First Methodist Basketball

02/16/2026

2026 FMC Basketball postseason tournament brackets

12/05/2025

While we have had 2-3 additional people agree to volunteer to coach teams in the past week, we're still not there. We have reached a critical juncture in our ability to stage a successful church basketball season. The time has come for us as a committee to make difficult decisions.

We are still 2 volunteers short to coach in Boys Juniors. A draft schedule must be released by this evening to prevent further delay of the 2026 FMC Basketball season. If we can't secure 2 coaches by 5 p.m. today, we'll have no choice but to cancel both the Boys and Girls Juniors League for this season and all games will have to be played in the younger groups 4th grade and below. 6 teams and approximately 55 players will be affected by this decision.

Due to time constraints and the feasibility of nightly game scheduling, we're presented with limited options at this point. If you know anyone who can help or may be interested, please let us know immediately. Canceling games and leagues is and has always been a last resort option. Unfortunately, we're very near that outcome. Thank you for your understanding.

First Methodist Church Basketball Committee

12/04/2025

Please LIKE, SHARE, & FOLLOW.

Let us know immediately if you know anyone who may be interested.

11/15/2025

Registration for the 2026 season of First Methodist Basketball is extended one final time through Monday, November 17th. We will not be able to accept any sign-ups past this point.

Please LIKE, SHARE, and FOLLOW this post and discuss it with your friends, family, and/or co-workers!!

Register online at

Welcome to our new website!

09/22/2025

Attention Parents & Guardians,

We are excited to announce the return of First Methodist Basketball for the 2026 season. First Methodist Basketball is celebrating 30+ years as a youth outreach ministry of First Methodist Church in Bennettsville. The members of First Methodist Church and the First Methodist Basketball Committee would like to thank everyone who made our return season last year a success.

Registration will be open September 20th through October 31st for a fee of $35.00 per player. An early bird discount discount of $10.00 will be offered through September 30th using code: EARLYBIRD10 at checkout.

All player registration will be submitted online at the basketball program's dedicated website, www.firstmethodistbasketball.com . All communications with parents, guardians, and other interested parties will be via text message, emails, and website submissions. Game schedules, practice schedules, team records, game results, game photos, announcements, videos, and a social media feed will all be posted on the website. Our plans are to update the Facebook and Instagram pages with content and announcements for the league more regularly. Business and individual sponsors will receive recognition online and in the Family Center again this year.

The Basketball program will be open to 4-year olds attending 4-K Preschool through 10th graders this season. Raymond Sides will be leading our Co-Ed Beginners League again this year. There will be 8 different leagues in the Basketball program this year including the new split Co-Ed Instructional Leagues. The classes are as follows:

1) Beginners League(Co-Ed) 4-K Preschool

2) Primary League (Co-Ed) 5-K Kindergarten & 1st Grade

3) Intermediate League (Girls) 2nd-4th Grade

4) Intermediate League (Boys) 2nd-4th Grade

5) Juniors League (Girls) 5th-7th Grade

6) Juniors League (Boys) 5th-7th Grade

7) Seniors League (Girls) 8th-10th Grade

8) Seniors League (Boys) 8th-10th Grade

If you have any questions about registration, coaching/volunteer opportunities, or league configuration send them to: [email protected] . While digital communications will be our preferred method of communication, the committee realizes there will be questions that require a phone call. Don't hesitate to call or text Heath Harpe @ 843-439-1182 (or) Raymond Sides @ 843-439-4178.

Remember to add the discountcode: EARLYBIRD10 at checkout on the registration form to receive a $10.00 discount for each player registered through September 30th. See you all on the court soon!

Welcome to our new website!

02/06/2025

01/21/2025

Parents & Volunteers,

ALL games for tonight(Tuesday, January 21st) have been postponed due to the threat of inclement weather. We will notify you of the makeup date at a later time.

No decision has been made yet for Wednesday's games. We are monitoring the situation and will inform you as soon as possible.

Please drive safely and stay warm!

FMC Basketball Committee

11/13/2024

This is your FINAL CHANCE to register players for the 2024-25 First Methodist Basketball League. We have opened one final period to make sure every player interested gets their chance to register.

Teams will be selected by the coaches next week. THERE WILL BE NO SIGN-UPS ALLOWED AFTER FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT.

We will continue to accept registrations for boys and girls of all ages through the deadline. We would like to specifically request for more girls to sign-up in every division.

Please encourage your kids to play. We don't want to see anyone disappointed later because they didn't sign-up. Tell them to put that cellphone and tablet down to come fellowship and play basketball with their friends this season.

LIKE this post and SHARE and FOLLOW our page.