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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF PERRY

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30 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2026–2026 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/first-united-methodist-church-of-perry.html
Profile last refreshed Oct 30, 2026

Sermons over time

Every audio sermon week across the years we have — a filled cell is a week with an upload, darker blue means richer topics. A steady weekly cadence shows as a solid band across years.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2026Week of Aug 24, 2026 · 4 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 31, 2026 · 5 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 7, 2026 · 5 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 14, 2026 · 5 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 21, 2026 · 5 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Sep 28, 2026 · 5 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Oct 5, 2026 · 5 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Oct 12, 2026 · 4 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 19, 2026 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/min · 3 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 26, 2026 · 4 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min
LessMore·no upload·known, not transcribed
Each cell is one week · darker blue = richer topics (clean, sermon-only audio scores higher) · pale = thin, faint = no upload · gold outline = known, not yet transcribed · red outline = broken/failed file · uploaded in 7 of 7 weeks across the span (100%).

How this church compares

Against other umc and against every sermon on the site. Signals are approximate and grow more reliable as more of the archive is scored.

●this church┃peer average┃site average
Emotional rangenoticeably wider
Its sermons travel noticeably wider in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and noticeably wider than the site overall.
site avg 0.12
narrowerpeer avgwider
Emotional intensitysomewhat lower
The peaks run somewhat lower than peers, somewhat lower than the site.
site avg 0.64
lowerpeer avghigher
Among umc churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #5 of 96 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it leans toward the vocabulary of another tradition.

Most-preached topics

Grief & Lament 24Jesus: Life & Teachings 11Parenting & Children 10Thanksgiving & Harvest 9Friendship & Belonging 8Advent & Christmas 7Marriage 4Evangelism & Mission 4

Recurring themes across the archive

Where this church’s sermons land on the site’s emergent topic map.

Cemetery 9High School 7Funeral Service 6High School Students 2Memorial Service 2Halloween: Advent & All 1Social Media 1Joyce 1Senate 1Hold Second 1

Themes they appear in

The recurring topics across the whole archive where this church shows up most.

Cemetery
Grief & Lament
9 sermons
High School
Parenting & Children
7 sermons
Funeral Service
Grief & Lament
6 sermons
High School Students
Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion
2 sermons
Memorial Service
Grief & Lament
2 sermons
Show all 13 themes

Sermons that reach across topics

These touch the widest range of themes — often the richest listening.

KVOM NewsWatch, Monday, September 21, 2026
appears in 4 different topics
KVOM NewsWatch, Wednesday, September 23, 2026
appears in 3 different topics
KVOM NewsWatch, Monday, October 5, 2026
appears in 3 different topics
KVOM NewsWatch, Thursday, October 1, 2026
appears in 3 different topics
KVOM NewsWatch, Tuesday, September 29, 2026
appears in 3 different topics
KVOM NewsWatch, Tuesday, October 13, 2026
appears in 2 different topics

Sermons included

Oct 29, 2026 · school age stories
Faith & Civic LifeJoy & GratitudeGrief & Lament
Oct 28, 2026 · school age stories
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionFriendship & BelongingJesus: Life & Teachings
Oct 27, 2026 · families and relationships
Service & Spiritual GiftsThanksgiving & HarvestJoy & Gratitude
Oct 26, 2026 · families and relationships
Friendship & BelongingFaith & Civic LifeService & Spiritual Gifts
Oct 23, 2026 · school age stories
Jesus: Life & TeachingsGrief & LamentCrucifixion & Atonement
Oct 22, 2026 · school age stories
Grief & LamentThanksgiving & HarvestJesus: Life & Teachings
Oct 15, 2026 · school age stories
Fear & AnxietyAdvent & ChristmasGrief & Lament
“Halloween actually has Christian roots.”
Oct 14, 2026 · school age stories
Faith & Civic LifeEvangelism & MissionAdvent & Christmas
“A 1972 graduate of Eastside High School.”
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Oct 13, 2026 · school age stories
Grief & LamentParenting & Children
“1 billion settlement that meta will pay the school's nationwide over teen social media addiction and child safety.”
Oct 12, 2026 · school age stories
Friendship & BelongingGrief & LamentPrayer & Devotion
“, followed by a graveside service at Elmwood Cemetery at noon.”
Oct 9, 2026 · school age stories
Friendship & BelongingJesus: Life & TeachingsMarriage
“So don't plan on doing any watering tomorrow or Sunday as you were allowed to do earlier in this phase three now no lawn irrigation is allowed right…”
Oct 8, 2026 · school age stories
MarriageGrief & LamentFaith & Doubt
“Obituaries this morning, Danny Wayne price age 84 died Tuesday, October October 6th, a private graveside service will be a price memorial cemetery at…”
Oct 7, 2026 · school age stories
Grief & LamentMarriageJesus: Life & Teachings
“Beria will be a Pleasant Hills Cemetery, an arrangement far by Harris Funeral Home of Morrelton.”
Oct 6, 2026 · school age stories
Creation CareHope & EncouragementGrief & Lament
“Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, and arrangements are by Harris Funeral Home of Morrelton.”
Oct 5, 2026 · school age stories
DanielParenting & ChildrenGrief & Lament
“The family will receive friends one hour before service time at the funeral home and memorials may be made to the Mount Pleasant Baptist Building Fun…”
Oct 2, 2026 · school age stories
Jesus: Life & TeachingsChurch Life & MembershipParenting & Children
“A Nemelvist High School student is sharing the message about the benefits of the family, career, and community leaders of America organization.”
Oct 1, 2026 · school age stories
Parenting & ChildrenGender & Sexuality / InclusionNew Year & Watch Night
“And I think we're just trucking along getting ready for basketball season coming up yeah it's hard to believe that is that's pretty much here so we'l…”
Sep 30, 2026 · school age stories
Revival & RenewalThanksgiving & Harvest
Sep 29, 2026 · school age stories
Revival & RenewalGrief & LamentBaptism & Communion
“A memorial service will be held tonight at six at the Harris Chapel and arrangements are by Harris funeral home of moralton.”
Sep 28, 2026 · school age stories
Advent & ChristmasJoseph
Sep 25, 2026 · school age stories
Grief & Lament
“, at Oakwood Cemetery in Paris with arrangements by Harris Funeral Home of Morelton.”
Sep 24, 2026 · school age stories
Thanksgiving & HarvestGrief & LamentFaith & Mental Health
Sep 23, 2026 · school age stories
Grief & LamentRevival & RenewalFaith & Mental Health
“Homecoming at Morleton High School is coming up Friday, October 2.”
Sep 22, 2026 · school age stories
Grief & LamentJoy & Gratitude
“at Harris Funeral Home in Morelton, and the Funeral Service for William Jack Bean will be Wednesday, September 23, 10 a.”
Sep 21, 2026 · school age stories
JosephGrief & LamentDisability & Belonging
“A moralton woman who has advocated for disability rights made the closing remarks at a rally to speed up the process for eligible Arkansans to receiv…”
Sep 18, 2026 · school age stories
Grief & LamentParenting & ChildrenThanksgiving & Harvest
Sep 17, 2026 · school age stories
Identity & WorthBible & ExpositionFriendship & Belonging
Sep 16, 2026 · school age stories
Bible & ExpositionJoy & Gratitude
Sep 15, 2026 · school age stories
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionEvangelism & Mission
Sep 15, 2026 · school age stories
Parenting & Children

How this website compares

What this church’s own website says, compared with other churches. See every church in the Church values report, or what this means for your church.

This website vs. United Methodist churches
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The percentage is how many United Methodist churches’ websites state that value; the bar turns orange where this church’s website states it too.

of United Methodist sites
This church
Economic justice & mutual aid
26%
LGBTQ+ affirming
18%
Radical hospitality & accessibility
10%
Anti-racism / racial justice
5%
Creation care / climate
3%
Children & youth
72%
Online worship
52%
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Small groups
52%
Child safety policy
13%
Financial & governance transparency
6%
Languages / interpretation
2%
Website & sermons online
This church: video only — like 44% of United Methodist churches.
Audio + videoAudio onlyVideo onlySite, no sermonsFeed without audioJS-only siteBlocked / timeoutDead or hijackedNo website
Website completeness, all churches: a rough score of how complete and easy-to-navigate the church’s own website is.
5 to 10: 4 churches10 to 15: 32 churches15 to 20: 3 churches20 to 25: 2 churches25 to 30: 24 churches30 to 35: 7 churches35 to 40: 28 churches40 to 45: 13 churches45 to 50: 20 churches50 to 55: 22 churches55 to 60: 28 churches60 to 65: 34 churches65 to 70: 72 churches70 to 75: 209 churches75 to 80: 88 churches80 to 85: 2317 churches85 to 90: 27 churches90 to 95: 51 churches95 to 100: 31 churches255075This church: 75
Among the 3,012 churches with a readable, rated website (scores of 0 and 100 left out), this one scores higher than about 18%.
Values stated, within United Methodist churches: how many of the 29 values we track each church’s website states. This one states 1 — behind 83% of United Methodist churches (the typical one states 3).
0 values: 50 churches1 values: 61 churches2 values: 71 churches3 values: 59 churches4 values: 68 churches5 values: 57 churches6 values: 45 churches7 values: 16 churches8 values: 16 churches9 values: 13 churches10 values: 6 churches11 values: 4 churches12 values: 2 churches051015this church: 1
What their website says
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