Sportsmen's Group
Fishing, Football, Baseball, Hunting, Golf, Sports, Sports & More Sports!
Do you enjoy watching or participating in sports related activities? Well, we have the group for you. The Sportsmen's Group provides periodic opportunities to enjoy fellowship with other men from First Church centered around some type of sporting activity.
Some of the possible activities include: dove hunting, scramble golf, fishing, and bowling. There are plans to go watch Ice Bats hockey, Round Rock Express baseball, Texas Longhorn baseball and basketball, and Arena football.
Current & Upcoming Activities
Dove Hunt on September 20 at 4:30 pm
The annual FUMC Sportsmen Fellowship Group Dove Hunt and BBQ is scheduled for Saturday, September 20, at 4:30 at Jim & Lavon Mills’ 3L&J Ranch in Georgetown. We will have Brisket & Sausage before we hunt, so please RSVP to sportsmen_info@fumc-rr.org if you plan to attend so we can make sure we have enough food. We ask that you please bring your own beverage of choice. Be sure to bring your hunting license, gun, shells, ear protection and eye protection. Let me know if you need directions.
If you would like to be added to our e-mail list so you get the details sent directly to you, please contact sportsmen_info@fumc-rr.org.
Join the Group
If you are interested in joining the Sportsmen's Group, e-mail us at sportsmen_info@fumc-rr.org. Or contact Matt Naiser at 930-3744.
Supporting Mission and Outreach
It is our intention as a fellowship group to support some of the ministries of First Church. At our last function, we collected items for the Church Under the Bridge (CUB) outreach ministry. For those of you who are not familiar CUB. It is a ministry that helps those in Austin that are without homes. For those of you that would like to know more about the CUB program, you can visit the following link: Church Under the Bridge.
We're in the process of planning our upcoming events. Got an idea you want to share...e-mail us at sportsmen_info@fumc-rr.org.
Past Activities
Dove Hunt & BBQ
On September 16, 2007 we had a BBQ and Dove Hunt at the 3L&J Ranch in Georgetown Texas. There weren't as many birds as last year, but we still had a great time.
Sporting Clay Pigeon Shoot Benefiting C.U.B.
Our August 2007 event was a Sporting Clay Pigeon Shoot and Church under the Bridge (CUB) fundraiser at the Capital City Clays in Austin. Sporting Clays is a form of clay pigeon shooting. Often described as golf with a shotgun, the sport differs from trap and skeet shooting in that It involves shooting clay targets at multiple locations thrown in a great variety of trajectories, angles, speeds, elevations and distances. The original idea behind sporting clays was to create an experience that more closely reflects actual hunting conditions. The shots are intended to simulate hunting for quail, grouse, pheasant, pigeon, or other game. Many courses have traps which throw targets from tall towers simulating high-flying ducks or geese. Some courses have targets that roll and bounce along the ground to simulate rabbits. It is a very entertaining and great warm up for hunting season. This event was a fundraiser for the Church Under the Bridge program. The men who CUB supports are in desperate need of work boots as many companies will not hire the men without work boots. So, those who do not have boots have a much harder time finding work. The men who attended the Sporting clay event, donated either new or used work boots or cash for the program to purchase some boots to give out. The contributions significantly changed someone's life. We were able to provide 47 pairs of boots to the C.U.B. ministry. Thank you to all those who helped.
In July 2007 we went bowling in Round Rock. Thank you Kevin Stuckly for putting it together.
The June 2007 activity was Scamble Golf at Star Ranch. We collected numerous items for the CUB ministry at the course. Hope those who attended had a good time. Thank you Larry Tuggle for setting the event up.
The Sportsmen Group watched the Round Rock Express Baseball Game on Thursday, May 24, 2007.
Camping --- On January 26, 2007 we had a fishing/campout/BBQ dinner on the banks of the San Gabriel River at the 3L&J Ranch. You can read the archived news article about the event to get more details about this fun event.
Hunting --- the initial event for our new group was a dove hunt and BBQ on Sept 10, 2006.