May 22, 2023 - The Joaquin Community Cemetery Homecoming will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2023 beginning at 10:30am. We plan a program with slide show about horses around Joaquin many years ago. We have plenty of pictures of folks riding and in buggies. It should be a lot of fun. There will be an offering taken for upkeep of cemetery and a pot luck lunch will follow. There will be door prizes and the kids are invited to decorate with sidewalk chalk that will be provided. All in all a good time will be had by everyone attending.
May 31, 2022 - The Joaquin Community Cemetery Homecoming will be held on Saturday, June 11 beginning at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Joaquin. We will have a pot luck lunch to follow in Fellowship Hall. Our speaker, Cynthia Webster, will give us a talk and slide show about the early merchants of Joaquin, including the theater. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
April 6, 2022 - All are invited to join the congregation at Joaquin First United Methodist Church in celebrating our risen Lord at a Sunrise Service on Easter Sunday, April 17 at 6:45 in the morning. We will gather at the garden, adjacent to the church. There will be breakfast served after the service. Please join us.
December 7, 2021 - Joaquin Christian Services would like to thank all those who participated in the Joaquin Christmas Festival this past weekend.
Crystal Raybon, the entire Sandifer family and a group of local friends had the town decorated beautifully. Many hours went into the preparation for the Christmas season by these folks and they deserve a BIG shoutout.
July 12, 2021 - Joaquin First United Methodist Church would like to invite all children between 3 and 18 to Vacation Bible School beginning July 19 at 9am until 12-noon.
Island Adventure is this years theme. We will have classes for all ages, activities, crafts and as usual, puppets will be part of our morning of fun. Lunch will be provided each day.
We are located on Faulkville Street in Joaquin. All are welcome.
June 7, 2021 - The meeting of the Joaquin Community Cemetery will be held Saturday, June 12 beginning at 10:30. It is Crystal Lake Day and we want stories of Crystal Lake.
We will have our business meeting, a collection for the upkeep of the cemetery and then a pot luck lunch afterwards in the Fellowship Hall. Please come and join us.
December 8, 2020 - This years Joaquin Christmas Festival was such a fun day for all who attended. So many people worked to make the festival the success it was. Krystal Raybon was our coordinator and she did her very best to see that everything was perfect and everyone had a good time. Many hours were spent in preparation and she and her team did an outstanding job. She turned Joaquin into Whoville for a day. How fun was that!!
The treasure hunt went on practically all day. Tough clues but the prize was finally won.
November 25, 2020 - The East District of the Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church made an announcement recently that was great news for the congregation of First United Methodist in Joaquin. The church was named Best Small Membership church in the district, which is over 200 small churches in East Texas.
Also, the pastor, Robert Ortigo, was named Pastor of the Year. This is an honor for Bro. Robert and we at the church are very proud of him.
May 5, 2020 - The Joaquin Community Cemetery Homecoming, regularly scheduled for Saturday, June 13, has been cancelled, due to the threat of health problems related to the coronavirus. We were hoping to have a Restoration Celebration and show the newly cleaned and leveled tombstones in the cemetery, but that will have to wait. If anyone has loved ones in the cemetery, you might drive by and see how clean and fresh everything is.
January 20, 2020 - Sold to the Highest Bidder: The Teresa Richenberger Story
First United Methodist Church in Joaquin has invited Teresa Richenberger to speak at the 10:30am service Sunday, January 26. Teresa has not only written a book, she has lived the life of an Exotic Dancer and experienced the life that would be perfect movie material, except it’s not a pretty story. It is raw and often tough to hear.