United Methodist Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world
(The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, paragraph 120-124, pages 87-89).
The mission of First Church United Methodist is to grow disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of Buckhannon, the surrounding areas, and the world.
- Worshiping and praising God together
- Growing together in Christian faith
- Leading others to Jesus Christ
- Loving and serving others in Jesus’ name
THE VISION OF FIRST CHURCH UNITED METHODIST
Our vision is to lift up Jesus Christ in Buckhannon so that:
- Every person throughout Buckhannon and the surrounding areas, and the world will know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior
- Each believer’s gifts will be discovered, developed, and deployed.
- We will continue to be a faithful, vital, Spirit-called, Spirit-filled, and Spirit-led church