{"id":7,"date":"2014-07-24T22:17:07","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T22:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.connectingpiedmont.com\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T00:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T00:29:07","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.connectingpiedmont.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-78 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.connectingpiedmont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/PUMC-logo-redo-32-214x300.png\" alt=\"PUMC-logo-redo-3\" width=\"133\" height=\"187\" \/><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Welcome to the Family<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 data-start=\"1922\" data-end=\"2116\">At Piedmont United Methodist Church, we believe church is more than a place you attend\u2014it&#8217;s a family where you are loved, encouraged, and reminded that you never have to walk through life alone.<\/h2>\n<h2 data-start=\"2118\" data-end=\"2356\">For generations, we&#8217;ve stood on the hill overlooking downtown Piedmont. Many know us as <em data-start=\"2206\" data-end=\"2233\">&#8220;the church on the hill,&#8221;<\/em> but our greatest desire is to be known as a church that points people to Jesus and opens its doors\u2014and hearts\u2014to everyone.<\/h2>\n<h2 data-start=\"2358\" data-end=\"2550\">No matter where you&#8217;ve been or where you are in your faith journey, you&#8217;ll find a place to belong here. We laugh together, pray together, serve together, and grow together as we follow Christ.<\/h2>\n<h2 data-start=\"2552\" data-end=\"2827\">Our mission is <strong data-start=\"2567\" data-end=\"2599\">Connecting People with Jesus<\/strong>, because we believe a relationship with Him changes everything. We want every person who walks through our doors to encounter God&#8217;s love, discover His purpose for their life, and leave encouraged to share that hope with others.<\/h2>\n<h2 data-start=\"2829\" data-end=\"3024\">Join us each Sunday at <strong data-start=\"2852\" data-end=\"2864\">10:00 AM<\/strong> for a blended worship service that combines timeless traditions with meaningful, Christ-centered worship. Come exactly as you are\u2014we&#8217;re just happy you&#8217;re here.<\/h2>\n<h2 data-start=\"3026\" data-end=\"3093\">From the moment you arrive, our prayer is that you&#8217;ll feel at home.<\/h2>\n<h1 data-start=\"3095\" data-end=\"3135\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong data-start=\"3095\" data-end=\"3135\">Welcome to the Family.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong data-start=\"3095\" data-end=\"3135\"> Welcome Home.<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Family At Piedmont United Methodist Church, we believe church is more than a place you attend\u2014it&#8217;s a family where you are loved, encouraged, and reminded that you never have to walk through life alone. For generations, we&#8217;ve stood on the hill overlooking downtown Piedmont. Many know us as &#8220;the church on the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.connectingpiedmont.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.connectingpiedmont.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.connectingpiedmont.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.connectingpiedmont.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.connectingpiedmont.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":66,"href":"https:\/\/www.connectingpiedmont.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":282,"href":"https:\/\/www.connectingpiedmont.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.connectingpiedmont.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}