Wesleyan Vile-tality SJI launches a four-week study of FUMC’s One Church/One Book, “Wesleyan Vile-tality: Reclaiming the Heart of Methodist Identity.” It was written by Dr. Ashley Boggan, who led SJI and preached here last Fall. Boggan argues that the early Methodists, following the lead of John and Charles Wesley, were considered vile. They were “rule-benders, […]
Sunday school takes place before worship with an emphasis on sharing and responding to stories in the Bible through questions, conversation, creativity, and play. Sunday School is offered in an all-ages format for children ages 3-12 with the intentional aid of Mini-Revolutions, an intergenerational curriculum based on the Revised Common Lectionary from Illustrated Ministry. Together, children […]
Adults and high school youth rehearse music for worship in the Chancel at the front of the Sanctuary. No audition required. Email Dr. Brian Schoettler for more information.
Children’s Chapel seeks to excite and build confidence in children’s experience of worship and sense of belonging at First Church. Breakout groups of children ages Pre-K and K and grades 1-3 are invited to experience the wonder of worship and joy of living out our faith in a lively, play-based setting. / 10:45-11:30 a.m.
Connect456 is designed to help children in grades 4-6 connect to the church community as older elementary and middle school students preparing to make their own way at First Church and in the world. Each week features a unique and active means of connecting to scripture, worship, service, and our First Church and United Methodist history. […]
